Energy & Green Tech
An alternative source of heat could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of a process which turns food waste into power, new research suggests.
Dec 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A new method to treat sewage can efficiently convert leftover sludge to biogas, an advance that could help communities lower their waste treatment costs while helping the environment.
Nov 3, 2022
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Engineering
Engineers in Melbourne have developed a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to remove heavy metals, including copper and zinc, from biosolids.
Jun 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
What could clean energy buses and sewage treatment plants have in common? Answer: the co-location of hydrogen production by electrolysis at a wastewater facility to produce hydrogen for fuel cells to run buses, and oxygen ...
Dec 8, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
It might seem an unlikely partnership, but sewage sludge has a role in a clean energy future.
Oct 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
With the acceleration of urbanization and industrial development, the treatment rate of urban sewage and industrial wastewater has increased year by year. Taking China for instance, there were more than 3000 sewage treatment ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Engineering
Proving criminal machinations can be difficult—for instance when those involved covertly discharge hazardous wastewater into sewers. A new sensor system developed by Fraunhofer researchers and their partners could soon ...
Sep 2, 2019
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Engineering
If you were ever to see sewage sludge up close, you might be hard-pressed to find any redeemable value; however, researchers at UBC's Bioreactor Technology Group see it another way.
Jul 25, 2023
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Engineering
In the last 200 years, society has undergone major energy transitions associated with introducing new energy sources, such as coal, oil and natural gas. To address climate change, the world must experience another energy ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Engineering
Syngas, short for synthesis gas, holds immense potential for further synthesis of various fuels and chemicals, and is environmentally sustainable and economically viable. Currently, non-renewable fossil fuels like natural ...
Oct 9, 2023
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