Ecotechnology | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:14:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Restoring and reconnecting the wetlands /restoring-and-reconnecting-the-danube-wetlands/50478/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=restoring-and-reconnecting-the-danube-wetlands /restoring-and-reconnecting-the-danube-wetlands/50478/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 06:46:49 +0000 /?p=50478 The DaWetRest project restores biodiversity to the Danube River and wetlands through reconnection activities and community engagement.

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]]> /restoring-and-reconnecting-the-danube-wetlands/50478/feed/ 0 London Climate Technology Show 2024 returns to ExCeL London /london-climate-technology-show-2024-returns-excel-london/46259/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=london-climate-technology-show-2024-returns-excel-london /london-climate-technology-show-2024-returns-excel-london/46259/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:48:18 +0000 /?p=46259 The highly anticipated third edition of the London Climate Technology show will return to ExCeL London from 27 to 28 November 2024.

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]]> /london-climate-technology-show-2024-returns-excel-london/46259/feed/ 0 Sustainable technologies to be developed to fight key industry challenges /sustainable-technologies-developed-fight-key-industry-challenges/40656/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sustainable-technologies-developed-fight-key-industry-challenges /sustainable-technologies-developed-fight-key-industry-challenges/40656/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:03:41 +0000 /?p=40656 Learn about the University of York's development of sustainable technologies for healthcare, agriculture, and wastewater treatment.

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]]> /sustainable-technologies-developed-fight-key-industry-challenges/40656/feed/ 0 The development of the smart city: Waste management and air quality monitoring /the-development-of-the-smart-city-waste-management-and-air-quality-monitoring/39990/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-development-of-the-smart-city-waste-management-and-air-quality-monitoring /the-development-of-the-smart-city-waste-management-and-air-quality-monitoring/39990/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:19:32 +0000 /?p=39990 Explore the future of urban living with smart city advancements in waste management and air quality monitoring.

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]]> /the-development-of-the-smart-city-waste-management-and-air-quality-monitoring/39990/feed/ 0 Community engagement platform for data collection and conflict negotiation /community-engagement-platform-data-collection-conflict-negotiation/38129/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=community-engagement-platform-data-collection-conflict-negotiation /community-engagement-platform-data-collection-conflict-negotiation/38129/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:25:59 +0000 /?p=38129 Learn how the ArcticHubs project is developing a community engagement platform to facilitate local participation in land and sea use planning

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]]> /community-engagement-platform-data-collection-conflict-negotiation/38129/feed/ 0 New nanozymes developed with ability for carbon capture /new-nanozymes-developed-with-ability-carbon-capture/37705/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-nanozymes-developed-with-ability-carbon-capture /new-nanozymes-developed-with-ability-carbon-capture/37705/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:26:31 +0000 /?p=37705 A team of researchers from UAB has developed new nanozymes that are designed with carbon capture capacity.

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]]> /new-nanozymes-developed-with-ability-carbon-capture/37705/feed/ 0 Tackling the global environmental crisis through innovation and entrepreneurship /tackling-global-environmental-crisis-through-innovation-entrepreneurship/37018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tackling-global-environmental-crisis-through-innovation-entrepreneurship /tackling-global-environmental-crisis-through-innovation-entrepreneurship/37018/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:03:35 +0000 /?p=37018 Find out more about why innovation and entrepreneurship are essential for tackling the global environmental crisis. 

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]]> /tackling-global-environmental-crisis-through-innovation-entrepreneurship/37018/feed/ 0 New imaging platform developed to show how solar-powered microbes turn CO2 into bioplastics /new-imaging-platform-developed-show-solar-powered-microbes-turn-co2-into-bioplastics/35555/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-imaging-platform-developed-show-solar-powered-microbes-turn-co2-into-bioplastics /new-imaging-platform-developed-show-solar-powered-microbes-turn-co2-into-bioplastics/35555/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:41:13 +0000 /?p=35555 Researchers have developed an imaging platform to better understand how solar-powered microbes turn CO2 into bioplastics.

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]]> /new-imaging-platform-developed-show-solar-powered-microbes-turn-co2-into-bioplastics/35555/feed/ 0 Sustainable networking to invest in our planet /sustainable-networking-invest-our-planet/33332/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sustainable-networking-invest-our-planet /sustainable-networking-invest-our-planet/33332/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 10:35:50 +0000 /?p=33332 Learn about the importance of prioritising sustainable networking as the demand for connectivity in urban areas grows.

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]]> /sustainable-networking-invest-our-planet/33332/feed/ 0 Carbon capture system provides carbon-negative ethylene production /carbon-capture-system-provides-carbon-negative-ethylene-production/28228/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carbon-capture-system-provides-carbon-negative-ethylene-production /carbon-capture-system-provides-carbon-negative-ethylene-production/28228/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:47:40 +0000 /?p=28228 Experts have developed an innovative carbon capture system that enables the carbon-negative production of ethylene.

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]]> /carbon-capture-system-provides-carbon-negative-ethylene-production/28228/feed/ 0 CAPTICO2: Elevating carbon capture through cutting-edge CO2 mineralisation technologies /elevating-carbon-capture-though-co2-mineralisation-technology/27430/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elevating-carbon-capture-though-co2-mineralisation-technology /elevating-carbon-capture-though-co2-mineralisation-technology/27430/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:02:12 +0000 /?p=27430 How to lower the emissions of hard-to-abate industries with economically attractive carbon capture, utilisation and storage technologies.

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]]> /elevating-carbon-capture-though-co2-mineralisation-technology/27430/feed/ 0 BP invests £50m in new electric vehicle battery testing centre /bp-invests-50m-new-electric-vehicle-battery-testing-centre/24050/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bp-invests-50m-new-electric-vehicle-battery-testing-centre /bp-invests-50m-new-electric-vehicle-battery-testing-centre/24050/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:25:37 +0000 /?p=24050 BP announce its £50m investment in new global battery research and development centre in UK, expected to open in 2024. BP has unveiled plans to invest up to £50m in a new, state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in the UK. BP has previously announced its intention to invest up to […]

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]]> /bp-invests-50m-new-electric-vehicle-battery-testing-centre/24050/feed/ 0 UK government plans to implement green upgrades for public buildings /uk-government-green-upgrades-for-public-buildings/23959/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-government-green-upgrades-for-public-buildings /uk-government-green-upgrades-for-public-buildings/23959/#respond Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:50:01 +0000 /?p=23959 On 2 August 2022, the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced approximately £635m funding for public sector organisations to install low carbon heating and energy efficiency measures.  The announcement outlined several goals, including: More funding will be made available to upgrade public buildings in England with affordable, low carbon heating and […]

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]]> /uk-government-green-upgrades-for-public-buildings/23959/feed/ 0 Scientists propose iron as a carbon-neutral energy carrier /scientists-propose-iron-carbon-neutral-energy-carrier/23735/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scientists-propose-iron-carbon-neutral-energy-carrier /scientists-propose-iron-carbon-neutral-energy-carrier/23735/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:58:54 +0000 /?p=23735 A consortium of researchers collaborated on a Clean Circles project to seek iron as a potential carbon-neutral energy carrier to facilitate the large-scale storage and transport of carbon-free energy. Researchers believe that iron has great potential to contribute to the energy transition. The metal and its oxides could potentially be utilised in a circular system […]

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]]> /scientists-propose-iron-carbon-neutral-energy-carrier/23735/feed/ 0 UK government: Leading the eradication of the UK’s reliance on fossil fuels /government-eradicate-uks-reliance-on-fossil-fuels/23713/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-eradicate-uks-reliance-on-fossil-fuels /government-eradicate-uks-reliance-on-fossil-fuels/23713/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:03:26 +0000 /?p=23713 On 29 July 2022, the UK government announced that £54m will be awarded to four projects dedicated to eradicating the UK’s reliance on fossil fuels. This £54m funding will be dedicated to: Enabling the supply of clean energy to nearly 28,000 homes and businesses in England; Supporting the rollout of heat networks, helping reduce energy […]

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]]> /government-eradicate-uks-reliance-on-fossil-fuels/23713/feed/ 0 Quebec’s role in the battery metals supply chain /quebecs-role-in-the-battery-metals-supply-chain/22581/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quebecs-role-in-the-battery-metals-supply-chain /quebecs-role-in-the-battery-metals-supply-chain/22581/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:00:20 +0000 /?p=22581 Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec’s Minister of Economy and Innovation and Minister Responsible for Regional Economic Development, discusses Quebec’s role in the north American battery supply chain. To reach global clean energy targets, the demand for lithium-ion batteries is expected to rapidly increase. Current supply chains are dominated by China, but due to restrictive delays caused by […]

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]]> /quebecs-role-in-the-battery-metals-supply-chain/22581/feed/ 0 Driving the green revolution: The use of copper in EVs /green-revolution-use-of-copper-in-evs/22503/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-revolution-use-of-copper-in-evs /green-revolution-use-of-copper-in-evs/22503/#respond Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:45:53 +0000 /?p=22503 Colin Bennett, Market Intelligence Director at the International Copper Association, shares his thoughts on the increasing use of copper in the EV industry. Despite the challenges facing the automotive industry in 2021, it was a record year for zero and ultra-low emission vehicles. UK data shows that, as of January 2022, one in five buyers […]

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]]> /green-revolution-use-of-copper-in-evs/22503/feed/ 0 Fast charging networks: Supporting the EV revolution /fast-charging-networks-ev-revolution/23408/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fast-charging-networks-ev-revolution /fast-charging-networks-ev-revolution/23408/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:37:08 +0000 /?p=23408 Andrew Phillips, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Lithium Power International, explores plans for fast-charging networks to support the rapidly increasing demand for electric vehicles. Electric vehicle (EV) owners often grumble, with good cause, that there are not enough charging stations for them to drive any distance without becoming stranded if their batteries run […]

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]]> /fast-charging-networks-ev-revolution/23408/feed/ 0 Developing innovative techniques to investigate winter soil processes /developing-techniques-investigate-winter-soil-processes/23392/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-techniques-investigate-winter-soil-processes /developing-techniques-investigate-winter-soil-processes/23392/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:09:32 +0000 /?p=23392 Professors Philippe Van Cappellen and Fereidoun Rezanezhad from the Ecohydrology Research Group and Water Institute at the University of Waterloo discuss how they are developing methods to better understand winter soil processes. High latitude cold regions, including Arctic and subarctic regions, are warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet, with […]

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]]> /developing-techniques-investigate-winter-soil-processes/23392/feed/ 0 Two large-scale offshore wind farms to be constructed in Finland /two-large-scale-offshore-wind-farms-finland/23359/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-large-scale-offshore-wind-farms-finland /two-large-scale-offshore-wind-farms-finland/23359/#respond Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:27:19 +0000 /?p=23359 The Finnish Government has granted permits to lease its seabed to develop two large-scale offshore wind farms. State-owned forest and seabed administrator, Metsähallitus, obtained permission to lease these areas. Finland intends to be carbon neutral by 2035 and has built a considerable amount of onshore wind in the past ten years. Wind power is now […]

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