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About 12 Tons of Waste Kept Out of Landfills and Moved to Recycling Streams by Rubicon Global

Rubicon Global, a technology company that offers waste, recycling, and smart city solutions to industries and governments internationally, recently stated that it effectively diverted approximately 12 tons of waste intended for landfills from State Farm Arena during last week’s revelries in Atlanta, Georgia.

15 Feb 2019

New J-WAFS Grants Support Researchers to Make Agricultural Practices More Sustainable

Two new J-WAFS Solutions commercialization grants will support novel technologies that aim to improve the economics and resiliency of farming.

15 Feb 2019

New Method to Convert Plastic Bags into Carbon Chips for Making Li-Ion Batteries

Plastic bag pollution has become a massive environmental concern, prompting many cities and countries to severely tax or ban the products.

14 Feb 2019

Innovative Chemical Conversion Technology to Convert World’s Plastic Waste into Clean Fuels, Other Products

Annually, over 8 million tons of plastics enter the oceans according to United Nations estimates. A new chemical conversion process could change the world’s polyolefin waste, a form of plastic, into beneficial products, for instance, clean fuels.

7 Feb 2019

A New Method to Quickly Estimate Solar Energy Potential in Urban Settings

Scientists at TU Delft have developed a new method for calculating solar energy potential of surfaces in the urban setting in a fast and accurate manner.

5 Feb 2019

Scientists Solve a Longstanding Mystery About Chemistry of Streamflow in Antarctica

CU Boulder researchers have found a promising solution to a longstanding mystery about the chemistry of streamflow in one of the coldest, driest regions on Earth, which may have wide implications for water quality and watersheds worldwide.

4 Feb 2019

New AC-DC Hybrid System Capable of Reducing Electricity Prices and Enhancing Service

University of Waterloo researchers have designed a new distribution system to decrease electricity prices by more than 5% while simultaneously optimizing service reliability.

1 Feb 2019

Researchers Use Nobel Prize-Winning Chemistry for Clean Energy Innovation

A Nobel-prize winning chemistry method has been applied by scientists on a combination of metals to potentially lower the cost of fuel cells used in electric cars and decrease unsafe emissions from conventional vehicles.

31 Jan 2019

Study Shows Land Restoration Can Curb Cattle Urine’s Planet-Warming Power

The extraordinary climate-altering capabilities of cattle are primarily because of methane, which they release into the atmosphere during their regular digestive routine. Not many know that cattle urine is a climate offender.

30 Jan 2019

Report Shows Natural Gas Alone Cannot Help Meet Emissions Targets for Transport Sector

A recent white paper from Imperial College London expresses that combining natural gas fuel with other approaches could help shipping and road freight sectors meet targets.

29 Jan 2019

Sustainability News

About 12 Tons of Waste Kept Out of Landfills and Moved to Recycling Streams by Rubicon Global

New J-WAFS Grants Support Researchers to Make Agricultural Practices More Sustainable

New Method to Convert Plastic Bags into Carbon Chips for Making Li-Ion Batteries

Innovative Chemical Conversion Technology to Convert World’s Plastic Waste into Clean Fuels, Other Products

A New Method to Quickly Estimate Solar Energy Potential in Urban Settings

Scientists Solve a Longstanding Mystery About Chemistry of Streamflow in Antarctica

New AC-DC Hybrid System Capable of Reducing Electricity Prices and Enhancing Service

Researchers Use Nobel Prize-Winning Chemistry for Clean Energy Innovation

Study Shows Land Restoration Can Curb Cattle Urine’s Planet-Warming Power

Report Shows Natural Gas Alone Cannot Help Meet Emissions Targets for Transport Sector

Turning Wastewater into Renewable Energy

Producing Clean Hydrogen with Near-Zero Carbon Emissions with The Hazer Process

Relocating the Growing of Food to Urban Areas

RT1 Smart Rooftop Photovoltaic Monitoring System

Ultra-Low Power, Wireless RTU Data Logger - Infinite ADU-500

Analyzing Liquids and Oils with FTIR Spectroscopy

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Solving Refuse Derived Fuel Problems

Converting Heat Transfer Fluids into Solar Energy

Better Data Management Makes Water Utility Compliance Easier and Cheaper

Organic Solar Cells – What Role do They Play in Renewable Energy

Sustainability News

1 Scientists Use Enzymatic Polymerization Method for Furan-Based Polyester

2 New Breakthrough Technology Could Advance Wind Turbines and Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

3 New J-WAFS Grants Support Researchers to Make Agricultural Practices More Sustainable

4 New Lightweight Bio-Composite Using Date Palm Fiber Biomass for Automotive

5 Sulfur: Alternative to Carbon in the Manufacture of Polymers

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