Integrated mineral carbonation: Decarbonising Western Australia

A research team from Curtin University is pioneering decarbonisation in Western Australia through integrated mineral carbonation. Bill Johnston, MLA, Mines and Petroleum Minister, announced on...

Advancing waste heat recovery in Portugal for a greener future

The European project, EMB3Rs, is discovering new ways to achieve industrial waste heat recovery in Portugal to raise energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions and...

New approach revealed to reduce EV battery testing time by 75%

Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) have emphasised that testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster...

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Innovative flood disaster response and mitigation through PPPs

For many years, public-private partnerships have been gaining increasingly more interest around the world, especially in the flood disaster response sector. Now more than ever, it is clear that disasters do happen at a global scale and can impact all...

Developing solutions to agricultural runoff and water contamination

Professor Bernd Lennartz from the University of Rostock investigates methods of reducing water contamination by developing solutions to agricultural runoff. Ground and surface water quality is closely linked to land management and agricultural activity. It is now common knowledge that...

The E-Regio project: for a distributed local energy market

With a focus on pure energy trade, the E-Regio project investigates different local energy market concepts for energy storage, whilst also conducting research on local flexibility trade. At E-Regio, we investigate different local market concepts for energy. This is primarily...

Innovating with nature: the story of the first hempcrete builders in Canada

Jayeson Hendyrsan, CTO and Co-Founder of Hempcrete Natural Building, speaks to The Innovation Platform about the history of commercial hempcrete builders in the Canada. Hempcrete Natural Building was started not as a company, but as a project and as a...

CowManager: a unique and complete cow monitoring system

Thousands of dairymen across 30 different countries rely on CowManager’s easy-to-install and user-friendly cow monitoring system to help manage their herds. With the world’s population growing and prosperity increasing, sustainable milk production is more important than ever. At the same...

Solving the problem of hydrogen sulfide on a fish farm

Blue Unit’s Lab Station gives fish farmers sufficient data to act against unstable levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), ensuring fish health and productivity. On many fish farms, several water quality parameters (including toxic free CO2) are only measured manually at...

Innovation in animal feed practices to increase the profitability of farms

With a device from GrainSense, it is possible to analyse the quality of raw materials used for animal feed anytime, anywhere. In a rapidly changing agricultural environment, farmers need to make strategic decisions for their animal feed to keep their...

Shaping the future of aquaculture licensing in Europe

The team behind the TAPAS project reflect on their last four years of research and how it can shape the future of aquaculture licensing in Europe. As the four year Horizon 2020 TAPAS project comes to an end, the needs...

Tannins from forest biomass to reduce the burden of parasite in livestock

Professor Frédéric Pichelin from the Institute for Materials and Wood Technology at Bern University of Applied Sciences explains why tannins from forest biomass represent a great alternative to sainfoin when it comes to dosing animal feed in order to...

Microplastics can inhibit plant growth and seedling development

Scientists have recently discovered that positively charged microplastics accumulate at relatively low levels in root tips, inhibiting plant growth and seedling development. Environmental scientists have conducted a range of studies investigating the effects that microplastics have on marine life, however,...

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