Science / Environment / Energy

This Market Business News category includes all of our articles that are related to science or the environment. This includes research projects in science and events that have an impact on the environment (be it beneficial or detrimental). This page is where you will find information on what is happening in the renewable energy industry, news to do with the electric or hybrid vehicle market, and information about electricity consumption, etc.

Evian plastic bottles to be 100 percent recycled by 2025

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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...
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Algae-based solar cells could one day power rural Africa

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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...
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Glowing plants might one day replace electrical lighting

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Chemical engineers in the United States have devised a way to turn watercress seedlings into glowing plants that can emit a dim light for...
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Floating solar rig set to convert seawater into clean hydrogen fuel

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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 book by Rodney Cluff

Hollow Earth with smart aliens and Nazis inside

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Some people believe in a hollow Earth with intelligent aliens, Nazis, and 'guardians of the planet' inside. The 'hollow earthers' are currently arguing with...
Marks Absorbed Water - explanation with image

Mars absorbed water leaving the surface dry

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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...
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Sodium ion battery more cost-effective alternative to lithium ion

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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

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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...
electricity access for all

Renewables will be main driver of new electricity access by 2030

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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)...
Installing minigrids in Tanzania

Minigrids in Tanzania ‘offer lessons’ for electrification of Africa

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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...