Using Microalgae To Destroy Microplastics
With plastic disintegrating into microplastic particles, polluting the seas and harming wildlife, scientists are asking: could microalgae be the answer tackling the microplastic problem? Microplastics Ranging from 1 nanometre (nm) to less than 5 micrometres (mm), non-biodegradable microplastic particles are either primary or secondary fragments of plastic pollution that find their way into the sea […]
High Tech Algae Farms That Take Carbon From The Air
Nature-based carbon capture and storage company Brilliant Planet uses ‘microalgae’, grown in open-air natural seawater pond-based, high-tech systems on coastal desert land to remove carbon from the air. Permanently Capturing And Storing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide The company says that its method of using technology and science-led, pond-based algae-growing systems can deliver an affordable method of permanently […]
New Recycling Label In Google Business Profiles
Google has announced the introduction of a new recycling attribute (label) which, when added by merchants to their Business Profiles, will be shown in Search and Maps, informing customers if a business offers recycling services. Why? Google says that “Recycling” has become one of the most popular Search topics. Also, supporting eco-conscious brands is top of mind for […]
Tenfold Expansion In EV Charge-points By 2030 Announced
The UK government’s Department for Transport has announced that it will soon be unveiling new plans for the tenfold expansion in the number of Electric Vehicle (EV) charge-points in the UK by 2030. Support To Create 300,000 Public EV chargepoints The Department for Transport has announced that its new plans, backed by £1.6 billion, under the Electric […]
Microsoft Data Centre Heating Homes And Businesses
Microsoft is building a new data centre region in Finland that will use the clean heat from its server cooling processes to heat local homes and businesses. Microsoft and Fortum The project, which will see Microsoft working in collaboration with local state-owned utility provider Fortum Corporation, requires Microsoft to build a new data centre region in the Helsinki […]
How Hypermiling Techniques and Tools Can Save Fuel (and Money)
In this insight, we look at how ‘hypermiling’ techniques and tools can help reduce fuel costs and help the environment. What Is Hypermiling? Hypermiling is driving (or flying) a vehicle with techniques that maximise fuel efficiency. Hypermiling enables car drivers, for example, to drive more economically, saving increasingly-costly fuel and helping the environment. Hypermiling can […]
Gravity-Powered Electric Battery Train
The newly developed ‘Infinity Train’ in Australia uses gravitational energy to fully recharge its battery-electric systems on its outward journey so that no additional charging is required for the return trip. Gravitational Energy? Gravitational Energy is the potential energy associated with the gravitational field, which is released when the objects fall towards each other. An example […]
Tesco And Asda To Trial ‘Extra Skin’ Technology To Extend Fruit Shelf Lif
Tesco and Asda have announced that they are to trial the use of a coating for fruit that’s made from the same materials found in peels, seeds, and pulps as a way to extend shelf life, fight food waste, and reduce the need for packaging. Tackling Food Waste The UK throws away a staggering 6.6 million […]
How Bi-Directional Charging In EVs Could Relieve Pressure On The Grid
Bi-directional charging technology offers a way to relieve the pressure on the grid from EV charging, share power, and reduce costs for EV owners. What Is Bi-Directional Charging? Instead of taking power from the grid to charge an EV, bi-directional charging allows an EV’s battery to both receive energy from the electricity grid and to […]
Phone Parts From Phishing Nets
Samsung’s new Galaxy smartphone range makes use of repurposed discarded nylon fishing nets which have been used to create a material from which to manufacture the brackets which hold the volume and power keys in place. Combining Sustainability And Innovation As part of the Samsung Electronics ‘Galaxy for the Planet’ vision, the company says that it […]
HP Buys Zero-Plastic Bottle Maker
Computer hardware company HP has announced that it has acquired ‘CHOOSE Packaging’, a packaging development company and inventor of the only commercially available zero-plastic paper bottle in the world. Paper-Based Bottles Edinburgh-based CHOOSE Packaging’s paper-based bottles are made with naturally occurring, non-toxic materials and are an alternative to single-use PET packaging plastic bottles. The paper-based […]
27% More Clean Energy Investment in 2021
BloombergNEF’s reports of a record-breaking 27 per cent year-on-year increase in global investment in clean energy technologies and infrastructure could point to real progress being made towards hitting climate-change goals. $755bn Increase – Asia Focus Energy strategic research provider BloombergNEF’s annual investment report, Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022, has highlighted a record-breaking 27 per cent […]