energy
The network of transmission system operators for gas, ENTSOG, has created an interactive map which, for each European country, shows the projects launched in the field of green hydrogen - i.e. produced with renewable electricity - or low-emission hydrogen -…
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According to the forecasts of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), installations of new wind farms globally are expected to double in 2021, after slowing in the months of the pandemic. The research revealed that the world's wind power capacity…
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A new success has been achieved in the field of flexible solar cells: a team of Swiss scientists has produced solar cells that have a record efficiency of 21.4%. The research was conducted at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials…
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"Mayors, get on your bikes and show what it means to ride in your city". This is the call for "slow mobility" launched by the "Sindaco pedala!" campaign for the summer of 2021. As you can guess from its title,…
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Renewable energy is growing fast, but not fast enough to keep up with the increase in the global electricity demand in 2021 and 2022. After a 7% growth in 2020, renewable electricity generation is expected to increase by 8% in…
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In recent years, wood has emerged as a new source of innovation for several research areas, including energy storage. One example are the new lignin-derived carbon supercapacitors produced by Imperial College London and University College London. The research group has…
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Orbital Marine Power, the Scottish developer of the world's leading floating tidal turbine technology, has successfully launched Orbital O2, a 2 MW turbine that harnesses river and tidal currents. O2 was launched yesterday in Dundee Harbour, transferring it from the…
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The aim of engineers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland was to create more sustainable and efficient power storage systems. This is the idea behind a new 3D-printed recyclable battery whose raw materials derive from vegetable starch. In order…
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Today is Global Recycling Day, established in 2018 by the Global Recycling Foundation to highlight the fact that sorting waste correctly gives it a new lease of life, helps to avoid wasting resources and is one of the most important…