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Researchers Find a Way to Recycle Used Batteries as Energy Storage Systems

As the number of electric vehicles increases phenomenally, it becomes equally important to identify the most optimized way to reuse and recycle vehicle batteries. This observation was made as part of a Circular Economy for electric vehicle battery systems.

14 Aug 2019

Novel Method to Use Microbes to Transform Greenhouse Gases

Scientists at the University of South Florida are utilizing the power of human physiology to turn greenhouse gases into operational chemical compounds—a method that could help decrease industrial reliance on petroleum and lower carbon footprint.

14 Aug 2019

Study Assesses Current and Future Trends in the Field of Wind Energy

In the last four decades, the successful adaptation of technology for offshore use and cold climates and enhanced techniques for predicting wind conditions have stimulated a considerable increase in the use of wind turbines for generating electricity.

14 Aug 2019

New Study Could Help Develop More Efficient, Affordable Algae-Based Biofuels

Researchers from Rutgers University have found how diatoms—a kind of alga that can generate 20% of the atmospheric oxygen—are able to use solar energy for photosynthesis.

14 Aug 2019

Finding the Best Recycling Solution for Old Electric Car Batteries

There has been a sudden increase in the number of registrations of electric cars. However, what is the solution to dump used batteries? The association of Swiss car importers, “auto-schweiz,” is working hard to find a recycling solution for the whole industry, with Empa experts supporting it.

13 Aug 2019

Natural Gas Leakage is the Key Contributor to Atmospheric Methane in Los Angeles

When talking about anthropogenic climate change, carbon dioxide usually grabs the attention; however, it is not the only greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere by human activity. Neither is it the most powerful.

13 Aug 2019

New Study May Hold Implications for Mitigation of Climate Change

According to a new study headed by scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), structurally complex forests in the eastern United States sequester more carbon. In other words, the vegetation arrangement is extremely varied.

13 Aug 2019

Study on Potential of Trees to Decelerate Global Warming in the Future

Similar to the eponymous character in classic children’s tale by Shel Silverstein, trees are lavish with their gifts, cleaning the air humans breathe and decelerating the effects of global warming by absorbing nearly a quarter of all human-caused carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

13 Aug 2019

RES and Algonquin Jointly Advance Maverick Creek Wind Project

Renewable Energy Systems (RES), the largest autonomous renewable energy company in the world, takes pleasure in reporting that it has decided to develop an approximately 480-MW Maverick Creek Wind Project in Texas in col...

13 Aug 2019

Creating a Climate for Land-Use Change

As the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land highlights pressure on dwindling land resources, TNC calls for solutions that work for people, the planet & wildlife.

13 Aug 2019

Neutrinovoltaic Technology Could Solve the Current Pollution Crisis

In the midst of the global hype regarding the risk posed by climate change, pollution does not get its due consideration.

12 Aug 2019

Plastic-Based Materials can Store Natural Gas and Combat Climate Change

Scientists have synthesized plastic-based materials that can make large-scale, profitable, and safe natural gas storage possible and can further hopefully combat global warming.

12 Aug 2019

Solar Power and Agriculture Could Jointly Produce Reliable Electricity

A new study by scientists at Oregon State University (OSU) has shown that farmlands are the most productive places on Earth for solar energy.

12 Aug 2019

Scientists Study Response of Stony Corals to Varying Natural Environment

For millions of years, corals have been the principal framework builders of reef structures forming habitats for the different community of species. It is well established that ocean acidification, which is being intensified with increasing climate change, is more and more affecting coral growth.

12 Aug 2019

Researchers Quantify Cost Targets for Storage of Renewable Energy

Energy storage cost will be crucial in estimating how much renewable energy could help in decarbonizing electricity. However, to what extent should energy storage costs decrease?

8 Aug 2019