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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Wind energy represented 14% of the EU’s electricity mix in 2018

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In 2018, wind energy represented 14% of the European Union's electricity mix. In 2017, the proportion was 12%, according to WindEurope. Wind energy in 2018...
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Amazon aims to make half of shipments carbon-neutral by 2030

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Amazon wants to cut its carbon footprint by making half of its shipments carbon-neutral by 2030 as part of a new initiative the tech...
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Acciona wind farm helps power Viva Energy oil refinery, Australia

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Spanish company Acciona S.A. is helping power Australia's Viva Energy Group's oil refinery with wind energy. The two companies have entered into a power...
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Hornsea 1, world’s largest offshore wind farm, generates electricity

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Hornsea 1, the world's largest offshore wind farm project, is now generating electricity. Engineers have installed the first turbine, which is generating power. When...
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Canadian Solar wins three solar power contracts with Alberta Government

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Canadian Solar Inc. has won three solar power contracts with the Ministry of Infrastructure of Alberta, Canada. The contracts amount to 94 MWp (megawatts)...
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Graphene-based wearable prototypes at the Mobile World Congress

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The number of different graphene-based wearable prototypes emerging today is growing rapidly. The Graphene Pavilion is returning to the MWC (Mobile World Congress) with more...
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More frequent high-tide flooding can hurt coastal economies

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Coastal communities suffer economically from frequent high-tide flooding and the impact is expected to worsen as sea levels rise, making them more frequent. Researchers...

Deep learning techniques boost understanding of climate and Earth systems

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German scientists showed that deep learning techniques could significantly improve our understanding of Earth systems and climate. Deep learning's potential has so far been...
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Flags that generate wind and solar energy developed by researchers

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Scientists have developed flags that generate wind and solar energy. They created the energy-harvesting flags using flexible photovoltaic cells and flexible piezoelectric strips. With piezoelectric...

Using AI to facilitate deep elastic strain engineering

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A team of researchers is using AI to facilitate deep elastic strain engineering. In other words, to engineer materials' properties. Specifically, to change the...