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Green TechnologiesDolphin-inspired robot to clean up oil slicks
With design ideas from dolphins and sea urchins, a new type of robot could autonomously clear oil slicks without harming the water quality
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Green TechnologiesForest-based resins challenge fossil materials in boats, wind turbines and high-performance adhesives
Researchers at Finland’s University of Oulu have developed new high-performance bio-based resins that can replace conventional oil-based materials in composite products without compromising strength, cost, or industrial scalability
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Green TechnologiesToxic ‘forever’ chemicals help refine lithium from brine
Scientists at Rice University have found a process to use the notoriously toxic PFAS chemicals to recover 82% yield of lithium from salty brine
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Green TechnologiesRobotic fin mimics a fish
With applications potentially as wide ranging as small boat stabilisation and underwater drone pilotage, a robotic fin can ‘sense’ the flow of water and react accordingly
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Green Technologies110 volts from a raindrop
Scientists in Spain have discovered that a single drop of water travelling over the surface of a specialised solar panel can generate a potential difference of 110 Volts
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Green TechnologiesSelf-healing composite could last 500 years
Researchers have developed a composite that is able to reverse the effects of in-service delamination up to 1,000 times
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Green TechnologiesRecycled high-density board for transoms
US-based Riversedge Composites has announced the launch of a new reinforcement board with 90% of its content made from recycled fibreglass
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Green TechnologiesAirship-style 3MW wind turbine trialled
Designed for urban areas, but with potential to work at sea, the helium-filled S2000 wind turbine flies at 2000m to generate power
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Green TechnologiesMarine descaler receives green marine certification
US-based Seascour has received official green credentials for a product designed to clear biofouling from heat exchangers and condensors
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Green TechnologiesFirst pilot scale composite fibre recovery plant funded
Following seed round funding of €7.4m, cleantech company Uplift360 will develop its latest recovery processes for advanced composite materials
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Green TechnologiesAirX ferry to get maritime classification
The Airfish Wing-In-Ground (WIG) ferry is being brought into commercial operation through a partnership with the maritime classification society Bureau Veritas
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Green Technologies‘The future of BioAdhesives’ event
A free, international online event will take place on February 24 and 25, highlighting the use of these new products for more sustainable manufacture
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Green Technologies‘Octopus acid’ helps solar panels self-heal
South Korean researchers have used a naturally occurring antioxidant molecule found in octopus to help perovskite solar panels create a self-regenerating shield
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Green TechnologiesTidal generators ‘don’t hurt wildlife’
A study in the USA using underwater cameras has discovered that the blades of small tidal turbines pose no threat to marine wildlife
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Green TechnologiesMapping the world’s seabed by 2030
The UK’s Plymouth University has joined Seabed 2030, a project with a mission to chart every square metre of the world’s subsea surface
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Green TechnologiesVertical solar array promises increased revenue
Rather than tracking the sunshine, a new vertically mounted solar panel simply reflects the solar radiation back to itself from virtually every possible angle
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Green TechnologiesLimiting solar panel damage
With over US$27bn worth of damage from extreme weather events in the US last year, researchers are exploring counter measures to protect solar installations
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Green TechnologiesTwo major marine e-fuel projects planned
The decarbonisation of the maritime sector is being given a boost with two plants, one in Spain and another in Finland, being built purely to create e-fuels
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Green TechnologiesAdvances in perovskite flexible solar panels
The efficiency and reliability of a new generation of flexible solar cells has been increased by harnessing data-driven machine learning
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Green Technologies€30 million wave energy project for UK
CorPower Ocean has been selected to lead a pan-European wave energy consortium to validate the technology in conditions required for large scale deployment.
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