Leading solar photovoltaic(PV) product technology provider, ReneSola, has declared its plans of developing a 13MW Solar Farm in England. The solar project in Dorset is expected to reach full operational capability by the end of 2014.
Researchers from different universities studied the potential health and economic benefits of plans proposed on the control of air pollution in over-polluted regions of China. According to them, the costs related to the fatality and disability caused by air pollution came down by 50% in Taiyuan, China’s Shanxi Province capital between 2001 and 2010. The result of the study is published online in the Environment International journal.
A team of scientists from the University of Turku and the Imperial College London have engineered gut bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli) for generation of renewable propane fuel. These bacteria are harmless and the novel method can lead to development of an alternate fuel instead of fossil fuels.
By Alessandro Pirolini
4 Sep 2014
A Commission led by Ohio State University Professor, William Martin and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Professor, Stephen Gordon, studied the health effects of indoor air pollution. The study, published in the journal - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, estimated that solid fuels like coal, charcoal or wood are being used for heating, cooking and lighting purposes by one-third of the human population, globally.
By Alessandro Pirolini
4 Sep 2014
Tufts University’s Charles C. Chester, Wildlife Conservation Society’s Jodi A. Hilty and World Commission on Protected Areas/IUCN’s Lawrence S. Hamilton have together published a new paper on conservation, climate change and connectivity in mountain regions. This study has been published in the Journal of Mountain Ecology.
By Alessandro Pirolini
4 Sep 2014
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's (UNC) Water Institute and Water and Sanitation for Africa has conducted a new study on the usability of wells that were drilled for drinking water. These wells remained in use when the community members had the training to fix wells and were also collecting fees for repair and maintenance.
A new model created by the University of New South Wales researchers could be helpful in determining the countries to be blamed for causing the ocean garbage patch, a gyre of floating rubbish.
By Alessandro Pirolini
3 Sep 2014
Irina Ovcarenko, a scientist at Finland's MTT Agrifood Research, has as part of her thesis, conducted research on the ecology and genetic diversity of the greenhouse whitefly. Her study provides new insight about their survival in Finland and would also help in planning pest management.
Etrion is partnering with Hitachi High-Technologies to construct 34MW solar projects in Japan. The Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (SuMi Trust) is providing the funding for the projects.
EPFL and Leclanché S.A., Romande Energie with funding from the Canton of Vaud are working on a project to develop a comprehensive energy storage device. The Leclanché storage device will function in tandem with the Romande Energie solar park in Switzerland.
By Stuart Milne
3 Sep 2014
Scientists at MIT, in collaboration with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have discovered that corals are not as passive as previously thought. The team have found that corals manipulate their environment to force water into turbulent patterns which enables them to exchange nutrients and dissolved gases with their surroundings.
By Stuart Milne
2 Sep 2014
Scientists at the University of Southampton have found that the rising sea level and climate change continue to impact the coastal regions and hence appropriate measures need to be taken to better manage the effect of these climatic changes.
By Alexander Chilton
2 Sep 2014
The rising demand for food products has made a significant impact on the environment. A new study published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that if this trend continues then food production will be equal to the worldwide targets set for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2050.
By Alexander Chilton
2 Sep 2014
Nitrite-oxidising bacteria play a major role in the Earth’s natural nitrogen cycle and man-made wastewater treatment plants. For many years, it was believed that these nitrite-oxidising bacteria use only nitrite as their main source of energy. Now, researchers at the University of Vienna have demonstrated that these specialist bacteria may also use an alternative source of energy, such as hydrogen.
According to new satellite data compiled over the last 19 years, the sea-level around the Antarctic coast is rising faster than the global rate.
By Alexander Chilton
1 Sep 2014