Of all the green energy projects across the globe, few promise as much as the world’s first commercial nuclear fusion power plant in Nottinghamshire. There are also plans to sell the technology worldwide which could prove particularly beneficial to the UK’s export market.
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2022
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Sep
2022
British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce and Air China are entering into a new Joint Venture to build a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility. The new facility, Beijing Aero Engine Services Company Limited, will provide essential MRO support on several engines. This Joint Venture between Rolls-Royce and Air China is a result of the United States increasingly implementing export restrictions on advanced technology and limited international travel.
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2022
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the National Energy Laboratory (NREL) have introduced a new heat engine without any moving parts. The device is about 40% efficient, suggesting it may one day take the place of conventional steam turbines. The results were recently published in the journal Nature.
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Apr
2022
With all the talk about more sustainability in the aviation sector, it turns out old cooking oil could power the world’s largest passenger airliner. That is exactly what happened on the 28th of March 2022 when an Airbus A380 performed a first flight powered by 100% sustainable fuel.
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Mar
2022
EFC, or Earth Friendly Concrete, is cement-free concrete that typically results in a carbon reduction of 75% to 87% when compared to traditional concrete mixes. It consists of a geopolymer binding agent that is produced from the chemical activation of blast furnace slag and fly ash rather than OPC (ordinary Portland cement). As such, Earth Friendly Concrete may help to minimise the carbon impact of concrete used in construction projects.
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Feb
2022
With all the hype around sustainability and decarbonisation in the transportation sector, everything is pointing to achieving net-zero. However, it’s not an easy feat since there are many moving parts but there are some fascinating aviation innovations that could turn the industry on its head.
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