New water-based heat pump delivers 400% more heat than the energy it consumes

A new type of equipment is being trialled at the University of Edinburgh to provide sustainable power to homes and offices in Edinburgh, Scotland. This innovation was developed by SeaWarm, a spin-off company from the University of Edinburgh that harnesses the power of water sources from seas, rivers, ponds and even mine water to efficiently … Read more

How the US battery boom is shifting the energy mix

This article is a local version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to receive the newsletter every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or view all FT newsletters Good morning, and welcome back to Energy Source from New York, where Governor Kathy Hochul has halted the … Read more

Investments in clean energy this year are expected to be twice the amount going to fossil fuels. – News – IEA

Global spending on clean energy technologies and infrastructure is on track to reach $2 trillion by 2024, even as higher financing costs hinder new projects, especially in emerging and developing economies Despite funding pressures, global investment in clean energy is expected to nearly double the amount going into fossil fuels by 2024, helped by improving … Read more

A groundbreaking discovery: eggshell waste can recover rare earth elements needed for green energy

Composite image using high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy showing the absorption and replacement processes of rare earth elements in the eggshell. Credit: Prof. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco, Trinity College Dublin A collaborative team of researchers has made a groundbreaking discovery with the potential to have a significant impact on the sustainable recovery of rare earth elements (REEs), … Read more

A groundbreaking discovery: eggshell waste can recover rare earth elements needed for green energy

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Composite image using high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy showing the absorption and replacement processes of rare earth elements in the eggshell. Credit: Prof. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco, Trinity College Dublin × close to Composite image using high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy showing the … Read more

Australia wants to become a renewable energy superpower. Can it? – BBC news

Image caption, SunDrive’s Maia Schweizer thinks Australia has what it takes to become a solar panel manufacturing hub Item information Author, Hanna Ritchie Role, BBC News, Sydney June 5, 2024 Hidden among dense bushland on the outskirts of Sydney’s south lies a sprawling facility that houses a technological breakthrough. It is here that the Australian … Read more

New model suggests partner anti-universe could explain accelerated expansion without the need for dark energy

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source written by researcher(s) proofread OK! by Naman Kumar, Phys.org An image of a universe-anti-universe pair. Credit: Wikipedia, CC × close to An image of a universe-anti-universe pair. Credit: Wikipedia, CC The accelerated expansion of the current universe, believed to be driven by a mysterious … Read more

The world is falling short of its 2030 sustainable energy target, the IEA warns

Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Renewable energy myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. The world’s clean energy plans still fall almost a third short of what is needed to reach the 2030 sustainable energy target agreed at last year’s UN climate talks, the International Energy Agency warned, as … Read more

Countries around the world have a big opportunity to put in place stronger plans to achieve the global target of tripling renewable energy by 2030 – News – IEA

The IEA report shows that countries’ ambitions and implementation plans are not yet in line with the key objectives of COP28, but that governments have tools to go further in the coming months through the NDC process A new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that in the coming months countries have a … Read more

The $200 billion wave of dealmaking in the U.S. shale industry is reshaping the energy landscape

Dealmaking in the U.S. oil and gas sector has soared to nearly $200 billion over the past year as the biggest producers battle to swallow up rivals in a race for scale that has reshaped the national energy landscape. But as the nation’s best drilling territory is captured, companies are casting a wider net, looking … Read more