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New Project Could Replace Petroleum-Based Materials with Vegetable Proteins

Proteins, similar to fats, lignin, and cellulose, are renewable raw materials but their potential for the chemical sector has not been fully explored.

2 Mar 2021

ABB Urges Greater Adoption of High-Efficiency Motors and Drives to Combat Climate Change - Global Electricity Consumption to be Reduced by 10%

In a new whitepaper published today, ABB reveals potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry and infrastructure enabled by the latest and most high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives.

From ABB Power Conditioning – Electrification Products Division 2 Mar 2021

Global Catalogue of Ecosystems Launched to Enable Coordinated Conservation Efforts

UNSW and The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have launched the world’s first Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-ever comprehensive system for classifying and mapping all ecosystems on Earth based on both their functions and composition. The typology allows for more coordinated and effective approaches to conservation management.

2 Mar 2021

Carbon Capture Technology Faces a Difficult Few Years, Finds IDTechEx Research

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), or carbon capture and storage (CCS), is a set of technologies used to strip carbon dioxide from industrial waste gases or directly from the atmosphere. Once the carbon dioxide is captured, it is either stored permanently underground (carbon storage) or it is used for a range of industrial applications (carbon utilization), such as CO2-derived fuels or building materials. CCUS technologies are likely to play a key role in the fight against climate change, with the UN estimating that CCUS could mitigate between 1.5 and 6.3 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalents per year by 2050.

2 Mar 2021

Marine Protected Areas in Oahu Provide Low Safety to Coral Reef Herbivorous Fishes

Marine protected areas (MPAs) surrounding O?ahu do not sufficiently safeguard populations of herbivorous reef fishes that tend to eat algae present on coral reefs.

1 Mar 2021

Pesticide Hinders the Reproduction of Ground-Nesting Bees

An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders the reproduction of ground-nesting bees -- valuable pollinators for many food crops, a new University of Guelph study has revealed.

1 Mar 2021

Warming of Atlantic Coastal Waters may Enhance the Spread of Invasive Blue Catfish

A study by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science suggests that continued warming of Atlantic coastal waters may enhance the spread of invasive blue catfish within the Chesapeake Bay and other estuaries along the U.S. East Coast.

1 Mar 2021

Decline in Emergent Insects Appears to be Driven by Pollution of Water Bodies

A new study shows that a widespread decline in abundance of emergent insects - whose immature stages develop in lakes and streams while the adults live on land - can help to explain the alarming decline in abundance and diversity of aerial insectivorous birds (i.e. preying on flying insects) across the USA.

1 Mar 2021

Repeated, Intense Fires are Driving Long-Term Changes to Tree Communities

Researchers have analysed decades' worth of data on the impact of repeated fires on ecosystems across the world. Their results, published today in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, show that repeated fires are driving long-term changes to tree communities and reducing their population sizes.

1 Mar 2021

Study Highlights the Importance of Social Resilience to Climate Change

Climate alone is not a driver for human behavior. The choices that people make in the face of changing conditions take place in a larger human context. And studies that combine insights from archaeologists and environmental scientists can offer more nuanced lessons about how people have responded -- sometimes successfully -- to long-term environmental changes.

1 Mar 2021

New Framework to Mitigate Irreversible Global Damage

Renowned researchers have warned that major ecosystems around Antarctica and Australia are disintegrating, and have recommended a three-step framework to mitigate the permanent global damage.

1 Mar 2021

Toyota Develops Compact Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Module for Customer Use

Toyota has successfully packaged a hydrogen fuel cell system into a compact module that can be easily used in many different applications, including mobility (buses, trucks, trains and ships) and stationary generators.

From Toyota 1 Mar 2021

Pioneering Electric Vehicle Charging Project Celebrates Milestone 10,000th Completed Charge

A revolutionary project that is transforming electric vehicle charging across Lanarkshire has now completed 10,000 charges, less than 18 months since it began.

1 Mar 2021

Windship Technology Powers First True Zero Emission Ship Design with High Performance Rig Technology

Windship Technology, Britain’s leading True Zero Emission company for the shipping industry, can today confirm the findings from the world leading Wolfson Unit of the University of Southampton following a detailed study into its innovative and patented triple wing rig (pictures attached).

From Windship Technology Ltd 1 Mar 2021

To Sustain a Thriving Café Culture, We Must Ditch the Disposable Cup

Takeaway coffees – they’re a convenient start for millions of people each day, but while the caffeine perks us up, the disposable cups drag us down, with nearly 300 billion ending up in landfill each year.

1 Mar 2021