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Hydropower vs wind energy – securing the world’s electricity supply

Jose Manuel Chamorro from The University of the Basque Country, Spain, speaks to Innovation News Network about the environmental impact of hydropower plants and...

Sustainable innovation and the role of interdisciplinary collaboration

Florent Allais from AgroParisTech speaks to The Innovation Platform about the importance of combining biotechnologies, green chemistry, and downstream processes when fostering sustainable innovation. Faced...

Graphene can be used to increase the durability of hydrogen fuel cells

A new paper suggests that chemically altered graphene can be used to increase the durability of hydrogen fuel cells for cars. The paper, published in...

€100m to fund research into battery life expectancy and battery recycling

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany, has recently announced the investment of a further €100m in battery research, aiming to increase...

The importance of protecting energy start-ups during the pandemic

Elena Bou, Innovation Director at EIT InnoEnergy, warns of the consequences of not supporting energy start-ups in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering...

Float Europe’s proposal for Ireland’s renewable energy goals

Float Europe® address Ireland’s renewable energy needs, using their innovative wind and wave harnessing technology. In the past, Float Europe proposed the Offshore Floating Ocean...

Innovation in energy storage could end our dependency on fossil fuels

For sustainable energy to become widely adopted, researchers need to confirm the safety, sustainability, and availability of energy storage methods. Since the discovery of electricity,...

Scientists develop a method of using shadows to generate electricity

Researchers have developed a way of using shadows to generate electricity, offering a potentially sustainable alternative to fossil fuel powered electricity. This novel concept developed...

Major changes to electric vehicle chargepoint policy in the UK

The British Government has announced major changes to electric vehicle policy in the UK, including an additional £1bn of funding for chargepoints. British Prime Minister...

Supporting the decarbonisation of transport in Scotland

The Innovation Platform speaks to EVA Scotland about their ambition to be the voice of the electric vehicle movement and to promote the decarbonisation...

Developing microreactors that transform water into hydrogen fuel

Scientists from the University of Southampton have used solar energy to convert optical fibres into photocatalytic microreactors that transform water into hydrogen fuel. In a...

Developing an organic proton battery that charges in seconds

Researchers from Uppsala University have developed an organic proton battery which can be charged in a matter of seconds. The newly developed battery can be...

Scientists to develop a sustainable biofuel using panda faeces

By converting lignocellulosic biomass into a sustainable bioethanol, scientists are to develop a sustainable biofuel that relies on the digestive system of pandas. A team...

€14bn to promote sustainable infrastructure in the EU

The European Commission has announced the approval of an investment package worth more than €14bn of EU funds to promote sustainable infrastructure. The EU funded...

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