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⚛️ Mesh bioreactor achieves 20‑fold efficiency increase and 50% cost reduction for wastewater treatment
Mesh bioreactor achieves 20‑fold efficiency increase and 50% cost reduction for wastewater treatment
A Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) research team has developed a wastewater treatment technology that integrates a mesh bioreactor with an ultrasound-induced transient cavitation
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January 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
⚛️ Mesh bioreactor achieves 20‑fold efficiency increase and 50% cost reduction for wastewater treatment
🔋 2026 Polestar 2 Long range Single motor review: The EV that quietly got better
2026 Polestar 2 Long range Single motor review: The EV that quietly got better
When the Polestar 2 arrived in Australia in 2022 it was premium Sino-Swedish electric brand’s only act. Since then the The post 2026 Polestar 2 Long range Single motor review: The EV that quietly got
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January 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
🔋 2026 Polestar 2 Long range Single motor review: The EV that quietly got better
☀️ New Hampshire Republicans want to raise taxes on homes with solar
New Hampshire Republicans want to raise taxes on homes with solar
The proposed repeal of a property tax break for solar owners is sparking fierce opposition from those who say the benefit barely dents tax rolls.
grist.org
January 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
☀️ New Hampshire Republicans want to raise taxes on homes with solar
🛢️ A Balance Of Incentives Penalties Works Best For Clean Energy Adoption
A Balance Of Incentives Penalties Works Best For Clean Energy Adoption
Governments around the world invest in fossil fuels for what is often framed as national security. However, there is a basic inconsistency of national investment in fossil fuels with mitigating climat
cleantechnica.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🛢️ A Balance Of Incentives Penalties Works Best For Clean Energy Adoption
📰 Electric fields flip the rules of water chemistry
Electric fields flip the rules of water chemistry
nside electrochemical devices, strong electric fields dramatically alter how water molecules behave. New research shows that these fields speed up water dissociation not by lowering energy costs, but
www.sciencedaily.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 PM
📰 Electric fields flip the rules of water chemistry
📰 In Florida, Questions Surround the State’s Attempt to Expand Its Role in Everglades Restoration
In Florida, Questions Surround the State’s Attempt to Expand Its Role in Everglades Restoration
A few weeks after the U.S. government began incarcerating undocumented migrants in the fragile Florida Everglades, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news event some 57 miles from the facility, in beachy Marco
insideclimatenews.org
January 31, 2026 at 1:02 PM
📰 In Florida, Questions Surround the State’s Attempt to Expand Its Role in Everglades Restoration
🔋 Electric cars go mainstream as adoption surges across rich and developing nations
Electric cars go mainstream as adoption surges across rich and developing nations
A wave of affordable Chinese-made EVs is accelerating the shift away from petrol cars, challenging long‑held assumptions about how transport decarbonisation unfolds• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🔋 Electric cars go mainstream as adoption surges across rich and developing nations
📰 Energy Bills Have Soared Recently. How Can States Bring Costs Down?
Energy Bills Have Soared Recently. How Can States Bring Costs Down?
Energy experts said that governors and legislatures have tools to keep electricity prices from rising further, and might even be able to lower them.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:02 PM
📰 Energy Bills Have Soared Recently. How Can States Bring Costs Down?
🌍 The rise of ‘beef days’: why even meat lovers are cutting back
The rise of ‘beef days’: why even meat lovers are cutting back
Inspired by YouTube creators, some people are limiting beef to a handful of ‘feast days’ a year to cut their climate impact“I love beef,” says Vlad Luca, 25. But unlike most other self-proclaimed stea
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🌍 The rise of ‘beef days’: why even meat lovers are cutting back
🛢️ Asian Energy Services makes oil discovery at Mevad field in Gujarat
Asian Energy Services makes oil discovery at Mevad field in Gujarat
The discovery was made from well NM-01, drilled to a depth of 1,650 metres, with test data indicating potential production of around 125–130 bopd.
energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🛢️ Asian Energy Services makes oil discovery at Mevad field in Gujarat
🛢️ Chevron Points to Venezuela’s Promise as Big Oil Earnings Fall
Chevron Points to Venezuela’s Promise as Big Oil Earnings Fall
The two largest U.S. oil companies, Chevron and Exxon Mobil, reported their lowest annual profits in years.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
🛢️ Chevron Points to Venezuela’s Promise as Big Oil Earnings Fall
🔋 Tesla’s Model S, Soon to Be History, Changed the Auto Industry
Tesla’s Model S, Soon to Be History, Changed the Auto Industry
The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said this week that it would stop making the car, an electric pioneer in 2012, as well as the Model X.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
🔋 Tesla’s Model S, Soon to Be History, Changed the Auto Industry
🌍 D.O.E. Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
D.O.E. Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
The researchers produced a report that was central in a Trump administration effort to stop regulating climate pollution.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
🌍 D.O.E. Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
☀️ Fresh with funding, Aptera shares solar EV production update ahead of deliveries this year [Video]
Fresh with funding, Aptera shares solar EV production update ahead of deliveries this year [Video]
Days after completing a $9 million equity raise, solar EV startup Aptera Motors posted its latest progress update video, detailing how it intends to use the fresh funds. While it still has a way to go
electrek.co
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 PM
☀️ Fresh with funding, Aptera shares solar EV production update ahead of deliveries this year [Video]
⚡ How advanced conduit sealing protects power transmission infrastructure
How advanced conduit sealing protects power transmission infrastructure
Experts from Roxtec outline how advanced sealing technologies can serve as a foundational element of an all-encompassing grid resilience strategy.
www.renewableenergyworld.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 PM
⚡ How advanced conduit sealing protects power transmission infrastructure
🔋 CATL and BYD are betting on a new type of EV battery to overcome rising lithium prices
CATL and BYD are betting on a new type of EV battery to overcome rising lithium prices
CATL and BYD are already dominating the EV battery market, accounting for over 50% of global sales last year. With new tech rolling out in 2026, China’s battery leaders look to stay one step ahead of
electrek.co
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
🔋 CATL and BYD are betting on a new type of EV battery to overcome rising lithium prices
☀️ India Power signs deal to build 70MWp solar project in Bhutan
India Power signs deal to build 70MWp solar project in Bhutan
India Power Corporation Limited has partnered with Bhutan’s Green Energy Power Private Limited to develop a 70MWp solar power plant in Paro, Bhutan
www.pv-tech.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
☀️ India Power signs deal to build 70MWp solar project in Bhutan
📰 Octopus Energy to set up joint venture to trade renewables in China
Octopus Energy to set up joint venture to trade renewables in China
UK-based Octopus Energy has agreed to set up a joint venture in China focused on spot power trading, in a bid to scale renewable electricity volumes as market reforms and demand growth accelerate.
www.pv-magazine.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
📰 Octopus Energy to set up joint venture to trade renewables in China
💨 Global Direct Drive Wind Turbine Market to Reach $95 Billion by 2035: A New Era in Wind Power Innovation
Global Direct Drive Wind Turbine Market to Reach $95 Billion by 2035: A New Era in Wind Power Innovation
The direct drive wind turbine market is gaining momentum as part of the broader renewable energy transformation. With forecasted multi-billion-dollar market growth, advantages in maintenance and effic
www.altenergymag.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
💨 Global Direct Drive Wind Turbine Market to Reach $95 Billion by 2035: A New Era in Wind Power Innovation
🌍 Storing clean power may decide whether Britain meets net zero goals
Storing clean power may decide whether Britain meets net zero goals
The energy transition hinges on storing clean power, not just generating it The post Storing clean power may decide whether Britain meets net zero goals appeared first on Energy Live News.
www.energylivenews.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🌍 Storing clean power may decide whether Britain meets net zero goals
📰 Smart meter delayed - you'll now get £40
Smart meter delayed - you'll now get £40
Ofgem says suppliers must install within 6 weeks or cough up for the wait The post Smart meter delayed - you'll now get £40 appeared first on Energy Live News.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
📰 Smart meter delayed - you'll now get £40
🛢️ New board set to make North Sea home of green energy
New board set to make North Sea home of green energy
Ministers set up new taskforce to help push the energy transition away from oil and gas The post New board set to make North Sea home of green energy appeared first on Energy Live News.
www.energylivenews.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🛢️ New board set to make North Sea home of green energy
⚡ EIB Group commits record £90 billion as green investment booms
EIB Group commits record £90 billion as green investment booms
Nearly 60% of EIB Group financing in 2025 backed green projects, with record investment in grids, renewables and energy security The post EIB Group commits record £90 billion as green investment booms
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January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
⚡ EIB Group commits record £90 billion as green investment booms
🌍 Who cares about carbon accounting? ExxonMobil
Who cares about carbon accounting? ExxonMobil
New industry-backed initiative sparks fears of fragmenting standards
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🌍 Who cares about carbon accounting? ExxonMobil
☀️ Former coal communities power new citizen-led renewable energy model
Former coal communities power new citizen-led renewable energy model
Former mining communities lead citizen-run solar projects cutting bills boosting resilience and accelerating the UK’s clean energy transition The post Former coal communities power new citizen-led ren
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January 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM
☀️ Former coal communities power new citizen-led renewable energy model