"For years, companies have been trying to harness this process to provide practically limitless sustainable energy here on Earth. Now, Tokamak Energy says it has brought us one crucial step closer to achieving this goal."
Decarbonizing Cement: An Interview With Brimstone Co-Founder Hugo Leandri
"We set ourselves apart from other companies because our proprietary process produces a cost-parity product which is identical in every way to conventionally produced Portland cement and we do not rely on costly carbon capture and sequestration."
Seatrec’s self-replenishing batteries could make ocean research cheaper
"Right now, the operational range for Seatrec’s batteries is limited to the two-thirds of the ocean that experience a temperature difference of 5-10 degrees Celsius between its surface and its depths. That excludes most of the Arctic and Antarctic, as the water is always cold from top to bottom."
Converting plastic waste into porous carbon for capturing carbon dioxide
"Besides climate change, which is mostly the result of our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, plastic pollution stands as one of the most critical environmental concerns of this decade. The sheer quantity of discarded and misplaced plastic is dealing irreparable damage to Earth's ecosystems, affecting our crops and contaminating our water supplies. If we are to transition into truly sustainable societies, we need to find efficient ways to repurpose discarded plastics."
Can Ubiquitous Energy dramatically decrease our commercial carbon footprint?
Ubiquitous Energy specializes in creating fully transparent photovoltaic glass films for windows.
The startup Twelve is brilliantly transforming carbon pollution into jet fuel and plastics
Adele Peters of FastCompany reports on Twelve, a sustainable carbon capture startup. “Twelve has already partnered with the Air Force to make jet fuel from CO2, and it’s worked with Daimler and Procter & Gamble to demonstrate that it can recreate ingredients needed to make car parts and Tide, respectively.” Read the full article here.
Artificial intelligence helps grow algae for producing clean biofuel
"In spite of all the obstacles in front of the commercialization of algae, this technique appears cost-effective and helps the advancement of algae as a viable alternative energy source. Plus, Yuan believes that sustainable algal biofuels will be able to decrease carbon emissions, alleviate climate change, ease petroleum dependency and transform the bio-economy with the overcoming of these obstacles."
Using the Ocean’s Power to Fight Climate Change
"Mr. Odlin and Running Tide’s academic partners are figuring out where to best to place the buoys to take up the most CO2. They are also considering using different species of macroalgae depending on the location. Its pilot plant in Portland, Maine, is under construction."
Vodka Made From CO2? Entrepreneurs Find Surprising Uses for Captured Carbon
"The liquor, marketed as Air Vodka, comes in 750 ml bottles and retails for around $65. Air Company uses a similar technique to make hand sanitizer and, starting this spring, a fragrance. These products are a stepping stone towards building more complex products such as jet fuel, Dr. Sheehan says. 'We’re not sitting here cranking out vodka for the sake of cranking out vodka.'"
Hydrogen Begins to Mature Into a Fuel of the Future
Hydrogen fuel is clearly here to stay and is set to provide an increasing proportion of the world’s fuel for many years to come.