China turns to carbon-neutral treatment plants
By Xiaodi Hao and Rowan Kohll
In Zhejiang province on China’s east coast, people pride themselves on tenacity and ingenuity. Both qualities appear to have...
Whisky distillery turning co-products into renewable energy
After just one year of operation, beverage company, Diageo’s on-site biogas plant at Glendullan, Scotland is turning 1,000 m3 of malt whisky distillery co-products...
India: Farmers to receive energy efficient water pumps
In an initiative similar to the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme, the Indian Ministry of Power aims to provide farmers with energy efficient water pumps...
Ireland: Irish wave energy project awarded €800,000 in EU funding
An Irish wave energy project developed at Maynooth University, Kildare, called InnoWave has been awarded €800,000 in EU Horizon 2020 funding to develop commercial...
English universities complete wave energy converter studies
Plymouth and Exeter universities have completed the first set of ecological studies as part of the EU Horizon 2020 funded CEFOW (Clean Energy from...
United States: Researchers to produce clean energy from water and sunlight
Researchers from the University of Iowa are collaborating with HyperSolar, a startup company focused on commercialising low-cost renewable hydrogen, to produce clean energy from water and sunlight. HyperSolar...
South Korea: LG Electronics and government utility sign technology partnership
LG Electronics, a South Korean electronics company, has announced that it will seek to develop its water energy resources business in cooperation with the state-run water energy agency...
Hong Kong pursues renewable water sources
A new hydroelectricity plant will open next year in Hong Kong to be followed by construction of the city’s first desalination plant as leaders...
International: Bacardi improves water use and energy efficiency
Barcardi, a global spirits company, has surpassed annual targets in improving water use, energy efficiency and recycling rates and is on target to obtain 100 percent of...
Researchers unveil ocean wave energy generator
A device that generates the energy of an ocean wave three times the average amplitude could provide a concentrated source of kinetic energy if...
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Rain Schools progress in Cambodia
As Cambodia and Korea position themselves as leaders in rainwater awareness, education and training, Cambodia has launched the Rain School Initiative which is aiming...
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UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed
A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...
