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Balancing Energy Security and Sustainability Requires Global Cooperation

At the MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium, Shell’s chief technology officer laid out two very different potential paths for the decades ahead.

19 Jan 2024

IDTechEx Finds Removing Rare-Earths Drives Demand for Copper in EV Motors

Electric motors are a core component of electrification in the automotive market.

19 Jan 2024

New Report: Plastic Contributes More Emissions Than Aviation Industry

A new report from plastic waste prevention startup CleanHub analyzes how plastic and the industry around it directly contributes to climate change - finding that it produces more greenhouse gasses than the Aviation and Shipping industries.

From CleanHub GmbH 19 Jan 2024

Veolia and Brent Council Charge Ahead With New Electric Vehicles

These new electric vehicles will save over 50 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) compared to their diesel predecessors, they are also less noisy to operate, allowing for cleaner and quieter collection services.

19 Jan 2024

Revolutionary Approach Tackles Both City and Supply Chain Emissions

With the acceleration of global warming, achieving the objectives outlined in the Paris Agreement has become imperative. Cities, particularly in nations such as China, are pivotal in the effort to diminish carbon emissions.

18 Jan 2024

Transforming Seawater Into Fresh Water With Award-Winning Technology

The flourishing startup scene in Los Angeles is exemplified by the dynamic and varied entrepreneurial environment at UCLA.

18 Jan 2024

New Software Tool Provides a Clear Picture of Solar Power Generation

A lot can happen to solar panels that are mounted to a roof – from tree branches casting shade over them to a neighbor's baseball cracking one.

18 Jan 2024

OneD Battery Sciences and Koch Modular Partner for the Large-Scale Production of Silicon-Graphite Anode Materials for Next-Generation EV Batteries

OneD Battery Sciences (“OneD”), the leader in silicon anode technologies for EV batteries, and Koch Modular Process Systems, LLC (Koch Modular), a global leader in process engineering design and modular ...

From Koch Modular Process Systems, LLC 18 Jan 2024

Chung-Ang University Researchers Develop a Low-Cost Catalyst for Green Hydrogen Production

Sustainable electrolysis for green hydrogen production is challenging, primarily due to the absence of efficient, low-cost, and stable catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction in acidic solutions.

18 Jan 2024

Rising Temperatures Put Crucial Mountain Snowpack at Risk

Humans store water in huge metal towers and deep concrete reservoirs.

17 Jan 2024

Hybrid Water Systems Offer Sustainable Solution for Future Cities

Houston's water and wastewater system could be more resilient with the development of hybrid urban water supply systems that combine conventional, centralized water sources with reclaimed wastewater, according to a study by Rice University engineers published in Nature Water.

17 Jan 2024

MIT Chemists Map Out Key Reaction for Efficient Energy Technologies

A key chemical reaction — in which the movement of protons between the surface of an electrode and an electrolyte drives an electric current — is a critical step in many energy technologies, including fuel cells and the electrolyzers used to produce hydrogen gas.

17 Jan 2024

U.S. Army Commits to Beam Global's Sustainable EV Charging Solutions

Beam Global, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for the electrification of transportation and energy security, announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Army Material Command (AMC) placed an order for 88 EV ARC™ sustainable off-grid charging systems.

17 Jan 2024

Using Air Quality Data to Empower Communities and Shape Healthier Spaces

According to University of Surrey experts, there may be better air if people are given the tools to monitor local pollution.

17 Jan 2024

Maximizing Renewable Energy Production in Sub-Saharan Africa

According to a collaborative study conducted by the Universities of Tübingen, Osnabrück, Rwanda, and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, 80 % of Africa's energy needs could be met by renewable sources by 2040 if all currently planned power plants were constructed and their capacity was fully utilized.

17 Jan 2024