How Bi-Directional Charging In EVs Could Relieve Pressure On The Grid
Bi-directional charging technology offers a way to relieve the pressure on the grid from EV charging, share power, and reduce costs for EV owners. What Is Bi-Directional Charging? Instead of taking power from the grid to charge an EV, bi-directional charging allows an EV’s battery to both receive energy from the electricity grid and to […]
Phone Parts From Phishing Nets
Samsung’s new Galaxy smartphone range makes use of repurposed discarded nylon fishing nets which have been used to create a material from which to manufacture the brackets which hold the volume and power keys in place. Combining Sustainability And Innovation As part of the Samsung Electronics ‘Galaxy for the Planet’ vision, the company says that it […]
HP Buys Zero-Plastic Bottle Maker
Computer hardware company HP has announced that it has acquired ‘CHOOSE Packaging’, a packaging development company and inventor of the only commercially available zero-plastic paper bottle in the world. Paper-Based Bottles Edinburgh-based CHOOSE Packaging’s paper-based bottles are made with naturally occurring, non-toxic materials and are an alternative to single-use PET packaging plastic bottles. The paper-based […]
27% More Clean Energy Investment in 2021
BloombergNEF’s reports of a record-breaking 27 per cent year-on-year increase in global investment in clean energy technologies and infrastructure could point to real progress being made towards hitting climate-change goals. $755bn Increase – Asia Focus Energy strategic research provider BloombergNEF’s annual investment report, Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022, has highlighted a record-breaking 27 per cent […]
Removing CO2 Via Direct Air Capture Technology
With some climate commentators suggesting that current action and targets to reduce global warming may not be enough, we look at how Direct Air Capture Technology (DAC) could help. The Challenges The world’s governments have set targets to reduce the amount of CO2 produced by human activities in order to at least slow and, hopefully, make […]
Almost 2X New EV’s In 2021
The latest Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) report shows that new EV registrations almost doubled in 2021. Bad Year Generally For New Car Registrations The effects of the pandemic and the semiconductor shortage continued to have an effect on car purchases in 2021 as new car registrations only rose by 1 per cent to 1,647,181. […]
Solar-Powered Pavements Made From Waste Plastic
The Platio company in Hungary is making solar panels out of plastic waste that can be used as pavement slabs, adding an extra clean energy source to buildings and other facilities when placed outside. How? Platio uses a special pressuring method to turn 400 otherwise non-recyclable plastic bottles into very strong and durable one-square metre […]
Buyers Wanted Environmentally Friendly Christmas Due To ‘COP26 Effect’
A recently published World Wildlife Fund (WWF) poll shows that nearly two-thirds of UK adults who celebrate Christmas intended to be more environmentally with their choices, with one-third citing recent news about the climate and nature crisis as the reason. Driven By The ‘COP26’ Effect The results of the poll, commissioned with Opinium Research, showed that what […]
Autonomous Electric ‘Roboats’ In Amsterdam
The Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) has announced that it is testing the world’s first fleet of driverless, battery-powered, autonomous boats on Amsterdam’s Waterways. ‘Roboat’ The tests involve battery-powered, autonomous boat prototypes, dubbed ‘Roboats.’ These prototypes are the result of three years of research, building up from 1:4 and 1:2 scale prototypes to […]
UK Backs Non-Stop Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft
A concept aircraft unveiled by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) that could one day fly anywhere in the world with no carbon emissions and just one stop has been hailed as the future of aerospace and aviation by the UK Government. Carries 279 Passengers From San Francisco Non-Stop Developed by a team of aerospace and […]
97% Cost Reduction For Lithium Batteries
With a recent study finding that the costs of producing lithium-ion battery technologies have fallen by about 97 per cent since their commercialisation three decades ago, we look at the reasons why, and the possible implications. What Is A Lithium-Ion Battery? A lithium-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery. The lithium ions in it […]
Ethical Phones and Computers
In this article, we look at what ethical phones and computers are, what makes them ‘ethical’ and what contribution they could be making to helping the environment by tackling issues such as the growing e-waste mountain. Tackling E-Waste The world currently has a significant problem with electronic waste in terms of a “take, make, consume, dispose” attitude, […]