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New Florence airport terminal to feature vineyard on roof

It was announced in January that Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci airport will get a new international terminal, the design of which features a vineyard on its inclined roof. The vineyard roof is part o...

First potentially carbon-neutral asphalt replacement successfully trialed in Lancashire

Aggregate Industries recently partnered with the Lancashire County Council and trialed a new carbon-neutral asphalt replacement solution on Lancashire’s M65 slip road. Furthermore, the milestone eve...

Sodium-ion batteries and what seems to be their rise in 2024

Discussion about sodium-ion batteries, and whether they can over throne lithium-ion ones, has been going on for quite some time now, but some major breakthroughs at the beginning of 2024 make their c...

Germany installs 14 GW of renewable solar energy in 2023

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) announced, based on preliminary figures, on January 5 that the country achieved an overall 17 GW increase in its renewable energy capacity in 2023, out of wh...

Ireland plans to build Europe’s first ammonia-fueled power plant

Two energy companies, Centrica and Mitsubishi Power, announced their intentions of exploring the development, construction and operation of Europe’s first ammonia-fueled power plant by signing a Memo...

Data centers built in wind turbines could help solve renewable curtailment

A new German company came up with the idea of placing data centers within wind turbines, and tackling several energy problems at once. Data centers are currently responsible for 1.5% of the world’s...

Finland launches auction for 3 GW offshore wind projects

The government of Finland adopted, on November 23, a resolution regarding the launch of the tendering process for five offshore wind farm projects, two of which will start immediately. Furthermore,...

Processed spent coffee grounds can enhance concrete strength

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have recently published a paper which shows that the addition of processed spent coffee grounds to a concrete mix can significantly i...

New York’s first offshore wind turbine installed at South Fork

It was announced on Monday, November 20, that New York’s first offshore wind turbine had been successfully installed at the South Fork Wind Farm. Furthermore, the announcement came from New York Sta...

China’s Sanya Cultural District competition winning design visualized

The competition for the new Cultural District in the Chinese city of Sanya was completed in late September and resulted in a winning design by Zaha Hadid Architects, which resembles floating over...

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