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Carbonaide Raises EUR 1.8 Million to Make Manufacturing Concrete Carbon Negative

Carbonaide, a spin-out company from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland that enables the manufacturing of carbon-negative concrete, has raised EUR 1.8 million in seed funding led by Lakan Betoni and Vantaa Energy.

28 Mar 2023

VEOCEL™ Upgrades Lyocell Shortcut Fiber Offering for the Flushable Market

Lenzing Group, a leading global producer of wood-based specialty fibers, has announced the launch of its upgraded lyocell shortcut fibers by VEOCEL™ for the flushable market.

28 Mar 2023

Electric Roads Pave the Way for Smaller Car Batteries

If an electric car charges while driving, the size of the battery can be reduced by up to 70 per cent, and the load on the power grid can be spread out over the day

28 Mar 2023

ASM Global Unveils Ambitious Plan Transforming its Global Venue Portfolio into World’s Most Sustainable Collection

ASM Global, through its corporate social responsibility platform, ASM Global Acts, and in partnership with Honeycomb Strategies, has announced a dramatic plan—the most aggressive in the live entertainment industry—to convert its portfolio into the most sustainable venues on Earth.

28 Mar 2023

Corporate Investments Could Help Advance Climate Technology

Corporate investments in climate-tech start-ups are a growing but overlooked aspect of energy innovation. According to a new report from Morgan Edwards, a professor at the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her lead co-author at University of Maryland, these investments should be more fully considered as methods to advance climate technology.

27 Mar 2023

New Toolkit Guides Local Planners to Deal with Climate-Induced Extremes on Food, Energy, and Water Systems

As the world faces increasingly extreme and frequent weather events brought on by climate change – such as droughts, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires – critical civic resources such as food, water, and energy will be impacted. Local and regional planners need to anticipate those impacts and evaluate what measures can be taken to prepare.

27 Mar 2023

Contaminated Land and the Vital Role of Portable VOC Gas Detectors

Portable photoionization detectors (PIDs) have become an important tool in the management of many contaminated land remediation projects, and the following article will explain the reasons behind their popularity, despite the challenges presented by field work.

From Ion Science 27 Mar 2023

MIT-Led Teams Receive NSF Funding Awards to Address Sustainable Materials

The teams will work toward sustainable microchips and topological materials as well as socioresilient materials design.

22 Mar 2023

Missouri S&T Professor Works with National Leaders to Develop Climate Change Solutions

A Missouri University of Science and Technology professor is working with leaders across the country to discuss and develop climate change solutions.

22 Mar 2023

Delta to Demonstrate How to Transition Towards Sustainability with Its IoT-based Smart Green Solutions at Hannover Messe 2023

Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today announced it will participate in Hannover Messe 2023 to demonstrate how its IoT-based Smart Green Solutions help industries transition towards sustainability through lower carbon emissions, in line with the net zero by 2050 goal.

From Delta Electronics (Netherlands) BV 21 Mar 2023