Cleantech News

RSS

Floods and Climate Change Incentive for Farms to Diversity Outside Agriculture

The agricultural sector will increasingly need to adopt new technologies and entrepreneurial flair to provide secondary income, along with more flexible land use to combat weather extremes such as floods and drought, according to new research.

8 Jul 2022

Solar-Powered Chemistry Could Recycle Carbon Dioxide into Fuels and Chemicals

An international research team has demonstrated that solar-powered synthesis gas could repurpose carbon dioxide into fuels and beneficial chemicals.

7 Jul 2022

Analyzing Atmospheric Ridges and Their Response to Global Warming

Last year’s record-breaking heatwave, the latest droughts, and the 2020 Labor Day megafires that spread across Oregon and Washington all have one thing in common: atmospheric ridges, or extended regions of high pressure relative to their surrounding environments that are generally associated with hot and temperate surface conditions.

7 Jul 2022

Green Energy Transition: Upcycling EV Batteries into Graphene Oxide

A recent breakthrough in how to recycle EV batteries by tech companies Graphmatech and Graphenea and battery supplier Northvolt offers a way towards the green energy transition.

By David J. Cross 7 Jul 2022

Solar Blanket: Sustainable, Self-Sufficient Renewable Energy

Mirielle Steinhage has conceived of a solar-powered blanket that could grant access to renewable energy to those in need. The blanket is made from a conductive material that can be used to warm a person using solar power as the energy source.

By David J. Cross 7 Jul 2022

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano Eruption Unlocks Keys to Better Predict Weather and Climate

As it captivated people around the world, the January eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano gave scientists a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study how the atmosphere works, unlocking keys to better predict the weather and changing climate.

7 Jul 2022

Activities Beyond College Campus Account for More than 60% of Carbon Emissions

Activities beyond campus – such as business air travel, student commutes and purchases of goods like lab equipment – account for more than 60% of Cornell University's carbon emissions, according to new research that analyzed the university's greenhouse gas consumption through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Jul 2022

The Arctic is Heating Up Four Times Faster than Global Warming Rate, Analysis Shows

A new analysis of observed temperatures shows the Arctic is heating up more than four times faster than the rate of global warming. The trend has stepped upward steeply twice in the last 50 years, a finding missed by all but four of 39 climate models.

7 Jul 2022

Mayo Clinic Participates in the Better Climate Challenge to Realize Goal of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mayo Clinic recently joined the Better Climate Challenge, an initiative launched by the Department of Energy that encourages organizations to set ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

7 Jul 2022

Human Activity Found to be the Cause for Drying Out the Climate in Southwestern Europe

A team of researchers has discovered human activity is the cause for drying out the climate in southwestern Europe.

7 Jul 2022

Towards Autonomous Prediction and Synthesis of Novel Magnetic Materials

In materials science, candidates for novel functional materials are usually explored in a trial-and-error fashion through calculations, synthetic methods, and material analysis.

7 Jul 2022

Climate Change Plays a Major Role in the Distribution of Holoparasitic Plants and Their Obligate Host

Across the globe, climate change is forecasted to impact ecosystems and species, compelling species to either shift or adapt their range.

6 Jul 2022

Expansion of Natural Gas Infrastructure Jeopardizes Energy Transition

As outlined by the Paris Climate Agreement, the growth of natural gas infrastructure endangers energy transition, as natural gas is not a bridge technology toward a 100% renewable energy system.

6 Jul 2022

Study Discloses the Existence of a Huge Year-Round Ozone Hole Over Tropics

According to a Canadian scientist, an ozone hole, seven times bigger compared to the Antarctic ozone hole, is presently sitting over tropical regions and has been since the 1980s.

6 Jul 2022