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Food Waste Prevention Cuts Energy Impacts More Than Biogas Production

Turning your old banana peels and last night's leftovers into biogas sounds like a win-win situation for you and the environment: You don't have to feel guilty about having cooked too much pasta, and the use of biogas reduces CO2 emissions when it replaces fossil fuels.

12 Jan 2016

Electrochemical Principle-Based Method to Harness Energy from Small Motions

For many applications such as biomedical, mechanical, or environmental monitoring devices, harnessing the energy of small motions could provide a small but virtually unlimited power supply.

7 Jan 2016

Biofouling Impairs Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Sustainable Energy Generation

Researchers at the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Yale University have determined that pressure-retarded osmosis technology is not feasible primarily due to biofouling (the accumulation of organic material as well as different organisms such as algae and bacteria on various surfaces that impairing structures and hinder system performance).

30 Dec 2015

KeHE to Open State-of-the-Art LEED Certified Distribution Facility in Portland

On December 23rd, KeHE Distributors will open its newest, LEED Certified, distribution facility in Portland, Oregon. This new state-of-the-art distribution center is an important addition to the Company's expansion strategy and key to its growth plan in the Northwest Region.

29 Dec 2015

Research community, Funders Urged to Reduce Plastic Waste

Three researchers at the University of Exeter are calling for action to cut down on the five and a half million tonnes of plastic being generated globally in the course of scientific research.

26 Dec 2015

International Sustainability Group, Cóndor Servicios Integrales S.A.S. to Explore Environment-Cleaning Methodologies

International Sustainability Group, Inc. an innovative green technology company announced today, that they have agreed to partner with Cóndor Servicios Integrales S.A.S. to explore methodologies to help clean up the environment.

26 Dec 2015

New Concept for Converting Solar Energy into Electricity and Hydrogen

Researchers from Purdue and EPFL propose a new concept for round-the-clock power supply and a sustainable economy via synergistic integration of solar thermal power and hydrogen processes.

24 Dec 2015

Researchers Propose New Hydricity Concept for Continuous and Sustainable Power Generation

Researchers are proposing a new "hydricity" concept aimed at creating a sustainable economy by not only generating electricity with solar energy but also producing and storing hydrogen from superheated water for round-the-clock power production.

17 Dec 2015

Renowned Investor Donates £2.6M to University of Sheffield to Establish Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

A world-renowned investor and environmental philanthropist will visit the University of Sheffield tomorrow (Tuesday 15 December 2015) to see the pioneering research helping to create a more sustainable world, made possible thanks to his generous donations.

15 Dec 2015

Italy’s Concrete-Based Overbuilding Could Serve as a Model for Eco-Sustainability

A social housing district with poor insulation, a municipality that is meeting a long-standing demand by residents while transforming the area into a model for eco-sustainability

1 Dec 2015