Some plastics can be recycled, but transparent film plastics are presently not considered worth reclaiming from landfill. An EU project aimed to change that, promoting flexible painted and laminated plastic film (commonly used for food, toys, cosmetics, and industrial parts) as a valuable recycling resource.
Nov 29th, 2013
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Scientists developed and tested an improved proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyser to fuel micro-CHP through EU funding of the project 'Pressurized PEM electrolyzer' (PRIMOLYZER).
Nov 29th, 2013
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Trough cheap technology it will be possible to use the passing of vehicles to illuminate the city.
Nov 29th, 2013
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A fleet of 130 virtual electric cars is set to commence on the roads of Munich, Germany. A smartphone's software records and processes the driving data to reveal how electric vehicles would perform the corresponding operational cycles in environmental and economic terms.
Nov 28th, 2013
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REBELS program aims to develop innovative intermediate-temperature fuel cells for low-cost stationary power generation.
Nov 28th, 2013
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The first part on the Working Group I contribution to AR5 is now available.
Nov 27th, 2013
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Farmers, gardeners and students have a new place to learn about climate change and how to be part of the solution.
Nov 26th, 2013
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The research initiative POWERAMP developed roadway-energy harvesting prototypes based on dynamic speed bumps that are able to transfer kinetic energy from vehicles passing over them.
Nov 26th, 2013
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More than 6 billion Euro per year can be saved in German power production costs provided all of the suitable areas in the North and Baltic Seas were used by offshore wind energy production. This is the result of a Fraunhofer IWES study commisioned by the Offshore Wind Energy Foundation.
Nov 26th, 2013
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Researchers bring their invention - the world's first bioelectrically enhanced wastewater to energy system - to market.
Nov 25th, 2013
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New research suggests that even if carbon-dioxide emissions came to a sudden halt, the carbon dioxide already in Earth's atmosphere could continue to warm our planet for hundreds of years. Thus, it might take a lot less carbon than previously thought to reach the global temperature scientists deem unsafe.
Nov 24th, 2013
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Researchers generate electricity rather than biomass with photosynthetic proteins.
Nov 21st, 2013
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Swiss chemist Michael Graetzel, noted for his discovery of a new solar cell that's easier and less costly to produce than silicon-based cells, has won the first $50,000 Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy from the University of Louisville.
Nov 21st, 2013
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Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have developed a method for greatly enhancing biofuel production in tiny marine algae.
Nov 21st, 2013
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TUM CREATE presents an electric taxi for use in tropical megacities at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show. EVA showcases a new super-fast charging system recharging the battery within 15 minutes, a range of 200 kilometers and an individual air conditioning. As the first university in the world, TUM presents electric vehicle concepts for different climate zones.
Nov 21st, 2013
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New analysis shows that emissions in the California cap-and-trade scheme are lower than official estimates suggest.
Nov 20th, 2013
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An international team of researchers has synthesized a new material that stores an unusually large amount of hydrogen. Performing high-pressure X-ray studies at DESY's PETRA III and other light sources, the scientists detected the formation of previously unobserved iridium hydride at a pressure of 55 gigapascals, corresponding to approximately 550,000 times the Earth's atmospheric pressure. The new material can store up to three times more hydrogen than most other metal hydrides.
Nov 20th, 2013
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Scientists initiated the RELHY project to overcome the challenges of integrating currently in-use solid oxide electrolyte cells (SOECs) into industrially-relevant efficient, cost-effective and durable stacks. The research and development team focused on optimisation of cell materials and innovative SOE stack designs.
Nov 19th, 2013
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