Boosting carbon capture potential at power stations
Now that oxygen carrier materials can be manufactured at an industrial scale, chemical looping combustion technology could help generate clean heat and electricity with near zero emissions.Technology for capturing carbon dioxide and storing it permanently underground is expected to be vital in strategies to restrict global temperature rises, according to an April 2022 report released by the Uni...-
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Could we reduce aircon’s climate impact by more than 80%?
Systems that make use of evaporative cooling and ventilation, as well as optimized vapor compression refrigeration, are on their way to the market, thanks to new research.It’s an irony of global warming that the more humans do to keep themselves cool against rising temperatures, the more they will probably be adding to the problem by burning fossil fuels to power air conditioners. But, because...
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Recycling electric vehicle batteries sustainably
Researchers at Tsinghua have demonstrated a greener way of recovering lithium from batteries to pave the way for a more sustainable electric vehicle market.Electric vehicles will be instrumental to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in order to reach carbon neutrality. With more than 3 million electric vehicles sold worldwide in 2020, the question of how to recycle the lithium-ion batteries that p...
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A clear view of industrial emissions control technology
Tsinghua researchers are at the forefront of industrial pollution mitigation, helping set emissions benchmarks and exporting their systems to the world.For a hazy fortnight in 2013, China made global headlines when record air pollution levels around the country sparked major public health concerns. Today, Chinese technologies enable the enforcement of coal-fired power and industrial furnace emi...
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Oiling the wheels of emissions reduction
A global inventory of oil refineries reveals an expansion of high emission new facilities in Asia and the Middle East. The oil refining industry contributes to 4% of global emissions, and an audit of its status is overdue. In 2021, an international team published a thorough review called the Carbon Emission Accounts and Datasets-Global Refinery Emission Inventory (CEADs-GREI).The researchers, l...