Environmental Sustainability Archives - Page 6 of 38

Trump moves to revive coal industry

A coal mine in Wyoming in the US. Image courtesy of Flickr - Beyond Coal and Gas

Posted on 1 Apr 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US President Trump has this week passed measures aimed at reviving the country's declining coal industry.

Startup Wright Electric plans for electric passenger planes

Wright Electric will seek to create short haul jets similar in size to the Airbus A320 (pictured). Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Posted on 23 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

A new aerospace startup called Wright Electric has announced plans to build commercially viable electric passenger planes within the next decade.

Swedish company Northvolt plans massive battery factory

A rendering of the first complete Gigafactory in Nevada (image courtesy of Tesla).A rendering of the first complete Gigafactory in Nevada (image courtesy of Tesla).

Posted on 18 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

Northvolt AB, a newly-founded Swedish company is raising funds to build a massive battery manufacturing complex.

World’s largest nuclear waste site to use new safer storage method

Bechtel National is constructing the world’s largest radioactive nuclear waste treatment plant, the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant - image courtesy of Hanford.

Posted on 8 Mar 2017 by Aiden Burgess

A Rutgers University researcher has developed a new method which could help store radioactive nuclear waste for millions of years by turning it into glass.

Stuttgart moves to ban most diesel cars

Most diesel-fuelled vehicles will be banned from the center of Stuttgart on smoggy days. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Posted on 23 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

The German city of Stuttgart is reportedly taking moves to ban diesel-fuelled vehicles from certain parts of the city.

Japanese scientists demonstrate ‘drone bee’ prototype

An artists impression of the drone bee at work pollinating a flower. Image courtesy of AIST - Eijiro Miyako.

Posted on 20 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

A group of Japanese researchers have successfully demonstrated that a small 'drone bee' can be used to artificially pollinate flowers.

Harvard researchers develop battery that could last a decade

Flow batteries developed by reserachers at Harvard could revolutionise the storage of renewable energy. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - AleSpa

Posted on 14 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

Researchers at Harvard University in the United States have made a key advancement in battery technology which could allow the devices to last for years with maintenance.

Fusion power: safe, green and coming soon

An experimental fusion reactor built by General Fusion. Image courtesy of General Fusion. fusion power

Posted on 14 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

New projects around the world are bringing us ever closer to the dream of achieving commercially viable fusion power.

IBM lists 5 life-changing innovations due in next 5 years

The UN says global GHG emissions need to be approximately 55 per cent lower than their 2017 levels by 2030 in order to limit global temperature rises to 1.5C. image courtesy of Wikipedia

Posted on 9 Feb 2017 by Aiden Burgess

IBM has identified the five innovations the computer technology company believes will change our world within the next five years.

China doubles solar power capacity

China has been installing a large amount of renewable energy capacity in recent years. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - WiNG.

Posted on 6 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

New information out of China indicates that the country has, over the last year, doubled its solar energy capacity.