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Carbon capture and storage

Graphic of a hand touching a dial with a CO2 sign

10/1/2024 News

New EU project to demonstrate key CCS technologies

A new initiative has been launched that aims to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future by demonstrating key technologies for the entire carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain in southern Europe and supporting the development of CCS routes linking emitters with storage sites in central-eastern Europe.

Research and development

Scientist in a solar cell laboratory

8/11/2023 News

Scaling up novel Australian solar cell technology

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is to invest A$11mn ($7mn) in SunDrive Solar to expand the Australian company’s novel solar cell metallisation technology from prototype scale (1.5 MW/y) to commercial capacity (>100 MW/y).

Wave / tidal

View of underwater wave powered device from above

14/2/2024 News

Shell joins wave powered subsea energy project

Shell has joined an innovative collaborative project called Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP), which is powering subsea equipment off the coast of Orkney using a combination of wave power and subsea energy storage.

Offshore wind

three of Gode Wind 3’s monopile foundations being transported by ship

19/3/2025 News

Did you hear? Gode Wind 3 wind project starts commercial operation offshore Germany

Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure have commissioned the 253 MW Gode Wind 3 project offshore Germany. A new, lower-noise installation method for monopile foundations was used during the wind farm’s construction, replacing conventional pile driving.

Innovation

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30/7/2025 News

Going for gold: UK spin-out wins $1mn for cool technology

Barocal, a UK spin-out company, has won the Gold category of this year’s TERA-Award* for its solid-state cooling system that uses ‘barocaloric’ materials that undergo temperature changes when pressure is applied. The prize was $1mn.

Solar

Floating device on the River Cam, Cambridge

22/11/2023 News

Floating artificial leaf produces clean fuel and water

A new floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Man walking through desolate landscape in computer game

25/9/2024 News

Extreme climate change demonstrated in new game maps

To raise awareness about climate change, a University College London (UCL) researcher teamed up with a mobile game developer to develop two new playable maps to immerse players in some of the predicted worst-case scenarios for climate change by the year 2124.

Carbon capture, usage and storage

Close up view of solar-powered flow reactor

5/3/2025 News

Solar-powered reactor converts atmospheric CO₂ into syngas

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a reactor that pulls CO₂ directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source.

Plastics

PhD researcher Susana Meza Huaman at work in laboratory

7/2/2024 News

Using laundry detergent enzymes to recycle single-use plastics

Scientists at King’s College London have developed an innovative solution for recycling single-use bioplastics commonly used in disposable items such as coffee cups and food containers, which they claim puts the circular economy for plastics within reach.

Research and development

Hands holding tightly a CO2 sign

8/11/2023 News

Researchers develop a more efficient process to make fuel from CO₂

Researchers at MIT and Harvard University in the US report that they have developed an efficient process that can convert CO₂ into formate, a liquid or solid material that can be used to power a fuel cell and generate electricity.

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