Refrigerant mixtures make industrial heat pumps more efficient
A Swiss technology tailors the working fluid to each company's needs, making heat pumps more efficient and flexible.
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Hundreds of rare orchids find new homes in Telemark
Laboratory-grown orchids have been planted in traditional hay meadows to strengthen populations of a threatened species.
Chinese desalination plant cuts its electricity use by more than half
A facility on Bohai Bay is using over 50% less energy and turning waste brine into industrial-grade salt.
Spanish fishermen turn marine litter into yarn for clothing
Almost 5,000 fishermen work with the Ecoalf Foundation, whose programme has already removed more than 2,000 tonnes of waste from the oceans.
Ghent University spin-off makes cleaning ingredients from food waste
Amphistar uses a yeast to turn organic leftovers into surfactants, key ingredients in cleaning products and cosmetics, as an alternative to petrochemicals.
Beijing releases more than a billion wasps to halt invasive caterpillar
Authorities are relying on biological control and caterpillar-collecting contests to protect the Chinese capital's trees.
Faial tests restoring a brackish borehole with rainwater
Horta Council will invest €300,000 of European funds in a pilot project that could be replicated in the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde.
Biologist who got thousands of divers restoring corals in Florida wins award
Kylie Smith, co-founder of the organisation I.CARE, has been honoured by NOAA for involving the community in restoring the coral reefs of the Florida Keys.
Beetles help protect Japanese forests with a ‘honey trap’
Researchers at Kyoto University have shown that catching a small beetle with an attractant trap can indicate habitat quality in forests logged for timber.
German researchers test green hydrogen production with untreated seawater
The SeaEly project, coordinated by Fraunhofer IWES, has built test rigs to study electrolysis with salt or brackish water, saving drinking water.
Twenty private reserves join forces to protect the Serra dos Pireneus in Goiás
The Brazilian government has officially recognised the Serra dos Pireneus Mosaic, near Pirenópolis, to coordinate the conservation of the region’s biodiversity.
Leisure sailing boats to help French scientists observe the ocean
The VELA LAB project aims to turn pleasure boats into small floating laboratories that collect oceanographic data.
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