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Turning Used Masks Into Hydrogen-Rich Fuel

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, massive quantities of discarded surgical masks were being disposed of monthly, lacking a comprehensive strategy for proper management.

11 Jan 2024

£2.6 Million Centre to Train Mineral Resources Experts for a New Generation

A new generation of mineral resource experts to enable the United Kingdom’s transition to sustainable energy are to be trained by a consortium representing academia and industry, led by the University of Leicester.

11 Jan 2024

Guardian Glass Introduces Guardian Nexa™, a Lower-Carbon Float Glass, to Europe

Following successful pilot production runs, Guardian Glass is introducing a lower-carbon float glass to the European market.

11 Jan 2024

Green Ammonia Emerges as a Key Player to Decarbonize Global Shipping

A recent study, which was published in the journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability by IOP Publishing, discovered that by focusing only on the top 10 regional fuel ports, green ammonia could meet the fuel requirements of more than 60% of worldwide shipping.

10 Jan 2024

Electric Vehicles and Solar Panels Forge a Sustainable Partnership in Household Energy Evolution

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the US Department of Energy conducted an analysis of a behavioral study and found that owners of electric cars (EVs) are more likely to take it a step further and install solar panels in their homes.

10 Jan 2024

Charting a "Restorative" Path to Avoid Climate Catastrophe

An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a "restorative" pathway through which humanity can avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of climate change.

10 Jan 2024

Zwitterionic Hydrogels Capture Micropollutants for Cleaner Water

MIT chemical engineers create a zwitterionic hydrogel system for single-step water treatment with minimal environmental footprint.

10 Jan 2024

Green Ammonia Could Decarbonize 60% of Global Shipping When Offered at Just 10 Regional Fuel Ports

A study published today in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability has found that green ammonia could be used to fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports.

10 Jan 2024

Danish Propeller Systems Save Fuel and CO2 on Historic Sailing Ships in Iceland

Icelandic North Sailing, in collaboration with the University of Iceland, has shown impressive results in improving fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by retrofitting modern propeller systems on historic sailing ships.

10 Jan 2024

CGG and C-Questra Sign CCUS Cooperation Agreement

CGG, a global technology and HPC leader, and C-Questra, an independent European operator specializing in the CO2 storage value chain, have signed a commercial cooperation agreement in carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS).

10 Jan 2024

UK Hydrogen Projects Celebrated in Brand New Map Launched by Leading Industry Trade Association

The UK’s first free-to-access Hydrogen Projects Map has been launched by the country’s leading hydrogen trade association.

10 Jan 2024

Unlocking the Potential of Greener Catalyst Methods

Alkylamines are multipurpose chemicals that can do everything from improving the effectiveness of herbicides to easing allergy problems.

10 Jan 2024

Ecodesign to Reduce the Effects of Plastic Pollution on the Environment

With plastic pollution being a substantial danger to ecosystems and human health, numerous solutions to reduce this sort of pollution include lowering plastic manufacturing, reducing plastic waste creation, and enhancing plastic material and product design.

9 Jan 2024

MIT WORLDING: Storytelling Climate Futures with Virtual Reality and Data

Virtual story worlds and game engines aren't just for video games anymore. They are now tools for scientists and storytellers to digitally twin existing physical spaces and then turn them into vessels to dream up speculative climate stories and build collective designs of the future.

9 Jan 2024