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"🌊⚡️ Calling all marine science and sustainable energy researchers! 🌊⚡️ Exciting opportunity! 📢 Our special issue is here to showcase the latest advances in renewable energy and the critical role of marine ecosystems. 🌏🐟 Join us in exploring the intersection of marine science and sustainable energy engineering, addressing the challenges of renewable energy from the ocean while ensuring environmental protection. 🌱🌊 We're particularly interested in studies that focus on tidal, wave and offshore wind energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and combat climate change. 💨🌊 Seeking innovative research to advance renewable energy technologies with minimal environmental impact. Together, let's build a sustainable energy future while protecting our precious marine ecosystems. 🌍🐬 Submit your work on topics such as Novel marine renewable energy technologies Environmental impact assessments Advances in marine biology and ecology Modelling and simulation for energy efficiency Policy and regulatory frameworks In addition, efficient monitoring techniques and ecosystem conservation strategies are strongly encouraged! 📚🧪 Don't miss this opportunity to share your findings with a global audience. Together we can advance the field of marine and maritime engineering! 🚀 Submit your contributions now! We look forward to seeing your work. 📝 #MarineScience #SustainableEnergy #RenewableEnergy #OceanEngineering"

Meet Susan Buisma-Yi, one of the finalists in the field of Climate Action, for the Best Research Paper Award 2023!   Susan Buisma-Yi 's Paper “Add biochar, potentially reduce landfill methane emissions” has been nominated for the best Paper in the research area of “Climate Mitigation”.    📖 In her paper, she targets the issue of wastes in landfills biodegrading over time and the very potent greenhouse gas methane is produced and released into the air. This accounts for about a third of global methane emissions. Susan Buisma-Yi investigated whether adding biochar (a byproduct of the pyrolysis process of biowaste) to the cover soil of landfills, as this can increase the capacity of microbes in this soil to reduce these methane emissions. The prevailing opinion is that enhancing soil porosity (more cavities in the soil) should increase such activity as it increases gas transport, thereby creating a favourable environment for these microbes. Her research, however, showed that these effects are highly soil specific, even though adding biochar increased porosity regardless of soil compaction. Although more research is needed to optimise the conditions, the potential to reduce methane emissions is there for some soil types. A double whammy as, in the Netherlands, biochar typically is not utilised but treated as waste.   The TU Delft Climate Action Programme and the TU Delft Energy Initiative are searching for the best research paper within one of the nine main research areas. For each field, a paper by a young, innovative researcher of the TU Delft has been nominated. Join the event at The Green Village on Tuesday, March 19th, from 15:30 where the nine finalists will pitch their work.   🔗 If you are curious now, you can find more information here and register for the event: https://edu.nl/3kxuq Delft University of Technology | TU Delft | Civil Engineering and Geosciences | Hans Geerlings | Ruud van Ommen | David Vermaas | Bernard Meulenbroek | H.Burak Eral | Tim M.J. Nijssen | Hanieh Bazyar  

Rasmus Nøddegaard Hansen forsvarer sin PhD d. 14. maj kl. 13-16  “Environmental Assessment of Increased use of Wood in the Building Sector: Towards more effective life cycle assessment to support environmental impact mitigating implementation of biobased materials” In 2020, we started the project "Dokumentations- og forskningsindsats - Klima- og miljøeffekter ved brug af træ i byggeriet". Through the project, we have published three reports, as well as completed 13 scientific publications (and one more on the way). In addition, we will soon have two PhD theses published from Rasmus Nøddegaard Hansen (now in May) and Camilla Ernst Andersen (expected in September). Rasmus dissertation investigates the environmental impacts of increased use of wood in buildings by life cycle assessment (LCA). The outcomes depend on the system model, biomass modelling, efficiency of integration, and decision context. These complexities are covered through literature review, LCA of early design stage climate impacts, combined consequential LCA (CLCA) and dynamic biogenic carbon assessment, and evaluation of using fast-growing resources in wood buildings. The dissertation highlights an overall underestimation in predicting early design stage climate impacts. Most influential are wood, insulation, and metal materials and better estimation requires a thorough selection of EPDs and unit processes. Changing to more wood in the future, using CLCA, indicates that the affected suppliers of steel and wood production residues, considered tree rotation in modelling the forest growth, and service life of wood products influence the climate impact. The biodiversity impact generally increased for all wood buildings. However, substituting non-loadbearing wood and insulation products could reduce the needed land for wood buildings in the production stages. Se mere her og tilmeld dig: https://lnkd.in/gZrHxpjy

Keith Paustian, a CSU College of Agricultural Sciences professor and senior research scientist at Warner's Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, along with other researchers at NREL, compiled two reports that assess methods for the nation to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere: “Roads to Removal: Options for Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States" and “Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions”. Paustian refers to these reports saying, “The world has waited too long to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so now we’ve got to draw down the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere while aggressively reducing emissions as much as possible”. Roads to Removal identifies specific opportunities by location for soil and forest management, biomass conversion and direct air capture technologies, as well as geological resources. Accelerating Decarbonization emphasizes the importance of engaging the public in planning new infrastructure and programs and supporting workers and communities to ensure a just energy transition away from fossil fuels. Colorado State University continues to show leadership in climate research and education: 🌲 The university recently launched the CSU Climate Initiative. 🌲 Research activity and building operations at the Powerhouse Energy Campus has helped save more than 170 million metric tons of greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere over the last two decades! 🌲 CSU faculty members coauthored chapters in the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Read more about this: https://col.st/Wub5I

IPAS Research Impact - Addressing Water Security Down Under   🚰 Around 30% of Australia's water comes from groundwater. As climate change and prolonged droughts impact surface water, the urgency to ensure sustainable groundwater usage has reached unprecedented levels.   👩🔬 Led by Dr. Rohan Glover at the University of Adelaide, the Atom Trap Trace Analysis (ATTA) team uses quantum technology to examine groundwater, measuring ultra-low concentrations of radioactive noble gases. This approach is revolutionising how we comprehend and manage this essential resource.   📊 Analysing concentrations and compositions in groundwater provides researchers with insights into the water's age, origin, and the complex connections between underground water systems.   🔬The ATTA facility, a Southern Hemisphere first, has teamed up with CSIRO's Noble Gas Facility in Adelaide, creating one of the most comprehensive noble gas analysis capabilities in the world.    🌌 This improves our sustainable use of groundwater resources in arid and semi-arid regions, aids in the management of coastal groundwater systems, and informs on the migration of harmful pollutants.   🐧 This state-of-the-art technology also holds promise for investigating Antarctica's climate history, contributing to a global understanding of environmental change.   Learn more about their pioneering work: https://lnkd.in/gYTFEssP Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology #RealWorldImpact  Andre Luiten (CI) | Rohan Glover | Ivan Herrera | Thomas Chambers | Helena Wescombe-Down | Florian Meienburg | Dirk Mallants | Axel Suckow | Punjehl Crane | Christoph Gerber | Alec Deslandes

What a brilliant story about one of the myriad ways in which Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) researchers are using their deep expertise to make the world a better place. Here we see how leading-edge physics delivers water for all.

CORNELL CHRONICLE-Floating an energy idea: Scientists study solar panel-topped ponds. Earth is running out of room.Modern society demands food and sustainable energy, so science has an idea: To preserve agricultural land for crops and conservation lands for wildlife, place floating photovoltaic panels on lakes, rivers and reservoirs.The problem: No one has fully defined how acres of panel-topped bodies of water affect biologic aquatic systems, but Cornell and U.S. Geological Survey ecologist Steve Grodsky – and a multidisciplinary team of researchers – soon will learn. https://lnkd.in/ghYyv9ta

Copilot 🌱 Dive into the nexus of Earth science and sustainability! A PhD in Geotechnical and Renewable Energy opens doors to research that can revolutionize how we harness the Earth’s resources. Seize the opportunity to be at the forefront of energy transition!

Our research work, " Experimental thermal performance of heat storage–integrated solar receiver for parabolic dish collectors" is published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer, Impact Factor= 5.19! The PDF Link (read-only) is https://rdcu.be/dc6cp #solarenergy #heattransfer #heatexchangers #renewableenergy #energyefficiency #environmental #economics #sustainability #sdg7 #sdg13 #srmist #pcm #thermalenergy #heating #energystorage #thermalengineering #thermalmanagement #solarthermal #solarforall

In a thought-provoking article for the Times Higher Education, our Head of Innovation & Science, Paul Jepson, calls for British universities to lead the way in offering specialist #ecosystem engineering degree courses. To truly harness the potential of #naturebasedsolutions, which include initiatives from carbon capture to enhancing urban and rural resilience, Dr Jepson argues that a new breed of engineers is needed - “ecosystem engineers” individuals equipped with a comprehensive understanding that straddles ecosystem science, restoration methodologies, emerging nature markets, and project management. Dr. Jepson’s article is a clarion call, emphasising the significance of recognising and nurturing ecosystem engineering as a means to combat climate change, spur sustainable enterprises, and sow seeds of hope for a resilient future. For all invested in a greener tomorrow, this is a must-read. #esginvesting #naturepositive #sustainablefinance #naturerecovery CivTech Scotland Scottish Nature Finance Pioneers NatureScot Imperial College London Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) British Ecological Society https://lnkd.in/eAnyaYvf