Evian plastic bottles to be 100 percent recycled by 2025
Evian plastic bottles will be manufactured from 100 percent recycled plastic by 2025, the mineral water brand announced recently.
Today's Evian plastic bottles are 100...
Algae-based solar cells could one day power rural Africa
Algae-based solar cells could one day power rural Africa, say researchers from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
In a paper published in...
Glowing plants might one day replace electrical lighting
Chemical engineers in the United States have devised a way to turn watercress seedlings into glowing plants that can emit a dim light for...
Floating solar rig set to convert seawater into clean hydrogen fuel
Engineers from Columbia University in New York City have developed a solar rig that uses energy from the sun to extract hydrogen from seawater...
Hollow Earth with smart aliens and Nazis inside
Some people believe in a hollow Earth with intelligent aliens, Nazis, and 'guardians of the planet' inside. The 'hollow earthers' are currently arguing with...
Mars absorbed water leaving the surface dry
Mars absorbed the abundant water that existed on its surface. That is why the Red Planet's surface today is dry and barren, says a...
Sodium ion battery more cost-effective alternative to lithium ion
Researchers at Stanford University have created a sodium ion battery that offers the same amount of energy storage as lithium ion batteries but at...
Carbon removal plant turns CO2 greenhouse gas into underground rock
Developers have started pilot testing the world's first carbon removal solution that captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, mineralizes it, and sends it more...
Renewables will be main driver of new electricity access by 2030
By 2030, renewables will be providing three out of five people with new electricity access, says a new global report.
The International Energy Agency (IEA)...
Minigrids in Tanzania ‘offer lessons’ for electrification of Africa
Lessons from a comprehensive study of minigrids in Tanzania could help to speed up their deployment in sub-Saharan Africa.
So concludes a report from the...