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Panasonic Deploys the 100 THOUSAND SOLAR LANTERN PROJECT

Panasonic Corporation (TOKYO:6752) deploys the 100 THOUSAND SOLAR LANTERN PROJECT, a project to donate a total of 100,000 solar lanterns to people in regions of the world without electricity, by 2018, the 100th anniversary of the company's founding.

6 Apr 2013

Ambelyst-15 Holds Potential for Recyclable and Environmentally Friendly Catalysis

Owing to the huge array of applications, catalysis has long been dubbed as one of the most significant areas of process and synthetic chemistry. In fact, the vast majority of all chemical industrial products – be it in the field of pharmaceutical, agricultural or polymer chemistry – involve catalysts at some stage of the manufacturing process.

6 Apr 2013

Employee Engagement Found to Play an Important Role in Producing Sustainable Change

As commercial real estate leaders pursue strategies to enhance sustainability through building performance, corporations and other organisations that own and lease space are making sure their employees are aware of the benefits and engaged in making sustainability programs successful.

29 Mar 2013

Living in Warmer Climates More Sustainable Than Living in Colder Climates

Living in colder climates in the US is more energy demanding than living in warmer climates. This is according to Dr Michael Sivak at the University of Michigan, who has published new research today, 28 March, in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters.

28 Mar 2013

A*STAR, Fujitsu Partner to Enhance Singapore's Urban Sustainability

The Centre leverages on high performance computing (HPC)-enabled R&D technologies based on real-world data to enhance Singapore's urban sustainability & create key innovations for industry development

27 Mar 2013

Novel Technique to Produce Hydrogen Gas from Ash

Every year, millions of tons of environmentally harmful ash is produced worldwide, and is mostly dumped in landfill sites or, in some countries, used as construction material. The ash is what is left when rubbish has been burnt in thermal power stations.

26 Mar 2013