Syndication: Newstex

Construction on the largest wind turbine in England is set to begin next month.  The turbine will be located in Bristol and will reach 150 meters (approximately 492 feet) into the sky, Weather & Radar reported. That’s double the height of the average English turbine, which comes to about 75 meters (approximately 246 feet). “[It’s […]

Two studies published this week explore innovative ways to produce hydrogen fuels through solar energy, one via a catalyst and another via a solar-powered artificial leaf device. Both methods mimic photosynthesis to produce hydrogen in more efficient and sustainable ways. Researchers at the University of Michigan developed a catalyst to split water into oxygen and […]

As of July 2022, the United States had the most liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity in the world and had exported more LNG than any other country, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. LNG is natural gas that has been cooled to about minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit so that it is in a […]

Researchers at University of Wisconsin–Madison have published a study of findings that show a toxic plume of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or forever chemicals, is moving into Green Bay of Lake Michigan through groundwater. PFAS are often called forever chemicals because of their inability to break down in the environment, and […]

In 2022, there were 10 climate-fueled extreme weather events that caused more than $3 billion worth of damage each. That’s the disturbing conclusion of UK charity Christian Aid’s annual review of the year’s costliest and most destructive climate disasters, released December 27.  “Having ten separate climate disasters in the last year that each cost more […]