Something quiet is taking place in a section of the Columbia River Gorge, which features striking basalt cliffs, wind turbines whirling above the highway, and small towns that are half defiant and half asleep. Not loud enough to garner national attention. Not glamorous enough for a press release from Silicon Valley. However, real, in the […]

EU rules designed to accelerate the use of sustainable aviation fuels may unintentionally favour production pathways that are more energy-intensive and expensive than necessary, according to new research from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. The study examined different methods for producing synthetic methanol — a fuel molecule that can be converted into sustainable aviation […]

An internal view of the reactor system (image credit: Bruce Logan). US researchers have developed a microbial electrosynthesis reactor system that converts carbon dioxide and renewable electricity into methane, while demonstrating that the technology can be scaled up roughly tenfold without losing efficiency — a step that could help move the long-studied approach beyond laboratory-scale […]

A new industry group, the Scottish Onshore Wind Developers Forum (SOWDF), was formally launched on 13 May, in a bid to bring together leading onshore wind developers and operators to ensure the sector has a strong and dedicated voice in Scotland. The launch of the Forum comes at a critical moment for the sector. Scotland’s […]

Overshadowed politically by mounting speculation over Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership, the King’s Speech nevertheless set out an expansive programme of infrastructure and regulatory reform, with energy independence, grid resilience and the future governance of the UK water sector emerging as major themes alongside headline measures on immigration, NHS restructuring, transport infrastructure and closer EU cooperation. […]

There is a soil that doesn’t behave like soil should somewhere along a slow bend of the Xingu river, where the macaws scream louder than the rain. It is dispersed throughout an otherwise pale, sandy, and, to be honest, somewhat worn-out landscape in dark, nearly charcoal-black patches. It has been known for generations by the […]

Alan Gordon made a statement in front of a small group of people in Newton on a rainy Tuesday in early May that initially seemed almost too modest for the occasion. He discussed the sense that the future has already been decided, the gloom of the climate, and doom. Conversely, he stated that this is […]

Wastewater from the island community is discharged at Europa Point (pictured) Gibraltar has come under renewed environmental scrutiny following reports that the British overseas territory has discharged untreated sewage directly into the Mediterranean Sea for decades because it has never operated a wastewater treatment plant. An investigation published by The Guardian on 6 May said […]

The Environment Agency has published a new open-data mapping platform designed to show how rivers across England support ecosystem services and where interventions may be needed to improve environmental outcomes. The tool, known as the Ecosystem Service Map Explorer (ESME), was released on 11 May as part of the agency’s Riverine Natural Capital Condition and […]

Aerial view of the Copwood VFB Energy Hub in East Sussex, showing rows of solar panels in the foreground alongside dozens of white vanadium flow battery units. Invinity Energy Systems has completed construction of its 20.7 MWh Copwood VFB Energy Hub in East Sussex, a project set to become Europe’s largest vanadium flow battery (VFB) […]