Новости за 02.04.2024

London (AFP) Mar 28, 2024
UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.4 percent in 2023, largely due to a reduction in the amount of gas used in power stations, according to official data published on Thursday. Net emissions of all greenhouse gases were estimated to have been 384.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2023, compared to 406.2 million tonnes in 2022, the government's provisional figures showed.

Ottawa (AFP) Mar 30, 2024
Polluters should pay up, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists. But pressure is mounting to scrap his signature climate policy, a federal levy on CO2 emissions, as ordinary Canadians see the law increase their own cost of living. The levy, applied to a myriad of fossil fuels used by both industry and consumers, is scheduled to rise from Can$64 to Can$80 (US$48 to US$59) per metric t

Saint-Elie-De-Caxton, Canada (AFP) Mar 29, 2024
Canada's Quebec province is rich with minerals needed for everything from electric cars to cell phones, but residents living atop the potential windfall are worried their backyards will be dug up - and they won't get a dime. In recent months, tens of thousands of mining exploration permits have been issued in the province amid a global rush for critical and strategic minerals such as graphi

Beijing (AFP) Mar 31, 2024
Monthly factory activity in China grew for the first time in half a year, official figures showed Sunday, in a positive sign for policymakers seeking to revive the world's second-largest economy. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) - a key measure of factory output - came in at 50.8 in March, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), up from 49.1 in February. A PMI figure

Shanghai (AFP) Mar 28, 2024
China's top chipmaker posted on Thursday a fall in annual profits last year, the first since the United States imposed sanctions on it in 2020 as technological rivalry between Beijing and Washington intensified. Semiconductors are an indispensable part of the modern economy, used in everything from kitchen appliances and mobile phones to cars and weapons. The chips industry is increasing

Beijing (AFP) Mar 28, 2024
China is the biggest electric vehicle market in the world, a battle royale featuring both established carmakers as well as upstarts such as Xiaomi, which launched its first EV on Thursday. EV makers from China have made inroads into markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and Tesla's Elon Musk described them in January as "the most competitive car companies in the world". How big is the Ch

Beijing (AFP) Mar 28, 2024
Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi launched its first electric vehicle in Beijing on Thursday, injecting itself into a fiercely competitive sector in the world's largest car market. China's EV sector has grown rapidly in recent years - propelled by purchasing subsidies that were discontinued in late 2022 - and dozens of domestic automakers are engaged in a stiff price war to get ahead in a

Boston MA (SPX) Apr 01, 2024
Operating an oil field is complex and there is a staggeringly long list of things that can go wrong. One of the most common problems is spills of the salty brine that's a toxic byproduct of pumping oil. Another is over- or under-pumping that can lead to machine failure and methane leaks. (The oil and gas industry is the largest industrial emitter of methane in the U.S.) Then there are extr

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 01, 2024
A groundbreaking advancement in solar technology has been achieved by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and their collaborators, resulting in the creation of a novel organic photovoltaic film that combines waterproofing with flexibility. This development opens new avenues for integrating solar cells into clothing, enabling them to remain functional through exposure to

London, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2024
In 2009, researchers introduced perovskite-based solar cells, highlighting the potential of methylammonium lead bromide and methylammonium lead iodide-known as lead halide perovskites-for photovoltaic research. These materials, notable for their excellent light-absorbing properties, marked the beginning of an innovative direction in solar energy generation. Since then, the efficiency of perovski

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 01, 2024
In groundbreaking research published in Nano Energy, a team led by Prof. CHEN Chong at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has significantly improved the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). By integrating inorganic nano-material tin sulfoxide (SnSO) as a dopant, they have boosted the photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs to an

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 01, 2024
In a groundbreaking development, scientists from China have introduced an innovative implantable battery that harnesses the body's own oxygen to generate power, potentially transforming the future of medical devices. The study, appearing in the journal Chem on March 27, details a proof-of-concept battery tested in rats, demonstrating its ability to produce stable power while being biologically c

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2024
Researchers at Washington State University have unveiled a study that explores the unexploited potential of solar and wind energy during severe weather conditions, which typically test the limits of the U.S. power grids. The study, spanning four decades from 1980 to 2021 across six major interconnected U.S. energy grid regions, reveals that extreme weather events, both hot and cold, coincide wit