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Climate Change can Affect Water Availability and Increase Drought Severity in the Future

Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) are heading an international effort to provide the first global view of the effect of climate change on drought severity and water availability in the upcoming years.

12 Jan 2021

New Copper-Polymer Electrode can Help Recycle Excess CO2 into Ethylene

For several years, scientists have taken efforts to convert the surplus atmospheric carbon dioxide into new fuels, chemicals, and other products conventionally made from hydrocarbons harnessed from fossil fuels.

12 Jan 2021

RACV Noosa Resort Recognized for Best Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Project in 2020 by Utilising Zen HQ

RACV Noosa Resort was recognised as the winner of Best Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Project 2020 by the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) by utilizing Zen Ecosystems’ Zen HQ, a simple and affordable energy management platform.

12 Jan 2021

Boston Metal Raises $50 Million to Decarbonize Steelmaking

Boston Metal today announced it raised $50 million in Series B funding, positioning the company to accelerate industrial-scale deployments of its molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) technology towards emissions-free steel.

12 Jan 2021

Schlumberger New Energy, the CEA and Partners Announce European Commission Approval for the Formation of Genvia, a Clean Hydrogen Production Technology Venture

Schlumberger New Energy, the CEA and Partners announced today the European Commission’s approval for the formation of Genvia, a clean hydrogen production technology venture.

12 Jan 2021

Coal-Burning High Shows Britain's Fossil Fuel Trap

Britain has burned more coal in the last seven days than at any time in nearly a year, suggesting that progress toward one of the UK’s key climate goals is stalling. Figures from National Grid ESO show how fossil fuel use spiked in the last week with high demand in cold weather conditions. Gas and coal regularly hit 60% of electricity generation. Day-ahead prices reached £1,000/MWh last week, as National Grid issued repeated notices about power supplies.

12 Jan 2021

7,296 Plastic Bags of Waste Per Person Generated by Non-Organic Period Products

Research from Yoppie, the pioneers of personalised, organic period care delivered through your letterbox, has revealed the staggering amount of plastic waste that results from the use of non-organic period care products each and every year.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers Test Capacity of Staghorn Coral Skeletons to Support Restoration Efforts

The endangered coral reefs in Florida have over $4 billion yearly economic effects on the state’s economy, and scientists from the University of Central Florida (UCF) are focusing on one factor that could be restricting their survival— the strength of the coral skeleton.

11 Jan 2021

Researchers Identify Slimy Microbes that may Protect Corals Against Nutrient Imbalances

Corals have evolved over millennia to live, and even thrive, in waters with few nutrients.

11 Jan 2021

New Discovery Could Make Biofuel Production Simpler and Less Expensive

Scientists have figured out a cheaper, more efficient way to conduct a chemical reaction at the heart of many biological processes, which may lead to better ways to create biofuels from plants.

11 Jan 2021

Positive "Tipping Points" Could Accelerate Action on Climate Change

Positive "tipping points" could spark cascading changes that accelerate action on climate change, experts say.

11 Jan 2021

Ivy Energy Develops Innovative Technology to Solve Solar Energy Woes for Renters

Ivy Energy was invited to speak at the 2020 EPIC Symposium held in October, where it won the "California Energy Visionary of the Year" award.

11 Jan 2021

Groundwater Discharge into Oceans Plays a More Significant Role than Previously Thought

An invisible flow of groundwater seeps into the ocean along coastlines all over the world.

11 Jan 2021

IFAD and GCF Scale-up Action to Improve Life for Millions of People and Restore Ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause for hope today because of their governments’ support for accelerating Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW), an area covering 11 countries from Senegal and Mali in the West to Ethiopia and Djibouti in the East.

11 Jan 2021

Apple Tie-Up with Hyundai Could Boost its Automotive Plans, says GlobalData

Following the news that Hyundai has confirmed it is in early talks with Apple to establish a partnership to develop and produce electric vehicles and related batteries, Calum MacRae, Automotive Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view.

8 Jan 2021