Molecular heat  - Chemists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a new way of storing and releasing heat that does not require bulky batteries or electrical grids. A paper published in the journal Science, Associate Professor Grace Han details a new material, a modified molecule called pyrimidone, that captures sunlight, stores it within chemical bonds and releases it as heat on demand. To create this molecule, the team looked at DNA. The pyrimidone structure is similar to a component found in DNA that, when exposed to UV light, can undergo reversible structural changes. By engineering a synthetic version of this DNA structure, the team created a molecule that stores and releases energy reversibly. In the study, the researchers demonstrated that the heat released from the material was intense enough to boil water.

The European Parliament has appointed Socialists and Democrats (S&D) lawmaker Mohammed Chahim to lead negotiations on reforming the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a source told Carbon Pulse on Friday.

A provider of battery swapping services for electric vehicles in Nairobi aims to generate carbon credits to fund the infrastructure behind its international expansion plans, and is seeking approval for Article 6 accreditation in Kenya.