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Study on Understanding Ambiguity in Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

National or other emissions inventories of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that are used to create policies and monitor the progress in emissions reductions for mitigating climate change involve some amount of ambiguity, which unavoidably affects the decisions they inform.

20 Aug 2019

Green Energy Breakthrough: Pollution-Free Hydrogen

By David J. Cross 20 Aug 2019

Researchers Turn Plastic Water Bottles into Prosthetic Limbs

Artificial limbs made out of plastic water bottles could save healthcare providers millions of pounds and help tackle pollution at the same time.

20 Aug 2019

Doped Photovoltaics

Organic solar cells are made of cheap and abundant materials, but their efficiency and stability still lag behind those of silicon-based solar cells.

20 Aug 2019

World’s Longest Wind Turbine Blade Arrives on the UK’s North-East Coast

The world’s longest offshore wind turbine blade has arrived at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s testing facilities in Blyth, Northumberland.

From ORE Catapult 20 Aug 2019

700-Year-Old Icelandic Glacier Melts Due to Climate Change

The Former Okjӧkull Glacier. Image Credit: Rice University

By David J. Cross 19 Aug 2019

Monumental 100.1-MWp Solar Plant Employs Sungrow’s Inverter Solutions

Sungrow, the global pioneer in providing inverter solution for renewables, has reported that a solar plant of 100.1 MWp employing its 1500 Vdc central inverter solutions started operations in Cafayate, Salta Province, Argentina.

19 Aug 2019

Algae-Based Paper Filter Could Make Drinking Water Safe in Bangladesh

One of Bangladesh’s persistent challenges is the issue of access to safe drinking water.

19 Aug 2019

Health Savings from Cleaner Air Exceed Policy Costs, Reports Study

In the midst of rollbacks of the Clean Power Plan and other environmental legislation at the federal level, many U.S. states, cities, and towns have made a determination to deal with issues by themselves and execute policies to advance renewable energy and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

19 Aug 2019

Europe can Produce 100 Times More Energy through Onshore Windfarms

A new analysis by the University of Sussex and Aarhus University has shown that Europe has the potential to generate over 100 times the amount of energy it currently generates via onshore windfarms. In an analysis...

19 Aug 2019

Review on Better Understanding the Role of Glaciers in Silicon Cycling

In their study of silicon cycling in glacial environments, researchers from the University of Bristol have reported the possible significance of glaciers in carrying silicon to downstream ecosystems.

16 Aug 2019

Study Reveals Ice Sheets Influence Important Elements of the Earth’s Carbon Cycle

Ice sheets which presently cover about 10% of the Earth’s land surface, were believed to be frozen wastelands, barren with no life, and with suppressed chemical weathering 20 years ago—unrelated parts of the carbon cycle.

16 Aug 2019

Scientists Discover Potential Means to Lower Building CO2 Emissions

In the United States, use of energy in buildings—from cooling and heating house to keeping the lights on at workplace—leads to more than one-third of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

16 Aug 2019

Fracking Affects Groundwater less than Oil and Gas Production

According to a new study, traditional techniques used for producing oil and gas can have an impact on groundwater much more than fracking. The study was performed by hydrogeologists Grant Ferguson from the University of Saskatchewan and Jennifer McIntosh from the University of Arizona.

16 Aug 2019

Researchers Develop Tools to Help Manage Seagrass Survival

A new QUT-led study has developed a statistical toolbox to help avoid seagrass loss as the marine meadows provide shelter, food and oxygen to fish and at-risk species like dugongs and green turtles.

16 Aug 2019