Access to reliable electricity is essential for improving human livelihoods and is a prerequisite for economic development. Yet hundreds of millions of people lack access to a stable supply. While access to electricity is essential, the sector is also the leading driver of greenhouse gas emissions globally.
Researchers in Stockholm and London have examined the Sustainability Development Goals established by the United Nations and determined that access to electrical power from renewable energy will be vital to achieving most of them.
A small-scale prototype system capable of converting olive oil production waste into energy is now up and running at a facility in Granada, according to recent reports. The prototype — the result of research at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology that concluded at the end of last year — generates … [continued]
Water buses. Not something you’re all that likely to have thought of before, huh? But now that you’ve heard of them, they make perfect sense, don’t they? A new study from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology’s Department of Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering recently explored the concept — finding that … [continued]
