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Hydrogen Technologies to Play a Vital Role in Achieving Net Zero

Achieving Net Zero energy, where the total amount of energy used is equal to the amount of renewable energy created, is closer than ever before, and hydrogen technologies will play an important role in achieving that goal.

11 Aug 2021

Samoa’s Electricity System Possibly to go Green, Highlights Research

The future of Samoa's electricity system could go green, a University of Otago study has shown.

11 Aug 2021

Enzymes Employed as Sustainable Means of Plastic Recycling

Researchers in the BOTTLE Consortium, including from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the University of Portsmouth, have identified using enzymes as a more sustainable approach for recycling polyethylene terephthalate, a common plastic in single-use beverage bottles, clothing, and food packaging that are becoming increasingly relevant in addressing the environmental challenge of plastic pollution.

11 Aug 2021

DOE Funds Small Businesses Involved in Climate, Energy, Research and Development

In support of the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to build the American economy back better, the U.S. Department of Energy today announced a plan to provide $37 million for small businesses pursuing climate and energy research and development projects as well the development of advanced scientific instrumentation through a funding opportunity announcement.

11 Aug 2021

Climate Change Likely to Impact Evolution of New Fish Species

Many commonly-eaten fish could face extinction as warming oceans due to climate change increases pressure on their survival while also hampering their ability to adapt.

11 Aug 2021

Corallimorphs Dominate and Kill Reefs at Palmyra Atoll

The coral reefs thriving in Palmyra Atoll, a small outlying atoll in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, have been transforming from stony corals to systems controlled by corallimorphs—marine invertebrates that share genes with both hard corals and anemones.

11 Aug 2021

New Technology Enables Waste-Free Recycling of Metallurgical Slags

Researchers from the Ural Federal University and the Institute of Metallurgy of the Ural Branch of RAS together have devised and successfully tested the method of joint non-waste processing of electric furnace and ladle slag.

10 Aug 2021

Study Proves Microplastics can Accumulate and Transport Metals

Microplastics are capable of accumulating environmental organic pollutants and transferring them. However, their ability to transport metals through the same means is something new.

10 Aug 2021

Rising Seas Force Dune and Beach Movement

Evidence of the impact of rising sea level has been found in beach and sand dune movement along the Dutch coastline – indicating that the effect and future impact will impact all coastal areas.

10 Aug 2021

Researchers Collaborate to Train and Build Workforce for Clean Energy

A team of researchers led by Extension professor Dwayne Breger from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) has been chosen for a two-year grant, with a value of more than $228,000.

9 Aug 2021

Scientists Propose Splitting Hydrocarbons to Achieve Decarbonization

Matteo Pasquali, a carbon materials expert from Rice University, is on a discussion to trace methods to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and swiftly decarbonize the world economy.

6 Aug 2021

Researchers Develop Dissolvable Electronics to Combat E-Waste Menace

Small electronics such as fitness trackers and smartwatches cannot be dismantled and recycled easily. Whenever a new model is launched, the old ones are dumped into the hazardous waste streams.

5 Aug 2021

Nidec ASI Brings Its Ultra Fast Charger to Romania for Rapid Electric Transport Vehicle Charging and more Sustainable Mobility

Nidec ASI, part of the Energy & Infrastructure Division of the Nidec Group – a group committed to relaunching the world of transport and logistics with an eye to greater sustainability – is taking part in a test linked to the adoption of electric buses for public transport promoted by the city of Oradea, Romania.

From Nidec Industrial Solutions 5 Aug 2021

New Integrated Catalytic Process to Produce Low Carbon Fuels

Collaborative research by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) aims to integrate two catalytical processes into a single reactor. The focus of the research is to recycle carbon from CO2 to create low-cost hydrocarbon fuels.

4 Aug 2021