Solar Paint – a paint that you can apply to your roof, your walls, or your solar panels to generate extra electricity – has been developed by a research team at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. The solar paint generates clean hydrogen fuel from sunlight and moisture in the air. By collecting water vapour from the air, the paint can eventually generate electricity. The … Continue reading Solar paint generating renewable energy
Salt Lake City-based startup, Halcium, is working on a small-scale wind turbine designed as a standalone renewable energy system for individual homes or buildings. Known as the PowerPod, the portable renewable energy device, which has no external moving parts, is a 1 kW wind turbine that potentially produces 3x more power than a regular turbine. The extra power is due to an advanced blade system … Continue reading PowerPod: Small-scale wind turbine designed to be a standalone renewable energy system
Sweden-based startup Northvolt has produced a functioning EV battery using recycled metals. The single battery cell uses a nickel-manganese-cobalt cathode made with metals recovered from waste batteries. In testing, the recycled materials performed on par with newly produced metals, according to Northvolt. The process to recover nickel, manganese, and cobalt involved use of an “aqueous solution” to isolate the metals from other material, under Northvolt’s … Continue reading Sustainable battery supplier Northvolt produces EV battery from recycled metals
Amsterdam-based startup Respyre is turning concrete into a green and living material with its “bio-receptive” concrete product which when applied to existing structures facilitates the growth of moss. The aim is to apply this concrete as a layer on existing but otherwise bare concrete surfaces. By doing so these bare surfaces will over time be transformed into moss overgrown ‘living’ surfaces such as green walls, … Continue reading Respyre: Turning concrete into a green and living material to green-up cities
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) is collecting oyster shells from New Orleans restaurants to restore oyster reefs and shoreline habitat in Coastal Louisiana. CRCL began working with local restaurants in New Orleans, as part of its Oyster Shell Recycling Program, to collect their used shells in order to rebuild the reefs. Louisiana’s coastal reefs can offer the state protection from hurricanes, but oyster … Continue reading Oyster shells collected from New Orleans restaurants helping to rebuild reefs
Food waste is a major problem for the environment. If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest contributor to greenhouse emissions globally. By weight, food waste is the largest item in American landfills. These are pretty sobering facts to reflect on when thinking about 690 million people around the world who live […] Put a stop to food waste and start a home … Continue reading Put a stop to food waste and start a home compost — TerraCycle News
LEGO bricks are being used by scientists in Singapore to help rebuild coral reefs. Following decades of coral reef decline due to pollution and land reclamation, Singapore, which is home to a third of the world’s coral reefs, has turned to LEGO bricks as part of its reef restoration programme at the St John’s island National Marine Lab. In a makeshift saltwater nursery located on … Continue reading Marine scientists take to using LEGO bricks to help rebuild coral reefs in Singapore
An Australian craft brewery has found a novel way to fight climate change by capturing the carbon dioxide produced by fermenting hops and feeding it to micro-algae. Young Henrys brewery is working with scientists from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to see if micro-algae used in their fermentation process can also reduce methane emissions from cows The Sydney-based brewery has set up two “bioreactors” … Continue reading Australian brewery fight climate change by feeding carbon to algae
A campervan powered by the energy of the sun alone has completed a journey of over 1,200 miles across Europe without stopping for fuel or plugging in to charge. The campervan, known as Stella Vita, is described as a “self-sustaining house on wheels” – fully equipped with a double bed, sofa, kitchen area and a bathroom with a shower, sink and toilet. Stella Vita can … Continue reading Fully solar-powered campervan, Stella Vita, travels almost 1,200miles without a need to charge
Plantee is a new all-in-one smart greenhouse that makes it easy for you to grow vegetables and even exotic plants at home. The indoor greenhouse provides full control of growing conditions – light, watering, air temperature, airflow and soil moisture – to help your plants thrive and flourish. In addition, Plantee is equipped with a built-in display that offers a step-by-step growing guide and real-time data … Continue reading Plantee: All-in-one smart greenhouse making it easy to grow tropical plants and more indoors
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