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Which is ecologically better: Concrete or plastic pipes?
On behalf of the FBS (Federal Association of Concrete Sewer Systems), Fraunhofer UMSICHT prepared a life cycle assessment of the environmental impact of wastewater pipes made of (steel) concrete. This also functions as an ...
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Study highlights complex ocean conditions facing world's most powerful tidal turbine
The number of tidal power and other offshore renewable energy installations is set to grow significantly around the UK coastline over the coming decades.
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Organic supramolecular crystals with high hydrogen storage performance could enhance fuel-cell vehicle efficiency
Hydrogen is often seen as the fuel of the future on account of its zero-emission and high gravimetric energy density, meaning it stores more energy per unit of mass compared to gasoline. Its low volumetric density, however, ...
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Clean energy transition: The impact of financial costs on the development of renewable energy sources
It is widely recognized that finance is one of the critical enablers of accelerating climate action. However, renewable energy deployment (particularly in developing countries) requires more financing than fossil fuel-based ...
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Untapped potential: Study shows how water systems can help accelerate renewable energy adoption
Stanford-led research reveals how water systems, from desalination plants to wastewater treatment facilities, could help make renewable energy more affordable and dependable. The study, published Sept. 27 in Nature Water, ...
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Fluoride-free batteries: Safeguarding the environment and enhancing performance
A research team has developed a new fluorine-free binder and electrolyte designed to advance eco-friendly, high-performance battery technology. Their findings were recently published in the Chemical Engineering Journal.
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Hydrogen is touted as a climate solution, but can it be good business?
Hydrogen is often seen as a key element in the global energy transition, offering a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels—in particular for difficult-to-decarbonize sectors such as heavy-duty transportation and steel and ...
Business
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Solar panels soon may power and protect apple orchards
A small experimental apple orchard at Cornell's Hudson Valley Research Laboratory may soon be topped by solar panels, which would not only track the sun to capture energy, but provide a warm canopy on cooler spring days and ...
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Scientists simplify design and servicing of vanadium flow batteries to balance power grid
Skoltech scientists have presented a model that facilitates the design and operation of vanadium redox flow batteries. These are large-scale storage units for electrical power that promise to play a major part in the energy ...
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Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California's poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?
Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. The Salton Sea, the state's biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. And the region's politics have been dominated ...
Business
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New continuous reaction process can help turn plant waste into sustainable aviation fuel
Washington State University scientists successfully tested a new way to produce sustainable jet fuel from lignin-based agricultural waste. Published in the journal Fuel Processing Technology, the team's research demonstrated ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2024
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Study shows US can cut greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2035
Dramatically expanding climate-action policies across all levels of government, sectors of society and the economy could slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, according to a new report ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2024
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Electricity workforce must double to hit renewables target—energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas
The electricity workforce will need to double in five years to achieve Australia's 2030 renewable energy target, our new report finds. More than 80% of these jobs will be in renewables. Jobs in energy storage alone will overtake ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2024
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New tandem solar cells break efficiency record—they could eventually supercharge how we get energy from the sun
The sight of solar panels installed on rooftops and large energy farms has become commonplace in many regions around the world. Even in gray and rainy UK, solar power is becoming a major player in electricity generation.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2024
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Battery innovation: Extending lifespan and capacity through self-healing materials
One of the greatest challenges in the fight against climate change is energy storage. Fossil fuel essentially stores itself, with its energy locked inside its own chemical bonds. But how do you store more sustainable, but ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 25, 2024
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UK oil and gas workers risk becoming the 'coal miners of our generation'
At the end of September, the UK's last remaining coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will be retired. The closure of the plant should—and will—be celebrated by environmentalists, as the move away from ...
Business
Sep 25, 2024
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Nantucket group petitions Supreme Court to review offshore wind development challenge
Nantucket residents have filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court decision allowing the feds to rush its approval of offshore wind projects without considering impacts to the ocean ecosystem.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 25, 2024
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Can cryptocurrencies ever be green?
Cryptocurrencies have been condemned over their environmental record at a time when traditional investments have been rapidly moving towards greener environmental, social and governance (ESG) values. So how long will it be ...
Business
Sep 25, 2024
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Where to stash the equivalent of 110 Sydney harbor bridges? That's what Australia faces as oil, gas rigs close
Oil and gas wells are dotted off Australia's shores. They involve huge steel structures fixed firmly to the sea floor, and thousands of kilometers of pipelines.
Business
Sep 25, 2024
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AI-guided experimentation identifies better energy storage solution
Finding a needle in a haystack is the quintessentially impossible task. But what if new tools could make it straightforwardly achievable? Imagine if, instead of searching through everything by hand, you could portion out ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 25, 2024
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