Cost-Effective Design For Pumped Hydropower
2020-08-27
The simple fact is that plain old water is the only large scale, long duration energy storage medium available as of today. The challenge is that water batteries — akaContinue Reading
Flying Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly
2020-08-24
Together with the Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam and the Austrian engine producer BRP-Rotax, Rolls-Royce has been developing a prototype parallel-hybrid electric powertrain for a sustainable and environmentally friendly propulsion systemContinue Reading
‘The Better Home’ – A Pocket Friendly Sustainable Products Range
2020-08-24
One of the biggest concerns of buying sustainable products is their heavy price tag, they are at least 30-40 per cent more expensive than their conventional counterparts. However, the direct-to-consumerContinue Reading
Turning Trash Into Supercapacitors For Energy Storage
2020-08-20
UC Riverside engineers have developed a way to recycle plastic waste, such as soda or water bottles, into a nanomaterial useful for energy storage. Mihri and Cengiz Ozkan and theirContinue Reading
Agricultural Sulfur – Worse Than Acid Rain
2020-08-20
A new study reveals that fertilizer and pesticide applications to croplands have overtaken coal as the most significant source of sulfur (think: acid rain) to health and the environment. AcidContinue Reading
Coca-Cola Is Inching Towards Sustainable Packaging
2020-08-19
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced the introduction of CanCollar, a paperboard packaging solution, for multipack cans that is sustainable, recyclable, and set to keep more than 18 “tonnes” (aboutContinue Reading
Using Renewable Energy To Power LNG Plants Could Reduce Emissions By 8% in 2020 Alone
2020-08-19
Using renewable energy to power liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Asia Pacific could reduce emissions by about 8%, says Wood Mackenzie. Asia Pacific produces over a third of theContinue Reading
Microplastics Are Flooding Our Bodies
2020-08-18
Microplastics are extremely pervasive throughout nature and have previously been found in the deepest points of our planet’s oceans, and even in most seafood. Now, according to a new researchContinue Reading