Renewable Energy World

MAY 19, 2021

A coalition of industry and academic leaders has developed a new technology to enable circularity for thermoset composites, the material used to make wind turbine blades. These materials can then be reintroduced into the manufacturing of new turbine blades, constituting a new circularity pathway for epoxy resin.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 31, 2022

What happens when the march toward net-zero runs headlong into human activity that benefits health, welfare and conditions on Earth? In those scenarios, how can we reconcile conflicting priorities so that net-zero targets and the need for continued scientific and medical advances don’t work against one another?

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

But in a joint research paper academics from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and the University of Hamburg, believe they have found a way to increase the amount of CO2 stored in the ocean without causing additional acidification. This is an enormous challenge but our idea is to utilise the world’s oceans.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It’s not just brands and retailers, it’s manufacturers, and the whole supply chain making sure that every company is looking at how they leverage standardized tools to not only assess where they are, but to use the data to drive performance improvement.” .

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

It is a publicly accessible electronic database which provides information for policy makers, academics and the public about the pressure Scottish industry puts on the environment through pollutant emissions. SPRI provides a valuable picture of the amount of pollutants released in Scotland from SEPA-regulated industrial sites.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 5, 2022

As a powerful and clean energy storage solution, batteries are a major near-term driver in the net-zero transition. It will ensure that data is gathered consistently so we can have confidence in the claims made by global manufacturers.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2023

By recovering the rare metals at the end of machinery’s lifecycle – including many of Scotland’s older wind turbines – manufacturers could re-use them to create new alloy metals instead of relying on imports of mined materials. However, they are typically mined overseas using methods harmful to the environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

and a consortium of industry partners, academics and local authorities is launching a new study to assess the feasibility of green hydrogen as a planet-friendly fuel for South Yorkshire’s energy-intensive steel industry. The UK government has ambitions to reach 10GW of low carbon hydrogen generation by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

Widespread expectations that 5G will be a green technology are not currently backed up by a strong, publicly available, fully transparent evidence base, warns a review of the evidence on 5G energy use impacts by academics at the University of Sussex Business School.

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Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Meanwhile, sustainability professionals are helping thousands of communities and enterprises chart paths to Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wherein countries, communities and enterprises commit to removing as much carbon from the atmosphere as they place into it. Fortunately, Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SR

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Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Meanwhile, sustainability professionals are helping thousands of communities and enterprises chart paths to Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wherein countries, communities and enterprises commit to removing as much carbon from the atmosphere as they place into it. Fortunately, Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SR

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2022

Widespread expectations that 5G will be a green technology are not currently backed up by a strong, publicly available, fully transparent evidence base, warns a review of the evidence on 5G energy use impacts by academics at the University of Sussex Business School.

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3BL Media

JUNE 24, 2022

Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) , which represents tire companies in the United States — have ramped up efforts to better understand TRWP and mitigate their potential impacts. Sustainability directs USTMA member companies' business practices and operating principles,” said Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO of USTMA.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

To reach Net Zero, intersections between plastics, proteins and plants, three seemingly unconnected systems, may hold the key. To reach Net Zero, new approaches are needed. In particular, solutions are urgently required for manufacturing sustainable plastics, which are overwhelmingly produced with oil as a feedstock.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 24, 2022

The different areas of the industry – listed utilities, energy firms, component manufacturers and newer dedicated green energy firms – have pros and cons for investors. The increased size of the Scottish and UK offshore wind power sector could see more investors investigating it. All offer different risk exposure,” said Ebner. “A

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2021

This will also provide an opportunity to completely revamp the UK truck manufacturing industry and its supply chains, future-proofing it by accelerating fleet digitalisation; a key lesson learned across the industry as it recovers from the disruption of 2020.

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Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The main objective of the ZESC is to support governments in the implementation of their net-zero commitments, as well as their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS). Getting to net zero requires a lot of thinking about real strategies.”

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Spanning over 300 retailers, brands, manufacturers, governments, academics, industry associations, and NGOs/nonprofits around the globe, Cascale’s members are united by a singular vision: To catalyze impact at scale and give back more than they take to the planet and its people.

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Cummins, one of the largest diesel engine manufacturers, can’t service its customers in Africa without trained technicians. This will also create a whole new level of ESG S analysis—that shared value advocates and academic researchers have long argued for. It’s time to go from net zero to net impact.

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Stanford Social Innovation

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While competitors outsourced chip and device manufacturing and software development, Apple realized that only by keeping many aspects in-house, and by carefully monitoring and managing relationships with any suppliers, could it gain the control necessary to unlock certain technical advancements (e.g., improved battery life).

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

The Water Breakthrough Challenge aimed to encourage initiatives that help to tackle the biggest challenges facing the water sector, such as achieving net zero, protecting natural ecosystems and reducing leakage, as well as delivering value to society. Biopolymers are produced naturally by bacteria in wastewater treatment.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

Published on 23 June, The Scottish Material Flow Accounts , has been described as an ‘insightful game-changer’ by environmental academics, and it appears to show that the average Scot consumes 18.4 tonnes of materials every year – the equivalent of 50kg per day on average.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

Oil and gas major Shell is under increasing pressure ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM) on 23 May, with asset owners like PGGM and the Church of England Pensions Board announcing their support for a shareholder proposal calling for the company to align its Scope 3 emissions target with the Paris Agreement. Car manufacturer Toyota is facing (..)

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3BL Media

JULY 27, 2023

Basically, nature positive is biodiversity’s net zero with a critical difference: While net zero is a destination, nature positive is a journey. Gwen Harris, Doreen Tadde and Rob Campbell have been out with Toyota to help identify options for nature-based solutions at four of their manufacturing facilities in the U.S.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 19, 2022

Reducing these emissions has required governments to introduce electric vehicle incentives, companies to set manufacturing targets and consumers to factor sustainability into their transportation decisions – positioning EVs as the clean technology that will dominate the future of transport. per litre respectively in July 2022. EVs require 2.5

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