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Current status of our lighthouse in Frövi, Sweden

Garde2 months ago07 mins

The goal of the Swedish demo site of the CORALIS project in Frovi is to make a 10-hectare greenhouse operational while supplied by waste heat and carbon dioxide (CO2) from a nearby industry, thus demonstrating the power of industrial symbiosis in replacing fossil fuels which have been commonly used in greenhouses so far. In addition,

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Current status in our lighthouse in Brescia, Italy

Garde2 months ago09 mins

The District of Brescia is one of the largest in Italy, with over 1,200,000 inhabitants and an area of 4,784.36 km². Brescia stands out for the excellence of its manufacturing processes as well as for the application of the best available technologies for the reduction of environmental impacts. In the CORALIS project, the Brescia industrial

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How the ‘rich man’s energy club’ became a climate champion

Garde2 months ago02 mins

How do you rebuild an international organization for the climate era? That’s what the Paris-based International Energy Agency has done over the past decade. Founded in 1974 to secure oil supplies for its members, the IEA has become a leading voice on the need to cut emissions. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi asks Fatih…

Bilayer PET/PVDF substrate-reinforced solid polymer electrolyte improves solid-state lithium metal battery performance

Garde2 months ago01 mins

Effective energy storage is paramount to society’s transition to renewable energy. Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) have the potential to double the amount of energy stored in a single charge compared to current lithium ion batteries (LIBs), but lithium dendrite growth and electrolyte consumption in current LMB technologies are hindering battery performance.

Global experts propose a path forward in generating clean power from waste energy

Garde2 months ago01 mins

Simon Fraser University professor Vincenzo Pecunia has led a team of more than 100 internationally-recognized scientists in creating a comprehensive “roadmap” to guide global efforts to convert waste energy into clean power.

Researchers develop an oxygen-ion battery

Garde2 months ago01 mins

Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous today, but that does not mean that they are the best solution for all areas of application. TU Wien has now succeeded in developing an oxygen-ion battery that has some important advantages. Although it does not allow for quite as high energy densities as the lithium-ion battery, its storage capacity does not decrease irrevocably over time: it can be regenerated and thus may enable an extremely long service life.

Biodegradable artificial muscles: Going green in the field of soft robotics

Garde2 months ago01 mins

Artificial muscles are a progressing technology that could one day enable robots to function like living organisms. Such muscles open up new possibilities for how robots can shape the world around us; from assistive wearable devices that can redefine our physical abilities at old age, to rescue robots that can navigate rubble in search of the missing. But just because artificial muscles can have a strong societal impact during use, doesn’t mean they have to leave a strong environmental impact after use.

What really matters in multi-story building design?

Garde2 months ago01 mins

The impact of multi-story building design considerations on embodied emissions, cost, and operational energy has been revealed for the first time. Using a model, researchers estimate that 28% to 44% of yearly heating and cooling energy, and six gigatons of cumulative embodied carbon dioxide equivalent from now until 2050, could be saved in new multi-story buildings by employing certain recommendations and using technology available today.

Thin oxide films for development of model materials for semiconductors, sensors and batteries

Garde2 months ago01 mins

One of the first sights greeting visitors to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL’s) Energy Sciences Center are windows into busy lab spaces. Filled with equipment and researchers going about their work, the film growth lab looks out onto the lobby. It houses a team that creates extremely thin and precise films of different materials.

Doing the math on a solar-powered future

Garde2 months ago01 mins

Physicist Anders Carlsson, at Washington University in St. Louis, and Sid Redner of the Santa Fe Institute have created a new mathematical model to describe the most reliable, efficient and cost-effective way to harness solar power.

Think of solar panels more like apple trees: We need a fairer approach for what we use and sell, says researcherJune 2, 2023
As we race to decarbonize by electrifying everything, solar panels—now cheaper per square meter than marine-grade plywood—will do much of the heavy lifting. But if we don't rethink how our rooftop panels plug into the grid, the transition will be unfair and costly—for both people who own solar panels (and electric cars and smart appliances) and people who don't.
South Africa’s power blackouts: Solutions lie in solar farms, battery storage at scale, and an end to state monopolyJune 2, 2023
Rolling blackouts are costing South Africa dearly. The electricity crisis is a barrier to growth, destroys investor confidence and handicaps almost every economic activity. It has raised input costs for producers and retailers, and has triggered a new round of inflation and interest rate increases.
Episode 366: Biodiversity letdown, Boston Metal’s mission – GreenBizJune 2, 2023
Iceland makes circularity look effortless; “Disappointing”: Few asset managers back shareholder biodiversity proposals, report finds …
MeitY transfers indigenous Li-ion battery recycling technology to 9 industries & start-upsJune 2, 2023
New Delhi: In a significant development towards promoting circularity and sustainable practices, the Ministry of Electronics and Information …
Swiss energy system could be independent and carbon-neutral by 2050June 2, 2023
Researchers from EPFL and HES-SO Valais have modeled the Swiss energy system under the hypothetical constraints of carbon neutrality and energy independence by 2050. The results show that these two constraints could be met while reducing energy system costs by about 30% compared to 2020.
MeitY transfers cost effective Li-ion battery recycling technology to nine … – Press Information BureauJune 2, 2023
… battery recycling technology to nine recycling industries and start-ups today as part of Mission LiFE under “Promote circularity campaign”.
Integrating Circularity in Global Value Chains to Anchor Sustainability in Production SystemsJune 2, 2023
Circularity must go beyond end-of-life product management to focus on extending the life of input materials and enhancing resource efficiency by …
ASF and WTCE report urges industry to address in-cabin waste – InflightJune 2, 2023
… the Aviation Sustainability Form (ASF) have together published a report looking into potential paths to bring circularity to in-cabin waste (ICW).
Developing technologies to reduce the cost of green hydrogen productionJune 2, 2023
Green hydrogen, which produces hydrogen without the use of fossil fuels or the emission of carbon dioxide, has become increasingly important in recent years as part of efforts to realize a decarbonized economy. However, due to the high production cost of water electrolysis devices that produce green hydrogen, the economic feasibility of green hydrogen has not been very high. However, the development of a technology that drastically reduces the amount of rare metals such as iridium and platinum used in polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis devices is opening the way to lower production costs.