Austrian design studio creates electric tricycles from recycled plastic
The zero-emissions utility vehicle (ZUV) is made from 70kg of waste collected from supermarkets and is strong enough to carry two adults or two children in the back seat.
Maersk orders eight container ships from Hyundai to run on carbon-neutral methanol
The vessels are scheduled to be delivered in the first quarter of 2024 by supplier Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Prisoners in England make their own eco-friendly lightbulbs
The LED lights project was developed by HMP Garth employees and in accordance with jail service safety guidelines. Prisoners assemble around one hundred bulbs every week that saves taxpayers £2.5 million a year.
Fossil fuel misinformation may sideline one of the most important climate change reports ever released
Will fossil fuel misinformation campaigns backed by vested interests and the media continue to delay action on climate change?
StormFisher converts food waste into fuel
Canadian startup StormFisher is on a journey to convert food waste into fuel to help reduce its impact on the environment.
Rooftop gardens on Leicester bus shelters help bees pollinate
Nicknamed ‘Bee Bus Stops’ the 30 plant-topped Living Roof bus shelters are topped with gardens of wildflowers.
Southern Hemisphere’s first all-electric passenger ferry begins sea trials
Carbon fibre ferry, with a passenger capacity of 135, will traverse the harbour of New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington.
Waste woodchips from Australia will soon replace coal in generating Japanese power
Australian company Sweetman Renewables has secured a 20-year binding supply agreement with a Japanese conglomerate to supply waste biomass.
Solar-powered electric car ready-made for crowded European city streets
Amsterdam-owned start-up Squad Mobility has revealed a new car run by solar energy, which is expected to be launched late next year.
DHL Express orders first 12 all-electric cargo planes from Eviation
DHL Express has committed to ordering 12 all-electric cargo-delivery aeroplanes, with the first aircraft scheduled to enter service in 2024.
Norwegian investors develop giant floating Wind Catchers to power cities
Wind Catching Systems of Norway has revealed an ambitious plan to create and commercialise giant floating offshore wind farms.
Offshore wind turbines could number 30,000 by 2030
Such a rate of expansion is going to require new ideas in ocean engineering to install them.
Boeing promises all its new aircraft will run on sustainable fuels within nine years
Boeing has committed to a raft of sustainability goals as it seeks to reduce its carbon footprint – and flying’s eco-stigma.
Wind turbines off the coast could help Australia become an energy superpower, research finds
More than ten offshore wind farms are currently proposed for Australia. If built, their combined capacity would be greater than all coal-fired power plants in the nation.
Heart Aerospace wins order for 200+ 19-seater electric airplanes
United Airlines and its regional partner Mesa Air Group have committed to buying 200 electric-powered light aircraft.