by Warp Institute | Aug 12, 2021 | ♻️ Green Tech
One of the fundamental requirements for a diaper is that it must not leak. To guarantee this, diaper manufacturers use super-absorbent materials that soak up large amounts of liquid. Unfortunately, fossil petroleum oil is used to produce these materials, which has a...
by Warp Institute | Aug 12, 2021 | ♻️ Green Tech, ⚡️ Energy
Mozambique has started constructing a US$32 million solar system that comprises solar panels and utility-scale battery energy storage, the first of its kind in the country.The project, located in Tetereane District of Cuamba (Niassa Province), will have a combined...
by Warp Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | ♻️ Green Tech, ⚡️ Energy
Today, lithium-ion is dominating in terms of battery technology. But there has never been more research on batteries, and many different types are in the making.One type is the sodium-ion battery which promises to be safer, cleaner, and cheaper than the lithium-ion...
by Warp Institute | Aug 10, 2021 | ♻️ Green Tech
Cows exhale methane gas, a greenhouse gas that has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over the first 20 years after it reaches the atmosphere. One cow can exhale about 220 pounds of methane in a year. In order to address this problem, the startup...
by Warp Institute | Aug 10, 2021 | ♻️ Green Tech, ⚡️ Energy
Algae is one of the most productive organisms on Earth. They have incredible capacity, such as making animal feed more sustainable, and they can sequester greenhouse gases. A new study has also used algae to create a new material. In a study from TU Delft, scientists...