Easing the perceived pain of retrofitting payback
The simple payback period calculation for retrofitting (amount spent / annual savings) misses nuance
What caught our eye - three key stories (week 5, 2024)
Food system overhaul brings $10tn pa benefits; Spanish electricity ducks; tracking concrete tech developments
The 5% rate and other untruths about battery recycling.
In a LinkedIn article, Hans Eric Melin, Managing Director of Circular Energy Storage Research and Consulting, addressed a 'well documented fact' about battery recycling: only 5% of lithium-ion batteries are recycled; 95% of batteries go to landfill. Other claims about batteries from their energy intensive production and associated
Blood test could revolutionise Alzheimer's diagnosis
An existing commercially available blood test could identify Alzheimer's risk early.
What caught our eyes - three key stories (week 4, 2024)
Battery recycling's 5% rate myth; Alzheimer's blood test; efficient buildings Industrial Revolution?
UK declares national incident as measles cases soar
Between 1st October 2023 and 18th January 2024 (15 weeks), there have been 216 confirmed and 103 probable cases of measles in the West Midlands (a region in the UK) with the majority of cases among children under the age of 10. It has prompted the UK Health Security Agency
Could EVs potentially have a much longer working life than ICEs?
Motoring journalist Quentin Wilson posted an interesting discussion topic on LinkedIn about EVs. Quentin Willson on LinkedIn: Following my post on extending the working life of EV batteries through… | 130 commentsFollowing my post on extending the working life of EV batteries through repair and cell replacement, I wonder if EVs
What caught our eye - three key stories (week 3, 2024)
The cost of CCS; do EVs have a longer working life than ICEs?; the reemergence of measles
Sunday Brunch: is there a doctor in the house? (or why sustainability's a tough gig)
The CSO as the curator of sustainability expertise and driver of change
Do soil carbon-sucking projects deserve the credit they get?
A story over the holiday period that caught our eye in New Zealand publication Stuff was one discussing carbon dioxide (carbon) storage in soil. The article highlighted Australian agricultural start up Loam Bio that produces a fungal and bacterial seed coating which boosts plants' ability to absorb carbon into
What caught our eye - three key stories (week 2, 2024)
Green investment opportunity in emerging markets; Critical mineral choke points; Soil carbon credits
Big batteries bridging the gap?
The electricity system's increasing reliance on renewables could get vital support from big batteries