While the price for lithium-ion batteries has dropped significantly in recent years, the technology is still a tad too expensive to be the best solution for the long-term storage of renewable energy, most of which is weather-dependent. As such, innovators are looking beyond … [Read more...] about These ultra-low-cost batteries use CO2 to store renewable energy
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This startup wants to use balloons to capture CO2 miles above ground
Direct carbon capture is key to reducing the dangerous amount of greenhouse gases that humanity has put into the atmosphere. One startup is taking a new approach to the problem by capturing CO2 from the atmosphere at a height of 52,800 feet. Called High Hopes, the Israel-based … [Read more...] about This startup wants to use balloons to capture CO2 miles above ground
Beauty giant to make perfumes with ethanol made of recycled CO2 emissions
The world’s largest fragrance company, Coty, will soon start making perfumes with alcohol made from recycled carbon emissions. Producing the fragrance lines for luxury brands like Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, and Calvin Klein, Coty has recently partnered with biotech company … [Read more...] about Beauty giant to make perfumes with ethanol made of recycled CO2 emissions
Scientists use renewable energy to turn CO2 and water into synthetic fuel
While we work towards a future where all vehicles are electric, it's important we find greener ways to fuel the combustion vehicles in service today. With that in mind, researchers have figured out a way to make fuel for gas-burning cars using renewable energy. The novel process … [Read more...] about Scientists use renewable energy to turn CO2 and water into synthetic fuel
Report: Global emissions dropped 7 percent in 2020
Now that 2020 is finally coming to a close, we are now able to see just how impactful imposed lockdowns and restrictions were on global carbon emissions this year. According to the Global Carbon Project, the pandemic saw emissions cut by an estimated 2.4 billion metric tons, … [Read more...] about Report: Global emissions dropped 7 percent in 2020