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November 30, 2015

Researchers find new, inexpensive way to clean water from oil sands production
Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Nov 30, 2015
Researchers have developed a process to remove contaminants from oil sands wastewater using only sunlight and nanoparticles that is more effective and inexpensive than conventional treatment methods. Frank Gu, a professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo and Canada Research Chair in Nanotechnology Engineering, is the senior researcher on the team that was the first to find that photocatalysis - a chemical reaction that involves the absorption of light by nanoparticles - ... read more

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New step towards producing cheap and efficient renewable fuels A significant advance has been made in the potential to produce renewable fuels from excess atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), with the discovery of a cheap and efficient catalyst with which to carry ... more		First biomethane injected into the grid at a farm in Den Bommel At a dairy farm in Den Bommel (NL), the gas meter recently passed the first 10,000 m3 of biomethane injected into the grid. Since October, the plant is up and running and producing biomethane out of ... more		Cane toad invasion threatens Pilbara biodiversity and culture Amazonian forests altered by human actions show broad changes in diversity and evolutionary patterns Climate's influence reshapes East African rift dynamics		Alliance Fund II provides $25M facility for Cypress Creek Renewables North Sky Capital's Alliance Fund II announced that it has completed its first investment, a $25 million capital facility that will finance the development of solar PV power plants by Cypress Creek ... more
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