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Permeable concrete used in New York City reconstruction project

New York City’s representatives inaugurated the reconstructed Beach 108th Street project in Queens, on June 13. Furthermore, the project included reconstruction of an area in Rockway Park, which was...

New Delhi’s prototype air purification towers

New Delhi’s prototype air purification tower has been put to test since last summer in Sunder Nursery Park. Furthermore, the structure’s form is comprised of triangular elements, which rotate as the...

UK’s most suitable geothermal areas strongly overlap with areas in need of investment, study finds

A study conducted by Durham University and commissioned by Kieran Mullan, Member of Parliament (MP), identified the 45 most suitable sites for deep geothermal development. Furthermore, the same study...

UK’s first deep geothermal energy plant in 37 years begins operations

Eden project’s deep geothermal heating plant, located in Cornwall, began operations on Monday, June 19. The plant consists of a single well, constructed from May to October 2021, and drilled by mea...

CSSC Haizhuang’s H260-18MW: The world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine

CSSC Haizhuang’s H260-18MW offshore wind turbine, which was unveiled earlier this year, is the largest and most powerful of its kind with a potential of powering up to 40,000 homes. As the name sugg...

Memorandums of Understanding signed for underwater renewable energy interconnection between Greece and Egypt

Two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) were signed during the previous month, regarding the development of an underwater renewable energy cable interconnector between Greece and Egypt. The project it...

Japan votes to allow nuclear plants to operate beyond 60 years

Japan passed a law on Wednesday allowing nuclear plants to operate beyond 60 years if safety conditions are met. This new law is part of the series of measures in Japan, aimed at boosting the countr...

How abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries

A new study proposes that abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries and store excess energy from renewable sources. The study was led by the International Institute for Applied System Analy...

UK’s National Grid completed a record-breaking cement-free concrete pour

The United Kingdom’s National Grid, along with its contractor, recently completed the world’s largest continuous Earth Friendly Concrete pour. The project aimed at filling the base of a 55-meter-d...

Australia’s largest committed renewables project Snowy 2.0 to be delayed by up to two years

Snowy 2.0 hydroelectric, Australia’s largest committed renewables project, was announced to be delayed by one to two years last week. Snowy 2.0 is a vast hydroelectric project, which is expected to...

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