Solar Storms Could Scramble Whales’ Navigational Sense
Gray whales 4.3 times more likely to strand during a cosmic burst of radio static. Diese [...]
Month: February 2020
The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis
Climate change: it is arguably the most urgent and consequential issue humankind has ever faced. How [...]
Compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in real life industrial composting
Central aim of the study was to gather more empiric data on the question whether the [...]
World Record: Efficiency of perovskite silicon tandem solar cell jumps to 29.15 per cent
While silicon converts mostly the red portions of sunlight into electricity, perovskite compounds primarily utilise the [...]
Plants absorb lead from perovskite solar cells more than expected
Lead from metal-organic perovskite compounds can be absorbed particularly easily by plants. Diese Meldung teilen [...]
Researchers Improve Safety of Lead-Based Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers have developed a technique to sequester the lead used to make perovskite solar cells, a [...]
Mediterranean rainfall immediately affected by greenhouse gas changes
Mediterranean-type climates face immediate drops in rainfall when greenhouse gases rise, but this could be stopped [...]
New Green Technology from UMass Amherst Generates Electricity ‘Out of Thin Air’
Renewable device could help mitigate climate change, power medical devices. Diese Meldung teilen [...]
Gigantic dam to protect North Sea countries
Scientists propose damming of the North Sea. Diese Meldung teilen [...]
A Dangerous Trend is Challenging the Success of Wind Power Around the Globe: Concentration and Monopolisation
Today it seems to be common sense that renewables are understood to be decentralised energy sources, [...]
Green Deal: Integrated Industry and Climate Policies Needed
Wuppertal Institute provides suggestions for implementing the European Green Deal. Diese Meldung teilen [...]
Oz Minerals is aiming for the mine to be powered by up to 80 per cent renewable energy
Australian mining company Oz Minerals plans to power its proposed West Musgrave copper nickel mine in [...]
Sustainable biofuels from cultivated biomass need to be a part of the European “Green Deal”
European agriculture urgently needs reliable sales alternatives to stabilise its agricultural revenue. This is one of [...]
Electrification can cut emissions of transport, buildings and industry in Europe by 60 % by 2050
Report highlights steps for policy makers to encourage ‘sector coupling’ – the spread of electricity-based technologies [...]
Greta Thunberg joins the indigenous Saami youth to demand climate justice
Greta Thunberg and activists from Fridays for Future are joining the climate strike organised by the [...]
How solar parks change landscape perception
New research based on participatory photography and focus groups has shown how solar parks can change [...]