Biogas-based energy could solve both the environmental concern of agricultural waste and reduce dependency of fossil fuels, particularly in Eastern Europe, albeit at a steep production cost.
Energy & Green Tech
May 7, 2013
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Reducing carbon emissions in order to prevent climate change requires developing new technologies for sustainable and renewable biofuel production. Molecular hydrogen is regarded as one of the most promising energy carriers ...
Materials Science
May 4, 2018
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Land, labour and capital resource-related requirements, as well as significant regulatory and financial barriers are preventing more farmers from adopting an important renewable energy technology – Anaerobic Digestion, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 4, 2015
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A forthcoming article in The Quarterly Review of Biology provides the basis for an argument against using the Gibbs free energy equation to accurately determine the thermodynamics of microbial growth.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2013
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Chemicals—from antibiotics used to keep livestock healthy to pesticides that shield crops from insects and other pests—play an important role in modern agriculture. However, many of these substances accumulate in cow ...
Biotechnology
Dec 7, 2023
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Lancaster University scientists are leading research looking at formulating sustainable fertilisers from renewable energy waste.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 18, 2014
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New research reveals that anaerobic digestion could undermine UK net-zero emissions. Alternatives to anaerobic digestion are needed to tackle the climate crisis. Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been touted as an environmental ...
Environment
Sep 7, 2020
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There's a special class of green algae that has the potential to revolutionize sustainability efforts. These so-called diatoms are abundant in nature and their structures could be used for environmentally friendly, high-value ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 25, 2022
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Murdoch University researchers are touting biogas from small-scale food waste digesters as a source of renewable energy for rural and regional communities.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 21, 2013
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Carbon dioxide released by some wastewater treatment plants could be recycled at the same time as enhancing the production of renewable energy in the form of natural gas, say scientists.
Environment
Mar 31, 2014
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