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Optimizing SEV Performance: Solutions for Urban Shading Issues

In a recent study published in the Ain Shams Engineering Journal, researchers thoroughly explored the challenges and opportunities of solar-powered electric vehicles (SEVs) in urban environments.

By Muhammad Osama 13 Aug 2024

Environmental Case for Vertical Farming Stacks Up – According to New Study

Growing lettuce on stacked shelves in high-tech greenhouses could be as good for the environment as growing them in fields and could save 8,000 hectares of land in the UK, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Aberdeen.

13 Aug 2024

Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Rising sea temperatures are causing increasing signs of stress and threatening the existence of one of the world's most diverse and valuable marine ecosystems, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, according to a new international study from a team of researchers that includes Tulane University coral reef expert Thomas DeCarlo.

13 Aug 2024

Enspec and MMU Reveal Hydrogen Power Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Fast growth electrical and power engineering firm Enspec has become a Knowledge Transfer Partner of Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).

From Enspec 13 Aug 2024

Climate-Driven Wildfires Increase Toxic Particulate Matter in Northeast Air Quality

Rutgers researchers examined particulate matter from a June 2023 fire that triggered advisories for more than 100 million Americans in the Northeast.

12 Aug 2024

Study Helps Optimize EV Charging Stations with Integrated PV Forecasting

A recent study published in the journal Forecasting comprehensively explored how the accuracy of photovoltaic (PV) and electric vehicle (EV) load forecasts affects the operating costs of a microgrid-based EV charging sta...

By Muhammad Osama 12 Aug 2024

Multi-Junction Solar Cells Offer a New Path to Sustainable Energy

Researchers at the Physics Department of Oxford University have created a ground-breaking method that could produce more solar power without the use of silicon-based solar panels.

12 Aug 2024

Researchers will Pioneer Use of Digital Twins to Decarbonize the UK’s Transport Systems

A new research hub will lead the use of digital twins in determining how transport systems, from road and rail to air and maritime, can be decarbonized as quickly, safely and cheaply as possible.

From University of Glasgow 12 Aug 2024

Study Shows Renewables Raise Food Prices

As countries including Australia embrace renewable energy production, a recent study sheds light on some overlooked impacts of this transition.

From University of Auckland 12 Aug 2024

Innovative MIT Spinout Creates Sustainable Cement with Zero CO2 Emissions

While today's cement is made through extremely high temperatures in a kiln, ancient Romans didn't have that option. Still, anyone who's been to Rome recently will tell you that ancient cement seems to have held up just fine.

9 Aug 2024

New Defect Engineering Technique Enhances Efficiency in Green Hydrogen Production

Efficient technology for splitting the hydrogen-oxygen bond in water could be the key to producing low-cost, green hydrogen for energy storage at an industrial scale.

9 Aug 2024

Context Labs’ Platform Aims to Combat Greenwashing with Advanced Verification Tools

Context Labs, led by Dan Harple SM ’13, uses AI-enabled data analytics and verification to help companies measure their true greenhouse emissions and document reductions.

8 Aug 2024

Andes Glaciers First to Cross Threshold of Shrinkage Beyond Last Ice Age, Research Finds

As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their collaborators have uncovered evidence that the high-altitude tropical ice fields are likely smaller than they've been at any time since the last ice age ended 11,700 years ago.

7 Aug 2024

Rutgers Secures $16M for Climate Resilience Projects in New Jersey’s Coastal Cities

Rutgers University researchers will lead several components of a $72.5 million federal initiative to fortify New Jersey's coast against climate change and extreme weather events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the Building a Climate Ready New Jersey program.

7 Aug 2024

Highway Solar Panel Covering Could Lower CO2 Emissions and Accidents

According to recent research published in Earth’s Future, covering all of the world's highways with solar panel roofs could significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions and road accidents.

7 Aug 2024