Given that 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, with 97% coming from the seas and oceans, it seems reasonable to believe that marine energies are here to stay in this decarbonisation scenario. However, we often refer to offshore wind energy, which is the most prominent in the field, but we must take…
Categoría: Climate change
A European project led by the UPV/EHU seeks to create a more efficient technology for storing and transporting green hydrogen.
The UnLOHCked project led by the SUPREN research group receives funding of 3 million euros from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. (Autor: Elda Campos Lavín) According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), achieving climate neutrality is essential to curb global warming. The European Union aims to achieve energy neutrality by 2050 and has therefore…
POLYMAT research unveils the exceptional performance and stability of cutting-edge solar cells
Juan Luis Delgado, an Ikerbasque researcher at POLYMAT and UPV/EHU, contributes to an international collaborative project recently published in the renowned journal JACS. (Autor: Ainhoa López-Abadía Urresti) Juan Luis Delgado, Ikerbasque researcher at POLYMAT and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in collaboration with researchers from the University of Oxford (UK), has published an…
A new global study finds cities are not taking advantage of the full potential of nature-based solutions
New research from a team of researchers between the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Ikerbasque, and the University of Almería explains how current NbS applied globally are addressing the CBS nexus, and whether (and how) they are promoting real long-term change when they are used to help cities adapt to climate change. (Autor: Irati…
A project called Minerva has been launched with the aim of developing materials destined to help deal with current social challenges and reduce the impact of industry on the environment
The initiative, which was launched last July and is ongoing until December 2023, is based on state-of-the-art material transformation technologies, multiscale characterisation and digital tools such as simulation. (Autor: Ane Fernandez) Meeting current needs without compromising future generations has become a common objective. Industry worldwide is involved with sustainability and is experiencing constant changes in…
El Banco Mundial celebrará la conferencia internacional anual Innovate 4 Climate 2023 en Bilbao (País Vasco)
El Banco Mundial en tanto que institución referente dentro de la lucha contra la pobreza, la desigualdad y la justicia climática entre otros fines, ha elegido a la provincia de Bizkaia para la celebración de su próximo congreso para la cuestión del clima. (Autor: Ane Fernandez) El congreso internacional celebrado por el Banco Mundial (en inglés:…





