Construction is underway on an innovative floating structure designed to generate power from warm seawater, a process known as ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC). Developed under the EU-funded project PLOTEC, the platform is expected to be installed in the upcoming months in a testing site in the Canary Islands, Spain. OTEC is a renewable energy technology that uses warm … [Read more...] about Novel structure promises to bring renewable energy to tropical islands
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Universal Hydrogen demonstrates full system for hydrogen-powered emissions-free aviation
California-based zero-carbon-emissions aviation company Universal Hydrogen has announced that it has successfully run a megawatt-class fuel cell powertrain using its proprietary liquid hydrogen module to supply the fuel. ‘This is the largest fuel cell powertrain ever to run on liquid hydrogen,’ said Mark Cousin, the company’s president and CTO, ‘making it another in a series … [Read more...] about Universal Hydrogen demonstrates full system for hydrogen-powered emissions-free aviation
Symetri launches new tool to advance sustainable building design
Symetri, a global provider of design and engineering technology solutions and consultancy services, has launched Naviate Zero, a specialised solution to enhance sustainability and energy efficiency for the architecture, engineering, construction, owner (AECO) and manufacturing industries. Naviate Zero is an innovative Autodesk Revit add-on set that empowers designers and … [Read more...] about Symetri launches new tool to advance sustainable building design
Aston University to find greener method of processing Ghana’s staple crop
Aston University is to help one of the world’s largest cassava processers develop a sustainable and faster way to dry its crops. The university has entered a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) with the Tropical Starch Company, Ghana’s leading cassava-processing business. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the country is the world’s second-largest … [Read more...] about Aston University to find greener method of processing Ghana’s staple crop
Scientists develop plastic that can be re-formed as needed
Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have developed a material, which they called a ‘pluripotent plastic’, that has the ability to take on many forms. Like pluripotent stem cells, which can give rise to any type of adult cell in the human body, their plastic, can take on many final forms. ‘We believe, this is the first example … [Read more...] about Scientists develop plastic that can be re-formed as needed