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Energy & environment

Aircraft flying over the North Atlantic are creating more longer-lived contrails

Contrail avoidance implemented by Thales and Amelia

New project to put a damper on noise pollution

Autonomous Arctic mothership could aid sea ice study

Accurate load forecasting depends on real-time data about energy consumption

Comment: Accurate grid data will be vital to the uptake of EVs

Cobalt-free tyre studs reduce particle emissions

Novel optimisation algorithms are able to process long-term historical weather data

P2X breakthrough reduces reliance on fossil fuels

Around 450 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated globally each year, with less than 10 per cent recycled

How advances in alternative plastics could help address the waste crisis

Government urged to prioritise AI sustainability

Ibaizabal’s Montesperanza oil tanker is one of the project's five full-scale demonstrators

Lloyd's Register joins project to protect marine habitats

Circular ecosystem vital for better EV recycling

Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) being lowered into reactor pit at Hinkley Point C

‘Archaic rules’ torn up to green light new nuclear

Cavendish and Boccard join GE’s SMR programme