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.

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Scalable graphene-based yarn produced in Manchester, UK

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Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have created a method to produce scalable graphene-based yarn. E-textiles have great potential for sportswear, healthcare, aerospace, and...
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Has Science gone too far? A cashless future for Sweden and potential problems

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Sweden is considered to be one of the most Liberal countries in the world. Their policies towards minorities and the inclusion of people of...
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MGE wind farm near Saratoga, Iowa is operational

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The MGE 66 MW wind farm near Saratoga in Iowa is now operational. MGE (Madison Gas and Electric) is a primary subsidiary of MGE...
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Spider silk could be used to make robotic muscle

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Researchers at MIT discovered an unusual property of spider silk that could make it a useful material in the development of artificial, robotic muscle....
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DeepMind Boosting wind energy value with machine learning

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DeepMind, a Google AI division, has deployed machine learning to boost the value of wind energy generation. It claims that its new technology will...
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Climate change has disrupted fisheries across the globe, study finds

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Climate change has had a significant impact on critical fisheries worldwide and overfishing has made the problem even worse, according to a new study...
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TWI coordinating geothermal plants (geosmart) EU project

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TWI, a Cambridge (UK)-headquartered research and technology organisation, will be the coordinator of a new EU €17 million collaborative project. The project aims to...
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NREL devises energy-efficient method of plastics upcycling

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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a recycling method that they believe “could incentivize both improved...
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ScottishPower announces £2bn UK investment in 2019

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ScottishPower announced a record £2 billion investment for this year. This is the Glasgow-based company's largest ever investment in the UK in a single...
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Wind energy generation hit new record in February in UK

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Wind energy generation in the UK hit a new record in February 2019. According to the National Grid, wind energy generation reached 15.32 gigawatts...