Still afloat, but at risk: Storm surge flooding caused by Hurricane Isabel in Maryland. Image: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Paul Brown The US state of Maryland is proposing a fossil fuel tax to pay for pre-school education and to promote electric cars. Maryland, an eastern US [...]
Harvesting the hay in Vatnahverfi, Greenland: The Arctic is greening. Image: By jtstewart, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.com website byTim Radford Lustier plant growth as greenhouse gases climb should counter global heating and atmospheric carbon build-up. But it’s not quite so simple. The Arctic is getting greener as [...]
Charging EVs in Stockholm: But where does a dead battery go? Image: By Ranjithsiji via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Kieran Cooke How to dispose of old batteries from redundant electric vehicles? The good news: we can harvest their valuable parts to make new ones. Driving an electric-powered vehicle [...]
Eden gets traction with Mevalone its agrochemical product that combats Botrytis a mould that causes diseases in grapes Eden Research describes itself as a company that provides natural microencapsulation technologies to the global agrochemicals, animal health and consumer products industries. Eden was floated on London’s AIM in 2012. After spending a lot of [...]
Europe badly needs to install many more solar panels. Image: Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Paul Brown Europe needs new factories to harness solar power, with a huge effort to install the panels they’ll make, for the world to avoid catastrophic warming. Europe is falling well behind in the race [...]
The prototype of the new solar-driven desalination device sits atop MIT. Image: By courtesy of the researchers. This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Paul Brown Seaside communities with plenty of sun can soon have ample fresh water without any need for electricity. An international team of scientists has developed a cheap way to [...]
Poland’s Turów lignite mine and power plant, contested by Germany and the Czech Republic. Image: By qbanez, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the climatenewsnetwork.net website by Kieran Cooke Two European states with a traditional reliance on coal are taking radically different paths as the climate crisis worsens. LONDON, 3 February, 2020 − Both [...]
By Oliver Nelson--Dummett A major criticism of renewable energy generation is that of supply stability. What if the wind stops blowing or clouds obscure the sun? Smart grids are able to closely monitor and manage power distribution to neutralise such instabilities but would require a major change in the national grid as it is today. [...]
Off-shore wind’s performance is exceeding expectations. Image: By Ian Simpson on Unsplash This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Paul Brown The tide is turning against the fossil fuel industry as countries and companies recognise the green business boom of alternative energy. While the news about the climate crisis worsens and some national leaders, notably President [...]
Biome Technologies is a small, usually loss-making AIM quoted company, with two divisions. The Bioplastics arm’s goal is to formulate and supply a range of innovative bioplastics technology that replace existing oil-based materials. In particular there is a focus on developing technologies relating to an outer packaging and non-woven filter mesh for the US coffee [...]