Food waste could be converted into batteries

Sustainability Matters

September 15, 2021

As the world works toward economically and environmentally friendly ways to power the devices that people use daily, two US researchers are investigating how food waste and its associated biomass can be converted into rechargeable batteries. There is a heavy reliance on graphite — a limited resource — to make battery anodes, the negative terminals on batteries. Demand for reusable batteries

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Study: More than half of young people think ‘humanity is doomed’

Grist News

September 14, 2021

It’s the first study to find that climate anxiety is connected to government inaction.

Energy from Waste Infrastructure Plan in NSW

Sustainability Matters

September 14, 2021

The NSW Government has released the Energy from Waste Infrastructure Plan, which outlines the planning considerations for future energy-from-waste infrastructure in the state. The plan is designed to ensure waste infrastructure is located in precincts most suitable for managing the state’s residual waste and also protects air quality for communities. Cleanaway noted that the new plan limits the

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A spoonful of sugar for long-lasting lithium–sulfur batteries

Sustainability Matters

September 13, 2021

Australian researchers say they have managed to stabilise lithium–sulfur battery technology, long touted as the basis for the next generation of batteries, by simply using a glucose-based additive on the positive electrode — a spoonful of sugar, if you will. In theory, lithium–sulfur batteries could store 2–5 times more energy than lithium-ion batteries of the same weight. The

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Some electric vehicles are greener than others, study finds

Sustainability Matters

September 13, 2021

Research evaluating electric vehicles (EVs) on energy consumption and overall emissions — alongside New Zealand’s goal of decarbonising the transport sector — has found that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) performed better than other types of EVs in both New Zealand and Australia. Researchers from the Universities of Auckland and Wollongong compared Australia and New

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Global windfarm installations expected to surge after COVID drop, says report

Grist News

September 13, 2021

Offshore energy boom in China will grow world’s windfarm capacity by more than 12 gigawatts in 2021.

Study: Indigenous resistance has staved off 25% of U.S. and Canada’s annual emissions

Grist News

September 10, 2021

That's the pollution equivalent of approximately 400 new coal-fired power plants.

WEBINAR Timeless Tips For Grads

ECO CANADA

September 9, 2021

In a competitive world, these tips for Job seekers and Grads of Environmental Science can help expedite the job search process and allow for the actualization of meaningful careers. The webinar is offered by ECO Canada.

These urchin slayers are trying to save California’s underwater ‘rainforest’

Grist News

September 9, 2021

‘Zombie’ urchins have obliterated West Coast kelp forests. Can they be stopped?

Qld's full-size electric bus powered by 100% solar

Sustainability Matters

September 9, 2021

The transport sector accounts for 18.9% of Australia’s carbon emissions, so expanding the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is one of the most effective ways to lower these emissions. Global e-mobility leader and bus operator Transdev has now risen to the task, placing what is claimed to be Australia’s first 100% sustainably powered full-size electric bus on the roads in South East

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