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MOLA By having the framework in place, archaeology contractors, working directly with Highways England, will support the initial design stage of road schemes in the road investment strategy. This in turn supports how projects proceed through the planning stages, including what mitigation work is needed. The framework will bring multiple benefits to Highways England across cost efficiency, delivery of improvements and safety on site. The contract is available to all Highways England schemes, and...

Large-area perovskite solar module with 18% efficiency Researchers in Germany claim to have overcome the main challenge for the development of large-area perovskite PV modules - scaling up from the cell to the module level. They achieved an efficiency of up to 16.6% on a module surface of ??more than 50 centimeters squared, and 18% on a module with an area of 4 centimeters squared.Scientists at Germanys Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) claim to have achieved an efficiency of 18% for a pe...

Oxford Brookes University The now-familiar sight of traditional propeller wind turbines could be replaced in the future with wind farms containing more compact and efficient vertical turbines. New research from Oxford Brookes University has found that the vertical turbine design is far more efficient than traditional turbines in large scale wind farms, and when set in pairs the vertical turbines increase each other’s performance by up to 15%. A research team from the School of Engineering, Co...

The White House Today, President Biden is issuing an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to hundreds of thousands of workers who are working on federal contracts. These workers are critical to the functioning of the federal government: from cleaning professionals and maintenance workers who ensure federal employees have safe and clean places to work, to nursing assistants who care for the nation’s veterans, to cafeteria and other food service workers who en...

Date Time Hydrogen, renewables, manufacturing: what must happen next Following international climate talks, Sydney experts from the Faculty of Engineering discuss the future of hydrogen energy, renewables and advanced manufacturing, and the investment that’s needed to ensure Australia comes out on top. Energy companies, and state and federal governments are looking to retrofit existing gas pipelines for hydrogen transport. Credit: Pixabay. Hydrogen could be king, but there’s one bi...

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From Cat's-Whisker detectors in the early 1900s to electronic circuit chips in modern-day mobile phones, electronic devices have been modified in myriad...

Northern Beaches The Northern Beaches Local Business Awards for 2021 are fast approaching, and Northern Beaches Council is once again sponsoring the Disability Inclusion and Sustainability categories of the awards program as well as a major sponsor of the overall awards. Mayor Michael Regan urged residents to support their favourite local businesses by nominating them for an award across a range of categories. “These annual awards are an opportunity to thank local businesses for their continu...

Date Time Executive Director Speech at Leaders Summit on Climate The following is a transcript of the remarks that IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol delivered at the Leaders Summit on Climate, convened by US President Joe Biden, on 22-23 April 2021. Distinguished guests, I would like to commend President Biden for convening this Summit within 100 days of taking office. And I welcome the commitments to reduce emissions announced by so many countries. It is clear that the level of commitment to ...

"The substantial new funds committed to clean technologies by the Federal Government this week are a helpful next step in the long process of reaching...