Tag: Ecotechnology
£40m in funding for boosting green jobs and nature recovery in the UK
Projects have received a total of £40m in grants to facilitate 2,500 green jobs, plant nearly one million trees and boost the UK's nature recovery.
Floating offshore wind energy opens up an ocean of possibilities
Dr Axelle Viré, Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), discusses the opportunities and challenges brought by floating offshore wind farms.
Existing large-scale...
Eliminating the dangers posed by lead in perovskite solar cells
Researchers from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have discovered a way of using phosphate salt to mitigate the dangerous impact of lead in perovskite solar cells.
Developing an innovative and future facing wind turbine system
American Wind Inc has created a wind turbine system different to anything ever seen on the market. It can bring clean, secure, renewable energy that is finally affordable for companies and utilities to invest in.
Is stand-alone renewable energy and clean water production possible?
Blue Power Synergy is working towards the creation of stand-alone renewable energy systems to produce not only electricity but also clean water.
Groundbreaking technology heightens organic solar cells’ performance
Researchers working at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have developed a novel technology that can enhance the efficiency of organic solar cells.
Banning the landfill of wind turbine blades in Europe
WindEurope has appealed for a landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades across the continent by 2025.
New electrode coating boosts performance of a photovoltaic cell
A KAUST led study has revealed that a single-molecule layer electrode coating can boost the performance of an organic photovoltaic cell.
€17.5 billion for fair and inclusive green transition in Europe
The European Council has adopted a new regulation establishing a €17.5 billion fund to ensure that Europe’s green transition is fair and inclusive.
Using technology to identify sources of plastic in the ocean
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology are working to create a model that will tackle the problem of plastic in the ocean, showing where it collects and where it comes from.
Peatlands and climate change: from threat to cure
Sustainable management of peatlands and mitigating climate change: Waterloo’s Ecohydrology Research Group helps close key knowledge gaps.
Peatlands are a valuable but vulnerable natural resource....
Groundbreaking steps toward developing fusion power plants
Results from UK experiment indicate a solution to the challenges of fusion and are vital for the development of fusion power plants.
Enhancing the efficiency of solar panels with holographic light
A recently developed holographic light collector increases the efficiency of solar panels with an energy conversion increase of around 5% over a year.
Sustainable Materials Research and Technologies
The SMaRT research group at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology runs a comprehensive programme for the development sustainable materials and technologies, including energy...
Smart financing Britain’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
Brian Foster, Head of Industry Finance at Siemens Financial Services, UK, discusses how hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could be financed in order to play a role in Britain’s zero carbon future.
Fossil fuel emissions may be skewing data from marine ecosystems
A novel tool has been developed that will enable scientists to determine how centuries of fossil fuel emissions may be distorting the data they collect from marine ecosystems.
ECSA: Achieving a green and digital shipping sector
ECSA’s Secretary General, Martin Dorsman, spoke to Innovation News Network's International Editor, Clifford Holt, about issues such as the digitalisation of the shipping sector – and the challenges of achieving the digital transition – and the impact of the European Green Deal.
Energy target sparks French renewable energy revolution
New EU policy has prompted France to innovate its renewable energy strategy, with the aims of becoming Europe’s leaders in green energy.
Novel enzyme system for the hydrogen industry
An international research team has discovered an enzyme system for the hydrogen industry that can produce hydrogen using electricity and vice versa.
Successful hydroxide ion conductivity improves fuel cell performance
Researchers have successfully performed hydroxide ion conductivity, potentially advancing anion exchange membrane fuel cell technology.