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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Common Agricultural Policy allocated €365bn

The European Commission intends to streamline and modernise the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in its 2021-27 budget. The European Commission have announced their desire to modernise the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) with a stronger focus on innovation. The CAP...

Why you should care about food waste

Approximately, 1.3bn tonnes of food goes to waste each year. But what can changing opinions and legislation do to influence the reduction of our food waste? More mouths to feed means farmers must work harder to produce more food. Despite...

Sea lice treatment: Norway delivers the future of delousing

Treatment of sea lice, which have a detrimental effect on marine ecosystems, fish health and welfare, is one of the greatest challenges in salmon farming. DeBug by Green Sealice Solutions is a pioneering sea lice treatment technology for mechanical de-lousing...

Jetty maintenance inspection: innovation for safety

Why continue to try and inspect a jetty in the traditional way when new, cost effective methods are now available with drone technology? Maintenance inspection of jetties is not an everyday job and has been postponed in the past. At...

Regenerating Europe: can circular economy be achieved by 2030?

Vice President of the European Commission spoke about the importance of regenerating Europe at the Horizon Europe ‘New Parliament, New Commission, new agenda’ event. In September 2019, we attended the Horizon Europe ‘New Parliament, New Commission, new agenda’ event in...

The water contamination epidemic

To control the current water contamination epidemic, we must begin with land use reform and then move towards comprehensive land management solutions. Freshwater resources including river systems, lakes, reservoirs, wetlands and the soils surrounding them, are being polluted at an...

Increasing the resilience of corals

Kazuhiko Koike, a professor of Hiroshima University, has found that the coexistence of giant clams with corals may be important for coral reef ecosystems. Giant clams (tridacna shellfishes) are large bivalves inhabiting tropical coral reefs. They are important fishery resources,...

World Coffee Research: the future of coffee

World Coffee Research aims to grow, protect and enhance supplies of quality coffee while improving livelihoods of producer families. The livelihoods of coffee farmers and the success of businesses who rely on these farmers to grow great coffee are urgently...

Tools and Aquaculture for Aquaculture Sustainability (TAPAS)

The European Aquaculture industry is set to benefit from tools and guidance for aquaculture sustainability, developed by the EU-funded Horizon 2020 TAPAS project. The aquaculture industry is at the forefront of European ‘Blue Growth’. Aquaculture has been identified by the...

SMURBS project’s portfolio of solutions for smart cities

Dr Evangelos Gerasopoulos, coordinator of the SMURBS/ERA-PLANET project, advocates for earth observation as an integral part of a smart city and outlines the progress made on the project's portfolio of solutions for urban environmental stressors. Owing to the continuing trend...

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