Uganda’s Refugees Turn Food Waste into Clean Fuel
By: Esther Nakkazi In Uganda’s Kyaka II refugee settlement, once discarded food waste is being put to better use to provide clean cooking fuel for…
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Pulverised fuel ash: how we can recycle the dirty byproduct from coal-fired power stations
The ash from burning coal in coal-fired power stations lies in thousands of landfills around the world. This waste material, generally considered a hazard, is…
Creating clean transport fuels from waste
By extracting biofuel from agricultural and urban waste, researchers hope to create a low-cost, zero emission transport fuel for the future For all of its…
Worthless mining waste could suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere and reverse emissions
The Paris Agreement commits nations to limiting global warming to less than 2˚C by the end of the century. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent…
Concerns over carbon emissions from burning wood
Burning wood to fuel power stations can create as many harmful carbon emissions as burning coal, according to a government report. UK taxpayers subsidise energy…