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Energy from waste catching recycling rate

December 19, 2017
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England’s recycling rate is starting to be closed on by the amount of waste material sent for recovery via energy from waste plants, with a gap of just 6.5% between the two figures. According to figures for all local authority waste released today by Defra in 2016/17, over the financi
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Are discarded cigarette butts the next high performing hydrogen storage material?

November 09, 2017
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Discarded cigarette butts are a major waste disposal and environmental pollution hazard. But chemists at the University of Nottingham have discovered that cigarette butt-derived carbons have ultra-high surface area and unprecedented hydrogen storage capacity. The research was carried
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Study claims evaporation could provide 70 per cent of US energy

October 05, 2017
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A new report from Columbia University has claimed that energy harvested from evaporation of water in US lakes and reservoirs could provide power for about 70 per cent of the country. Its ‘evaporation engine’ draws power from the expansion and contraction of bacterial spores in the pre
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Roads and pavements could generate electricity

September 26, 2017
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Researchers are looking at advanced materials for roads and pavements that could generate electricity from passing traffic. Engineers from Lancaster University are working on smart materials such as ‘piezolectric’ ceramics that when embedded in road surfaces would be able to harvest a
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Electric bus sets new world record for single charge

September 21, 2017
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An electric bus has set a new world record for EVs, racking up 1,101.2 miles on a single charge. The 40-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 Max has 660 kWh of energy storage, which delivers a standard range of between 194 and 350 miles. However, at the Navistar Proving Grounds in Indiana, the h
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‘Solar’ paint harvests hydrogen from water vapour

June 20, 2017
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Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have created a new type of paint that absorbs water from the air and splits it to generate hydrogen. Dubbed ‘solar paint’, the material contains synthetic molybdenum-sulphide, a newly developed compound that removes moi
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New breakthrough makes it easier to turn old coffee waste into cleaner biofuels

May 23, 2017
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Americano, cappuccino and latte drinkers could help produce the raw material for a greener biofuel that would reduce our reliance on diesel from fossil fuels. Purpose-grown feedstocks (used to extract oils) for biodiesels are controversial because of their cost and the demand they pla
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John Lewis praises ‘trustworthy’ mattress recycler

May 03, 2017
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Blackburn-based The Furniture Recycling Group (TFRG) has announced that it recycled 58,000 used mattresses received from retailer John Lewis in 2016. TFRG said that the 2016 figures meant it had diverted about 1,500 tonnes of waste from landfill. John Lewis commented that TFRG has a s
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Boost for self-healing concrete

March 23, 2017
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Ground-breaking research into self-healing concrete has received over £4 million in new funding to help create innovative solutions to rising maintenance costs across the UK. The Cardiff University-led Resilient Materials 4 Life (RM4L) project has received the investment from the Engi
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