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- US Patent Office Launches Green Energy Award On March 6, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the addition of a new category for its Patents for Humanity Awards Program: Green Energy. The Green Energy category accepts any U.S. patent or patent application directed to green energy technologies, such as wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower,...
- Dielectric coating offers repulsive solution to fouling Because algae cells naturally carry a small negative electric charge on their membrane surface, electrostatic repulsion could be used to push them away from the walls of photobioreactors. Image courtesy of the researchers.Algae grown in transparent tanks or tubes supplied with carbon dioxide (CO2) can convert the greenhouse gas into...
- MIT engineers devise technology to prevent fouling in photobioreactors for CO2 c... Applying a small voltage to the walls of algae growing tanks can prevent cloudy buildup and allow more photosynthesis to happen....
- The hottest new climate technology is bricks A handful of startups think bricks that hold heat could be the key to bringing renewable energy to some of the world’s biggest polluters. Industries that make products ranging from steel to baby food require a lot of heat—most of which is currently generated by burning fossil fuels like natural...
- Meet the Indigenous Engineer Upcycling Tequila Waste into Sustainable Housing Oaxacan engineer Martha Jimenez Cardoso comes from a farming family. “For us, corn is like gold,” she says. Her mother still plants this ancient crop with a stick and a few kernels, the way the people in her small Indigenous village of Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec Mixe have done for 12,000...
- Shell fleet solutions: Fleet decarbonisation report and exploring framework comp... A recent report from Shell and Deloitte, ‘Navigating Fleet Decarbonisation: A Guide to Driving a Successful Transition’, highlights the importance of electric vehicles (EVs) as a route to decarbonisation for fleets everywhere, but how straightforward is the transition? The post Shell fleet solutions: Fleet decarbonisation report and exploring framework compliant...
- Feeling The Heat: Temperature Regulation In Heat Transfer Dave Dyer, technical sales engineer at thermal fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer, explores the importance of air temperature when operating heat transfer systems and how to regulate it effectively. Read the full article "Feeling The Heat: Temperature Regulation In Heat Transfer" on Facility Executive Magazine....
- Adding a surfactant to sewage boosts biofuel production Rhamnolipids help turn human wastewater into both hydrogen and biodiesel...
- How the control engineering profession helps sustainability Learning Objectives Shell in the petrochemical industry and ZF Group in the automotive industry explained how digitalization efforts are helping with sustainability goals. The 2023 ARC Industry Forum, in Orlando, Feb. 6-9, included discussions about digitalization, optimization of operations, energy efficiency and sustainability, among other topics. Optimal operation depends...
- What are microwave assisted extraction systems? Microwave assisted extraction is used to extract compounds from matrices, such as oils and other volatile natural products from plant matter. It can be used for both testing and routine extraction in areas including food testing, biofuel and medicine production, and the environmental analysis of soils, sludge and waste matter....
- La búsqueda de una alimentación animal más sostenible Como descubrió la empresa de nutrición animal Nutreco, el primer paso para alcanzar objetivos ambiciosos es la total transparencia. The post La búsqueda de una alimentación animal más sostenible appeared first on Modern Farmer....
- Una enzima que digiere la lignina ofrece un enorme potencial de energía renovable y m... The post Una enzima que digiere la lignina ofrece un enorme potencial para la energía y los materiales renovables appeared first on Innovation Toronto....