Energy storage in oxygen
11:46 | A team of researchers in Vienna has shown us how we can reliably move electrons using oxygen as the main source.
Why is our upper atmosphere cooling?
12:38 | Research now shows that cooling in the upper layers could be jeopardising satellite orbits and opening up a new ozone hole above the arctic. So what’s going on?
Amazon’s black earth. A miracle cure?
13:02 | Terra Preta, or Amazonian Dark Earth, has long been known for its remarkable biodiversity and fertility. Now a new study by a team of scientists in Brazil has identified what it is that makes Terra Preta so special.
Revolutionising power transmission
13:55 | The energy transition solutions of the 21st Century will take many forms, with a complex mix of different power producers. Moving energy across ever greater distances will overcome much of the intermittency of renewables like wind and solar.
Latest UN report on Climate Change. How we doin’?
12:13 | Are we actually doomed as some commentators suggest, or is there any way at all that we can drag ourselves out of our self inflicted train wreck?
Every known climate projection, and which ones might really work!
12:51 | There are still more than 1200 different future pathways outlined in the latest IPPC report. Now a team of journalists and scientists has assessed those pathways to find out if any of them is genuinely achievable.
Abrupt global ocean circulation collapse. Time to start prepping?
12:03 | The AMOC system has been weakening for decades and it is likely to grind to a halt at some point in the not too distant future, with profound effects on our planetary systems. So, can we do anything about it?
Aeromine Rooftop Wind. Static. Silent. 50% more power than Solar PV. What’s not to like?
9:27 | Rooftop wind power has been a goal for micro power generators around the world for many years now. There’s a new kid on the block that has no visible moving parts, makes no noise, and generates 50% more power than standard solar PV panels.
Are climate targets now pointless?
12:48 | More and more mainstream organisations now say our politicians have already failed, and that average global temperature increases higher than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels are now inevitable. So, who are we to believe?
Eastern Pacific Ocean is cooling NOT warming! Are the climate models wrong??
11:27 | A new research paper has found some very strange temperature differences in the Eastern Pacific Ocean between climate models and observed ‘real world’ measurements. So, what’s going on?
Cool your home with zero electricity costs!
12:42 | Solar cooling sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it could become a household phrase in a sustainable future.
Ozone Layer success versus Global Warming FAILURE! Why the difference?
13:04 | 35 years ago scientists discovered we were badly damaging the ozone layer, so a major global initiative was created to repair it. At the same time scientists also discovered that greenhouse gas emissions were causing dangerous levels of warming in our atmosphere…
How to make concrete green!
12:48 | Concrete accounts for 8% of global CO2 emissions and it’s usage is set to skyrocket in the coming decades as the world’s population grows and moves towards more urban environments.
Hydrogen storage in powder : Breakthrough or Busted??
11:42 | Hydrogen is not easy to store. Now two separate and completely unconnected teams claim to have worked out how to store hydrogen in powder form. So is this a genuine breakthrough or yet more wishful thinking?
Arctic System Collapse? Devastating new research.
12:56 | The arctic region is a key driver of global climate patterns. This video assesses four peer reviewed research papers, published in the summer of 2022.
Engineered Timber – building the skyscrapers of our future
12:45 | Modern technology has enabled timber to be engineered in such a way that it can be used as an apparently “carbon negative” replacement for steel in very tall buildings. But can we afford the land required to create vast new timber plantations?
Liquid Metal Batteries are going global in 2022!
10:28 | Liquid metal battery technology has the potential to revolutionise utility scale energy storage, but it’s been a long and difficult road for the creator, Donald Sadoway, and his company, Ambri Inc.
Heating your home with HYDROGEN. A green solution or a greenwashing scam?
13:31 | Gas suppliers and boiler makers are lobbying hard for the use of hydrogen in domestic heating systems. But is that the right road to take?
Are EVs really better for the climate?
12:03 | Once all the carbon costs of extracting, processing and manufacturing are taken into account, how much lower is the overall lifetime carbon footprint of an EV compared to and ICE car?
The ‘Sand Battery’ that heats your home, NOT the planet!
11:27 | How do we get ourselves off our dependence on fossil fuels? And if the alternative is intermittent renewables then how are we going to keep our homes constantly warm during the colder months? Perhaps our friends in Scandinavia can provide some answers…
Bioreactor Buildings
10:40 | Algae is one of the most successful organisms on earth, and we humans are only just starting to understand its potential in our climate mitigation challenge.
How to capture 2 billion tonnes of CO2 AND fix our oceans
13:02 | A UK based company called Brilliant Planet has perfected a method that, at full scale, can drawdown 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from our atmosphere every year while also restoring alkalinity levels to our ocean ecosystems.
A global solar PV waste TSUNAMI is about to hit!
11:21 | Solar PV panels are multiplying at almost virus-like speed all over the planet. That’s a great thing for the transition to sustainable energy, but a massive potential problem for a catastrophically ill-prepared recycling industry.
A climate solution you might not think of
11:36 | Research shows that the unwanted by-product of the mining industry, rock dust, could be a transformational supplement to agricultural soils all over the world.
Gravity Energy Storage. Who’s right and who’s wrong?
11:10 | Gravity energy storage has real potential to provide cheap reliable grid balancing electricity to compliment the ever growing volume of intermittent renewables on our power grids, but only if it’s done in the right way.
Perovskite solar cells. Major new breakthrough!
11:30 | Perovskite structures have the potential to revolutionise the solar PV industry, but they are notorious for breaking down very rapidly in real-world use. Now a research team from Princeton University has developed a process for overcoming that problem.
New 2022 graphene battery launch : 8 minute charge time. 350 mile range!
11:17 | Graphene is about to become a reality in electric vehicle batteries, increasing energy density by 40% or more, and reducing charge times to just a few minutes.
Lifetime carbon emissions of renewables vs fossil fuel. Problem or solution?
12:17 | How do lifetime emissions from manufacture, transport and disposal of renewables stack up against fossil fuels?
Zinc Bromide GEL batteries. Cheaper, greener, simpler & safer than lithium -ion!
11:59 | The market for energy storage is still dominated by lithium-ion technology. But cheaper, greener and safer alternatives are being developed all the time.
How to cut out the ‘fossil gas middle man’
12:06 | A new report shows how much more economically smart it would be to simply jump straight from coal to renewables and cut out the ‘natural gas middle-man’ completely.
How waste heat can help get us off natural gas for good
11:42 | A video about capturing and utilising the enormous quantities of heat currently going to waste from more than seven million data centres and tens of millions of industrial facilities around the world.
Grid Scale Energy Storage 30x cheaper than Lithium-ion! How do they do that?
14:20 | A team at MIT has combined and improved several existing technologies into a flexible modular solution that could be as much as 30x cheaper than existing lithium-ion technology.
Massive global energy disruptions are coming. Brace yourself!
16:19 | 15 million jobs are set to be lost from the fossil fuel industry in the coming years, but more than three times that will be created in the renewable sector.
Carbon Dioxide Removal from our oceans. Can we achieve 20 BILLION tonnes per year?
12:30 | A new study proposes copying the way nature creates seashells, so that we can durably store billions of tonnes of carbon in solid rocks on the seabed.
IPCC ‘Survival Guide’. Hope or delusion?
13:53 | The latest IPCC report suggests we can survive the 21st century by making unprecedented and totally radical changes in the next eight years. But are they deluding themselves and giving us a false sense of security?
The Solar PV panel that provides electricity AND heat for your home!
15:59 | Solar photovoltaic panels provide electricity for homes, businesses and utility scale grid providers. Ironically though, the hotter they get in direct sunshine, the less effective they are at producing power.
Nuclear Fusion Illusion. Is it time to park the pipe dream?
14:35 | Nuclear fusion promises to provide unlimited, cheap, safe energy for the future of humankind. But are the latest “breakthroughs” really as good as they’re made out to be?
Sodium-ion battery breakthrough. Safer, cheaper and cleaner than Lithium-ion
11:41 | Sodium-ion batteries have been overshadowed by lithium-ion for decades, but there’s a thousand times more sodium in the earth’s crust than there is lithium.
Can we survive the coming decades?
15:49 | Can we survive the coming decades? The IPCC has just published their answer, at least from a climate point of view. And they pull no punches.
How to balance renewable grids WITHOUT energy storage!
13:24 | Balancing renewable power sources on modern electricity grids is becoming one of the greatest logistical challenges of our time.
Algae – natures answer to fossil fuels and plastics!!
15:59 | Algae has been used by humans for thousands of years, but the idea of using algae as a secret weapon to combat climate change is definitely a modern day concept.
Solar Wind and Wave. Can this ocean hybrid platform nail all three?
12:16 | Solar, wind and wave power from a single offshore platform?
Decarbonising AMMONIA production. Could a revolutionary new process be the key?
11:36 | Ammonia has great potential as a fuel source, if only a way could be found to produce it without the huge carbon dioxide emissions it currently creates.
Have we found the missing link in the energy storage equation?
12:19 | Manganese dioxide flow batteries may offer a very cost effective way of bridging the gap between short duration lithium-ion batteries and longer duration technologies like hydrogen.
Solar PV efficiency – new breakthrough!
10:08 | A team in Cambridge has developed a film that can amplify the number of photons that a solar photovoltaic panel can use, with a potential increase in efficiency to as much as 35%.
Antarctica latest research: Doomsday Glacier ice shelf will be gone in 5 years!
12:52 | The country sized glaciers on Antarcticas outer edges have been receding for years, but now new research has shown the disintegration of Thwaites, or Doomsday, Glacier is accelerating fast.
We’ve got climate change under control…apparently!
10:13 | When it comes to climate change, the majority of us think we’re personally doing our bit, but that we’re being let down by everyone else, including our own neighbours.
Powering the planet from space. Closer to reality than you think?
11:18 | Solar power stations in space. Sounds like pure science fiction doesn’t it?