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The PowerHouse to Explore Maritime Transport Sector Decarbonization

The PowerHouse, a Highlands global centre of excellence launched earlier this year by Opportunity Cromarty Firth to work on research into innovative renewable energy technologies, has secured its first project.

23 Nov 2021

Australia’s Native Wildlife in Grip of Unprecedented Attack

Australia is in the grip of an unprecedented alien attack on its native wildlife and environment, with experts warning more of our unique flora and fauna is in danger of disappearing by 2050 unless urgent action is taken.

23 Nov 2021

Study Shows Promise for a Green Way to Produce Ammonia

A computational and experimental study published in the journal Nature Catalysis exhibits the potential for new types of catalysts with the ability to synthesize ammonia under mild conditions.

22 Nov 2021

Major New Initiative Aims to Sustainably Manage the UK’s Marine Resources

A consortium of universities, industry, government and NGOs are joining forces for a major new initiative aimed at sustainably managing the UK's coasts and seas.

22 Nov 2021

Study Track Nations’ Progress in Meeting Basic Needs and Respecting Environmental Limits

For at least the last 30 years, not a single country has met the basic needs of its residents without overconsuming natural resources, according to new research led by the University of Leeds.

22 Nov 2021

WHOI Receives $7.5 million DOE Funding to Support Sustainable Offshore Wind Development

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has received $750,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop next-generation autonomous robotic technology for environmental monitoring of marine organisms and the seafloor at potential wind energy development areas on the U.S. West Coast.

22 Nov 2021

New Framework may Help Better Understand How Climate Change will Affect Flood Risk

Understanding how climate change will affect the flooding of rivers may become easier with a new framework for assessing flood risk that's been developed by an interdisciplinary team from Penn State.

22 Nov 2021

Atmospheric Rivers may Drastically Alter Australia’s Alpine Wilderness

The Australian Alps may suffer from a loss of snow and surrounding regions could endure flooding as climate change supercharges phenomena known as 'atmospheric rivers'.

22 Nov 2021

Ingeteam to Showcase its Latest Onshore and Offshore Wind Power Technologies at WindEurope Electric City 2021

Ingeteam, the global specialist in wind energy drivetrain technology, will participate at WindEurope’s Electric City 2021 Exhibition & Conference, a key global trade event for companies operating in the wind energy industry.

From Ingeteam Group 22 Nov 2021

Swedish Innovation Can Save the Planet from Plastic Lids

Every year, more than 300 billion plastic lids – 1,500,000,000 kg of plastic – are used on our coffee and beverage cups. The lids leak, and we spill and burn ourselves.

From Liplid 22 Nov 2021

UN Finds Nuclear is the Lowest Carbon Electricity Source

Nuclear power produces less CO2 emissions over its lifecycle than any other electricity source, according to a new report by UNECE.

22 Nov 2021

Study Explores How Extreme Rainfall and Earthquakes can Induce Landslide Rates

Earthquakes and extreme rainfall can lead to a six-fold increase in the rates of rainfall-triggered landslides occurring during Nepal’s monsoon season, according to new research.

19 Nov 2021

Carbon Storage Declines Strongly with Rising Temperatures

Global warming will cause the world's soil to release carbon, new research shows.

19 Nov 2021

New Evidence Could Help Accelerate the Adoption of Clean Cooking Fuels in Sub-Saharan Africa

University of Liverpool researchers have produced new evidence that could help rapidly boost efforts to scale-up the adoption of clean cooking with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in sub-Saharan Africa.

19 Nov 2021

Averting Climate Risks with Fast and Complete Energy Transitions

"Who would board an airplane, if the chance to arrive safely would only be 50 percent?" ask Harald Desing and Rolf Widmer at the very beginning of their publication. On our journey into the future with spaceship Earth, we don't have the choice of getting on or off.

19 Nov 2021