Emissions & Environment

Sulzer acquires stake in plastic upcycling business

Agreement with circular economy tech firm Fuenix Ecogy will drive development and commercialization of plastic waste processing solutions.

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Exploring different ways of replacing F-gases in switchgear.

Replacing F-gases in switchgear: a revolution in the making

Alternatives are available to using SF6 in switchgear and the F-gas era appears to be ending, writes Dr Mark Kuschel of Siemens Energy.
UK projects get £6m to decarbonise industry

UK projects get £6m to decarbonise industry

Funding goes to 20 projects across 14 research institutions and covering technologies including hydrogen and carbon capture.
Annika Viklund

‘Scarcity of talent keeps me awake at night’ says Annika Viklund of Vattenfall

The Vattenfall Distribution boss explains to Kelvin Ross why the energy sector needs more than just engineers to achieve net-zero goals.

Researchers extract silicon from old solar panels to build better batteries

Researchers have extracted silicon from old solar panels and converted it into a nano material used to build better batteries.

Poland’s energy transition: Two steps forward, one step back

Monika Morawiecka explains the contradictions along with the opportunities that characterise the ‘black sheep’ of Europe’s energy transition.
Kohler halves carbon emissions at French HQ with switch to HVO fuel.

Kohler halves carbon emissions at French HQ with switch to HVO fuel

Change displaces 325,000 litres of conventional diesel and reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 750 tonnes.