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Energy Innovation Cluster and ORE Catapult Collaborate to Drive North Sea Offshore Innovation

UK-based ORE Catapult and the Danish Energy Innovation Cluster sign a new innovation collaboration agreement at this year’s Wind Europe Conference in Copenhagen.

From ORE Catapult 27 Nov 2019

Battery Electric Vehicles on the Fast Track to Reach an Installed Base of Over 100 Million by 2029

After decades as a high-cost, low-volume rounding error of global vehicle sales, electric powertrains are now in the ascendancy.

27 Nov 2019

Aircuity is an Approved Vendor for NYSERDA’s Real-Time Energy Management Program

Aircuity, creator of measurably better environments, announces it has been named a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Qualified Vendor for the Real-Time Energy Management (RTEM) Program.

From Aircuity 27 Nov 2019

Ocean Cleanup Aims to Curb Ocean Plastic Pollution from Rivers by 2025

The Ocean Cleanup aims to tackle the 1,000 most polluting rivers, responsible for about 80 percent of ocean plastic pollution, before the end of 2025.

27 Nov 2019

Coated Seeds Could Make It Possible to Grow Crops in Unproductive Soils

A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.

26 Nov 2019

Drop in Oceanic Oxygen Levels Could Severely Affect Global Marine Nitrogen Cycle

A new study by researchers at the University of Bristol has revealed that the feedback mechanisms that were believed to keep the marine nitrogen cycle comparatively stable over geological time can break down when oxygen levels in the ocean drop considerably.

26 Nov 2019

Study Predicts More Dominant Effect of Extreme Drought on Plants in Future

A study, reported recently in Nature Climate Change, reveals that the effect of extreme drought on plants will become increasingly dominant under future climate change.

26 Nov 2019

Benefits of Greenwalls in the Workplace

Greenwalls work exceptionally well at minimizing the effects of the concrete jungle associated with urban infrastructure, while improving social and economic value, a paper from Urrestarazu attests.

From Greenwall Company 26 Nov 2019

Baltimore Aircoil Company Announces HXV Hybrid Cooler

Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) is proud to introduce the HXV Hybrid Cooler, which offers the best of both evaporative and dry cooling in a water saving and energy-efficient solution. The HXV is ideal for maintaining peak performance for a variety of applications where water is scarce, water costs are high, uptime is critical, or plume is a concern.

From Baltimore Aircoil Company 26 Nov 2019

Siemens Helps Hallé Go Green

Siemens is helping the world-famous Hallé orchestra cut its costs by 35% through energy reduction. It has created an integrated digital solution to make Hallé St Peter’s, the historic recording and rehearsal venue in Manchester, highly energy efficient.

26 Nov 2019

People, Climate, and Water Supply Played a Role in the Extinction of Australia’s Megafauna

The mystery of the role of people and climate in the fate of Australian megafauna might have been solved in a breakthrough study published today. 'Megafauna', giant beasts that once roamed the continent — including wombat-like creatures as big as cars, birds more than two metres tall, and lizards more than seven metres long — became extinct about 42,000 years ago.

26 Nov 2019

New Material Converts Toxic Pollutant into Useful Industrial Chemicals

Whenever fossil fuels are burnt, they release a harmful pollutant. Now, an international group of researchers has developed a new, sophisticated material that captures this pollutant from the exhaust gas stream and changes it into valuable industrial chemicals using just air and water.

25 Nov 2019