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Giant Footprints Appear on Whitby Bay to Highlight the Carbon Footprint of Our Vehicles

Visitors to the picturesque Whitby Bay Beach in North Yorkshire were shocked last week when they came across two giant footprints in the sand at the popular beauty spot.

23 Nov 2019

Factoring Climate-Water Impacts into Electric Grid Planning is Crucial

University-based and national laboratory scientists have performed a new analysis using a new modeling method for long-lasting electricity generation infrastructure planning that takes into account future climate and water resource conditions.

22 Nov 2019

EuPC: Digital Platform to Monitor Uptake of Recycled Polymers Now Available in UK

EuPC has launched Monitoring Recyclates for Europe (MORE) the single, unified online tool to monitor the uptake of recycled polymers into products and is available for the use by converters in the United Kingdom (UK).

From European Plastics Converters 22 Nov 2019

ABB Proves World-First Subsea Power Technology System, Signaling New Era for Offshore Oil and Gas

ABB’s pioneering subsea power distribution and conversion technology system is commercially viable, bringing groundbreaking potential for cleaner, safer and more sustainable offshore oil and gas production, following the completion of a 3,000-hour shallow water test.

From ABB 21 Nov 2019

MIT Energy Initiative Report Offers Pathways to Achieving Sustainable Personal Mobility

In our daily lives, we all make choices about how we travel and what type of vehicle we own or use. We consider these choices within the constraints of our current transportation system and weigh concerns including costs, convenience, and — increasingly — carbon emissions.

19 Nov 2019

Trelleborg Launches Frame™ Radar Absorbing Material at WinEurope Offshore 2019

Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation will launch Frame™, a new radar absorbing material for wind turbines, blade and nacelles, at WindEurope Offshore to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, later this month.

From Trelleborg AB 19 Nov 2019

New Report on Global Clean Technology Market 2019

A new market study, titled "Global Clean Technology Market Report 2019 - Market Size, Share, Price, Trend and Forecast", has been featured on WiseGuyReports.

18 Nov 2019

Mountain Gravity Energy Storage as a Solution for Long-Term Energy Storage

Many challenges face the storage of energy for extended periods. According to an IIASA scientist, a combination of Mountain Gravity Energy Storage (MGES) and hydropower could be a solution to overcome this challenge.

13 Nov 2019

Move to Implement Policies that Build Soil Carbon to Mitigate Climate Change

Researchers have expressed increasing interest in the potential for soil carbon to alleviate climate change.

13 Nov 2019

Stockholm Brings Transformative Food Technology to New York

Food tech and clean tech are two of the sectors that are on the cusp of impacting the world far beyond the Swedish capital. Today, Stockholm’s impact companies are present in New York to share their transformative innovations at Sustainology, the business event that discusses the critical shift toward a sustainable food system.

13 Nov 2019