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EU Lawmakers Back More Ambitious Renewables, Energy Saving Goals
European lawmakers approved draft measures on Wednesday to reform the power market and reduce energy consumption that envisage more ambitious climate goals, setting the stage for tough talks with reluctant EU member states. Under the plan backed by the European…
Turning Beer into Fuel
It is commonly accepted that there is an urgent need for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels for transportation to replace diesel and petrol. One of the most widely used sustainable alternatives to petrol world-wide is bioethanol — in the United…
ABB and Formula E Partner to Write the Future of E-mobility
ABB and Formula E are teaming up in a ground-breaking partnership to champion e-mobility for a sustainable future. Since its first race in Beijing in September 2014, Formula E has established itself as the number one all-electric international motor sport.…
A Battery-Powered Electric Plane Just Had Its First Test Flight in Australia
Startup Electro.Aero and aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel have started test flights for an all-electric plane above an airport in Australia. The plan is to have electric planes that can carry up to five people over short distances. As the world prepares…
UK Retailers See Rise in Sales of Reusable Coffee Cups
Sales of reusable coffee cups are soaring in the UK, retailers are reporting, as the government hints at a tax on disposable cups. Argos, which is part of the Sainsbury’s Group, said it had sold 537% more portable cups in…
Rural Africa Could Be Powered Using Genetically Modified Algae
Fuel cells powered by living algae that are five times more efficient than current models, have been designed by scientists at the University of Cambridge. It is thought they could one day be used to provide electricity to places where…
MBARI: Wave-Power Bouy
MBARI engineer Andy Hamilton looks out his office window in Moss Landing and points at the waves crashing on the beach below. “Pretty impressive, aren’t they? You’d think there’d be a way to make use of all that energy.” Since…