JCB Shredding Emissions
Station has switched from diesel to electric for its brand-new fleet of JCB materials handling machines. The company – which shreds over 55,000 tonnes of paper per...
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Low Carbon Concrete and Climate Change
Nothing less than the future of the concrete industry – and the world’s climate – is at stake in a research project trying to devise ways to make low-carbon concrete viab...
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Making Gold Mining more Sustainable
A Yale University led study details the severe degradation and deforestation caused by gold mining in tropical forests, as well as the biophysical challenges associated w...
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Converting polyethylene bags and plastics into Polymer Building Blocks
Polyethylene plastics, in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down,...
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MIT invents a wireless, battery-free, underwater camera
Scientists estimate that more than 95 percent of Earth’s oceans have never been observed, which means we have seen less of our planet’s ocean than we have the far side of...
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Scientists find Arctic Microorganisms that clean Oil from Soils
RUDN agronomists studied the microbial waters and soils in the Arctic and found some of the detected microorganisms are able to “digest” oil hydrocarbons that are dangero...
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Esri and Digital Earth Africa partner to support Sustainable Growth
Climate change is compounding risks of food insecurity, displacement, and natural disasters across broad regions of the African continent, with vulnerable populations fac...
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New Solar Canopy enables fast and modular EV Charging
With recent reports indicating the United States needs 20 times more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations than what’s available today, Paired Power announced the launc...
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BMW revolutionising car industry with parts made from recycled fishing nets
In a first for the automotive industry, the models of the NEUE KLASSE due to be launched from 2025 onwards will feature trim parts made of plastic whose raw material cont...
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Shell and CRH accelerate progress on decarbonisation
and CRH have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) whereby both businesses will work together to develop and deploy decarbonisation solutions and technologies to acc...
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Measuring sediment plumes stirred up by Deep Sea Mining vehicles
What will be the impact to the ocean if humans are to mine the deep sea? It’s a question that’s gaining urgency as interest in marine minerals has grown. The ocean’s deep...
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Eaton highlights sustainability technology at IAA Transportation show
Power management company Eaton will display its Vehicle Group’s innovative portfolio of internal combustion solutions for commercial vehicles Sept. 20-25 at the IAA...
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Recycling greenhouse gases with Carbon Capture and Utilisation
CO2 and methane can be turned into valuable products. But until now the catalysts required for such reactions quickly lose their effectiveness. TU Wien has now developed...
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AI driving new materials for solar cells
The sun continuously transmits trillions of watts of energy to the Earth. It will be doing so for billions more years. Yet, we have only just begun tapping into that abun...
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Scientists discover Ferroelectricity lead-free Solar Panel materials
Solar panels, also known as photovoltaics, rely on semiconductor devices, or solar cells, to convert energy from the sun into electricity. To generate electricity, solar...
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Renault Trucks creates Disassembly Plant to recycle spare parts
To reduce natural resource usage and its trucks’ environmental impact, Renault Trucks is taking steps to transitioning its industrial operations to a circular-economy app...
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Granite signs up to Asphalt Pavement Net-zero Initiative
Granite has joined The Road Forward, an initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by 2050. The...
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US Climate Bill green lights Cleantech and Digital Twins
More than 1,000 cleantech companies are expected to be launched or accelerated by the $369 billion ‘climate bill’ element within the new US Inflation Reduction Act. And t...
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Shell Bitumen CarbonSink deployed in France to help decarbonise construction
Shell Bitumen CarbonSink, Shell’s new bio-component binder that locks carbon within roads instead of releasing it back into the atmosphere, has been used in France for th...
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Hyliion acquires GE Hydrogen and Fuel Agnostic Generator Technology
Hyliion Holdings Corp., a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a new...
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Thirty-eight Chinese Cities are leading the way on Carbon reduction
Thirty-eight Chinese cities have reduced their emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) despite growing economies and populations for at least five years –...
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The effect of Embodied Carbon in Sustainable Cities
Cities and urban areas drive economic growth and boost the global GDP. However, the buildings in these settings adversely impact the environment, mainly due to their high...
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Australian study explores architectural use for end-of-life tyres
A new study by The University of South Australia has tested and verified the structural integrity of walls constructed from tyres packed with earth, with the results pote...
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Precast Concrete is key to cutting Construction’s Carbon Footprint
With the ability to cut CO2 footprint by 25% factory-based precast concrete production has the potential to save billions of tons of CO2 being emitted each year. On the p...
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Power Electrics goes green with Stage V Generators investment
Power Electrics is continuing on its journey to green with an initial investment of over £5 million in Stage V generators. The expansion will add a range of Stage V sets,...
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SulNOx fuel tech lands another big deal in the UK construction industry
Allsafe Scaffolding Ltd, based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, has partnered with fuel technology expert SulNOx Group Plc to run and evaluate its innovative fuel additive with a...
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Benninghoven Burners enable Sustainable Energy Sources
Many markets are phasing out coal as a fuel, while systems running on oil are subject to increasingly more stringent regulations and restrictions. With Benninghoven techn...
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Major US cities new require new large buildings to treat and recycle their used water
OriginClear Inc., the Clean Water Innovation Hub™, announces that decentralized water treatment, long pioneered by OriginClear’s Modular Water Systems™(MWS)...
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Are Public Spaces doing enough to become Eco-Friendly?
The sustainable movement has begun to influence construction projects. More professionals are building low-impact public spaces to influence sustainable lifestyles. With...
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The Tenet Group recaps on the success of Reset Connect London 2022
The Tenet Group, were one of the main sponsors of the UK’s leading Sustainability and Net-Zero Event, Reset Connect London 2022, which was established to bridge the...
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Innovative SmartFlower Solar Solution helps GomunoInaki with Sustainable Development
GomunoInaki, a Japanese global trading company with R&D functions that specializes in supplying rubber/plastic goods to automotive, housing, home appliances, office i...
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Modified Rail Cars could capture energy under breaking and deceleration
Rail systems around the world could help mitigate climate change and clean the air of CO2 by capturing the sustainable energy generated when trains break and decelerate....
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Intelligent City raises $30m to advance the Sustainable Urban Housing
With pressure mounting for cities to address affordable housing needs, decarbonize buildings, and meet sustainability goals, housing technology company Intelligent City r...
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HAUC(UK) and Transport for London partner to drive the Road to Net Zero
HAUC(UK) and Transport for London (TfL) have combined forces to run and fund a research project to minimise the impact of street and road works on climate change. Followi...
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VolvoCE partners with SMT, Pascon and Vattenfall for Net Zero Value Chain
A pioneering partnership between Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), SMT, Pascon and Vattenfall IDNO has seen the organizations collaborating to build a net zero fut...
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Yanmar to showcase Carbon-Neutral Electrification Strategy at bauma 2022
Yanmar a world-leading provider of power solutions and industrial machinery, introduces its electrification strategy for off-road vehicles and equipment at bauma 2022, in...
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Miles Macadam completes Milepave™ Carbon Neutral Scheme in Cardiff
Macadam has announced the completion and certification of the Milepave™ Carbon Neutral Resurfacing Scheme in collaboration with SteelPhalt and Cardiff Council. Jus...
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Study finds impact of Lithium Brine Mining depends on how old the water is
A ground-breaking new study recently published in the journal Earth’s Future and led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in collaboration with the U...
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Toyota and Woven Planet develop a Portable Hydrogen Cartridge Prototype
Toyota Motor Corporation and its subsidiary, Woven Planet Holdings, Inc., have developed a working prototype of its portable hydrogen cartridge. This cartridge design wil...
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Scientists explore Recycling Greenhouse Gases with Biotechnology
Acetone and isopropanol are important chemicals for industry. They are used to produce materials from jet fuel to solvents to detergents to plastics. Currently, industry...
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