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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Grist News
September 14, 2021
It’s the first study to find that climate anxiety is connected to government inaction.
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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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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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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Grist News
September 13, 2021
Offshore energy boom in China will grow world’s windfarm capacity by more than 12 gigawatts in 2021.
Grist News
September 10, 2021
That's the pollution equivalent of approximately 400 new coal-fired power plants.
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.
Grist News
September 9, 2021
‘Zombie’ urchins have obliterated West Coast kelp forests. Can they be stopped?
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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