Energy & Green Tech
Australia can almost fully decarbonize its light-duty vehicle (LDV) fleet by 2050 by implementing fuel efficiency or carbon dioxide (CO2) emission standards like those already adopted in leading vehicle markets including ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The UK aims to replace 1.7 million gas boilers a year by the mid-2030s, as part of its plan to reach net zero. This will require rapidly scaling up the installation of heat pumps which can run on renewable electricity. Just ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Biofuel is closer to becoming a cost-competitive, climate-friendly solution for slashing carbon emissions in cars and trucks, according to two new studies.
Nov 10, 2022
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Engineering
More and more of the world's people are feeling the impacts of climate change. As United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said when COP27 opened this week: "We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Engineering
The aeronautical industry has transitioned to the use of advanced composite materials because of their lightweight properties, strength and durability. Together with increased aircraft productivity and performance, using ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Managing road intersections in crowded and dynamic environments, such as urban areas, can be highly challenging. The poor management of traffic at these can lead to road accidents, wastage of fuel, and environmental pollution.
Business
The concrete industry is just one of many looking at new manufacturing methods to reduce its carbon footprint. These efforts are essential to fulfilling the Paris Agreement, which asks each of its signees to achieve a net-zero ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Engineering
Building construction and operation account for 16% and 22%, respectively, of total carbon emissions in China. Those numbers are down, but still need significant work to achieve green building construction and carbon neutrality, ...
Jul 7, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Biogas plants produce methane along with more than 40% CO2 which has been released into the atmosphere in conventional biogas plants. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM have ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Business
Reducing our energy use has rarely been so pressing. And one way we can do this is choosing the most energy efficient option when it's time to buy new appliances or move house.
May 26, 2022
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