In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the University of Kinshasa is launching a call for projects to fund 15 technological innovations that address antimicrobial resistance through…
IFC support for the commodity trader Robust International could help optimise agriculture value chains
The International Financial Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank has…
UNDP and Adaptation Innovation Marketplace partners, with support from Adaptation Fund and European Union, announce US$2.2 million in grants to local innovators to accelerate local climate action…
Carbon-neutrality institutes, and other initiatives to support a pledge to achieve net zero by 2060, are popping up like mushrooms across China.
China, the world’s top carbon emitter, has for the…
DIZANGUÉ, CAMEROON —
Cameroon's largest lake, Lake Ossa, has been invaded by Salvinia molesta, an aquatic fern native to Brazil that hinders navigation, makes fishing impossible and blocks water…
Mat Santamouris will detail at Moonshot 2030 how his building coating product can slash ambient heat from 40 degrees to 25 degrees on materials with his coating. See him speak on Tuesday during the…
The discarding of fish at sea – known as “bycatch” – happens when fish have no commercial value or annual quotas for a commercial species are limited. It is widely regarded as a wasteful and…
Swiss scientists develop prototype ‘nanogenerator’ that produces renewable energy when trodden on
Scientists have developed technology that can turn footsteps into electricity.
By tapping into an…
In the search for sustainable flying, Cranfield University might have found the answer in hydrogen.
This row of brick sheds, locked away down overgrown country lanes in Bedfordshire, feels a long…
I’m always down with more food and fewer heatwaves.
Biochar — organic material baked in oxygen-starved environments — can help power up the agriculture industry while also fighting against climate…
Device can also be installed in places unsuitable for traditional turbines
Istanbul has installed wind turbines that generate electricity using the air turbulence generated by traffic.
ENLIL is a…
‘Test delivery is an important step toward a fully fossil-free iron and steel production value chain’
Swedish joint venture Hybrit has made the world’s first customer delivery of “green steel,”…
Chemical Engineer Noël N’guessan has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a biowaste equipment innovation for smallholder farmers in West Africa to…
Barcelonians can now use a new app designed to show pedestrians the shadiest routes to take to avoid extreme heat.
The app, Cool Walks, a navigation and routing tool for pedestrians, was first…
The Madagascar-based Jirogasy, which designs, manufactures and assembles solar IoT systems and computers, is fundraising as it plans growth into new markets.
Formed by brothers Yann and Lauric Kasay…
Photographer Thandiwe Muriu wants her models to both blend in and stand out at the same time.
The images in her Camo - short for camouflage - series create an optical illusion where the person in…
Tulip-shaped ‘eco-art’ turbines address common complaints about noise, danger to wildlife and ugliness.
Tulips and flowers could help harness the power of the wind, after a green energy company came…
Designed to optimise energy production for a floating wind power plant
Designed for easy operations and maintenance
Elevator based turbine installation – all heavy operations performed on…
New research suggests VAWTs could surpass current ofshore giants. Eize de Vries talks to an aerodynamics expert who disagrees.
Recently published research by Oxford Brookes University suggests that…