Dr. Kasper Moth-Poulson and his team have found a novel way to store solar energy Solar-powered technology is one step closer to becoming commonplace thanks to a “radical” new scientific breakthrough. In 2017, scientists at a Swedish university created an energy system that allows solar energy to be captured and stored for up to 18…
Category: ecology
Wilfried Sanchez: “Plant protection products make birds and insects disappear”
Each year, between 55,000 and 70,000 tonnes of plant protection products (PPP) are used in France, mainly in agriculture. A study by independent experts, submitted in May to the Ministry of Ecological Transition, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, is conclusive: all environments are contaminated, with proven impacts on…
In Cambodia, a new generation of environmental defenders is mobilizing
Despite the intimidation of which the activists are victims, the vocations of environmentalists flourish in this country nibbled away by deforestation and the concreting of the land. It was a 30-hectare lake, which the waters of the Tonlé Sap gorged in the rainy season. It is now a construction site that stretches as far as…
Scotland has developed an app to combat obesity in horses
The University of Glasgow, Scotland, has developed a free app to monitor the weight and overall health of horses called Equi-BCS. The current version is based on the results of a survey conducted among 100 people associated with horse breeding. The app’s developer is equine nutritionist Katie Williams, and she surveyed horse owners, veterinary professionals…
COP26: abandoning the internal combustion engine and a new draft climate agreement
Electric cars, buses and trucks, marine vessels that use only clean fuels, and planes that fly on clean hydrogen may all seem like scenes from a science fiction movie, but at COP26 in Glasgow, many governments and companies said they had begun working to make it a reality. At the UN conference in Glasgow, this…
Rare 15-metre whale spotted off the coast of Scotland
They are very rarely seen by humans and are an endangered species. In early June, tourists on the Scottish island of Lewes from Tiumpan Head Lighthouse spotted the rare seiwhale, also known as the willow whale, swimming nearby in the ocean. These animals were a prime target for whalers until the 1970s and so became…
Scottish government urges poultry farmers to strengthen farm biosecurity
The Poultry Site, an international industry resource, reports that the Scottish government has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by the highly pathogenic subtype of the H5N1 virus. The bird mortality was registered in the Levan region of the eastern Fife district – on a farm where about 14 thousand pheasants and…
Scottish startup to develop large electric SUV
Glasgow-based ATAE to launch Munro Mark 1 SUV with full frame construction and permanent four-wheel drive Scottish startup ATAE (All Terrain All Electric) from Glasgow is developing a large electric SUV called the Munro Mark 1, which is due to prototype in 2021. The ATAE Munro Mark 1, which will be based on a classic…
Glasgow’s council pledges £10.5m for hydrogen-powered bin lorries
GLASGOW is set to have the largest fleet of hydrogen-powered bin lorries in the world after councillors agreed a £10.5 million funding package. The council will buy 19 hydrogen refuse collection vehicles, using £7m from a climate emergency fund. It is part of plans to push forward the council’s ambition for a fleet of zero-emission…
A car graveyard with old Lada found in Scotland. There is almost no rust on them
A half-abandoned dump of old cars, among which there were several copies of the Russian car industry – “Niva” and “Samara” in a semi-disassembled form – was found on the outskirts of the Scottish town of Glasgow As we found out, the old cars belong to the local auto dismantling yard. The Lada found at…