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U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). The Postal Service has not commented on the U-M study. Earlier post.). The USPS estimate was 10.3

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PG&E launches comprehensive study on hydrogen’s feasibility within gas pipelines; H2?

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MAY 3, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is launching the US’ most comprehensive end-to-end hydrogen study and demonstration facility, which will examine the future potential of the zero-carbon fuel hydrogen as a renewable energy source for not only PG&E customers but the entire global natural gas industry. Market development.

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HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

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JANUARY 8, 2023

The Health Effects Institute (HEI) has launched two new studies funded under RFA 21-1, Quantifying Real-World Impacts of Non-Tailpipe Particulate Matter Emissions. The new studies are: Improved Characterization of the Real-World Contributions and Impacts of Non-tailpipe Particulate Matter Emissions ,” led by Greg Evans, University of Toronto.

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Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

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AUGUST 15, 2021

A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. There is a growing belief that building taller and denser is better.

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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JULY 20, 2021

million cars, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from The University of Queensland and The University of Canterbury. Their study appears in Global Change Biology. By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs (feral swine), are releasing around 4.9

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UMD-led study: road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies

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APRIL 14, 2021

But a new study led by Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland warns that introducing salt into the environment—whether it's for de-icing roads, fertilizing farmland or other purposes—releases toxic chemical cocktails that create a serious and growing global threat to our freshwater supply and human health.

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Study finds link between sleep apnea and increases in PM2.5, NO2

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JANUARY 18, 2019

Although there is increasing interest in the influence of the environment on sleep, there is limited research evaluating the relationship between sleep and air pollution. Prior studies have shown that air pollution impacts lung and heart health, but only a few studies have looked at how air pollution might affect sleep.

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CritMET team examines distribution of germanium and gallium in deep-sea crusts

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MAY 16, 2022

Using new analytical methods, the research group “CritMET: Critical Metals for Enabling Technologies” led by Michael Bau, Professor of Geochemistry at Jacobs University in Bremen has studied the distribution of germanium and gallium in iron-manganese crusts from the deep sea. Source: Jacobs University).

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Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

New research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, finds that the discharge water from ships’ exhaust gas treatment systems—i.e., Furthermore, the number of ships equipped with scrubbers have tripled since the study was carried out. Ytreberg et al.

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Study finds automobile tires are a potential source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes to the environment

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MARCH 10, 2012

A new study by researchers from Stockholm University concludes that automobile tires may be a potential previously unknown source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes—a type of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—to the environment. Automobile tire rubber in general consists of approximately 40?

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ABB leads electrification and automation innovation as part of Sustainable Underground Mining future mine project

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DECEMBER 26, 2020

ABB electrification and automation knowledge and solutions have been employed in a pioneering mine of the future project, which has ultimate ambitions to demonstrate zero carbon dioxide emissions and productivity increases of 50%. The collaboration aims to find new methods and smarter solutions for mining operations in the future.

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Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Researchers at Monash University in Australia have conducted a lifecycle analysis and net energy analysis (LCA/NEA) of a hypothetical large-scale solar-electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen. The open-access paper on the study is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. —Palmer et al.

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Study finds short-term exposure to air pollution may impede cognition; NSAIDs could help

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MAY 10, 2021

Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study is among the first to explore short-term air pollution exposures and the use of NSAIDs to mitigate their effects.

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Study finds that steady reduction in fossil fuel emissions will not result in short-term warming spike

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

One view advanced in some studies attempting to model future climate is that cleaning up fossil-fuel air pollution rapidly will unintentionally lead to a near-term rise in atmospheric warming of about a half-degree Celsius, which might take up to a century to reverse. Shindell and Smith published their study in Nature.

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EDP, TechnipFMC and partners to develop a concept study for green hydrogen production from offshore wind: BEHYOND

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JULY 14, 2021

The study will include innovative integration of equipment for the production and conditioning of green hydrogen and infrastructure that allows for its transportation to the coast. By leading the BEHYOND project, the company is anticipating, leading the key trend and contributing to a sustainable future.

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Study: Crop relocation can help buffer US agriculture from climate change but southern states may face massive loss of productive land

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

It found that if crop locations are held constant in the future, total agriculture profits for the six crops will drop by 31%. The extent of these regional changes in agricultural productivity and how they influence future cropping decisions is a central question for the risks of climate change for agriculture and food security.

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Satellite study suggests California clean air regulations working to reduce PM2.5 emissions in state

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JUNE 8, 2018

Scientists from Emory University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Air Resources Board teamed to analyze satellite data to determine the 15-year trend of PM 2.5 The open-access study, which focused on the four major components of PM 2.5 species, was recently published in the journal Atmospheric Environment.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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APRIL 20, 2023

universities and colleges to use their engineering and technical skills to mitigate and address the impact of climate change in their communities. We envision that in the future there will be a network of these types of tools,” says Natalie Nelson , assistant professor in the biological and agricultural engineering department.

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Study associates in-utero exposure to PM2.5 pollution with higher blood pressure in childhood

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MAY 15, 2018

air pollution during the third trimester of their mother’s pregnancy had a higher risk of elevated blood pressure in childhood, according to new research by a team led by researchers from Johns Hopkins University in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. in the environment. in the highest category in this study (11.8

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PNNL-led international study finds ultrafine aerosols have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

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JANUARY 27, 2018

vehicles) and industrial air pollution—fuel powerful storms and influence weather much more than has been appreciated, according to a study published in the journal Science. Aerosol impacts are a key uncertainty in understanding the current and future climate as well as extreme weather. —Jiwen Fan.

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Daimler and Tsinghua University extend and expand research cooperation in China

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

Daimler Greater China and Beijing’s Tsinghua University have signed a contract to continue and further to expand their research cooperation begun in 2012 for another 3 years. The expanded research collaboration with Tsinghua University again shows Daimler’s clear commitment to R&D activities in China.

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UH researchers developing autonomous robot for subsea oil and gas pipeline inspection

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To reduce the number of accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot to identify potential pipeline leaks and structural failures during subsea inspections. Preliminary studies were funded by UH’s Subsea Systems Institute.

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UT Austin researcher awarded $15M for switchgrass traits studies

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin will receive two grants totaling $15 million to study switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), with a focus on how it can become a sustainable source of bioenergy. The study lets us ask the really classic nature-nurture question. Both grants begin this fall. Tom Juenger.

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ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

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MARCH 11, 2021

ion Ventures is leading the deployment of the battery in a real-world environment with a view to deploying it into the grid storage market in the future. E4Tech, a London-based clean-tech specialist consultancy, performed an independent, strategic scoping study of stationary grid storage application based upon LiNa’s technology.

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Study of 7 years of production data supports billion-ton biofuels feedstock estimate

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JANUARY 24, 2018

That report, the 2016 Billion-Ton Report , volume 1, updated and expanded upon analysis in the 2011 US Billion-Ton Update ( earlier post ), which was preceded by the 2005 US Billion Ton Study ( earlier post ). South Dakota State University was the lead institution for the more than $20-million project which began in 2007.

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Tsinghua study finds China’s actions have cut PM2.5 concentrations 21.5% from 2013-2015; PM2.5-related mortality down 9.1%

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

China’s measures to improve its air quality are working, but more stringent policies should be put in place to safeguard public health, according to a new open-access study by researchers at Tsinghua University published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. This study estimated that the premature mortality related to PM 2.5

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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

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MARCH 31, 2021

The company will also contribute important data to the study of sustainable lithium mining initiated by the BMW Group. Solvents and other chemicals do not come into contact with the environment during this process. Lithium water study in cooperation with University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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DOE selects 9 universities for about $2.7M in advanced coal technologies research awards

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JUNE 7, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected nine universities for awards for research projects that will continue to support innovation and development of advanced, lower emission coal technologies. million investment will be leveraged with additional funds from the universities to support $3.1 Brown University.

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GLBRC research review concludes cellulosic biofuels can benefit the environment if managed correctly

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JUNE 30, 2017

Although not yet a market force, cellulosic biofuels are routinely factored into future climate mitigation scenarios because of their potential to both displace petroleum use and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. They say that understanding how best to integrate benefits and tradeoffs will be key to the future success of cellulosic biofuels.

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GE Aviation and the University of Cincinnati collaborate on new research center

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

GE Aviation, in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati Research Institute (UCRI), has created the GE Aviation Research Center at the company’s world headquarters in Evendale, Ohio. The scope of this agreement marks a first in Ohio between a leading aerospace company and a leading university research institute.

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WUSTL researchers demonstrate solar-panel-powered microbial electrosynthesis to produce n-butanol from light, CO2 and power

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Researchers at Washington University in St. Microorganisms have evolved a bewildering array of techniques to obtain nutrients from their surrounding environments. —Arpita Bose, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and leader of the study. Louis have discovered a new way to train microbes to make n -butanol.

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UTA study indicates air contamination near fracking sites result of operational inefficiencies, not inherent to the extraction process

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AUGUST 27, 2016

A study led by chemists at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) indicates that highly variable contamination events registered in and around unconventional oil and gas developments are the result of operational inefficiencies and not inherent to the extraction process itself. —Kevin Schug. Wright, Kevin A. Schug, Guido F.

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Iowa study suggests miscanthus would yield more biomass in Iowa soil than originally thought

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JULY 23, 2014

Miscanthus, a perennial grass with vast potential to produce biomass, would deliver even better yields than once thought in Iowa, according to research by agronomists at Iowa State University. The article also reports that yields in the second year of the study were not significantly lower than the third year.

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Obama Administration releases National Bioeconomy Blueprint; health, food, energy and environment

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APRIL 26, 2012

The White House today released a national Bioeconomy Blueprint , a comprehensive approach to harnessing innovations in biological research to address national challenges in health, food, energy, and the environment. The objectives are: Support R&D investments that will provide the foundation for the future US bioeconomy.

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The Future of Fully Homomorphic Encryption

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

And now, he is proving that the future of computing can be privacy-forward while making huge advances in information processing and hardware design. Before coming to NYU Tandon, Reagen was a former research scientist on Facebook’s AI Infrastructure Research team, where he became deeply involved in studying privacy.

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have concluded that ground-level PM 2.5 2000 (90% CI: 0–4,000) early deaths from ozone, according to the study. The researchers collected data from the year 2005, the most recent data available at the time of the study. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.

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Toronto study: bursty noise levels from public transport or biking could induce hearing loss

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NOVEMBER 25, 2017

The noise levels to which commuters are exposed while using public transport or while biking could induce hearing loss if experienced repeatedly and over long periods of time, according to a study by researchers at the University of Toronto. Their open-access paper is published in the Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.

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thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The release of this enormous investment comes in the midst of the company’s transformation, in what is also for all concerned an extremely challenging environment. Capacity will be 2.5 million metric tons. This is a further step for our team at Steel Europe, for our partners and for the Ruhr region.

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Study illustrates impact of ship emissions on Shanghai air quality

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

A multi-year quantitative study of the influence of ship emissions on urban air quality by a team from Fudan University found that ships could contribute 20–30% (2–7 μg/m 3 ) of the total PM 2.5 A paper on the study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. —Liu et al. 6b03834.

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Study comparing crash risk of EU and US vehicles indicates differences in performance

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

An international research study examining the safety performance of US and EU motor vehicles has found differences in performance between the two. Therefore, a study investigating the question of essentially equivalent safety performance was sponsored by the Auto Alliance in the US. —Flannagan et al.

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Study: marine cyanobacteria produce 100s of millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons annually

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, has estimated that photosynthetic marine cyanobacteria annually produce hundreds of millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons in the oceans. Our study demonstrates the role cyanobacteria play in the ocean ‟hydrocarbon cycle” and reveals the massive scale of this process.

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SwRI develops device to test friction, wear associated with EV fluids

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MARCH 8, 2023

The electrification of the automotive industry has accelerated over recent years, with future projections showing an exponential growth in market share for both light and heavy-duty applications. Traditional fluid testing tools, however, were not developed to effectively analyze lubricant properties in electrified environments.

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The Automotive Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Annual Program Review: The Driving Force Behind Autonomous Vehicles

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JUNE 30, 2015

Twenty-one years later, the ARC, which operates as a consortium of six universities [ 2 ] collaborating with partners from both industrial and government sectors, gathered once again on the University of Michigan’s North Campus for its 21 st Annual Program Review. The opening case study, “No Driver? Click to enlarge.

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Lloyd’s Register and UMAS release Zero Emission Vessels 2030 study

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

Lloyd’s Register and University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) released a new study— Zero Emission Vessels 2030 —that aims to demonstrate the viability of zero emission vessels (ZEVs) by identifying what needs to be in place to make them a competitive solution for decarbonization.

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U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

PG&E launches comprehensive study on hydrogen’s feasibility within gas pipelines; H2?

HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

UMD-led study: road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies

Study finds link between sleep apnea and increases in PM2.5, NO2

CritMET team examines distribution of germanium and gallium in deep-sea crusts

Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

Study finds automobile tires are a potential source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes to the environment

ABB leads electrification and automation innovation as part of Sustainable Underground Mining future mine project

Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

Study finds short-term exposure to air pollution may impede cognition; NSAIDs could help

Study finds that steady reduction in fossil fuel emissions will not result in short-term warming spike

EDP, TechnipFMC and partners to develop a concept study for green hydrogen production from offshore wind: BEHYOND

Study: Crop relocation can help buffer US agriculture from climate change but southern states may face massive loss of productive land

Satellite study suggests California clean air regulations working to reduce PM2.5 emissions in state

Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

Study associates in-utero exposure to PM2.5 pollution with higher blood pressure in childhood

PNNL-led international study finds ultrafine aerosols have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

Daimler and Tsinghua University extend and expand research cooperation in China

UH researchers developing autonomous robot for subsea oil and gas pipeline inspection

UT Austin researcher awarded $15M for switchgrass traits studies

ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

Study of 7 years of production data supports billion-ton biofuels feedstock estimate

Tsinghua study finds China’s actions have cut PM2.5 concentrations 21.5% from 2013-2015; PM2.5-related mortality down 9.1%

BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

DOE selects 9 universities for about $2.7M in advanced coal technologies research awards

GLBRC research review concludes cellulosic biofuels can benefit the environment if managed correctly

GE Aviation and the University of Cincinnati collaborate on new research center

WUSTL researchers demonstrate solar-panel-powered microbial electrosynthesis to produce n-butanol from light, CO2 and power

UTA study indicates air contamination near fracking sites result of operational inefficiencies, not inherent to the extraction process

Iowa study suggests miscanthus would yield more biomass in Iowa soil than originally thought

Obama Administration releases National Bioeconomy Blueprint; health, food, energy and environment

The Future of Fully Homomorphic Encryption

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

Toronto study: bursty noise levels from public transport or biking could induce hearing loss

thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

Study illustrates impact of ship emissions on Shanghai air quality

Study comparing crash risk of EU and US vehicles indicates differences in performance

Study: marine cyanobacteria produce 100s of millions of tonnes of hydrocarbons annually

SwRI develops device to test friction, wear associated with EV fluids

The Automotive Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Annual Program Review: The Driving Force Behind Autonomous Vehicles

Lloyd’s Register and UMAS release Zero Emission Vessels 2030 study

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