The all-electric, off-road rally series Extreme E hosts races in areas threatened by climate change – what a useful concept! Following this motivating trend, it plans to hold it in Glenmuckloch in Scotland, which is a former coal mine site which is planned to be converted to into a Pumped Storage Hydropower plant and wind farm – two success stories […]
Biofuels from microalgae has reached a dead end, at least for now. Could concrete from algae have a rosier future? In contrast to traditional Portland cement, the startup Prometheus Materials’ microalgae-based bio-cement emits little CO2, recycles 95% of water used for production, and presents the potential of sequestering the carbon captured during its growth.
Disagreement on how best to measure greenhouse gas reductions of individual SAF production, raising questions about how the tax credit under the American IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) will be implemented.
Meta, Bank of America and BCG join major collective order for sustainable aviation biofuels (SAF). Could such a collective help scale SAF and bring down costs?
Photosynthesis processes occur at an incredible speed, make that super incredible. An international team of biologists, chemists and physicists, has succeeded in studying photosynthesis at a molecular level and an ultrafast timescale: a millionth of a millionth of a second. Jeez! Could this open up the potential of crops to yield more for food, fiber or fuels?
While trying to figure out what’s behind switchgrass’ unusual habit of halting photosynthesis in summertime, the clue, researchers thjnk, lies in the roots, where starch-storing rhizomes seem to control rates of photosynthesis.
Pongamia tree is a native of Asia and tropical regions, and the pongamia oil made from its seeds has been used as lamp oil, in soapmaking, and as a lubricant. Companies are now trying to make biofuel from this relatively ignored crop
The energy giant has set a target to generate billions of dollars from hydrogen, carbon capture and biofuels within the next decade. Who would have thought!
Transmission networks are not the first segments that energy storage companies think of. Fluence seems to be an early mover in this.
Here’s an example of how a community in Bristol (UK) fought off a highly-polluting diesel scheme and replaced it with the storage technology to help them on their way to net zero.
