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INEOS Opens Polymer Plant for Recycled Plastic Production in Italy

INEOS has announced that it has opened its new advanced polymer pilot plant in Rosignano, Italy. This plant will help to develop and produce advanced products which will incorporate plastic waste diverted away from landfill or incineration. One example of the many products it will develop will include light weight car parts.

From INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe 6 Dec 2019

OCEANETS Project Aims to Turn Discarded Fishing Nets to Sportswear

The OCEANETS project has started testing a tool to prevent the loss and abandonment of fishing gear and to facilitate recovery.

6 Dec 2019

Many Countries Drive Biodiversity Loss Overseas Due to Demand for Electric Power

A new research has revealed the degree to which countries induce biodiversity loss overseas through their demand for electric power. For specific countries, over half of the impact on species is overseas.

6 Dec 2019

Researchers Use Electrodes to Chemically Breakdown PFAS Pollutants

A group of industrial chemicals referred to as “PFAS” has penetrated the far reaches of the Earth, with implications that researchers are just beginning to comprehend. An electrochemical flow cell with a s...

6 Dec 2019

Portsmouth Researchers to Help Protect Some of the World’s Most Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth will be part of an international project to help protect vulnerable marine ecosystems from climate change and human induced impacts, such as habitat destruction and pollution.

6 Dec 2019

Australia’s Role: Thawing Antarctica is Heating up Scramble for Territory

Nations are scrambling to control natural resources, research and tourism in Antarctica as rapid political, social and environmental changes open up new opportunities for Australia in the previously frozen landscape.

6 Dec 2019

New eDNA Tool Research Helps Scientists Find Deep Sea Corals

Curtin University researchers have developed a promising new toolkit for monitoring threatened coral ecosystems by analysing environmental DNA (eDNA) extracted from waters off the coast of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

6 Dec 2019

New Anellotech Technology Tackles Plastics Pollution by Recycling Plastic Waste Into Chemicals

Sustainable technology company Anellotech is significantly expanding its program with Plas-TCatTM, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of plastic waste directly into chemicals – which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics.

From Anellotech, Inc. 6 Dec 2019

Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Wins at Scottish Green Energy Awards

Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse MSP honoured Diversity of finalists “highlights the phenomenal skillset” of Scotland’s renewable energy industry

6 Dec 2019

Study Suggests that Climate Change has Resulted in Birds Getting Smaller

Image Credit: Karen Bean/ Field Museum Researchers at The Field Museum for Natural History, Chicago and the University of Michigan have revealed that birds are seemingly getting smaller while their wingspan is gro...

By David J. Cross 5 Dec 2019

Coffee Waste from McDonald’s is Being Turned into Car Parts by Ford

Coffee Waste from McDonald’s Is Being Turned into Car Parts by Ford

By David J. Cross 5 Dec 2019

Water-Treated TESET Membrane Proves Efficient at Capturing Carbon

Climate concerns are more dependent on the CO2 emission problem. Last year, emissions reached an all-time high. The level of CO2 in the atmosphere might be greater than it has been in three million years.

5 Dec 2019

Study Shows Increase in Arsenic Levels in Rice at Higher Temperatures

Rice is consumed by people around the world in their everyday diets. However, besides its nutrient and caloric content, rice can have small quantities of arsenic, which in large doses is a toxin associated with many health conditions and dietary-associated cancers.

5 Dec 2019

Raising Plants to Withstand Climate Change

Success with improving a model plant’s response to harsh conditions is leading plant molecular researchers to move to food crops including wheat, barley, rice and chickpeas.

5 Dec 2019

UK Renewables Now Generating More Electricity Than Fossil Fuels

Image Credit: Richard Whitcombe/Shutterstock.com A new report has revealed that the UK saw more energy being generated by renewables than by fossil fuels in the third quarter of the year. This is a landmark event, the...

By Sarah Moore 4 Dec 2019