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Creating Scalable Clean Energy Solutions for Decarbonization of Industrial Processes

On April 11, 2022, MIT announced five multiyear flagship projects in the first-ever Climate Grand Challenges, a new initiative to tackle complex climate problems and deliver breakthrough solutions to the world as quickly as possible.

15 Apr 2022

Valmet Chosen by POSCO Engineering & Construction to Supply an Automation System to a New Waste-to-Energy Plant in Warsaw, Poland

Valmet will deliver an automation system to a new waste-to-energy plant in Warsaw, Poland. The order was placed by POSCO Engineering & Construction (POSCO E&C), a Korea-based engineering, procurement and construction contractor.

From Valmet 15 Apr 2022

Scientists Show How Protecting Tropical Forests can Yield Climate Benefits

In a paper published today in Nature Communications, a team led by scientists from the University of California, Irvine, using climate models and satellite data, reveal for the first time how protecting tropical forests can yield climate benefits that enhance carbon storage in nearby areas.

13 Apr 2022

Tropical Storm Rainfall Totals Increased by Human-Induced Climate Change

A study that analyzed the entire 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season, in conjunction with human activity that affects climate change, found that hourly hurricane rainfall totals were up to 10 percent higher compared to hurricanes that took place in the pre-industrial (1850) era.

13 Apr 2022

Vertical Farming may Play an Essential Role in the Production of Healthy and Sustainable Food

Professor Asseng, vertical farming allows food production to be fully uncoupled from soil and external climate influences. What possibilities and opportunities do you see in such indoor crop growing systems?

13 Apr 2022

Ocean Warming Likely to Shift Marine Ecosystems in Unforeseen Ways

Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new Rutgers study that found as temperatures warm, predator-prey interactions will prevent species from keeping up with the conditions where they could thrive.

13 Apr 2022

PLA Plastics Do Not Degrade in the Marine Environment Any Faster Than Plastics

A new study headed by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona, in which the Instituto de Investigaciones Mariñas (IIM-CSIC) in Vigo has also participated, has disclosed the fact that PLA plastic, of biological and biodegradable origin, does not degrade in the marine environment any faster compared to plastics obtained from petroleum—polystyrene, polystyrene, or polyethylene.

13 Apr 2022

Researchers Attempt to Know More About the Lives of Stingrays in Seychelles

Several difficulties have been experienced by the stingrays, primarily due to overfishing. Researchers from the Save Our Seas Foundation D’Arros Research Centre (SOSF-DRC) and the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity have been making attempts to find out more regarding the lives of stingrays present in Seychelles.

13 Apr 2022

New Study Highlights the Possibility of Renewable Energy Drought

Scientists, in a recent modeling study, demonstrated how extensively solar and wind potential differ by year and season, signifying that standby energy sources may be necessary as the world moves toward renewables to achieve zero carbon emissions.

13 Apr 2022

WHO Urges Action to Curb Climate Change, a Serious Threat to Global Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) states that climate change creates a critical threat to human health and urges immediate action and international collaboration on similar scales as witnessed during the COVID-19 response.

12 Apr 2022

New Research Could Lead to Self-Charging Electronics Using Stored Solar Energy on Demand

The researchers behind an energy system that helps capture solar energy, has the ability to store it for up to 18 years, and then liberate it when and where it is required have currently taken the system a step ahead.

12 Apr 2022

Study Finds Droughts Caused by Climate Change Can Have an Impact on HIV Treatment

According to a new study headed by scientists at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), Africa Health Research Institute, (AHRI) and the University of Sussex School of Global Studies, droughts caused due to climate change can have an effect on HIV treatment.

12 Apr 2022