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CSIRO Signs New Agreement with US Partners for a Transformational Power Generation Technology

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has signed an agreement with US-based GTI, a leader in the development and deployment of technology solutions to address energy and environmental challenges, to join a Joint Industry Program on the development of a supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power plant that could assist mining companies to reach large renewable energy targets.

18 Nov 2020

DTEK Kyiv Grids Connects Ukraine’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power System to Grid

DTEK Kyiv Grids has connected Ukraine’s largest commercial rooftop solar power system to the grid. The solar project, located in the neighborhood of Troyeshchyna, is the first of its kind in Kyiv. It consists of 1,200 solar panels mounted to the roof of a residential building, and covers an area of over 4’000 square meters with an output of 330 kW.

18 Nov 2020

New Swedish Technology to Support a Greener Aviation Recovery

Flying is like competition sailing: it is all about using good winds and avoiding unfavorable air currents.

From AVTECH AB 18 Nov 2020

Inverform™ – A New, Sustainable Paperboard Alternative to Plastic Food Trays

Iggesund Paperboard’s new InverformTM for ready-made food packaging trays ticks all the boxes for sustainability and performance.

From Holmen Iggesund 18 Nov 2020

'ONE BIN TO RULE THEM ALL' Biffa Joins £1.5m Project to Revolutionise Plastic Recycling

Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management business, is to be part of a new £1.5m collaborative venture led by The University of Manchester which aims to develop simpler methods of plastic recycling.

18 Nov 2020

Cummins Leadership Shares Hydrogen Technology Strategy and Plans for Continued Growth

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, today shared how the company plans to grow its fuel cell and hydrogen production business and further solidify the company as a global power leader.

17 Nov 2020

PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency Selects ABB to Automate World’s Largest Membrane Bioreactor

With a treatment capacity of 800,000m³? per day – enough to fill over 300 Olympic-size swimming pools – the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant will ensure Singapore’s water security through the reclamation of used water.

From ABB 17 Nov 2020

New Tool to Better Estimate Environmental Conservation Costs

For decades, scientists have been warning about potential future effects of global climate change, including more frequent wildfires, longer periods of drought, and sharp increases in the number, duration, and intensity of tropical storms.

16 Nov 2020

USAID Grant to Enhance Food Security, Sustainability in Cambodia

While the weather, terrain and soil obviously differ, thus bringing differences in available crops, farming a hillside in rural East Tennessee bears many resemblances to farming a floodplain in Cambodia or anywhere else.

16 Nov 2020

€300 Million Loan from AFD to IFAD to Support Millions of Small-scale Farmers

In an effort to tackle the devastating impact of climate change on rural hunger and poverty, the French development agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), today signed a €300 million loan to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to help small-scale farmers in high-risk countries build their resilience to shocks and increase their productivity.

12 Nov 2020