Carbon Emission

SpaceX turbine blade manufacturing for AI data center power

August 31, 2026

Why SpaceX Now Makes Turbine Blades: AI Data Centers Need Power In 18 to 36 Months

SpaceX is developing in-house turbine-blade and vane casting capability at its Bastrop, Texas, operations to help solve a power problem that has nothing to do with rockets: Growing AI data-center demand is

It would take to make rectilinear building elements, Photo Source: Saleh Jamsheer (@ MIT News)

Architecture·Design

MIT’s 3D-Printed Mud Molds Aim to Halve Concrete’s 8% Carbon Emissions

Construction is getting a surprising helper: dirt from the building site itself. MIT researchers have found a way to use 3D-printed mud to build concrete structures faster and cheaper than traditional methods. Currently, builders spend time and money creating wooden

January 31, 2025

Worcestershire Cuts 74% CO₂ with £8M RECOFOAM® Footways Made from 97% Recycled Material

Materials

Worcestershire’s streets are getting an eco-friendly makeover with RECOFOAM®, an innovative material that’s changing how we build our footways. As someone who’s watched sustainable

CO2 Capture at 98% Efficiency: Rice Engineers Develop Low-Energy Device for Emission Control at the Flip of a Switch

Pollution·Science

As COP29 is in progress at Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, there is happy news for lovers of nature. Rice University engineers have developed a

The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng) Photo Credits: CRRC

China·Transportation

Meet CETROVO 1.0: How China’s First Carbon Fiber Subway Reduces Energy Consumption by 7% Annually

China’s state-owned rail company, China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), unveiled the world’s first commercially operational carbon fiber subway train, named “CETROVO 1.0” or Carbon Star Rapid Transit, in Qingdao on the

Govind Tekale

June 28, 2024

Climate·Marine Life

Bottom Trawling’s 370M Metric Tons of CO2 Hidden Emissions Revealed

A recent study led by Trisha Atwood from the Quinney College of Natural Resources reveals that bottom trawling is one of the major causes of carbon pollution. Bottom trawling is dragging heavy

Mohammed Shamil PM

March 13, 2024

Climate·Nature·Science

How Fungi Are Saving the Planet from Carbon Chaos: Nature’s Hidden Heroes

“According to a study published in Current Biology, fungi play an important role in combating climate change by absorbing over a third of global fossil fuel emissions. The amount of carbon emissions

Rahul Somvanshi

June 10, 2023

Mobility

Shock! General Motors Pulls The Plug On Popular Bolt Electric Car

By the end of 2023, General Motors has claimed to stop production of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle. The decision to end the Bolt’s production is due to GM’s transition to zero-emission

Karmactive Team

April 26, 2023

Climate·Energy·USA

California’s Climate Plan: Innovations, Opposition, and Implications

California is taking an ambitious new approach to climate change, with a plan to eliminate the state’s greenhouse gas footprint by 2045 and cut emissions beyond its borders. This goal will require

Govind Tekale

February 12, 2023