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Green subsidies may have hidden costs, experts warn
Government subsidies for business practices and processes should be approached with caution, even when they seem to be environmentally friendly, writes a group of scientists and economists in this week's Policy Forum in the ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Building deconstruction, reuse would benefit New York State jobs, climate
Shifting from wasteful demolition practices to a circular construction economy in New York state could unlock unrealized economic activity, create thousands of green jobs and advance ambitious climate goals—while reducing ...
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Morocco mobile desalination units quench remote areas' thirst
In the small fishing village of Beddouza in western Morocco, locals have turned to the Atlantic to quench their thirst, using mobile desalination stations to combat the kingdom's persistent drought.
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New design overcomes key barrier to safer, more efficient EV batteries
Researchers at McGill University have made a significant advance in the development of all-solid-state lithium batteries, which are being pursued as the next step in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology.
Oct 2, 2024
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Desperate for good news about climate change? Consider the pace of clean energy growth
Climate change has been viewed almost universally as a burden, a hot potato to be passed from country to country at annual climate change conferences. Although it's widely known that climate-friendly solar and wind energy ...
Oct 2, 2024
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Engineering
Engineers develop solar-powered lithium extraction from brine
A team of engineers at Nanjing University, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of California, Berkeley, has developed a new way to extract lithium from briny water.
Oct 1, 2024
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Engineering
New research unlocks potential of electrochemical separation for water treatment and resource extraction
A team of Vanderbilt researchers has developed novel technology called electrochemical ion pumping (EIP) that could revolutionize the treatment of water and resource extraction.
Oct 1, 2024
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Engineering
New technique streamlines early-stage battery development
From current on-road vehicles to future electrified aircraft, the safety and reliability of energy storage systems is critical across battery applications. Before entering the market, all battery systems undergo thorough ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Engineering
Cool roofs could have saved lives during London's hottest summer
As many as 249 lives could have been saved in London during the 2018 record-setting hot summer had the city widely adopted cool roofs, estimates a new study by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter.
Oct 1, 2024
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Business
Using artificial intelligence to reduce risks to critical mineral supply
Australia risks losing its world-leading advantage in critical and rare minerals used for clean energy, electric vehicles and batteries for solar energy, unless it embraces artificial intelligence in the mining sector, according ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Where leading countries stand in the transition to renewable heating, road transport and electricity
The sluggish rate of progress made in the energy transition is putting the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 at risk. On the positive side, with early warning indicators guiding timely and targeted ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Business
High costs slow widespread use of heat pumps in UK, study shows
The high cost of installing heat pumps for home heating could slow down people widely adopting the technology and leave government targets missed, research suggests. There has been a little to no reduction in the average ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Engineering
Soda production process eliminates CO₂ emissions
Fraunhofer researchers and their partners have developed an innovative and eco-friendly method of producing soda, essential for a wide range of industries, in the Green Soda project. The process is based on bipolar electrodialysis ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Developing a data-driven approach for digitalized, sustainable battery cell production
The further development and evolution of existing storage systems is a key prerequisite for the energy transition. The Center for Digitalized Battery Cell Manufacturing (ZDB) at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
China drives record growth in renewable energy jobs: report
A record 2.5 million jobs were created in the renewable energy sector in 2023, most of them in China, the International Renewable Energy Agency and International Labor Organization said on Tuesday.
Oct 1, 2024
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Engineering
New cooling system works on gravity instead of electricity
Its abundance of sunlight and heavy investment in solar cell technology has positioned Saudi Arabia well in its transition to becoming a leading exporter of renewable energy. Indeed, solar energy currently makes up more than ...
Sep 30, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Study sheds light on the paths leading to the degradation of layered Li-rich oxide cathodes
In recent years, researchers have been trying to develop increasingly advanced battery technologies that can store more energy, recharge faster, discharge slower, and have longer lifespans. To achieve this, many have been ...
Energy & Green Tech
Researchers develop model to project energy storage needs for renewable energy
Researchers have developed a model that can be used to project what a nation's energy storage needs would be if it were to shift entirely to renewable energy sources, moving away from fossil fuels for electric power generation. ...
Sep 30, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Getting to zero emissions: A call for unified energy planning
As competition between gas and electric utilities heats up due to clean energy-promoting policies that emphasize replacing gas with electricity, state regulators need to overhaul their approach to regulation, argue scholars ...
Sep 30, 2024
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Business
Study warns of $557 trillion in stranded assets by 2050 if fossil fuel investments continue
Continued investment in carbon-intensive industries will drastically increase the amount of "stranded assets" as the world moves to net-zero emissions, researchers warn.
Sep 30, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Researcher wants to ensure AI doesn't ruin the environment
Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the world as we know it. It's been used for everything from health-care monitoring to writing speeches. But the technology's impact on the environment is becoming a serious concern.
Sep 30, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Proof-of-concept study develops battery that would use Martian atmosphere as fuel during discharge
Mars presents a highly complex natural environment, characterized by a variety of gas components—95.32% carbon dioxide, 2.7% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, 0.13% oxygen, and 0.08% carbon monoxide—as well as extreme temperature ...
Sep 30, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Hurricane Helene power outages leave millions in the dark—poorer areas often wait longest for electricity to be restored
Hurricane Helene cut power to more than 4 million homes and businesses as it moved across the Southeast after hitting Florida's Big Bend region as a powerful Category 4 storm on Sept. 26, 2024. As Helene's rains moved into ...
Sep 30, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
UK homeowners are reluctant to switch to low-carbon heating—research points to how to change their minds
Cold climate countries are making significant efforts to transition from fossil fuels, such as oil and gas, to sustainable heating sources, such as heat pumps or district heating to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But fossil-fuel-based ...
Sep 30, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Report shows routes for recycling carbon dioxide and coal waste into useful products
A congressionally mandated study led by Princeton's Emily Carter has released a comprehensive roadmap for research and policies to enable large-scale recycling of carbon pollution into high-demand, useful products like fuels ...
Sep 30, 2024
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