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Acoustic landscape monitoring suggested as a game-changer for biodiversity improvement

Envirotec Magazine

AgriSound team member Calum Pheby with “Polly” What’s described as the world’s first fully automated acoustic ‘panoramic’ landscape monitoring system, which can report in real-time on the landscape of natural sounds in a given area, is being developed by bioacoustics firm AgriSound.

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European Defence Agency launches project to improve monitoring of battery health in aircraft

Charged

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched a new research project to monitor and predict the health of batteries in aircraft, known as Prognostic Health Management (PHM). The project is known as BATTAGE, combining batt from batteries, and age,” referring to battery lifespan. Source: European Defence Agency

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Solar-powered system gives efficiency boost to desalination

Envirotec Magazine

Researchers in Canada have designed a device that produces drinking water from seawater using an evaporation process driven largely by solar power, with efficiency levels said to be five times greater than offered by current desalination techniques. The new technology can continuously desalinate water without the need for major maintenance.

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Advanced Techniques for Vegetation Monitoring With Planetary Variables

Planet Pulse

Vegetation monitoring involves inspecting and measuring the growth of trees and other plants to understand ecosystem health. Governments and industries need accurate, up-to-date data to assess vegetation health and manage resources effectively. However, traditional data-gathering methods often fall short.

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Hydrogen safety to be researched by industry-academia project in Aberdeen

Envirotec Magazine

The project, MHYSTIC (New Materials and Methods for Hydrogen Transportation and Storage: Repurposing the Economic Future of the North Sea) will redeploy existing energy assets and skills towards developing innovations that will support the UKs hydrogen distribution network.

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How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US

GreenBiz

How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US. From cardboard boxes delivered to our doors to home appliances, nearly everything comes from industrial processes. Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come from industry.

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So, What Exactly Is Building Electrification?

GreenTechMedia

Buildings were first electrified nearly 150 years ago. So, why is it that “building electrification” is now among the energy industry’s most popular buzzwords? Most buildings run on multiple fuels. They use electricity to power lights, refrigerators and electronic devices.