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Anglophone political populism and the cultural rejection of climate change
Donald Trump's US election victory follows hard on the back of the UK's Brexit vote in June. The results - an expression of collective public preference from the electorate - have shaken political and cultural establishments on both sides of the Atlantic. In light of what these two popular votes signify in the context of climate change, it is perhaps ironic that it was largely US and UK science which, from the 1970s through the 1990s, really drove the scientific, public and political construction of the idea of anthropogenic global warming.
Posted: Nov 14th, 2016
Read moreMaking data centers green
An international cooperation ICT research project has been established to reduce currently high and inefficient energy consumption on data centers from the perspective of job scheduling and resource management.
Posted: Nov 14th, 2016
Read moreEnergy storage system of tomorrow
A novel marine pumped storage system can use the high water pressure in very deep water to store electrical energy with the aid of hollow spheres.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2016
Read moreA step toward biodegradable plastics
Chemists discover structure of bacterial enzyme that generates useful polymers.
Posted: Nov 11th, 2016
Read morePower-to-Liquid: Pilot operation of first compact plant
First compact plant worldwide for synthetic fuels from solar energy and carbon dioxide extracted from air to start in Finland.
Posted: Nov 10th, 2016
Read moreNew biochar model scrubs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
New research suggests an economically viable model to scrub carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to thwart global warming.
Posted: Oct 28th, 2016
Read moreResearchers invent 'perfect' soap molecule that is better for the environment
A team of researchers has invented a new soap molecule made from renewable sources that could dramatically reduce the number of chemicals in cleaning products and their impact on the environment.
Posted: Oct 26th, 2016
Read moreNew consortium to develop advanced water splitting materials for hydrogen production
The consortium, named HydroGEN Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium (HydroGEN), intends to accelerate the development of commercially viable pathways for hydrogen production from renewable energy sources.
Posted: Oct 24th, 2016
Read moreBiomass heating could get a 'green' boost with the help of fungi
Scientists report a step toward a 'greener' way to generate heat with biomass. Rather than burning it, which releases pollutants, they let fungi break it down to release heat.
Posted: Oct 20th, 2016
Read moreWave energy researchers dive deep to advance clean energy source
Engineers are conducting the largest model-scale wave energy testing of its kind to improve the performance of wave-energy converters (WECs).
Posted: Oct 18th, 2016
Read moreA reliance on negative emissions technologies is locking in carbon addiction
A new study reveals the scale and widespread reliance on 'negative emissions technologies', which remain at best experimental. Nevertheless the models being used to advise governments on what action to take are dominated by such highly speculative technologies, with many assuming their mass roll-out beginning within the decade.
Posted: Oct 13th, 2016
Read moreInnovative molten silicon-based energy storage system
Researchers are developing a novel system that allows the storage energy in molten silicon which is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust. The system aims to develop a new generation of low cost solar thermal stations and becoming a innovative storage system of electricity and cogeneration for urban centers.
Posted: Oct 7th, 2016
Read morePolyamides from a waste stream of the wood industry
Scientists have developed a process for the manufacturing of high-quality plastics from terpenes, a waste stream of the cellulose production.
Posted: Oct 7th, 2016
Read moreHarnessing algae for the creation of clean energy
Researchers have revealed how microalgae produce hydrogen, a clean fuel of the future, and suggest a possible mechanism to jumpstart mass production of this environmentally-friendly energy source.
Posted: Oct 6th, 2016
Read moreSustainability projects offer potential seeds for a more just future
It is rare to hear environmental scientists sounding positive about the future. But that's exactly what's happening now with an international group of researchers. Because over the past two years, they have been gathering examples of positive initiatives of various kinds from communities around the world.
Posted: Oct 5th, 2016
Read moreA substantial advance in low-cost clean energy generation
Researchers have reported a substantial advance in generating electricity through a combination of concentrating solar power and thermoelectric materials.
Posted: Oct 3rd, 2016
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