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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How has COVID-19 isolation effected air pollution?

A recent study reveals that, on average, air pollution has decreased by 64% in Spanish cities, following measures implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19. While analysing satellite images from the ESA’s innovative Sentinel-5P mission of the Copernicus programme, scientist...

New model for explaining urban heat islands

Scientists have explained the effects of seasonal variation on urban heat islands (UHI) using a simple new model, which could result in the better preparedness of at risk cities. The phrase urban heat island (UHI) refers to a metropolitan area...

Mapping framework for sustainable agricultural water management

A new high-resolution mapping framework, called BESS-STAIR, could provide farmers with an accurate forecasts of crop water. BESS-STAIR is composed of a satellite-driven biophysical model integrating plants’ water, carbon and energy cycles, the Breathing Earth System Simulator (BESS), with a...

€14bn to promote sustainable infrastructure in the EU

The European Commission has announced the approval of an investment package worth more than €14bn of EU funds to promote sustainable infrastructure. The EU funded projects will cover several key areas such as environment, health, transport and energy for a...

Specialising in marine and transportation insurance

SEASECURE and GUIAN proposes competitive solutions covering a large range of insurance types dedicated to the shipping, trading and yachting industries. SEASECURE and GUIAN, are two sister companies active in the marine and aquaculture insurance brokerage. Both brands develop their...

Could the shells of insects be the missing link in the circular economy?

A team of scientists from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have used the shells of black soldier flies to sustainably extract the biomaterial chitin. In a paper published in Nature's Scientific Reports researchers outlined a link between bio...

New system for ensuring the sustainability of ‘ecoplastics’

Circularise has successfully developed a system of ensuring the sustainability and accountability of companies that produce ‘ecoplastics’. In 2019, the start-ups Circularise, DOMO and Covestro announced a collaborative project for guaranteeing circularity in the plastics industry. The newly formed Circularise...

Unleashing the next generation of metal-air batteries for electric vehicles

In a collaborative research paper, scientists have outlined how they developed a new catalyst that could boost the charge efficiency of metal-air batteries. Metal-air batteries (MABs) use oxygen from ambient air as a recourse to store and convert energy. MABs...

MIP2Sensors: detecting and quantifying pesticides in olive oil

Evora University present their latest research which encompasses the design and development of new functional selective sorbents for the isolation/preconcentration of pesticide in olive oil samples. Olive oil (OO) production plays a crucial role within the national economy of Mediterranean...

Circular Economy Action Plan: making sustainability the norm

The European Commission has developed a new Circular Economy Action Plan with the hope to make sustainable products the norm in the EU. The European Commission has adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan as one of the main building...

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