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SSE and the University of Glasgow to Fund Unique Renewables Research

SSE Energy Solutions is to fund the most detailed research ever conducted into the performance of renewable technologies in the business sector.

From SSE Renewables 13 Feb 2023

LANXESS Software Calculates Carbon Footprint for Group’s Own Products

LANXESS has developed a tool that automatically calculates the carbon footprint for the Group’s products.

13 Feb 2023

Battery Day - Second-life Batteries: Reuse Needs to Sit Firmly Alongside Design for Recycling

Battery Day (18 February) celebrates the convenience that batteries bring to our everyday lives – in our phones, our computers, our electronics, our cars and our energy storage.

13 Feb 2023

AUSTELA - Solar Thermal Power & Storage Recognised with $65 million Grant from Government

The federal government’s $65 million funding for a major Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) project at Port Augusta is a positive step towards implementing long-duration renewable storage in the electricity grid and recognises the key role that CSP can play, says the Australian Solar Thermal Industry Association (AUSTELA).

13 Feb 2023

Vast Solar CSP Reference Plant, VS1 Port Augusta, to Receive $65 million Funding from ARENA

Vast Solar has welcomed the Minister for Climate Change and Energy’s and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) announcement that it has approved funding of $65 million for VS1, Vast Solar’s 30MW/ 288MWh reference plant in Port Augusta, South Australia.

13 Feb 2023

Contamination Risk in Groundwater Understated

More than 44 million individuals in the United States rely on unregulated private drinking water wells. Scientists from the University of New Hampshire and other institutions discovered that current monitoring practices do not truly capture groundwater pollution risks.

10 Feb 2023

Exploring How Clay can Soak Up Carbon Dioxide

The atmospheric level of carbon dioxide - a gas that is great at trapping heat, contributing to climate change - is almost double what it was prior to the Industrial Revolution, yet it only constitutes 0.0415% of the air we breathe.

10 Feb 2023

Biogas Produced from Apple Pomace Could Help Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption

Scientists at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the Federal University of the ABC (UFABC) in São Paulo state, Brazil, have successfully produced biogas from apple pomace, the pulpy residue remaining after the fruit has been crushed to extract its juice.

10 Feb 2023

Study Likely to Improve the Prediction of Winter Cold Extremes

Climate change is altering weather patterns, making it increasingly difficult to accurately predict extreme cold weather events in the short term.

10 Feb 2023

Novel Chemical Method Could Help Maintain the Carbon Cycle and Develop Renewable Materials

Climate change is a global environmental concern. A major contribution to climate change comes from excessive burning of fossil fuels.

10 Feb 2023

Fine Particles in Air Could Lead to Higher Blood Pressure

Long-term exposure to PM2.5 is related to increased blood pressure, with stronger connections reported in girls, according to a study of teenagers in London between the ages of 11 and 16.

9 Feb 2023

The Connection Between Sand in Deep Sea and Ancient Extreme Climate

Geologists are fascinated by the sedimentary cycle, which is the process by which sand is created by mountain erosion and transported to the ocean. This cycle is essential to understanding how the world functions.

9 Feb 2023

Fighting Climate Change: Ruthenium Complexes for Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Valuable Chemicals

Excessive use of fossil fuels leads to undesired carbon dioxide (CO2) generation, accelerating climate change.

9 Feb 2023

Understanding Factors that Drive Environmental Concern Among General Population

A new study analyzes the factors that drive environmental concern among Europeans in an effort to understand how we can bolster popular support for combatting climate change.

9 Feb 2023

Severe Drought may be the Culprit Behind Hittite Empire Collapse

The collapse of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age has been blamed on various factors, from war with other territories to internal strife. Now, a Cornell University team has used tree ring and isotope records to pinpoint a more likely culprit: three straight years of severe drought.

9 Feb 2023