Tag Archives: Renewable energy

24Jan/23

Introducing TAE Power Solutions, a power management spin-off company from fusion energy leader TAE Technologies

January 24, 2023InnovationArticles, Electric power distribution, Energy, Energy conversion, Energy storage, Energy technology, Renewable energy, Tae, Variable renewable energyadmin

TAE Technologies, the world’s largest private fusion energy company, today announces the formation of a new subsidiary, TAE Power Solutions.
Spun out from TAE Technologies, TAE Power Solutions intends to deliver a first-of-its-kind technology to fundamentally improve the reliability, efficiency, longevity, and affordability of electric-powered products, from vehicles to renewable energy storage. The proprietary technology platform is derived from fusion research, and is a foundational step toward mass onboarding of electric vehicles and deployment of intermittent renewable energy as dispatchable power. Continue reading

17Jan/23

New ETC Insights Briefing

January 17, 2023LegalArticles, Bright green environmentalism, Low-carbon economy, Renewable energy, Renewable energy technology, Technological changeadmin

In its latest Insights Briefing, “Streamlining planning and permitting to accelerate wind and solar deployment”, the ETC highlights how governments, civil society and wind and solar developers can take action to reduce unnecessary delays caused by common planning and permitting barriers in renewables deployment whilst maintaining strong environmental, bio-diversity and social safeguards. Continue reading*———

30Sep/22

‘Dark data’ is killing the planet – we need digital decarbonisation

September 30, 2022InternetArticles, Carbon finance, Carbon footprint, Carbon offset, Cloud storage, Creative Commons, Data center, Data management, Energy, Greenhouse gas emissions, Ian R. Hodgkinson, London, Low-carbon economy, Nature, Netherlands, New York, Renewable energy, Steve Mann, Tom Jacksonadmin

Tom Jackson, Loughborough University and Ian R. Hodgkinson, Loughborough University

More than half of the digital data firms generate is collected, processed and stored for single-use purposes. Often, it is never re-used. This could be your multiple near-identical images held on Google Photos or iCloud, a business’s outdated spreadsheets that will never be used again, or data from internet of things sensors that have no purpose.

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31Jul/22

Every Briton should plant 650 trees to offset their yearly CO2 emissions, estimated at 8 tonnes

July 31, 2022EnvironmentArticles, Carbon dioxide, Carbon footprint, Carbon neutrality, Climate forcing, Climate variability and change, Environmental impact of the energy industry, Greenhouse gas, Greenhouse gas emissions, Natural environment, Renewable energyadmin

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the main cause of climate change, evidenced these days in record high temperatures, forest fires and persistent drought across Europe. Reducing these emissions is imperative to stop this progress, and this is what the UN’s Net Zero strategy pursues. According to estimates by Tribaldata, each UK citizen emits, on average, 8 tonnes of CO2e per year, so the commitment to reducing carbon footprint should not only come from governments and companies, but also from citizens, where each should plant 650 trees to fully offset their environmental impact. Continue reading

11Jul/22

Major players’ R&D leaders collaborate to help land net zero ambitions

July 11, 2022InnovationArticles, Carbon dioxide, Carbon neutrality, Environmentalism, Natural environment, Nature, Renewable energy, Sustainabilityche

Innovation leaders from seven global companies have joined forces to bring a technical and science-led footing to the realisation of net zero ambitions in an initiative led by Science Group Sustainability. Continue reading

24Jun/22

TATA CHEMICALS EUROPE OPENS UK’S LARGEST CARBON CAPTURE PLANT IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND

June 24, 2022InnovationCarbon dioxide, Carbon neutrality, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy, Tata Chemicalsadmin

Tata Chemicals Europe (“TCE”) today officially opened the UK’s first industrial scale carbon capture and usage plant, signalling a key milestone in the race to meet the UK’s net zero targets. Continue reading

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