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Turning carbon dioxide into fuel just got easier, thanks to acid bubbles

TechXplore

A team of researchers at Rice University have discovered a surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of electrochemical devices that convert carbon dioxide into useful fuels and chemicals, and it involves nothing more than sending the CO2 through an acid bubbler.

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UK carbon emissions cut by half since 1990: experts

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The UK has cut its carbon emissions by 50.4% since 1990 levels, a group of experts tasked with advising the government said on Wednesday.

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New milestone for efficient carbon capture technology

Envirotec Magazine

Nuada – the developer of an award-winning carbon capture technology that operates with high efficiency – has successfully completed the trial of its second pilot plant, Nuada Scout, at the Energy Innovation Centre (formerly TERC) at the University of Sheffield. Carbon capture must move from aspiration to implementation.

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Low-carbon development enhances wind and solar synergy in China, study finds

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Chen Yaning from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrates that the low-carbon development pathway can significantly improve and stabilize the synergistic benefits of wind and solar energy in China. A new study led by Prof.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential?

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Low-carbon heat network will reduce Oxford’s gas demand by 10%, says firm operating the scheme

Envirotec Magazine

The group also projects that the network will reduce carbon emissions by 15,000 tonnes a year – approximately two per cent of Oxford’s entire annual emissions – by cutting emissions from connected buildings by up to 81 per cent. The network intends to help lay the foundations for a healthier, cleaner future for its residents.

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Low-cost method can remove CO₂ from air using cold temperatures and common materials

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Researchers at Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) have developed a promising approach for removing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere to help mitigate global warming.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Carbon Zero, Circular and Regenerative Economy, is easily the most profoundly important possibility resulting from Digital Transformation. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

In this webinar you will learn: Why we need eFuels in the carbon neutrality mix How eFuels can decarbonize the global supply chain How eFuels are produced How Infinium globally scales eFuel production to benefit society April 5th, 2023 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 5:30 pm BST