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A company in New Zealand is turning discarded woodchips into synthetic graphite that can be used in EV batteries. CarbonScape makes ‘biographite’ by heating byproducts from the forestry industry using a process called thermo-catalytic graphitisation. This produces charcoal, which can be catalysed and purified into battery anode-quality graphite. The startup says their alternative graphite is a more sustainable option and can help Europe reduce its dependence on China for lithium-ion batteries. What is biographite and why is it important?The graphite key to making EV batteries is currently sour...
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The winners of the “Nobel prize of engineering” have been announced - and they are two European pioneers of wind energy. Danish Henrik Stiesdal and British Andrew Garrad - often referred to as the ‘Godfathers of wind’ - share this year’s Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, as a recognition of their critical contributions to the development of wind power. Judges said their innovations had "enabled wind energy to fulfil a crucial role in today's electricity generation mix". A report released today showed that more of Europe’s energy came from wind power than fossil gas for the first time ever...
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With pivotal elections around the corner, Europeans are wrestling with a cost-of-living crisis and heightened anxiety over the health of our planet. The EU's climate agenda must endure and be seen to provide answers to our most pressing concerns rather than undermining them. Placing a clean industrial transformation at the heart of the European economic and political consensus is therefore imperative. Delivering a shift in industry that's powered by renewables and focused on energy and material efficiency, is crucial for achieving greater strategic autonomy, spurring economic growth, and promo...
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Next time you hit the gym or jump on your exercise bike, take inspiration from the fact you could be powering a work of art. While chances are you’re the only one feeling the fitness benefits, a new tech and theatre partnership is proving that anything is possible. Two specially created exercise bikes powered an entire play in the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre last weekend. “When we created the bike we never imagined that it would be used on stage during such a performance in the national Lithuanian theatre,” says Jonas Navickas, CEO of Tukas EV which makes the bike-cum-energy storage unit...
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The greenest city in Europe has officially upped sticks from the Baltic shores of Estonia to the Spanish Mediterranean. Valencia took over as European Green Capital from Tallinn in a ceremony last week, kickstarting more than 400 sustainable events in 2024. The award has been running since 2010 - generating some healthy rivalry between big EU cities as they transition to clean energy, better protect nature, and improve the lives of residents. “Valencia has earned the Green Capital title because of its ambitious sustainability strategy, and it has learned from lessons in the past,” says EU Comm...
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