Researchers find Greenland glacial meltwaters rich in mercury
New research shows that concentrations of the toxic element mercury in rivers and fjords connected to [...]
Month: May 2021
Missing Role of Finance in Climate Mitigation Scenarios
Researchers at the University of Zurich show how climate mitigation scenarios can be improved by taking [...]
Eco-energy without limits?
Even a sustainable circular economy doesn’t run without energy. Solar panels and wind farms, tidal and [...]
New Material Could Harvest Water All Day Long
Micro-engineered, bioinspired design allows the material to collect moisture from cool fog as well as generating [...]
Air transport: Fewer privileges, more climate action
Germany should campaign for EU-wide taxation of aviation kerosene and increase the aviation tax so that [...]
Peace in the Middle East is possible
In their “Holy Scriptures“ all religions enthuse about peace. For 100 years, however, religions in the [...]
Standardization for the recycling of PV modules
Solar energy plays a major role in the renewable energy mix for Germany, but also worldwide. [...]
World first concept for rechargeable cement-based batteries
Imagine an entire twenty storey concrete building which can store energy like a giant battery. Thanks [...]
Inductive power transmission speeds up e-vehicle charging
A great opportunity for development and further expansion in the field of electromobility is inductive charging. [...]
The fate of many Asian glaciers is sealed
Some 250 million people depend on water from the glaciers of High Mountain Asia, which include [...]
Pathway to critical and formidable goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 is narrow but brings huge benefits, according to IEA special report
World’s first comprehensive energy roadmap shows government actions to rapidly boost clean energy and reduce fossil [...]
Parts of Greenland may be on the verge of tipping: new early-warning signals detected
Scientists have detected new early-warning signals indicating that the central-western part of the Greenland Ice Sheet [...]
First insights into Floating-PV’s environmental impact
BayWa r.e., the European leader in Floating-PV solutions, is pleased to announce that it has received [...]
Electric Vehicle Batteries: The older they get, the safer they are
Studies at TU Graz show that the older an traction battery of electric vehicles (EV) is, [...]
A Turning Point for the Polysilicon Industry
Bernreuter Research: Top four manufacturers will all be Chinese in 2022. The world’s four largest polysilicon [...]
Breakthrough in reverse osmosis may lead to most energy-efficient seawater desalination ever
Making fresh water out of seawater usually requires huge amounts of energy. The most widespread process [...]