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Using Geothermal Energy in The Process of Recycling Plastic Material in Iceland

An Icelandic company is starting to use geothermal energy in its process of recycling plastic material in Hveragardi, Iceland - a geothermal hot spot of the cou…

Using Liquid Metal to Repurpose Waste Heat

Researchers in the Renewable Energy and Virtual Technology lab at UTD developed a prototype generator that uses gallium to recover low temperature waste heat fr…

Scientists At HKU Invented A Recapture Device Can Convert Heat Waste Into Usable Electricity

Engineers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have just invented and patented a Direct Thermal Charging Cell (DTCC), a recapture device that can convert low-…

AfDB Approves €8 Million Grant to Support Ruzizi IV Hydropower Project

The Board of Directors of African Development Bank Group has approved an €8 million grant drawn from the European Union’s Africa Investment Platform (EU-AIP) …

New Technique Could Accelerate Waste-to-Methane Production

In a recent study, environmental engineering master's student Bappi Chowdhury and his colleagues found that adding conductive materials to the waste products co…

Renewables Growth Must Increase Fourfold by 2030 to Meet Climate Targets

The share of renewables in the global energy system needs to more than double by the end of the 2020s ­— with $10trn of fossil-fuel investment redirected — i…

Electric Car

Tesla to Create China Design And Engineering Center to Design An Original Car

The year 2020 looks extremely promising for electric car maker Tesla, which has again achieved another record quarter for deliveries in late 2019 and is now loo…

Temperature Tracing – Important Element to Sustainable Use of Geothermal Resources

There are challenges holding geothermal energy development back, as described in a recent article shared on the website of the Idaho National Laboratory.

Market Analysis

India Should Cut Thermal Power Dependence: Govt Panel

An Indian government panel has recommended lowering the country's reliance on thermal power over the next five years as part of a $1.4 trillion infrastructure s…

Trump Easing Climate Standards may Expand Offshore Drilling

Interstate pipeline and offshore drilling projects are more likely to receive federal approval if President Donald Trump’s changes to longstanding environmenta…

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia, Turkey Open TurkStream Gas Pipeline

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Wednesday opened the taps of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline, officially…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Flash-charge Technology: Charging of The Battery Within Seconds

The technology helps avoid the need to pull the e-vehicle out of service for recharging every few hours.

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas Aims to Become Carbon Neutral by 2030

The turbine manufacturer seeks to ditch carbon offsets and instead deliver CO2 reductions only through direct actions.

China's Waste Import Ban Spurs UK Investment in Recycling

The head of a major British waste company says that the United Kingdom is beginning to feel the positive effects of China's waste import ban, as investment in d…

Electric Car

Mercedes-Benz and Geely Establish Electric Vehicle JV in China for Smart Brand

Mercedes-Benz AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) have formally established the global joint venture “smart Automobile Co., Ltd.” for the smar…