Category: Environment

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

In late September, Hurricane Helen caused floods, mudslides and power outages in parts of North Carolina, and Spruce Pine-based ultrapure quartz manufacturer Sibelco was forced to suspend operations. Today Sibelco…

Hurricane Helen, which recently struck North Carolina, caused severe flooding and damage across a wide area. Among the affected areas is the small town of Spruce Pine, home to quartz…

Westinghouse Electric has completed the operations necessary to begin mass production of its advanced eVinci nuclear microreactors. She submitted a package of documents to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)…