Fracking Up
With the UK’s ban on fracking for shale gas in England that has been in place since 2019 now formally lifted, we look at the technology involved and how fracking fits in with the idea of sustainability. What Is Fracking? Fracking is the term for drilling into geologically complex layers of rock and pumping a […]
Environmental Ethereum?
The most popular altcoin and second-largest cryptocurrency by volume, Ethereum, has switched to a new operating model which uses 99.95 per cent less energy! The Merge ‘The Merge,’ which the change is being called, and which finally happened on September 15, refers to the original Ethereum Mainnet merging with a separate proof-of-stake blockchain called the […]
Stockholm’s E-Ferry : World’s Fastest Electric Passenger Vessel
The Candela P-12 Shuttle electric ferry, recently unveiled and due to enter service in between Stockholm city and the Ekerö suburb next year, can dramatically cut journey times. Faster Than Stockholm’s Cars and Subway? The makers of the world’s fastest, longest-range, and most energy efficient electric ship ever, the electric-powered the Candela P-12 Shuttle, claim that […]
Are Wind Turbines Really All That Green?
A study by the University of South Australia’s Future Industries Institute has revealed that with no plans in place for the recycling of end-of-life wind turbines has meant that they are causing a waste problem that looks set to get worse. What’s The Problem? There are several key issues at the root of the end-of-life […]
World-First All-Hydrogen Train Just Emits … Water!
French company Alstom has announced a renewable energy world-first by operating a 100 percent hydrogen train which only emits steam and condensed water while operating with a low level of noise. Replacing Diesel Trains The train called the Coradia iLint, which operates on a route in Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, Germany, is the first of 14 […]
Last-Mile Drone Deliveries Offers Sustainability Benefits
Researchers from US Carnegie Mellon University have concluded that quadcopter drones produce much less greenhouse gas emissions than traditional alternatives for last-mile delivery. The Problem The point of the research was to shine a light on the energy productivity of freight transportation, which has traditionally been a real challenge in an overwhelmingly petroleum-powered transport sector […]
Climate Change Affecting Data Centres
A Google data centre going offline in July due to a cooling related failure is just one of a slew of challenges posed by climate change that the big tech companies are facing. Heatwave Knocks London Data Centre Offline The heatwave in July caused outages due to cooling problems at a London data centre used […]
All iPhones To Be Powered By Renewable Energy By 2030
Apple’s Vice President of the environment, Lisa Jackson, has announced that all iPhones will be powered by renewable energy by 2030. Acquiring Renewable Energy From Wind Farms The announcement was made in Australia while celebrating the company’s 40th anniversary there. It is understood that in line with this announcement, Apple will be acquiring renewable energy […]
Graphene For Greener Business?
In this article, we look at how super-strong Graphene can be used to make projects and products more environmentally friendly. What is Graphene? Graphene is a one-atom-thick layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb-style hexagonal lattice. Not only is it the building-block of Graphite, but it is also the thinnest material known to man […]
Algae-Grown ‘Limestone’ For Cement Could Be Sustainable Solution
Researchers at the University of Colorado in Boulder have developed a net carbon neutral (or even carbon negative) method of producing Portland cement by substituting quarried limestone with limestone produced by microalgae. The Problem With Traditional Portland Cement The problem with traditional Portland cement is that it is made by quarrying limestone in large quarries and […]
Sand Battery For Year-Round Heat
Finnish engineers, Markku Ylönen and Tommi Eronen have made a giant battery which stores heat from green energy within sand that can be used as an all-year-round energy supply. Sand Battery The Finnish engineers’ company, Polar Night Energy, has made a sand battery in Kankaanpää, in the west of Finland. The battery consists of a […]
EScooter Rentals – Not Everything They’re Touted To Be?
Nipping along the road on an EScooter sounds like a perfect way to get around which is touted as being easily-accessible, cheap and pollution-free. So, it should be a no-brainer, right? However, with some research now showing that rental Escooters haven’t reduced carbon emissions in cities, we look at whether they are as green an […]