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New Enzyme-based Polymerization Method Enable Greener PEF Production

Recently, polymer chemists from the University of Groningen, led by Prof. Katja Loos, have described an enzyme-based polymerization method to produce PEF, an alternative to PET, which can be made from bio-based furan molecules.

21 Feb 2019

Large UK Biogas Plant Order for WELTEC BIOPOWER

In winter 2019, the German biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER has started building a biomethane plant near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, UK. The client is Lanes Farm Energy, a gas-to-grid project developed by Aqua Consultants.

From WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH 21 Feb 2019

Researchers Develop Novel Method for Detecting Hazardous Wastes in Superfund Sites Across the U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that nearly 53 million people in the United States, including approximately 18% of the U.S. children, reside less than three miles from a Superfund site.

21 Feb 2019

ANU at the Forefront of Groundbreaking Solar Research

Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have made a fresh series of breakthroughs that could help further revolutionise solar technology – making it more efficient, and more accessible – following major discoveries last year.

21 Feb 2019

Aircuity Announces Release of Educational Vodcast on the Energy Services Performance Contracting Market

Aircuity, creator of measurably better environments, announces the release of its new educational vodcast. This vodcast analyzes the increasingly competitive energy services performance contracting market and strategies for institutions to achieve higher return on investment.

From Aircuity 21 Feb 2019

Lab-Grown Meat’s Promise for Cutting Climate Warming Depends on an Energy Revolution

Comparison of the greenhouse gases produced by lab-grown and farm-raised beef in the current energy system suggests that the benefits of reducing methane could be outweighed by increased CO2.

20 Feb 2019

EASAC’s Latest Analysis Reveals Increasing Significance of Technologies to Remove CO2

In a new report, the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC), which is the representative of the national science academies of the EU Member States, Norway, and Switzerland, states its latest analysis shows that technologies and methods for eliminating CO2 from the atmosphere are becoming increasingly important with the failure to reverse the burgeoning global emissions.

20 Feb 2019

Trelleborg Introduces New Eccofloat® App at Oceanology International

To meet customer requirements, Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation manufactures various syntactic composite materials for demanding applications in numerous industries.

From Trelleborg AB 19 Feb 2019

Magallanes Install ATIR Tidal Turbine at EMEC

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is delighted to welcome Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables to their tidal test site at the Fall of Warness in Orkney, Scotland.

From Magallanes Renovables S.L. 19 Feb 2019

New Approach to the Selection of Crop Varieties Turns Farmers into Citizen Scientists

Under circumstances of fast-growing climate conditions, a new research by Bioversity International and associates deals with the challenge of climate adaptation in a manner that is scalable as well as targeted. Researchers show a distinctive method using crowdsourced citizen science that exploits farmers’ knowledge.

19 Feb 2019

Young Regrowing Forests Found to be Major Terrestrial Carbon Sinks

A study at the University of Birmingham shows that more than half of the carbon sink in the forests across the globe is in the regions where trees are comparatively young—less than 140 years—and not in the tropical rainforests.

19 Feb 2019

Climate Change May Lead to Stronger Thunderstorms and More Stagnant Conditions

Climate change is shifting the energy in the atmosphere that fuels summertime weather, which may lead to stronger thunderstorms and more stagnant conditions for midlatitude regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including North America, Europe, and Asia, a new MIT study finds.

19 Feb 2019