Cardiff University researchers calculated that between 31,000 and 42,000 tons of microplastic particles (or 86-710 trillion microplastic particles) are introduced to European soils each year, reflecting the quantity of microplastics detected in ocean surface waters
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An innovative £10m research project will investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels.
Scientists at Cardiff University will take part in the multi-disciplinary Ocean-REFuel: Ocean Renewable Energy Fuels project, which will explore ways of converting ocean energy into fuels for use in heating, energy storage and difficult to decarbonise transport applications.
The consortium, led by the University of Strathclyde, also includes world-leading research teams from the Universities of Nottingham, Newcastle and Imperial College London. The project is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, industry, and the partner universities, who have also pledged nine linked PhD studentships.