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This database includes more than 100 decarbonisation innovations in Paper, Plastic, Steel and Meat & Dairy sectors, across their value chains, as well as in Finance. For each innovation there is a description, information about its contribution to decarbonisation, actors and collaborators involved, sources of funding, drivers, (co)benefits and disadvantages. More information on the method for selecting innovations for the database is available here. The database was created as part of REINVENT – a Horizon 2020 research project funded by the European Commission (grant agreement 730053). REINVENT involves five research institutions from four countries: Lund University (Sweden), Durham University (United Kingdom), Wuppertal Institute (Germany), PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (the Netherlands) and Utrecht University (the Netherlands). More information can be found on our website: www.reinvent-project.eu.

Construction of this dataset is described in the peer-reviewed publication: Calcagno, P., Trumpy, E., Gutiérrez-Negrín, L.C., Liotta, D. A collection of 3D geomodels of the Los Humeros and Acoculco geothermal systems (Mexico). Sci Data 9, 280 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01327-0 The geomodel is available in the form of the following files and formats: Metadata sheet description pdf format GeoModeller project format PDF3D format TSurf format VTK format {"references": ["Calcagno, P., Trumpy, E., Guti\u00e9rrez-Negr\u00edn, L.C., Liotta, D. A collection of 3D geomodels of the Los Humeros and Acoculco geothermal systems (Mexico). Sci Data 9, 280 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01327-0"]}

Baseline and future (2036-2065) river water levels and discharges at 4 gauging stations along the Cambodian Mekong (Kratie, Kampong Cham, Chrouy Changva, and Neak Loeung) under different scenarios of climate change (RCP 4.5 and 8.5) and infrastructural developments. Average depth and duration flood maps are also included for each scenario. A full description of the methods and results can be found in the article: Alexander J. Horton, Nguyen V. K. Triet, Long P. Hoang, Sokchhay Heng, Panha Hok, Sarit Chung, Jorma Koponen, and Matti Kummu. (2022). The Cambodian Mekong floodplain under future development plans and climate change. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

Version - Made available before submitting the research article. This dataset describes the techno-economic information of fixed-bottom offshore wind projects deployed in the North Sea region (DK, NL, BE, DE, and the UK). Contents: 1) Offshore wind farm project prices and technical characteristics (farm size, turbine rated power, water depth, etc.,) 2) Offshore wind farm capacity factor and cumulative energy generation 3) Monopile weight 4) Offshore wind farm installation duration 5) UK offshore wind farms' transmission system cost The link to associated research article will be provided once its been published online.

Replacing fossil fuels in the transport sector by renewable energy will help combat climate change. However, lowering greenhouse gas emissions by switching to alternative fuels or electricity can come at the expense of land and water resources. To understand the scale of this possible tradeoff we compare and contrast carbon, land and water footprints per driven km in midsize cars utilizing conventional gasoline, biofuels, bioelectricity, solar electricity and solar-based hydrogen. Results show that solar-powered electric cars have the smallest environmental footprints per km, followed by solar-based hydrogen cars, and that biofuel-driven cars have the largest footprints. Data is collected from peer reviewed publications, government agencies and international organizations. This file should be navigated from top-down and from left to right.

The presented data set consists of noise measurement and performance characteristics obtained as a part of the experimental campaign in the Open Jet Facility (OJF) at Delft University of Technology. The observations have been recorded for a typical Savonius vertical axis wind turbine. Refer to the file "setup" for further experimental campaign details.

The environmental challenges that our planet is facing require a long-term vision and, to respond to its present threats, an innovative and diverse community of creative minds. In particular, in textile & clothing (T&C) where the biggest challenge is a recruitment crisis, attracting competent people. The difficulty comes from the prejudices and stereotypes hidden in the dominant environment. Nevertheless, if women were employed at their level of capacity, European gdp would increase by 3.3 points instead of stagnating. Do women have to adapt to this environment, or does it need to change to accommodate different people and working methods? This book gives voice — through a series of texts signed by European experts and illustrated with eloquent graphics — to the shemakes project and its network of T&C Labs that showcase their local innovations. Creative women who challenge current practices, break the rules and collaborate to design a better future.

The report’s purpose is to summarize the results of Task T7.2 “Operational phase offshore”, presenting an overall blueprint of the activities conducted during the pre-operational phase. Hence, the blueprint synthesizes pre-test activities (tests on biofouling and monitoring tools development of site-specific monitoring programs, seaweed net and seeding strategy tests, material tests of oyster cultivation, etc.), material choices (selection of scour protection material, instrument choices, installation procedures, etc.), design set-ups (method of mooring, connectors, net systems vs. longlines), technical requirement specifications (e.g. estimation of minimum breaking loads), training and capacity building of personnel (e.g. offshore sea survival course, offshore first aid course) as well as health and safety issues, on which the operational offshore phase builds upon. The report depicts the planning stages (primarily from the bio-technology point of view as the planning of the licensing procedures are highly variable in various jurisdictions and will always require a site-specific approach) as well as a detailed description of the development trajectory of offshore multi-use concepts: combination of wind energy and seaweed-/ blue mussel research and production (German Pilot), floating solar energy production and seaweed culture (Dutch Pilot), wind energy production and seaweed-/oyster culture (Belgian Pilot), wind energy production and tourism (Danish Pilot) as well as fish aquaculture and tourism (Greek Pilot). Furthermore, simulations of the seaweed net design for the German, Dutch and Belgian Pilot were performed to determine an optimum choice for each site. In order to generate a complete report, not only concerning technological matters, but also most relevant environmental issues (i.e. revised assessment needs that differ from conventional approaches), social aspects (i.e. stakeholder engagement and consensus building), economic considerations (i.e. key performance indicators, specific to each pilot). Also, the legal aspects (i.e. national regulations & insurance specifically for the project partners but not EU wide) are addressed regarding every Pilot and pivotal requirements are presented and discussed.