Environment

Environment

All Fish Tested From Michigan Rivers Contain ‘forever Chemicals’, Study Finds

Researchers found PFAS chemicals – used to make products resistant to heat and water – in all samples of 12 species of fish. All fish caught in Michigan rivers and tested for toxic PFAS contained the chemicals – and at levels that present a health risk for anyone eating them, according to a new study. Researchers […]

Read More
Environment

This ‘Climate-Friendly’ Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk

Almost half of products cleared so far under a new US federal ‘biofuels’ program are not, in fact, biofuels The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently gave a Chevron refinery the green light to create fuel from discarded plastics as part of a climate-friendly initiative to boost alternatives to petroleum. But, according to agency records obtained […]

Read More
Environment

Three Wheels United to Expand Its Presence to 11 More Cities by April 2023

Over the next one month, Three Wheels United will launch operations in Agra, Faizabad, Kanpur, Aligarh, Kannur, Lucknow, Bareilly, and many more cities. Bengaluru: Three Wheels United (TWU), a global fintech company for EV financing is expanding its operations to 11 cities across India by April 2023. TWU is currently operating in 16 cities. Over the next one month, […]

Read More
Environment

What We Know About Sun Cable and Its Collapsed Australia-singapore Solar Energy Project

Sun Cable’s flagship project planned to harness solar energy in Australia and transmit it to Singapore for use. SINGAPORE: Renewable energy firm Sun Cable said on Wednesday (Jan 12) that it will enter voluntary administration after the company’s backers failed to reach an agreement on funding structure and what direction it should take. Voluntary administration refers to […]

Read More
Environment

New Device Converting Infrared Heat to Electricity Could Lead to Solar Power at Night

Scientists have successfully tested a device that is capable of converting infrared heat into electrical power. The device, described last week in the journal ACS Photonics, is based on technology similar to that used in night-vision goggles and may lead to new ways of harnessing the Sun’s energy in the dark of night. source: independent.

Read More
Environment

Australian Billionaires Invest $152m in Undersea Cable That Will Deliver Solar Power to Singapore

The project will harness and store solar energy from the Northern Territory in Australia and transmit it to Singapore. Australian billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest have invested $152 million (£116 million) into a 4,200-kilometre undersea cable link that will deliver solar electricity to Singapore. The Sun Cable project, which will be the world’s longest undersea high voltage direct current cable, […]

Read More
Environment
Europe
Featured

Concession signed for Bileća solar power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The company V&Z zaštita won the contract for solar park Bileća in the southeast of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an important step in one of the numerous projects for the utilization of renewable energy sources in the town of Bileća in sunny Herzegovina. The Minister of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska […]

Read More
Climate Change
Environment
Featured

EPBiH foresees CO2 taxation to be introduced in BiH in three to eight years

State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) expects the introduction of carbon taxation in Bosnia and Herzegovina within three to eight years. According to its Business Plan for the period 2023-2025, it is one of the biggest risks in the company’s operations, and an expense that will reduce its profit. The introduction of a CO2 tax is […]

Read More
Environment
Europe
Featured

Green steel plant in Finland set to start production in 2026

A new company from Norway is planning one of the largest investments in industrial production in Finland so far. Blastr Green Steel said it would build a steelworks and a hydrogen plant in Inkoo, Finland, that would run on renewable electricity. Steel production is one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize. Big players are rushing to implement the latest technologies to […]

Read More
Environment
Featured

Turkey aims to almost double electricity generation capacity by 2035

Turkey’s National Energy Plan for 2035 revealed the ambition to boost solar power capacity by five times and triple the total size of wind power plants. The country intends to increase total electricity generation capacity to 189.7 GW, mostly with renewables. Last year it surpassed the 100 GW threshold. Turkey published its National Energy Plan […]

Read More