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Technologies for the environment and energy industry: understanding what they are, where and how they are applied, and forecasting the future advancements these emerging technologies may enable for our planet.

Moreover, issues related to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) are increasingly becoming a part of not only public opinion but also the financial market.

22/12/2024
3D rendering depicting - in a natural environment, made of green grass, trees and a watercourse - a parallelepiped partly made of green grass and partly of glass, to evoke the concept of sustainable concrete to decarbonise construction and industry.
Sustainable concrete to decarbonise construction and industry
21/12/2024
3D rendering of water-soluble plastic sheets (credit: RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science).
Beyond biodegradability: exploring water-soluble plastics
28/11/2024
A 3D rendering showing, in the foreground, a series of small, green, fibrous, and three-dimensional discs stacked into a pyramid, evoking plant-based meat products.
Plant-based meat products: how AI is supporting their evolution
06/11/2024
The floating tidal turbine O2 in the heart of the Orkney Islands, part of the Scottish archipelago (credit: University of Plymouth)
Tidal energy: a closer look at the interaction between tidal turbines and complex ocean currents
01/10/2024
A photo depicting a large-scale seawater desalination plant utilising solar evaporation.
Seawater desalination through solar evaporation: moving towards more sustainable methods
09/09/2024
Image that portrays an industrial warehouse with a solar panel on the roof and, next to it, on the left, a large thermal tank, evoking the concept of thermal storage to exploit the heat generated by industry and store the electricity generated by renewable sources.
Thermal storage: harnessing heat for energy storage, a resource for renewables and industry
02/09/2024
Image showing a row of fluorinated gas cylinders (including hydrofluorocarbons) lined up next to each other.
A sustainable method for decomposing hydrofluorocarbons from recycling industrial waste
26/07/2024
Image that portrays, in the foreground, on a wheat field, the formula for carbon dioxide, CO2, in giant characters, where the O is represented by a tree, to evoke the concept of carbon farming, the objective of which is to reduce emissions in agriculture and create the conditions to remunerate agricultural practices that tend towards sustainability.
Carbon farming: AI techniques to quantify CO2 emissions in agricultural soil
09/07/2024
An image depicting a floating Antarctic ice shelf, bathed by the Southern Ocean.
Antarctic ice shelves: AI models for mapping surface meltwater
03/07/2024
A vector image depicting swarms of spherical microrobots (in light yellow) capturing microplastics (small white spheres) and bacteria (green filaments) during a water purification procedure [credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c02115].
Wastewater purification: microrobots with polymeric hands for capturing microplastics and bacteria
30/05/2024
Image of the 3D draft used for additive manufacturing in aeronautics, to create new generation, lighter and more sustainable aircraft.
Additive manufacturing in aeronautics: innovation and sustainability for future aircraft
22/05/2024
A vector image depicting a large, central CO2 symbol made of grass, encased within a series of downward-pointing arrows, resembling a cage. This visual symbolises the concept of carbon dioxide capture and its conversion into an environmentally sustainable product, such as formic acid.
Converting CO2 into formic acid: from process development to commercial potential assessment
10/05/2024
Vector image that portrays, from above, the map of all the continents, depicted as bright green grassy meadows and, around, a series of icons with reference to the circular economy, environmental sustainability, green energy and thematic related to the climate, topics on which research and innovation are growing and, at the same time, the number of cleantech patents, regarding the technological solutions to be adopted.
Cleantech patents: expanding research and innovation in green energy and climate
03/05/2024
3D rendering which portrays, in the foreground, on a vast green expanse, a giant lithium battery also green in colour, around which the lane of a motorway twists, to evoke the central role of batteries in electric mobility and the need, for future batteries, for technological solutions that are more sustainable, greener, and more available in terms of the materials used.
Future batteries: AI spearheads the development of more sustainable and accessible materials
11/04/2024
Vector image depicting, on a midnight blue background, a blue light bulb on the left and, on the right, light blue high voltage power lines, to evoke the centrality, at a global level, of an efficient electrical system, in the face of the progressive electrification of consumption and the increase in renewable energy sources.
Efficient electrical system: the emergence of Grid-Enhancing Technologies to optimise networks
05/04/2024
Image that portrays in the foreground, some beige fabrics with, in the centre, superimposed, the recycling symbol made of green grass, to evoke the adoption of solutions aimed at promoting circularity and textile sector's sustainability
Chemistry, biotech (and a touch of AI) to boost the textile sector’s sustainability
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