#environmentally — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #environmentally, aggregated by home.social.
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Trump #golf resort only #Scottish course to breach rules
#Trump’s #Aberdeenshire resort is only one of #Scotland’s top golf venues confirmed to have broken #environmental rules in recent years
Trump International on #Menie estate touted 1st class approach to #environment & described a second 18-hole course built there last year as one of most #environmentally friendly & sustainable ever
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25977232.donald-trump-golf-resort-scottish-course-breach-rules/
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Trump #golf resort only #Scottish course to breach rules
#Trump’s #Aberdeenshire resort is only one of #Scotland’s top golf venues confirmed to have broken #environmental rules in recent years
Trump International on #Menie estate touted 1st class approach to #environment & described a second 18-hole course built there last year as one of most #environmentally friendly & sustainable ever
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25977232.donald-trump-golf-resort-scottish-course-breach-rules/
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Trump #golf resort only #Scottish course to breach rules
#Trump’s #Aberdeenshire resort is only one of #Scotland’s top golf venues confirmed to have broken #environmental rules in recent years
Trump International on #Menie estate touted 1st class approach to #environment & described a second 18-hole course built there last year as one of most #environmentally friendly & sustainable ever
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25977232.donald-trump-golf-resort-scottish-course-breach-rules/
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Trump #golf resort only #Scottish course to breach rules
#Trump’s #Aberdeenshire resort is only one of #Scotland’s top golf venues confirmed to have broken #environmental rules in recent years
Trump International on #Menie estate touted 1st class approach to #environment & described a second 18-hole course built there last year as one of most #environmentally friendly & sustainable ever
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25977232.donald-trump-golf-resort-scottish-course-breach-rules/
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Trump #golf resort only #Scottish course to breach rules
#Trump’s #Aberdeenshire resort is only one of #Scotland’s top golf venues confirmed to have broken #environmental rules in recent years
Trump International on #Menie estate touted 1st class approach to #environment & described a second 18-hole course built there last year as one of most #environmentally friendly & sustainable ever
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25977232.donald-trump-golf-resort-scottish-course-breach-rules/
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/02/uk-slashes-climate-aid-developing-countries. Yet more reason for #climate & #environmentally minded #voters to vote for @thegreenparty in May, & at the next General Election, @greenpartyzack, @ZackPolanski.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/02/uk-slashes-climate-aid-developing-countries. Yet more reason for #climate & #environmentally minded #voters to vote for @thegreenparty in May, & at the next General Election, @greenpartyzack, @ZackPolanski.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/02/uk-slashes-climate-aid-developing-countries. Yet more reason for #climate & #environmentally minded #voters to vote for @thegreenparty in May, & at the next General Election, @greenpartyzack, @ZackPolanski.
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Which major🇹🇭 #sugar #mills bought the cane off these errant #farmers? Did the mills pay an #environmentally #sustainable price?🧐
Slow-burn incense used to start deniable, #illegal cane fires🤦♂️
"Officials reported numerous incidents of burning-off #sugarcane fields, incl'g a major fire on 50-rai of land.. Satellite data showed more than 10 hotspots recorded since te start of 2026 across 16 districts, largely linked to burning of crop trash to cut #harvesting #costs" #PM25
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3178088/slowburn-incense-used-to-start-deniable-illegal-cane-fires -
Which major🇹🇭 #sugar #mills bought the cane off these errant #farmers? Did the mills pay an #environmentally #sustainable price?🧐
Slow-burn incense used to start deniable, #illegal cane fires🤦♂️
"Officials reported numerous incidents of burning-off #sugarcane fields, incl'g a major fire on 50-rai of land.. Satellite data showed more than 10 hotspots recorded since te start of 2026 across 16 districts, largely linked to burning of crop trash to cut #harvesting #costs" #PM25
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3178088/slowburn-incense-used-to-start-deniable-illegal-cane-fires -
Which major🇹🇭 #sugar #mills bought the cane off these errant #farmers? Did the mills pay an #environmentally #sustainable price?🧐
Slow-burn incense used to start deniable, #illegal cane fires🤦♂️
"Officials reported numerous incidents of burning-off #sugarcane fields, incl'g a major fire on 50-rai of land.. Satellite data showed more than 10 hotspots recorded since te start of 2026 across 16 districts, largely linked to burning of crop trash to cut #harvesting #costs" #PM25
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3178088/slowburn-incense-used-to-start-deniable-illegal-cane-fires -
Which major🇹🇭 #sugar #mills bought the cane off these errant #farmers? Did the mills pay an #environmentally #sustainable price?🧐
Slow-burn incense used to start deniable, #illegal cane fires🤦♂️
"Officials reported numerous incidents of burning-off #sugarcane fields, incl'g a major fire on 50-rai of land.. Satellite data showed more than 10 hotspots recorded since te start of 2026 across 16 districts, largely linked to burning of crop trash to cut #harvesting #costs" #PM25
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3178088/slowburn-incense-used-to-start-deniable-illegal-cane-fires -
The #Nutcracker: A Timeless #Tool with Modern Uses and Appeal
September 22, 2024 by Mahtab Hussain
Excerpt: "The Nut cracker’s Future in #Sustainability
"As more people become #environmentally conscious, there is a growing appreciation for #reusable, long-lasting tools like the nutcracker. In a world filled with #disposable gadgets, a well-made nutcracker can last for years, reducing the need for wasteful packaging of pre-shelled nuts.
"Additionally, many nut crackers are made from sustainable materials such as wood or metal, which aligns with eco-friendly living practices."
Read more:
https://techarp.co.uk/nut-cracker/#SolarPunkSunday #OldSchoolTech #Nuts #Tools #KitchenTools #LoTech
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The #Nutcracker: A Timeless #Tool with Modern Uses and Appeal
September 22, 2024 by Mahtab Hussain
Excerpt: "The Nut cracker’s Future in #Sustainability
"As more people become #environmentally conscious, there is a growing appreciation for #reusable, long-lasting tools like the nutcracker. In a world filled with #disposable gadgets, a well-made nutcracker can last for years, reducing the need for wasteful packaging of pre-shelled nuts.
"Additionally, many nut crackers are made from sustainable materials such as wood or metal, which aligns with eco-friendly living practices."
Read more:
https://techarp.co.uk/nut-cracker/#SolarPunkSunday #OldSchoolTech #Nuts #Tools #KitchenTools #LoTech
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The #Nutcracker: A Timeless #Tool with Modern Uses and Appeal
September 22, 2024 by Mahtab Hussain
Excerpt: "The Nut cracker’s Future in #Sustainability
"As more people become #environmentally conscious, there is a growing appreciation for #reusable, long-lasting tools like the nutcracker. In a world filled with #disposable gadgets, a well-made nutcracker can last for years, reducing the need for wasteful packaging of pre-shelled nuts.
"Additionally, many nut crackers are made from sustainable materials such as wood or metal, which aligns with eco-friendly living practices."
Read more:
https://techarp.co.uk/nut-cracker/#SolarPunkSunday #OldSchoolTech #Nuts #Tools #KitchenTools #LoTech
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As fossil #fuels rise in cost and green initiatives gain traction, alternative methods for producing useful compounds using #microorganisms have the potential to become sustainable, #environmentally friendly technologies.
#Biotechnology #Environmental #sflorg
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As fossil #fuels rise in cost and green initiatives gain traction, alternative methods for producing useful compounds using #microorganisms have the potential to become sustainable, #environmentally friendly technologies.
#Biotechnology #Environmental #sflorg
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As fossil #fuels rise in cost and green initiatives gain traction, alternative methods for producing useful compounds using #microorganisms have the potential to become sustainable, #environmentally friendly technologies.
#Biotechnology #Environmental #sflorg
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#Scientists at Oregon State University have filed a patent on a design for a new magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent with the potential to outperform current agents while being less toxic to patients and more #environmentally friendly.
#Chemistry #MaterialScience #MRI #sflorg
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#Scientists at Oregon State University have filed a patent on a design for a new magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent with the potential to outperform current agents while being less toxic to patients and more #environmentally friendly.
#Chemistry #MaterialScience #MRI #sflorg
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#Scientists at Oregon State University have filed a patent on a design for a new magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent with the potential to outperform current agents while being less toxic to patients and more #environmentally friendly.
#Chemistry #MaterialScience #MRI #sflorg
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Scientists at Ural Federal University, in collaboration with colleagues from Iraq and Saudi Arabia, have developed a durable, inexpensive, and #environmentally friendly #ceramic material that protects against #radiation . The new material is made from natural clay and recycled glass waste.
#MaterialScience #sflorg
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Scientists at Ural Federal University, in collaboration with colleagues from Iraq and Saudi Arabia, have developed a durable, inexpensive, and #environmentally friendly #ceramic material that protects against #radiation . The new material is made from natural clay and recycled glass waste.
#MaterialScience #sflorg
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Scientists at Ural Federal University, in collaboration with colleagues from Iraq and Saudi Arabia, have developed a durable, inexpensive, and #environmentally friendly #ceramic material that protects against #radiation . The new material is made from natural clay and recycled glass waste.
#MaterialScience #sflorg
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The making or breaking of the new #NDP may be how they react to the government's plan to hitch our #technology future to the #environmentally #evil and potentially economically disastrous #AI pipe dream.
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The making or breaking of the new #NDP may be how they react to the government's plan to hitch our #technology future to the #environmentally #evil and potentially economically disastrous #AI pipe dream.
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The making or breaking of the new #NDP may be how they react to the government's plan to hitch our #technology future to the #environmentally #evil and potentially economically disastrous #AI pipe dream.
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In #Trondheim / #Norway the city's first #zerowaste #grocery is back, and I finally made it to the second #artisanal #organic #bakery in town. Here is the updated #organictraveller's #travelguide on where to buy #environmentally friendly #food and other daily necessities: https://www.organictraveller.de/organictraveller-trondheim-supermarkets
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In #Trondheim / #Norway the city's first #zerowaste #grocery is back, and I finally made it to the second #artisanal #organic #bakery in town. Here is the updated #organictraveller's #travelguide on where to buy #environmentally friendly #food and other daily necessities: https://www.organictraveller.de/organictraveller-trondheim-supermarkets
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In #Trondheim / #Norway the city's first #zerowaste #grocery is back, and I finally made it to the second #artisanal #organic #bakery in town. Here is the updated #organictraveller's #travelguide on where to buy #environmentally friendly #food and other daily necessities: https://www.organictraveller.de/organictraveller-trondheim-supermarkets
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#WideAwakeMedia repeats #misleading #claims that #windturbines are expensive and #environmentally unfriendly
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#WideAwakeMedia repeats #misleading #claims that #windturbines are expensive and #environmentally unfriendly
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#WideAwakeMedia repeats #misleading #claims that #windturbines are expensive and #environmentally unfriendly
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❄️Brrr!...
This #JIPB commentary examines a study by Song et al. (2025) showing that an #environmentally induced epiallele at ACQUIRED COLD TOLERANCE 1 mediates heritable acquisition of the cold tolerance adaptive trait in #rice.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13954
@wileyplantsci
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❄️Brrr!...
This #JIPB commentary examines a study by Song et al. (2025) showing that an #environmentally induced epiallele at ACQUIRED COLD TOLERANCE 1 mediates heritable acquisition of the cold tolerance adaptive trait in #rice.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13954
@wileyplantsci
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The only reason I go to the ad infested #YouTube without ad-blockers these days is when my device does it against my will. Recently I was treated by an ad plugging #LOreal partnering with the "Great Barrier Reef Foundation". Given how #environmentally patchy cosmetics companies were, let's very briefly talk about about the GBR foundation.
Australians may remember GBRF from 2018, when the leader of the #Australian Right Wing Government GAVE the foundation $444 million of taxpayers money in a "captains call" (aka corruption). At the time, the foundation had only 6 employees and it's Board was made of past and present employees of energies companies; AGL Gas, Origin Energy, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Boeing and Qantas, while the Chairman’s Panel has links to Orica, Peabody Energy, and Shell.
To cut a long story short, the accusations are the foundation is a charity sink for big business and a way to defund #science, as now legitimate #CSIRO scientists have to go via a private entity owned by the wealthy. The 90 page donation contract not once mentioned #climatechange. The GBRF spends 90% of donations on "projects" so the 6 employees were going to buy some real nice pencils and office coffee machine for the $44 million that was going to get spent on Administration.
So, that's the past.
Anyone care to do some research what the money been spent on?
At first squints L'Oreal is just engaging is some corporate #greenwashing -
The only reason I go to the ad infested #YouTube without ad-blockers these days is when my device does it against my will. Recently I was treated by an ad plugging #LOreal partnering with the "Great Barrier Reef Foundation". Given how #environmentally patchy cosmetics companies were, let's very briefly talk about about the GBR foundation.
Australians may remember GBRF from 2018, when the leader of the #Australian Right Wing Government GAVE the foundation $444 million of taxpayers money in a "captains call" (aka corruption). At the time, the foundation had only 6 employees and it's Board was made of past and present employees of energies companies; AGL Gas, Origin Energy, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Boeing and Qantas, while the Chairman’s Panel has links to Orica, Peabody Energy, and Shell.
To cut a long story short, the accusations are the foundation is a charity sink for big business and a way to defund #science, as now legitimate #CSIRO scientists have to go via a private entity owned by the wealthy. The 90 page donation contract not once mentioned #climatechange. The GBRF spends 90% of donations on "projects" so the 6 employees were going to buy some real nice pencils and office coffee machine for the $44 million that was going to get spent on Administration.
So, that's the past.
Anyone care to do some research what the money been spent on?
At first squints L'Oreal is just engaging is some corporate #greenwashing -
One of my friends is co-teaching an online course designed for professionals, volunteers, university and high school students, and any health-, climate-, and #environmentally concerned citizen from any country.
Course: #food #farms and #Climate
Dates: May 5 – June 1 2025
Institution: Cornell Univ – Civic Ecology LabCosts: $70/$25/free depending on where you live (check website)
Learn More & Register https://lnkd.in/g7QuK7g7 -
One of my friends is co-teaching an online course designed for professionals, volunteers, university and high school students, and any health-, climate-, and #environmentally concerned citizen from any country.
Course: #food #farms and #Climate
Dates: May 5 – June 1 2025
Institution: Cornell Univ – Civic Ecology LabCosts: $70/$25/free depending on where you live (check website)
Learn More & Register https://lnkd.in/g7QuK7g7 -
#SodiumBatteries offer an alternative to tricky #lithium
Lithium is relatively scarce and mostly refined in China. Sodium is neither
Oct 26th 2023
Excerpt: "Fortunately, lithium is not the only game in town. As we report this week, a clutch of firms are making batteries based on sodium, lithium’s elemental cousin. Since sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to those of lithium, it too makes for good batteries. And sodium, which is found in the salt in seawater, is thousands of times more abundant on Earth than lithium and cheaper to get at. Most of the companies using sodium to make batteries today are also Chinese. But pursuing the technology in the West might be a surer route to energy security than relying heavily on lithium.
"Besides its abundance, sodium has other advantages. The best lithium batteries use #cobalt and 3nickel in their electrodes. Nickel, like lithium, is in short supply. #Mining it on land is #environmentally destructive. Proposals to grab it from the #seabed instead have caused rows. A good deal of the world’s cobalt, meanwhile, is extracted from small mines in the Democratic Republic of #Congo, where child labour is common and working conditions are dire. Sodium batteries, by contrast, can use electrodes built from iron and manganese, which are plentiful and uncontroversial. Since the chemical components are cheap, a scaled-up industry should be able to produce batteries that cost less than their lithium counterparts.
"Sodium is not a perfect replacement for lithium. It is heavier, meaning sodium batteries will weigh more than lithium ones of an equivalent capacity. That is likely to rule them out in some cases where lightness is paramount. But for other applications, such as grid storage or home batteries, weight is irrelevant. Several Chinese carmakers are even beginning to put sodium batteries in electric vehicles.
"Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of sodium batteries is their late start. #LithiumIon batteries were first commercialised in the 1990s and have benefited from decades of investment. But the rest of the world is behind China on both fronts anyway. America and the European Union have announced enormous programmes of green industrial subsidies. If they are determined to bankroll batteries, some of the pot should go to sodium."
Read more:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithiumArchived version:
https://archive.ph/7x6JX##SolarPunkSunday #DeepSeaMining #NoLithiumMining #LeaveItInTheOcean #LeaveItInTheOcean #LithiumAlternatives #SodiumBatteries #RenewablesNow
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#SodiumBatteries offer an alternative to tricky #lithium
Lithium is relatively scarce and mostly refined in China. Sodium is neither
Oct 26th 2023
Excerpt: "Fortunately, lithium is not the only game in town. As we report this week, a clutch of firms are making batteries based on sodium, lithium’s elemental cousin. Since sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to those of lithium, it too makes for good batteries. And sodium, which is found in the salt in seawater, is thousands of times more abundant on Earth than lithium and cheaper to get at. Most of the companies using sodium to make batteries today are also Chinese. But pursuing the technology in the West might be a surer route to energy security than relying heavily on lithium.
"Besides its abundance, sodium has other advantages. The best lithium batteries use #cobalt and 3nickel in their electrodes. Nickel, like lithium, is in short supply. #Mining it on land is #environmentally destructive. Proposals to grab it from the #seabed instead have caused rows. A good deal of the world’s cobalt, meanwhile, is extracted from small mines in the Democratic Republic of #Congo, where child labour is common and working conditions are dire. Sodium batteries, by contrast, can use electrodes built from iron and manganese, which are plentiful and uncontroversial. Since the chemical components are cheap, a scaled-up industry should be able to produce batteries that cost less than their lithium counterparts.
"Sodium is not a perfect replacement for lithium. It is heavier, meaning sodium batteries will weigh more than lithium ones of an equivalent capacity. That is likely to rule them out in some cases where lightness is paramount. But for other applications, such as grid storage or home batteries, weight is irrelevant. Several Chinese carmakers are even beginning to put sodium batteries in electric vehicles.
"Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of sodium batteries is their late start. #LithiumIon batteries were first commercialised in the 1990s and have benefited from decades of investment. But the rest of the world is behind China on both fronts anyway. America and the European Union have announced enormous programmes of green industrial subsidies. If they are determined to bankroll batteries, some of the pot should go to sodium."
Read more:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithiumArchived version:
https://archive.ph/7x6JX##SolarPunkSunday #DeepSeaMining #NoLithiumMining #LeaveItInTheOcean #LeaveItInTheOcean #LithiumAlternatives #SodiumBatteries #RenewablesNow
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#SodiumBatteries offer an alternative to tricky #lithium
Lithium is relatively scarce and mostly refined in China. Sodium is neither
Oct 26th 2023
Excerpt: "Fortunately, lithium is not the only game in town. As we report this week, a clutch of firms are making batteries based on sodium, lithium’s elemental cousin. Since sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to those of lithium, it too makes for good batteries. And sodium, which is found in the salt in seawater, is thousands of times more abundant on Earth than lithium and cheaper to get at. Most of the companies using sodium to make batteries today are also Chinese. But pursuing the technology in the West might be a surer route to energy security than relying heavily on lithium.
"Besides its abundance, sodium has other advantages. The best lithium batteries use #cobalt and 3nickel in their electrodes. Nickel, like lithium, is in short supply. #Mining it on land is #environmentally destructive. Proposals to grab it from the #seabed instead have caused rows. A good deal of the world’s cobalt, meanwhile, is extracted from small mines in the Democratic Republic of #Congo, where child labour is common and working conditions are dire. Sodium batteries, by contrast, can use electrodes built from iron and manganese, which are plentiful and uncontroversial. Since the chemical components are cheap, a scaled-up industry should be able to produce batteries that cost less than their lithium counterparts.
"Sodium is not a perfect replacement for lithium. It is heavier, meaning sodium batteries will weigh more than lithium ones of an equivalent capacity. That is likely to rule them out in some cases where lightness is paramount. But for other applications, such as grid storage or home batteries, weight is irrelevant. Several Chinese carmakers are even beginning to put sodium batteries in electric vehicles.
"Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of sodium batteries is their late start. #LithiumIon batteries were first commercialised in the 1990s and have benefited from decades of investment. But the rest of the world is behind China on both fronts anyway. America and the European Union have announced enormous programmes of green industrial subsidies. If they are determined to bankroll batteries, some of the pot should go to sodium."
Read more:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithiumArchived version:
https://archive.ph/7x6JX##SolarPunkSunday #DeepSeaMining #NoLithiumMining #LeaveItInTheOcean #LeaveItInTheOcean #LithiumAlternatives #SodiumBatteries #RenewablesNow
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#SodiumBatteries offer an alternative to tricky #lithium
Lithium is relatively scarce and mostly refined in China. Sodium is neither
Oct 26th 2023
Excerpt: "Fortunately, lithium is not the only game in town. As we report this week, a clutch of firms are making batteries based on sodium, lithium’s elemental cousin. Since sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to those of lithium, it too makes for good batteries. And sodium, which is found in the salt in seawater, is thousands of times more abundant on Earth than lithium and cheaper to get at. Most of the companies using sodium to make batteries today are also Chinese. But pursuing the technology in the West might be a surer route to energy security than relying heavily on lithium.
"Besides its abundance, sodium has other advantages. The best lithium batteries use #cobalt and 3nickel in their electrodes. Nickel, like lithium, is in short supply. #Mining it on land is #environmentally destructive. Proposals to grab it from the #seabed instead have caused rows. A good deal of the world’s cobalt, meanwhile, is extracted from small mines in the Democratic Republic of #Congo, where child labour is common and working conditions are dire. Sodium batteries, by contrast, can use electrodes built from iron and manganese, which are plentiful and uncontroversial. Since the chemical components are cheap, a scaled-up industry should be able to produce batteries that cost less than their lithium counterparts.
"Sodium is not a perfect replacement for lithium. It is heavier, meaning sodium batteries will weigh more than lithium ones of an equivalent capacity. That is likely to rule them out in some cases where lightness is paramount. But for other applications, such as grid storage or home batteries, weight is irrelevant. Several Chinese carmakers are even beginning to put sodium batteries in electric vehicles.
"Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of sodium batteries is their late start. #LithiumIon batteries were first commercialised in the 1990s and have benefited from decades of investment. But the rest of the world is behind China on both fronts anyway. America and the European Union have announced enormous programmes of green industrial subsidies. If they are determined to bankroll batteries, some of the pot should go to sodium."
Read more:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithiumArchived version:
https://archive.ph/7x6JX##SolarPunkSunday #DeepSeaMining #NoLithiumMining #LeaveItInTheOcean #LeaveItInTheOcean #LithiumAlternatives #SodiumBatteries #RenewablesNow
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#SodiumBatteries offer an alternative to tricky #lithium
Lithium is relatively scarce and mostly refined in China. Sodium is neither
Oct 26th 2023
Excerpt: "Fortunately, lithium is not the only game in town. As we report this week, a clutch of firms are making batteries based on sodium, lithium’s elemental cousin. Since sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to those of lithium, it too makes for good batteries. And sodium, which is found in the salt in seawater, is thousands of times more abundant on Earth than lithium and cheaper to get at. Most of the companies using sodium to make batteries today are also Chinese. But pursuing the technology in the West might be a surer route to energy security than relying heavily on lithium.
"Besides its abundance, sodium has other advantages. The best lithium batteries use #cobalt and 3nickel in their electrodes. Nickel, like lithium, is in short supply. #Mining it on land is #environmentally destructive. Proposals to grab it from the #seabed instead have caused rows. A good deal of the world’s cobalt, meanwhile, is extracted from small mines in the Democratic Republic of #Congo, where child labour is common and working conditions are dire. Sodium batteries, by contrast, can use electrodes built from iron and manganese, which are plentiful and uncontroversial. Since the chemical components are cheap, a scaled-up industry should be able to produce batteries that cost less than their lithium counterparts.
"Sodium is not a perfect replacement for lithium. It is heavier, meaning sodium batteries will weigh more than lithium ones of an equivalent capacity. That is likely to rule them out in some cases where lightness is paramount. But for other applications, such as grid storage or home batteries, weight is irrelevant. Several Chinese carmakers are even beginning to put sodium batteries in electric vehicles.
"Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of sodium batteries is their late start. #LithiumIon batteries were first commercialised in the 1990s and have benefited from decades of investment. But the rest of the world is behind China on both fronts anyway. America and the European Union have announced enormous programmes of green industrial subsidies. If they are determined to bankroll batteries, some of the pot should go to sodium."
Read more:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithiumArchived version:
https://archive.ph/7x6JX##SolarPunkSunday #DeepSeaMining #NoLithiumMining #LeaveItInTheOcean #LeaveItInTheOcean #LithiumAlternatives #SodiumBatteries #RenewablesNow
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Modular upgrading of laptops has always been big on my #sustainable design wishlists, and I've been quietly looking forward and hoping the @frameworkcomputer laptop #environmentally-friendly approach is adopted by more device manufacturers. https://www.wired.com/review/framework-laptop-13-amd-2025/
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The idyllic #Caribbean Island of #Nevis is not only safeguarding its stunning natural landscapes but also pioneering a new benchmark for #environmentally conscious travel. https://www.sfexaminer.com/marketplace/nevis-an-island-committed-to-sustainability-through-tourism/article_c9e316c6-f93f-11ef-905c-dbdf1b1ac464.html
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The idyllic #Caribbean Island of #Nevis is not only safeguarding its stunning natural landscapes but also pioneering a new benchmark for #environmentally conscious travel. https://www.sfexaminer.com/marketplace/nevis-an-island-committed-to-sustainability-through-tourism/article_c9e316c6-f93f-11ef-905c-dbdf1b1ac464.html
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The 136th #Canton #Fair, a pinnacle #event for #international #trade, continues its second phase, gathering 10,040 on-site #exhibitors and featuring more than 300,000 #green and low-#carbon #products online. The #Fair highlights #eco-conscious advancements in household products, from #ceramics to #kitchenware and #home #furnishings, spotlighting #sustainable luxury for the modern, #environmentally-minded home. https://cnbusinessforum.com/green-innovations-shine-at-the-136th-canton-fairs-second-phase/
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I'm using #infomaniak since some years as #dyndns for my #selfhosted apps and been happy with it. But now I found they are building an #environmentally #sustainable #datacenter, and I'm becoming a little of a fanboy 😅
https://youtu.be/IU0w6GWxsQ8?si=DDfxc9UfSLmwb9m4
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I'm using #infomaniak since some years as #dyndns for my #selfhosted apps and been happy with it. But now I found they are building an #environmentally #sustainable #datacenter, and I'm becoming a little of a fanboy 😅
https://youtu.be/IU0w6GWxsQ8?si=DDfxc9UfSLmwb9m4
VERY NICE.