Sustainable Energy
Climate change and biodiversity 2: finding solutio..
Different scientists are concerned about different problems: ecologists worry about the diminishing biodiversity. Rightly so: the famous biologist Paul Ehrlich of Stanford University calculated in 2017 that today 50% less animals walk, swim, fly, creep on this planet than a… read more
Bladeless wind mill: more energy with less noise
When you always have thought that windmills need blades to produce energy, you can change your mind: engineers of Vortex Bladeless were inspired by the trembling the wind can cause in constructions, once even destroying a bridge. The result is… read more
Food or fuel? How environmental is biofuel?
At the time of the Arab oil export embargo in the 1970s, importing countries asked themselves if there were alternatives. In the United States, Europe and Brazil, the idea of growing crops to produce fuel for cars was appealing. The… read more
Briny Pool Bacteria Can Clean Up and Power Up
Warm and salty wastewater is a by-product of many industries, including oil and gas production, seafood processing and textile dyeing. KAUST researchers are exploring ways to detoxify such wastewater while simultaneously generating electricity. They are using bacteria with remarkable properties:… read more
Turning chicken poop and weeds into biofuel
Chicken is a favorite, inexpensive meat across the globe. But the bird’s popularity results in a lot of waste that can pollute soil and water. One strategy for dealing with poultry poop is to turn it into biofuel, and now… read more
