How geothermal energy from old coal mines could heat UK homes
The same tunnels used to extract fossil fuels for centuries are now helping to heat British homes with clean energy from the Earth’s core. It’s called mine water heating and…
UK pours £330M into nuclear fuel to cut energy reliance on Russia
The UK will become the first European country to launch a programme for high-tech uranium production — aiming to cut reliance on imports from Russia for the development of next-gen…
New method could make EV motors circular, reducing raw material imports
With more and more EVs on the road, the need for battery recycling and reuse has emerged as a necessity to further enhance the sustainability of these vehicles. But there’s…
What’s in store for Europe’s climate tech ecosystem in 2024
It has been a rough year for climate tech. While it fared slightly better than other sectors, total venture and private equity investment in planet-saving technologies fell 40% this year,…
Why are we still flushing toilets with drinking water? These startups have a solution
If you take a morning shower at the voco Brussels City North hotel, the water that you see trickling down the drain as you wash your hair might visit you…
New ‘methane cleaner’ reactor could reduce emissions from livestock
Methane is the second biggest greenhouse gas contributor to climate change. It’s also 84 times more potent than culprit number one, carbon dioxide. Unsurprisingly, 60% of global emissions result from…
How Hydrogrid is digitising the ‘forgotten giant’ of renewables
Hydropower currently generates more energy than all other renewables combined and is expected to remain the world’s largest source of renewable electricity into the 2030s. And pumping water uphill, aka…
Wind-powered cargo ship takes Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket to launch site
After numerous setbacks, the European Space Agency recently announced that its next-generation rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch in just six months’ time. If successful, the heavy-lift launcher will…
How this startup battles water waste with leak-detection algorithms
We are probably all guilty of using too much water. However, most water wastage happens prior to the precious resource entering our homes. That is because national pipe networks are…
Climate tech gets 70% of ‘built world’ VC investment, report finds
We have all seen the gloomy headlines over the past week. VC funding for European tech startups will have dropped by a whopping $45bn in 2023. However, some sectors, such…
Tree-planting search engine Ecosia launches ‘green’ AI chatbot
With COP28 underway in Dubai making it again glaringly obvious just how little lawmakers are prepared to bend for the sake of future generations of Earthlings, the release of the…
This giant dome battery cuts CO2 emissions — by using more CO2
Renewable energies like wind and solar are clean, abundant, and cheap — but notoriously unpredictable. That’s why so much time and money has been pumped into scaling energy storage solutions:…
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