Integrated mineral carbonation: Decarbonising Western Australia

A research team from Curtin University is pioneering decarbonisation in Western Australia through integrated mineral carbonation. Bill Johnston, MLA, Mines and Petroleum Minister, announced on...

Advancing waste heat recovery in Portugal for a greener future

The European project, EMB3Rs, is discovering new ways to achieve industrial waste heat recovery in Portugal to raise energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions and...

New approach revealed to reduce EV battery testing time by 75%

Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) have emphasised that testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster...

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UK Fisheries Bill: What is next for British fishing and aquaculture?

Next month, the British Government will conduct a second reading of the new Fisheries Bill, offering more decision-making powers to devolved administrations. As the UK leaves the EU, it will also leave behind the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) allowing the...

UK to launch new facility for converting plastic waste into hydrogen energy

Infrastructure development company, Peel L&P Environmental plan on building the UK’s first facility for converting plastic waste into hydrogen energy. The waste-to-energy eco-plant is to be built near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Using pioneering distributed modular generation (DMG) technology, Peel L&P...

Innovators safely reduce water pollution using chlorine dioxide

Innovators from the University of Belgrade (UoB), Serbia, and South Ural State University (SUSU), Russia, have developed a method to safely reduce water pollution, using chlorine dioxide. Chlorine dioxide is currently used as a water disinfectant to kill pathogenic microorganisms...

Engineering professor uses satellites to detect deadly bacteria in oysters

NASA and the Louisiana Board of Regents have awarded  $1.5m to a Louisiana State University (LSU) professor for his work developing a method of detecting norovirus and flesh-eating bacteria in oysters. Globally, humans eat up to 2 billion oysters each...

Marine science – solving modern sustainability challenges

Matt Frost, Deputy Director and Head of Policy at the Marine Biological Association, highlights the importance of marine science for sustainable development. On 31 March 1884, a group of eminent scientists gathered in a room at the Royal Society in...

The benefits of autonomous shipping technologies

Autonomous shipping technologies have the potential to transform the trade sector by increasing sustainability and minimising vessel collision. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, autonomous shipping could reduce contact in freightage, minimising the likelihood of contagion. Autonomous ships can...

New app to dramatically cut shipping emissions and fuel costs

Machine learning-based app to cut shipping emissions and fuel costs by providing captains with information on changing sea conditions. In collaboration with Shell Shipping and Maritime, scientists from the University of Southampton (UoS) have developed a digital dashboard that can...

How successful are plastic removal strategies?

New study analyses the efficacy of plastic removal strategies and suggests that by 2150 only 5% of ocean plastics will be removed. Researchers at the University of Exeter, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and...

The significance of mangroves and their ecosystems

Kusuto Nanjo from the National Fisheries University, Japan, explains why mangroves and their ecosystems must be conserved and managed. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that have flourished in the intertidal areas of sheltered shores, estuaries, and mudflats of tropical...

Sustainable innovation and the role of interdisciplinary collaboration

Florent Allais from AgroParisTech speaks to The Innovation Platform about the importance of combining biotechnologies, green chemistry, and downstream processes when fostering sustainable innovation. Faced with the depletion of fossil resources and fluctuating prices, climate change, and environmental and health...

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