Solar Industry

MARCH 20, 2024

.” The results were achieved in collaboration with researchers from the University of Cambridge, Monash University, the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales, and have been published in Nature Communications.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

New research led by the University of Kent’s Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) models the future carbon emissions and impacts on nature generated by England’s current housing strategy. Researchers estimate that by 2050 12% of the carbon budget for 1.5°C doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107562. 2022.107562.

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altenergymag

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Research conducted by EIT InnoEnergy, the world's largest sustainable energy accelerator, reveals that the world's top ten universities including the University of Cambridge and Harvard University offer, on average, 2.8 courses focusing on sustainability and energy, compared to a global average of 5.6,

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A new study by researchers at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan, and the University of Cambridge seems to show that the current rate of deployment of this infrastructure is insufficient. One slight problem: The quantities of steel and cement required for such projects.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Cambridge University researchers have developed an open data-based AI solution to identify hard to decarbonise houses. The decarbonisation of buildings is a key component of the drive for net zero but many buildings may be hard to decarbonise for a variety of reasons, including age, structure and location among others.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2021

It includes Siemens Mobility, Scania, Costain, The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (Cambridge University and Heriot-Watt University), ARUP, Milne Research, SPL Powerlines, CI Planning, BOX ENERGI and Possible. of the total number of vehicles on the road and 5% of the total miles driven.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

The winning projects include Cambridge University, who will develop ultra-lightweight solar panels for the satellites that can function in the high-radiation conditions of space, and Queen Mary University in London, who are working on a wireless system to enable the solar power collected in space to be transferred to earth.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

New research published on 6 July raises the issue that the UK Government has published only 19 policies in five strategies that tackle the issue of fast fashion to date, despite the fast fashion industry being the second largest user and polluter of water globally and one of the largest contributors to modern slavery.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The university outlined a staggered approach to divestment through to 2030, and said it will invest instead in renewable energy. The University of Cambridge has committed to divest from all direct and indirect investments in fossil fuels by 2030, as the institution works towards its goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2038.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In a bid to “boost the amount of hydrogen in the UK’s gas supply”, National Grid has signed up to trial a new kind of decarbonisation device developed by graphene technology firm Levidian (formerly Cambridge Nanosystems).

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 30, 2023

A research team led by University of Alberta professor Martyn Unsworth spent the past summer in the communities of Resolute Bay and Cambridge Bay to conduct surface studies that will help assess the geothermal potential in the territory of Nunavut in Canada. Source: Yahoo!

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Agriculture Energy Energy Electricity 98

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

Staphylococcus aureus first developed resistance to the antibiotic methicillin around 200 years ago, according to a large international collaboration including the University of Cambridge, the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Denmark’s Serum Statens Institut and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, which has traced the genetic history of the bacteria.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Remove: We need large scale investment to develop, research and scale techniques to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Repair: Thorough and urgent research is needed to explore and investigate safe methods and technologies that could repair parts of our damaged climate systems. Dr Robert W.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2019

” Based at TWI’s Cambridge headquarters, the Centre will carry out R&D programmes designed to identify, test and qualify new sustainable energy technologies that will form the basis of tomorrow’s novel systems, applications and solutions for the renewable energy industry. Grid, power generation, networks and distribution.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

That’s according to experts from the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk ( CSER ). That’s a roll of the dice,” said CSER researcher Dr Lara Mani, who co-authored the article with researchers from the University of Birmingham.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The road twinning system is being developed in collaboration with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the EU MSCA COFUND programme, construction and engineering company Costain and the University of Cambridge.

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Construction Innovation Transportation Technology 244

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has a significant part to play in identifying ‘silent’ Covid-19 cases in the community, research presented at the latest Water Action Platform webinar appears to demonstrate. The research also shows the relationship between ribonucleic acid (RNA) detected in sewage and the scale of the outbreak.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 20, 2021

There are signs Oxford University is slowly “getting it” when it comes to climate change. But a 12-month-long investigation we’ve just published shows how much deeper the ties between the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the industry run. million in research grants and £3.7 Like what you’re reading?

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2021

Chanel, the luxury French fashion house, has announced a new partnership with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) designed to help champion sustainability solutions and leadership across the global business.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

TEX-E will build upon Texas universities’ deep and long-standing connections to the energy industry by helping to attract and retain the world-class talent needed to supercharge Houston’s innovation ecosystem.”. . In Boston, innovation from universities will find fertile ground to scale in partnership with energy industry leaders.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has today announced the appointment of Clare Shine as its new director, who will take over the reins of the influential green business organisation from the departing Dame Polly Courtice next April.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2020

Study by universities of Exeter, Cambridge, and Nijmegen assessed lifecycle impact of electric cars and heat pumps on CO2 compared to fossil fuel equivalents. It forecasts that in 2050, every second car on the streets could be electric, which would reduce global CO2 emissions by up to 1.5 gigatonnes per year.

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Fossil fuels Electricity Electric vehicle Carbon 89

Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A clutch of major scientific research projects geared towards achieving net zero in cities, tackling biodiversity loss, protecting fruit and vegetable farming against ecological threats, and improving environmental data analysis are to receive a share of £40m UK funding announced today.

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Biodiversity Resilience Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 36

AGreenLiving

JUNE 10, 2021

Research published this week in Nature Communications described how scientists at the University of Cambridge Knowles Lab figured out how to turn plant protein into a natural, sustainable, scalable polymer film. The researchers say that spider webs inspired them.

Plastics 36

Plastics Fossil fuels Pollution Waste 36

Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2020

Supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, an expert steering group featuring a host of climate policy specialists and economists has been set up by Green Alliance to carry out the research and offer recommendations for UK tax system reform.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2022

Academics call on universities to stop accepting research funding from fossil fuel firms, arguing these partnerships provide a platform for firms to 'greenwash'. More than 500 leading academics and climate experts have signed an open letter calling on universities to cut research ties with the fossil fuel industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

As part of our ongoing research into low carbon alternatives, we are also investigating and trialling the switch from industrial waste to natural SCM replacements, such as calcined clays or volcanic pozzolans, which are abundant materials and not subject to longer-term supply constraints. And it also aids risk management.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Recent history indicates government intervention is critical to driving growth and innovation in energy markets, research argues. Decisive government action is essential, but to succeed it must rely on a different set of policy principles, given the transformational scale of change required," she said.

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Government Investment Energy Energy 36

Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Research into carbon capture and sequestration has shown both promise and disappointment. The American Geophysical Union has also called for further research (Landau, 2018). US Academies call for research agenda on Negative Emissions Technologies and Reliable Sequestration. Nekuda Malik, J.A.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Research shows that exposing people to weakened doses of misinformation can teach them to identify it, similar to how a vaccine coaches immune systems how to deal with a virus. a collaboration between the Cambridge team and the U.K. If only there was also a vaccine that could fix the rampant spread of fake news. Autonomy / John Cook.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2020

VIDEO: Mike Barry hosts a discussion with a host of experts on delivering a more sustainable food system including Nomad Foods' Annelie Selander; PepsiCo's Chris Daly, Nando's Henry Unwin, University of Oxford's Michael Clark, and the Food Foundation's Rebecca Tobi. So how can businesses bring them onside to the net zero transition in food?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has today announced the appointment of Clare Shine as its new director, who will take over the reins of the influential green business organisation from the departing Dame Polly Courtice next April.

Sustainability 65

Sustainability Policy Law Europe 65

Charged

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

“Together with Greenland’s government, backed by climate experts from Cambridge University, we will create a sensational sporting competition with the most incredible natural backdrop, which, crucially, will double as a catalyst for positive awareness, education, and scientific research, aiming to leave only positive impact behind when we depart.”.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Electricity Education 86

Grist

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

According to new research released on Thursday, the hotter planet played a role by making the flooding worse — though it wasn’t the only factor. Researchers have been drawing more and more connections to the overheating planet. Scientists managed to complete this research while the catastrophe in Pakistan was still unfolding.

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Climate change Global warming Politics Construction 66

AGreenLiving

MARCH 16, 2020

Researchers from University of Cambridge found that climate change could add around 20 percent to the global cost of extreme weather events by 2040. They are urging businesses to evaluate their own exposures to the growing risk to improve their resilience and sustainability.

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Resilience Climate change Sustainability 28

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2021

The research looks at a combination of six production configurations, three distribution pathways, and two dispensing options – a total of 32 potential pathway combinations. The project was also supported by Scotland Gas Networks Plc, Southern Gas Network Plc, Northern Gas Networks, Wales and West Utilities.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2022

Now a report published this week by researchers at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Risk Studies has attempted to shed some light on the different ways volatile relationships between nations could impact the scale, speed, and final form of the net zero transition.

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