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Europe's biggest 'green' methanol plant opens in Denmark
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
Sitting next to northern Europe's biggest solar panel field and a large transformer station in the Danish countryside, the site will produce e-methanol, a synth...
Biogas Production from Alfalfa Enhanced by Fruit Waste and Microbes
May 07, 2025 (SPX)
Alfalfa, typically valued as a high-protein livestock feed, can also serve as an efficient biogas source when processed through anaerobic digestion. This proces...
Bacteria breathe electricity unlocking bioenergy and clean tech potential
May 02, 2025 (SPX)
The team identified how these bacteria use a natural process called extracellular respiration to expel electrons. The discovery, combining biology with electroc...
Difficult energy transition looms without major EU investment in biomass
Apr 23, 2025 (SPX)
The study highlights biomass's versatility. Materials like logging residues, straw, and wood waste can replace fossil fuels in critical sectors including power ...
Turning wood waste into ultra strong material
Apr 03, 2025 (SPX)
Backed by a $2 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Waste Upcycling for Defense (WUD) project seeks to develop cost-eff...
Tunisian startup turns olive waste into clean energy
Mar 29, 2025 (AFP)
Holding a handful of compacted olive residue -- a thick paste left over from oil extraction -- Khelifi said: "This is what we need today. How can we turn someth...
Airlines cast doubt on EU sustainable fuel targets
Mar 27, 2025 (AFP)
Under ambitious plans to tackle climate change, the EU will require airlines to gradually increase the amount of so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) they ...
Eco friendly low-cost energy storage system from pine biomass
Mar 10, 2025 (SPX)
Researchers from the group, including Eider Goikolea and Idoia Ruiz de Larramendi, both lecturers at UPV/EHU, are working on innovative materials for next-gener...
Solar-powered reactor extracts CO2 from air to produce sustainable fuel
Feb 18, 2025 (SPX)
The system, which operates without the need for external power sources, could be deployed in remote or off-grid areas, enabling on-site fuel production. Unlike ...
Why Expanding the Search for Climate-Friendly Microalgae is Essential
Feb 18, 2025 (SPX)
A recent study highlights how microalgae can significantly reduce CO2 emissions and drive sustainable industry development. However, researchers stress that str...
UK halves subsidies for wood-burning power station
Feb 10, 2025 (AFP)
Subsidies for the wood-burning power station in northern England -- a significant producer of electricity in the UK -- will be renewed from 2027, albeit under t...
New Green Phosphonate Chemistry Explored
Jan 30, 2025 (SPX)
Organic phosphorus compounds are integral to a variety of scientific disciplines, including chemistry, biology, medicine, and pharmacy. Among them, phosphonates...
Chemical looping turns environmental waste into fuel
Jan 30, 2025 (SPX)
In a significant breakthrough, researchers from The Ohio State University have developed a technology to transform materials like plastics and agricultural wast...
Turning farm waste into sustainable roads
Jan 30, 2025 (SPX)
Now, researchers led by Xianming Shi, chair of the civil and architectural engineering department at the University of Miami College of Engineering, are explori...
Zero Emissions Process for Truly Biodegradable Plastics Developed
Jan 30, 2025 (SPX)
Despite their promise, many biodegradable plastics fail to degrade efficiently in diverse environments like soil, rivers, and oceans. This challenge has spurred...
For clean ammonia, MIT engineers propose going underground
Jan 22, 2025 (SPX)
Now, a team of researchers at MIT has developed an innovative way of making ammonia without the usual fossil-fuel-powered chemical plants that require high heat...
From lab to field: CABBI pipeline delivers oil-rich sorghum
Jan 20, 2025 (SPX)
Scientists have long worked to create new sustainable sources of vegetable oils, known as triacylglycerols (TAG), to meet the growing demand for renewable fuels...
Breakthrough process converts CO2 and electricity into protein-rich food
Jan 16, 2025 (SPX)
The system employs two interconnected reactors to achieve this transformation. The first reactor uses microbial electrosynthesis (MES) to convert CO2 into aceta...
The biobattery that needs to be fed
Jan 10, 2025 (SPX)
In a three-year research initiative funded by the Gebert Ruf Stiftung under the Microbials program, scientists from Empa's Cellulose and Wood Materials laborato...
Breakthrough in sustainable energy with photochemical water oxidation
Dec 26, 2024 (SPX)
A research team led by Assistant Professor Megumi Okazaki at the Institute of Science Tokyo has taken significant steps to address these challenges. Their lates...
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