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New Eco-Friendly Way to Make Ammonia Could be Boon for Agriculture, Hydrogen Economy

Ammonia has sustained humanity since the early 20th century, but its production leaves a huge carbon footprint. Now researchers have found a way to make it 100 per cent renewable.

20 Jan 2021

Orkney to Become Sustainable Aviation Test Environment

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) has embarked on a £3.7 million project to develop a sustainable aviation programme that could transform short flight travel between remote communities.

20 Jan 2021

Is Human Activity Creating a Breeding Ground for Pandemics?

Research led by The University of Western Australia has revealed that climate change, environmental degradation of land and human activity are creating a breeding ground for viruses such as COVID-19 and there may be an even deadlier pandemic on the horizon.

20 Jan 2021

Ørsted Chooses Green Hydrogen Systems’ Electrolysers for Pivotal Wind-to-hydrogen Demo Project

Green Hydrogen Systems (GHS), a leading provider of efficient electrolysers used in on-site production of hydrogen based on renewable energy, has been chosen as electrolysis technology partner in a major demonstration project run by the Danish renewable energy major Ørsted, and supported by the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP) under the Danish Energy Agency.

From Green Hydrogen Systems 20 Jan 2021

DELO Saves More Than 3,000 Tons of CO2 with High-performance Shipping Containers

DELO has saved 3,200 tons of carbon dioxide with a new solution for shipping adhesives. This was achieved with shipping containers that work according to the thermos flask principle.

From DELO Industrial Adhesives 20 Jan 2021

ArcVera Renewables Achieves IECRE Approval for Wind Power Performance Testing Services

ArcVera Renewables, a leading international provider of consulting and technical services for wind, solar, and storage projects, is now one of the first companies based in the United States approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission - Renewable Energy (IECRE) to operate as a Renewable Energy Testing Laboratory.

From ArcVera Renewables 19 Jan 2021

Waga Energy and Ferrovial Servicios to Deliver Landfill Gas-to-Biomethane Project in Spain

The Ferrovial Servicios group, a leading global service operator, has selected Waga Energy to produce biomethane at the Can Mata landfill, one of Spain’s largest landfill, near Barcelona.

19 Jan 2021

New Wastewater Treatment Process Degrades Microplastics at Source

At the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), a research group under Professor Patrick Drogui has created a new process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that breaks down microplastics at the source.

19 Jan 2021

UCI Study: Future Climate Change Will Cause an Uneven Shift of the Earth's Tropical Rain Belt

Future climate change will cause a regionally uneven shifting of the tropical rain belt - a narrow band of heavy precipitation near the equator - according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions. This development may threaten food security for billions of people.

19 Jan 2021

Decarbonizing Policies can be Designed and Balanced to Benefit Local Firms, Lower-Income Families

A review of ten types of policy used to reduce carbon suggests that some costs fall on those less able to bear them – but it also shows these policies can form the bedrock of a ‘green recovery’ if specifically designed and used in tandem.

19 Jan 2021

Study Shows How Ectotherms Respond to Global Warming

Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile have shown that thermal tolerance differs quantifiably according to body size in ectotherms—animals whose body temperature mainly relies on environmental temperature (the majority of the animals).

18 Jan 2021

Scientists Provide Recommendations to Improve the Indian Ocean Observing System

A group of more than 60 scientists have provided recommendations to improve the Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS), a basin-wide monitoring system to better understand the impacts of human-caused climate change in a region that has been warming faster than any other ocean.

18 Jan 2021