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EPSRC Awards Funding for Studying Geological Safety of Storing Carbon Dioxide Underground

£3.27 million has been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), as part of the Research Councils UK Energy programme, to four research projects to study the geological viability and safety of storing CO2 underground in depleted North Sea oil and gas fields or saline aquifers.

7 Jun 2013

Clariant Achieves New Milestone in the Development of a Second-Generation Bio-Ethanol Process

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is demonstrating the international potential of its process for manufacturing sustainable biofuel through the expansion of sunliquid® technology to further agricultural residues.

5 Jun 2013

United Airlines and AltAir Fuels Partner for Sustainable, Commercial-Scale Biofuels for Aviation Sector

United Airlines today executed a definitive purchase agreement with AltAir Fuels for cost-competitive, sustainable, advanced biofuels at commercial scale, representing a historic milestone for aviation.

5 Jun 2013

Thomas Swan Plan to Install On-Site Anaerobic Digester for Sustainable Energy

Thomas Swan are hoping their plans to have an Anaerobic Digester (AD) plant on the site the company has occupied since 1926 are given the green light. Designs for this safe, clean and unobtrusive way to produce low carbon sustainable energy have been submitted and local residents were given the opportunity to ask questions and voice any concerns at a ‘drop-in’ sessions in Crookhall Community Centre.

4 Jun 2013

Wood-Eating Gribble’s Enzyme May Help Develop Sustainable Biofuels

Scientists have discovered a new enzyme that could prove an important step in the quest to turn waste (such as paper, scrap wood and straw) into liquid fuel. To do this they turned to the destructive power of tiny marine wood-borers called 'gribble', which have been known to destroy seaside piers.

4 Jun 2013

Celestica on Canada’s Green 30 List for Third Consecutive Year

Celestica Inc., a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, today announced it has been named to Canada’s Green 30, an annual list of top companies based on Aon Hewitt’s Employee Green Index.

4 Jun 2013

Delaware Sustainable Chemistry Alliance Begins Evaluation Process for Establishing Regional Green Chemistry Incubator

In alignment with its mission to foster sustainable chemistry innovation while leveraging the region’s existing asset base, the Delaware Sustainable Chemistry Alliance (DESCA) has formally begun the evaluation process for establishing a regional green chemistry incubator.

3 Jun 2013

New International Competition to Use Existing Technology for More Sustainable Homes

LONDON: Is the solution to our biggest collective challenge, climate change, already out there, waiting to be discovered? This is exactly what the EarthHack, a new international competition launched on May 29 in London, wants to achieve: To unleash the power of creative thinking on how existing technology can be re-purposed towards creating tomorrow’s lower carbon homes.

31 May 2013

Ball Reveals Significant Progress in Greenhouse Gas Emission and Waste Reduction Efforts

Ball Corporation today released updated sustainability data, revealing considerable progress in its greenhouse gas emission and waste reduction efforts among other achievements. Throughout Ball's 133-year history, sustainability has remained a top priority. More recently, the company broadened and deepened its efforts to embed sustainability within its operations and the entire supply chain.

29 May 2013

Central Park to Feature More Recycling Cans for Sustainability Improvement

The Central Park Conservancy plans to nearly double the number of recycling cans in Manhattan through the addition of more than 400 cans in the Park, as part of a plan to reduce rats, improve visitor safety and increase sustainability.

29 May 2013