Carbon

India’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Is Here Stay & Flourish

September 3, 2022

India’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Is Here To Stay & Flourish

India’s first indigenously designed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune to reduce carbon emissions has been launched. Comparatively a single diesel bus emits almost 100 tons of CO2 per

Nature

Peatlands, The Terrestrial Carbon Sinks Of The Planet – India & Africa

Mire or Peatland is a wetland area dominated by living peat-forming plants. Peatlands arise because of incomplete decomposition of organic matter, usually litter from vegetation, due to water-logging and deprived oxygen. All types of mires share the common characteristic of

March 12, 2022

Japan’s Carbon Guardian – Kimiko Hirata

Activism·Nature

After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011, Japan was forced to move away from nuclear power and in its place, embraced coal as

Nature’s Plastic Recycling Bacteria : How Comamonas Testosteroni Could Solve Our Plastic Crisis

Plastic·Pollution·Science

A bacteria that “eats” plastic has been uncovered by the researchers. The quantity of plastic produced every year is more than 380 million tons.

Agriculture

Yale’s 10% Sampling Method Enhances Soil Carbon Measurement Accuracy

Scientists at Yale have found a practical way to measure how much carbon farmland actually stores, potentially transforming how we track and reward climate-friendly farming practices. This breakthrough could make carbon credit

Govind Tekale

February 9, 2025

Energy

U.S. Tightens CO₂ Pipeline Safety After 2020 Mississippi Leak

The U.S. government is strengthening safety rules for carbon dioxide (CO₂) pipelines – the networks that transport captured carbon underground to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These new rules come after a serious

Sunita Somvanshi

January 18, 2025

Representative Image. Road Construction. Photo Source: Eurovia UK (YouTube)

Materials

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

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 construction evolve over the years, I can tell

Karmactive Staff

November 23, 2024

Energy·Science

Methanol Production Advances with PRIME-Fuel Microreactor Leveraging CO2 and Renewable Energy

A transformative initiative in renewable energy innovation is initiated by the PRIME-Fuel project. The new fuel is developed by the University of Houston (UH) and SRI International. The project focuses on creating

Sunita Somvanshi

November 19, 2024

The reactor is made up of a cathode set up to perform oxygen reduction, an oxygen evolution reaction-performing anode and a compact yet porous solid-electrolyte layer that allows efficient ion conduction. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

Pollution·Science

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

As COP29 is in progress at Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, there is happy news for lovers of nature. Rice University engineers have developed a new technology to lower the cost of capturing

Rahul Somvanshi

November 16, 2024

Demonstration system for carbon-free generation of electricity with ammonia in high-temperature fuel cells (SOFCs).

Energy·Hydrogen·Science

Ammonia Powers Carbon-Free Energy: Inside the Global Race to Transform Electricity with High-Density, Zero-Emission Fuel Cells

Sustainability is the new mantra of the 21st century. We want to generate electricity, but it should be carbon-free. Ammonia (NH3) is a promising hydrogen carrier for sustainable power generation. Ammonia is

Rahul Somvanshi

November 13, 2024

Business·Energy·Pollution

Exxon Mobil Stock Future on Carbon Capture with Bold $4.9 Billion Denbury Acquisition

In an unprecedented maneuver signaling the shifting energy landscape, Exxon Mobil, the behemoth of the oil industry, has announced its ambitious acquisition of Denbury Inc. This bold all-stock transaction valued at $4.9

Govind Tekale

July 19, 2023

Climate·Pollution

GE’s Quest for Sustainable Carbon Capture Solutions: From Air to Solution

Today the younger generation is vocal, demanding change, & more environmentally conscious than ever before. For fighting climate change, GE Research in Niskayuna has assembled a team of over 50 scientists &

Govind Tekale

June 6, 2023

Climate·Nature·Science

One of the World’s Largest Carbon Time Bombs: Unveiling the Massive Logjam Hidden in the Arctic

The Mackenzie River Delta in the N.W.T. is home to the world’s largest known cumulative logjam. Unfortunately, this logjam is storing a huge amount of carbon. Driftwood is abundant in the Arctic, providing

Karmactive Staff

June 6, 2023

Design·Pollution·Sustainability

Turning the Ocean into a Carbon Sponge: How UCLA Engineers are Revolutionizing CO2 Removal

In order to help mitigate the atmospheric accumulation of CO2, a team of engineers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is working on a system. A start-up born out of the

Govind Tekale

April 25, 2023

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