The earth tilted 80 centimeters
Over the past 20 years, the Earth has tilted 80 centimeters due to intensive pumping of groundwater. An intervention of this magnitude resulted in the reallocation of 2,150 gigatons of…
German police demolish the camp of protesters against the Tesla plant, but they hold their defense in the trees
Yesterday, German police announced the start of demolition of a forest camp of environmental activists protesting against the expansion of the Tesla plant near Berlin. Police climbed ladders and cut…
Bourbon waste could become a source of clean energy
In the next five years, production of bourbon—corn whiskey—in Kentucky is projected to double. At the same time, the state’s cattle population has reached its lowest level since 1951. These…
In Finland, a thermal battery with a capacity of 100 MWh on soapstone will undergo winter testing
At the end of October, Finnish startup Polar Night Energy completed filling a thermal storage tank with 2,000 tons of crushed soapstone. The battery will store up to 100 MWh…
Climate change cannot be defeated: emissions are rising, and China is ahead of everyone in green energy
Against the backdrop of the COP29 climate summit, Bloomberg published an article about the prospects for combating looming climate change. In five years, a milestone will be reached, the goals…
Scientists using wood have found a way to extract energy from the heat of the human body
An international group of scientists has identified ways to generate electricity from the heat of the human body using environmentally friendly materials. The ideal material for creating a membrane that…
The United States will not allow it to turn into a dump of old solar panels – the country is actively building factories for their recycling
The American company Solarcycle announced the construction of its third plant in the United States for recycling old solar panels. The Cedartown, Georgia facility will become the largest panel recycling…
AI will litter the Earth with millions of tons of electronic waste every year
The widespread interest in generative artificial intelligence will have tangible negative consequences, warn researchers from Israel’s Reichman University. For the first time, scientists have assessed the impact of the AI…
Chinese authorities are concentrating control over the export of rare earth minerals.
According to The New York Times, Chinese authorities are making every effort to increase the concentration of controlled resources for the extraction and export of rare earth minerals needed for…
The world’s largest onshore wind generator is installed in China – it has a 270-meter rotor
Land-based wind turbines are slowly increasing the size and diameter of their rotors. The longer the blades, the higher the noise level and overall environmental impact. There are no disgruntled…