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Articles, Biofuels, Green Tech October 27, 2022

Less fuel in harvesting maize

Maize is one of the New World plants nobody else had experienced before 1500. Compared with wheat or rye, it certainly looked peculiar. The grain…

Green Tech, Innovation, Renewables

Germany pushes joint effort to become climate-neutral aviation ‘pioneer’

Green Tech, Power to X, Renewables

Here comes one of the world’s first solar-powered vehicles

Green Tech, Renewables, Smart cities

German govt welcomes new EU renewables & efficiency targets but struggles with 2035 car ban

Green Tech, Smart cities

Building just and prosperous zero-carbon regions

Green Tech December 28, 2021

How we measure energy efficiency in homes isn’t working

If you’ve ever rented or bought a house, you’ve probably come across energy performance certificates (EPCs). These certificates, with their brightly coloured bar charts, adorn…

Green Tech, Nature & Environment September 7, 2021

E-bikes are good for the environment and for you too

Global warming is a severe problem affecting the environment worldwide, primarily due to the excessive consumption of fossil fuels for transportation, which accounts for a fifth…

Green Tech, Smart cities August 10, 2021

In Virginia, utility smart grid projects could help fill rural broadband gaps

Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power are each pursuing pilot projects in which high-speed fiber connections are shared with local internet service providers. A handful of…

Green Tech, Smart cities June 29, 2021

Electric Cars and the Power Grid

Electric car (EV) sales are predicted to surge in 2021 as China and the European Union tighten emissions standards and calls for all-electric auto markets…

Green Tech, Smart cities June 8, 2021

Smart meters giving Missouri customers incentive to save energy during peaks

Evergy and Ameren Missouri are both rolling out optional time-of-use rates to customers as they install smart meters. Missouri’s two major electric utilities are introducing…

Green Tech May 11, 2021

Energy efficiency boosts jobs and cuts climate heat

Creating millions of jobs in energy efficiency schemes is the fastest way to restore prosperity and cut climate heating. LONDON, 26 January, 2021 − Improving energy…

Green Tech, Power to X May 4, 2021

Avoid hydrogen for heating homes, urges energy efficiency coalition

A coalition of 33 business and civil society groups have urged the European Commission to prioritise renewables and energy efficiency over hydrogen as part of…

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Articles Innovation Renewables

Salt and a battery – smashing the limits of power storage

We have all been there. The rectangular icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen turns red and flashes to indicate you’re almost out of battery. But the problems with batteries go far beyond this kind of minor inconvenience.…

Articles Nature & Environment

The fight against deadly soot

The health risks from tiny airborne particulate matter may soon face stricter federal regulation. But improving air quality remains a complex challenge. This September a Louisiana judge derailed Formosa Plastic’s Sunshine Project, the largest industrial development ever proposed in the…

Articles Climate Change Policy & Strategy

Hopeful signs of climate culture shift at COP27

This month, the United Nations hosted its annual “Conference of the Parties” (COP) in Egypt to discuss how to move the global community forward in the face of climate change. Now in its 27th year, the international meeting attracted familiar…

Articles Fossil Fuels

Sustainable district heating gives hope to the Romanian city of Motru

It’s not often that a town in a coal dependent region leaps to a fully renewable district heating system. Sometimes it is not even technically possible; other times, decision makers are just too rooted in ‘how we’ve always done things…

Articles Smart cities

Looking backward to move forward: sustainable alternatives to automobiles

Imagine a future where private automobiles have gone the way of the horse and buggy. For everyday trips, you hop on and off community-owned bikes dispersed throughout the area to get to your nearby goal or to cheap, reliable public…

Articles Policy & Strategy

Copper lock

Decarbonisation. Solar. Wind. Green hydrogen. Electric cars. Energy storage. The main keywords of EU energy policies are the same as the USA, China, India, Brazil and Australia. The difference is the strategy – if you have one or not. It’s…

Articles Innovation Policy & Strategy

Commodity bonds as a development tool

Bonds with fuel pellets as the commodity are a surprisingly good example, but that is the finale of this item. First, the intro: Commodity bonds may be used as a development tool, especially by smaller countries not in the Eurozone,…

Articles Coal

The role of coal power in China’s energy transition

China is the leader and continues to lead the world in renewable energy, especially wind and solar installation. According to the China Electricity Council (CEC), by the end of October 2022, China’s renewable energy installation saw a remarkable 97GW rise,…

Articles Hydrogen

New routes for hydrogen storage

Hydrogen is the primary candidate to take on the long-term role of energy storage in a system that relies heavily on non-programmable renewable sources such as solar and wind. But even though hydrogen is environmentally friendly, produces no emissions and…

Articles Last Exit

Rossdale Power Plant

The Rossdale Power Plant is one of the most important pieces of industrial heritage in Alberta (Canada). Power was first generated on the site in 1902. The Rossdale plant was the only electrical facility in Edmonton until 1970, when it…

The Lost Bayou: Grand Bayou

Grand Bayou, LA. At one time, it was a lively community of close-knit families, until they were forced to leave. ©2020. Garde Voir Ci magazine. Nicholls State University Department of Mass Communication.

World Rainforest Day

Rainforests cover only 2 percent of the planet’s surface area but are responsible for more than 25% of all Western medicine and house more than 50% of the world’s plant and animal species.