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An international consortium has completed the design of a single-point mooring system platform for floating wind turbines.
Nov 12th, 2021
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An international consortium has completed the design of a single-point mooring system platform for floating wind turbines.
Nov 12th, 2021
Read moreA new study of 30-year changes in the Brazilian diet finds that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to worsened impacts on the environment, and echoes dietary changes in the UK.
Nov 12th, 2021
Read moreLife cycle assessment of carbon capture at incineration plants shows that despite some drawbacks, the net result is a clear advantage for the climate.
Nov 9th, 2021
Read moreScientists have discovered a new way to train microbes to make a readily usable biofuel.
Nov 3rd, 2021
Read moreWastewater treatment is vital to remove pathogens, but is incredibly energy intensive. The ability to treat it more sustainably is a challenge researchers have been able to achieve, using recycled carbon fibre mats to produce hydrogen from waste water.
Nov 2nd, 2021
Read moreChanging climatic conditions, the shortage of skilled workers, the use of pesticides - a wide range of factors have an impact on the quality and flow of agricultural processes. Researchers are aiming to make this more efficient and sustainable by means of cloud and AI technologies.
Nov 2nd, 2021
Read moreResearchers are using modular software packages to automate capturing, documentation and evaluation processes for battery and fuel cell test data. Material manufacturers, cell developers and research departments can use the visualizations of the results as an effective means of targeting developments and improvements in their products.
Nov 2nd, 2021
Read moreWith the United Nations' climate conference in Scotland turning a spotlight on climate change policies and the impact of global warming, it's useful to understand what the science shows.
Nov 2nd, 2021
Read moreBioplastics can be chemically recycled into nitrogen-rich fertilizers in a facile and environmentally friendly way. These findings pave the way towards sustainable circular systems that simultaneously address issues such as plastic pollution, petrochemical resource depletion, and world hunger.
Nov 1st, 2021
Read moreNew research shows for the first time the resource consumption over the entire life cycle of such filter systems. The study also looks at the chemicals needed to operate the filters, as well as the removal and storage of the extracted CO2.
Oct 29th, 2021
Read moreScientists showed that green microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana can be used for cleaning wastewater from a toxic pyrene. Algae absorb pyrene and at the same time change their metabolism to adapt to stressful conditions. As a result, more lipids are formed in algae, from which safe biofuels can be efficiently synthesized.
Oct 27th, 2021
Read moreThe production of renewable energy is increasing every year. But after analysing the growth rates of wind and solar power in 60 countries, researchers conclude that virtually no country is moving sufficiently fast to avoid global warming of 1.5 C or even 2 C.
Oct 25th, 2021
Read moreA new study shows how encasing algae protein in liquid droplets can dramatically enhance the algae's light-harvesting and energy-conversion properties by up to three times.
Oct 19th, 2021
Read moreThe production of renewable energy is increasing every year. But after analysing the growth rates of wind and solar power in 60 countries, researchers conclude that virtually no country is moving sufficiently fast to avoid global warming of 1.5 C or even 2 C.
Oct 15th, 2021
Read moreThe aim of a new research project is to manufacture recyclable and environmentally-friendly electrodes and subsequently regain materials from batteries via direct recycling.
Oct 15th, 2021
Read moreScientists and engineers have created a hydrogel tablet that can rapidly purify contaminated water. One tablet can disinfect a liter of river water and make it suitable for drinking in an hour or less.
Oct 6th, 2021
Read moreIn what should be a win-win-win for the environment, a process to extract valuable metals from electronic waste would also use up to 500 times less energy than current lab methods and produce a byproduct clean enough for agricultural land.
Oct 5th, 2021
Read moreManufacture, wear, wash, incinerate: This typical life cycle of garments, which pollutes the environment, is to be changed in the future - towards principles of circular economy with recycling at its core. Using an outdoor jacket made from PET bottles and recycled materials, researchers have investigated whether the product actually delivers what the idea promises.
Sep 30th, 2021
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