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January 16, 2024
Bezos Earth Fund offers 1 million prize for innovative greenhouse gas removal solutions
The Bezos Earth Fund, a philanthropy funded by Jeff Bezos in 2020 with a commitment of $10 billion to tackle climate change, announced on Jan 10 that a $1 million ideation prize to generate creative ideas and solutions to remove greenhouse gas emissions.
January 15, 2024
New World Wind’s “wind trees” generate dual green energy discreetly
French energy startup New World Wind has developed the “WindTree”, a tree-shaped turbine equipped with micro-wind turbines called Aeroleaf Hybrid. These leaves keep rotating to capture the air and solar panels absorb sunlight just below the leaves.
January 09, 2024
The next big challenge of carbon capture is how to use it
As demand for decarbonization grows, discussions surrounding carbon capture have gained momentum. However, the technology has also drawn mounting opposition.
December 19, 2023
Japan eyes ammonia as critical strategic energy source
It has become a consensus for the world to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and cut carbon emissions as renewables become mainstream in recent years. Japan, which has been actively developing hydrogen, is turning its focus to ammonia as a critical fuel.
December 11, 2023
NYCU initiates research on organic photovoltaic to improve efficiency
How can solar energy and plants thrive together while increasing rooftop utilization? The answer lies in the organic photovoltaic (OPV) installations.
October 31, 2023
S&P says CCUS not making sufficient progress to achieve 2050 climate goals
According to an outlook report by S&P Global Commodity Insights, that the world is not making enough progress to achieve the necessary CO2 reductions by 2050 in the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) market.
October 26, 2023
Lotte, SK Group sign MoU to boost carbon capture development
South Korea’s SK Group subsidiaries SK IE Technology Co., SK Innovation Co. and Lotte Chemical have announced their partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding on Oct. 23 with the goal of entering the carbon capture market.
August 30, 2023
New tech may speed up development of carbon capture lithium batteries
An international research team has developed a new technology that accelerate the development of catalysts for lithium-CO2 batteries. These batteries are affordable devices capable of storing energy and capturing harmful emissions.
August 24, 2023
Japan’s Kureha, Brazil’s Petrobras team up on offshore carbon capture
Japanese chemical manufacturer Kureha is collaborating with Brazil's Petrobras to develop carbon capture at offshore oil rigs. Both hope to create a new way to capture the greenhouse gas and utilize it to make various valuable products, such as batteries
August 02, 2023
UK government to invest £20bn for CCS project in Scotland
UK announced an investment of £20 billion for the development of carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects in Scotland and the Humber.