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Top three emerging eco technologies
According to scientists and the internet, the Earth is 4.543bn years old. In comparison, humans have been around for a modest 200,000 years. The consensus is that we would like to continue our existence for as long as possible and anything that can be done to extend the life of our home planet should be trialled and tested. Here, Mark Proctor, Managing Director of European Automation, unveils his top five emerging environmental technologies to lo...
First Helium-Plasma at IPP Technology from Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum
First helium plasma was generated at the nuclear fusion reactor Wendelstein 7-X of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) has been successful. On 10 December 2015, after more than ten years of construction and preparation, the researchers of the IPP succeeded in taking the world's largest fusion plant of the Stellarator type into pilot operation. The scientists have fed one-milligram of helium gas into an evacuated plasma vessel and su...
Micro-hybrids will drive auto efficiency in 2025
Over the next decade auto manufacturers will need to meet aggressive fuel efficiency targets of 54.5mpg in the U.S. and 95g of CO2 per km in Europe. While advanced technologies like all-electric vehicles, super-light carbon fibre composites and hydrogen fuel cells will all be available, Lux Research's analysis found that micro-hybrids will provide the most economical route to meeting 2025 targets.
Hydrogen powered transits get 100% discount on congestion charge
ULEMCo, the company championing the use of ultra-low emission hydrogen fuelled vehicles has been advised by Transport for London (TfL) that their conversion of the Ford TRANSIT to duel fuel is eligible for a 100% Congestion Charge discount. This significant development opens the way for fleet operators to deploy this ultra-low emission vehicle in London with a financial incentive to support their socially responsible choice.
Carbon-nanotube strips harness waste heat
Research reported in the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics describes the development of a simple ‘bimorph’ strip just millimetres in length size, which converts heat into mechanical energy at temperatures below 100 °C, and under a temperature difference of as little as 5 °C; and a way to produce hydrogen at the highest efficiency yet, using a combination of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules and electrochemical (EC) cel...
Harvesting energy from thin air
Researchers at Manchester University in the UK say their latest discovery involving graphene could be the most revolutionary advance in battery technology yet. Graphene membranes could be used to sieve hydrogen gas from the atmosphere, a development that could pave the way for electric generators powered by air.
Generate energy from methane without carbon dioxide
The production of energy from natural gas without generating carbon dioxide emissions could fast become a reality, thanks to a novel technology developed by researchers of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
AEG Power Solutions chosen to provide custom battery chargers for gas process skids in Saudi Arabia
AEG Power Solutions announced that it has been chosen by Petronash and another major EPC in two separate contracts, which will secure the power supply for gas process skids in a harsh environment.
Transportation realises its energy saving potential
A recent study by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has revealed that the transportation sector has the capacity to nearly halve its CO2 emissions by 2050, and thus contribute far more than previously thought to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Realising this would require further efficiency improvement and, particularly, promotion of public transport in cities, alongside a large scale shift to electric cars.
Clayton equipment converts underground locos with EnerSys batteries
When Clayton Equipment secured the contract from London Underground to convert a fleet of maintenance locomotives from diesel to electric power, it asked EnerSys to supply the motive power batteries. The battery manufacturer supplied cells from its Hawker Perfect Plus range which were assembled into high-performance 210kWh packs to deliver the power needed to support a highly demanding operational requirement.