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M2X Energy partners with UCF to convert greenhouse gases into low-carbon methanol
Jan 24, 2023 (SPX)
While methane doesn't remain in the atmosphere as long as CO2 (which can linger for thousands of years), it is 84 times more potent at trapping heat over a 20-y...
Can Iceland feed Europe?
Jan 19, 2023 (SPX)
Iceland could produce hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sustainable, high-protein biomass, to become fully protein self-sufficient, as well as a net-exporter o...
Half a million lives could be saved yearly by replacing wood and charcoal stoves in Africa
Jan 13, 2023 (SPX)
Traditional wood- and charcoal-burning stoves are a centrepiece of millions of homes in Africa, as well as in other developing regions of the world, but costs a...
Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels
Jan 10, 2023 (SPX)
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed the system, which can convert two waste streams into two chemical products at the same time - the f...
Aston University to help power Indonesia with affordable energy made from rice straw
Dec 22, 2022 (SPX)
Each year the country produces 100 million tonnes of the rice waste, of which 60% is burned in open fields, causing air pollution and has even been linked to lu...
An important step towards strong and durable biobased plastics
Dec 14, 2022 (SPX)
They present a simple, yet innovative, synthesis strategy to overcome the inherently low reactivity of biobased secondary diols and arrive at polyesters that ha...
Researchers harvest electricity from wood soaking in water
Dec 14, 2022 (SPX)
The method reported in the scientific journal Advanced Functional Materials by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology focuses on what naturally happen...
To battle climate change, scientists tap into carbon-hungry microorganisms for clues
Dec 02, 2022 (SPX)
The new approach, reported in Nature Catalysis, could help advance carbon-free alternatives to fossil fuels linked to global warming and climate change. The wor...
UK start-up behind algae-based packaging bids for Earthshot glory
Nov 28, 2022 (AFP)
Notpla -- whose mantra is "we make packaging disappear" -- is competing with 14 other firms for five prestigious awards, to be dished out by the prince and a st...
NASA and industry advance jet engines and sustainable fuel compatibility
Nov 14, 2022 (SPX)
Under HyTEC, NASA recently awarded a cost-share contract to Pratt and Whitney with a total value of $13.1 million. Pratt and Whitney, based in Hartford, CT, wil...
Biofuel on the road to energy, cost savings
Nov 11, 2022 (SPX)
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory collaborated with the DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest Nat...
New project will design first Danish reactor for carbon negative hydrogen production from biogas
Nov 11, 2022 (SPX)
This is one of the main pillars in a new research project at Aarhus University, which will see the development of Denmark's first reactor to produce hydrogen fr...
Project Fierce fuels the future of synthetic jet fuel generation
Nov 09, 2022 (SPX)
Since 2008, the Air Force has used alternative fuels, known as sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), that require blending with traditional fossil fuels. Most of th...
CABBI team adds powerful new dimension to phenotyping next-gen bioenergy crop
Nov 07, 2022 (SPX)
However, breeding must become faster and more efficient if it is to reach the potential for sustainable and resilient biomass production in miscanthus. A key bo...
Maersk plans large-scale green fuel production in Spain
Nov 03, 2022 (AFP)
The methanol project, which will involve private partners and European Union funding, will see an investment of nearly 10 billion euros ($9.75 billion), a gover...
Sustainable Aviation Fuel reduces Airbus' Scope 1 emissions
Nov 03, 2022 (SPX)
In line with its purpose to pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world, Airbus is working to reduce the environmental footprint of its products a...
Engineering duckweed to produce oil for biofuels, bioproducts
Oct 13, 2022 (SPX)
The paper describes how the scientists engineered a strain of duckweed, Lemna japonica, to accumulate oil at close to 10 percent of its dry weight biomass. That...
Onshore algae farms could be 'breadbasket for Global South'
Oct 07, 2022 (SPX)
New research describes how growing algae onshore could close a projected gap in society's future nutritional demands while also improving environmental sustaina...
On-site reactors could affordably turn CO2 into valuable chemicals
Oct 07, 2022 (SPX)
Outlined in a study published in the journal Nature Energy, the system yields 10 times more carbon monoxide (CO) - which can be used to make ethanol, methane an...
Processing waste biomass to reduce airborne emissions
Oct 06, 2022 (SPX)
Annually, $120 billion worth of crop and forest residues are burned in the open worldwide - a major waste of resources in an energy-starved world, says Kevin Ku...
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