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Sheffield Hallam University Receives First Class Award For Sustainability

Sheffield Hallam University has once again scooped a first class award in an independent national ranking of the most green, ethical and sustainable universities. The University finished 14th out of 143 UK universitie...

From Sheffield Hallam University 12 Jun 2013

Bosch Partners in eta Project for Model Energy-Efficient Factory

Bosch is an industrial and research partner for the “eta factory.” This refers to a project of the Technical University of Darmstadt, named “Energy-efficient factory for interdisciplinary technology and application research.” The objective of the project is to further reduce and improve energy consumption in industrial production.

11 Jun 2013

Institute for Sustainable Development Awards Green Plus Certification to HRW

HRW, Inc., an Associa company, recently announced that it has been re-certified with the Green Plus™ Certification awarded by the Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD). Green Plus™ recognizes organizations not only for their environmental efforts, but for their success in balancing strong business, community and environmental practices – known as triple bottom line sustainability.

7 Jun 2013

Sustainable Innovation Collaborative to Address Waste Impact of Consumer Goods

Waste Management, Inc., North America’s largest environmental solutions provider and leading residential recycler, and William McDonough, designer, author, and sustainability thought leader, today jointly announced the launch of a sustainable innovation collaborative to help foster and guide future product and packaging design innovation among industry-leading companies.

From Waste Management 7 Jun 2013

EPSRC Awards Funding for Studying Geological Safety of Storing Carbon Dioxide Underground

£3.27 million has been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), as part of the Research Councils UK Energy programme, to four research projects to study the geological viability and safety of storing CO2 underground in depleted North Sea oil and gas fields or saline aquifers.

7 Jun 2013

Clariant Achieves New Milestone in the Development of a Second-Generation Bio-Ethanol Process

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is demonstrating the international potential of its process for manufacturing sustainable biofuel through the expansion of sunliquid® technology to further agricultural residues.

5 Jun 2013

United Airlines and AltAir Fuels Partner for Sustainable, Commercial-Scale Biofuels for Aviation Sector

United Airlines today executed a definitive purchase agreement with AltAir Fuels for cost-competitive, sustainable, advanced biofuels at commercial scale, representing a historic milestone for aviation.

5 Jun 2013

Thomas Swan Plan to Install On-Site Anaerobic Digester for Sustainable Energy

Thomas Swan are hoping their plans to have an Anaerobic Digester (AD) plant on the site the company has occupied since 1926 are given the green light. Designs for this safe, clean and unobtrusive way to produce low carbon sustainable energy have been submitted and local residents were given the opportunity to ask questions and voice any concerns at a ‘drop-in’ sessions in Crookhall Community Centre.

4 Jun 2013

Wood-Eating Gribble’s Enzyme May Help Develop Sustainable Biofuels

Scientists have discovered a new enzyme that could prove an important step in the quest to turn waste (such as paper, scrap wood and straw) into liquid fuel. To do this they turned to the destructive power of tiny marine wood-borers called 'gribble', which have been known to destroy seaside piers.

4 Jun 2013

Celestica on Canada’s Green 30 List for Third Consecutive Year

Celestica Inc., a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, today announced it has been named to Canada’s Green 30, an annual list of top companies based on Aon Hewitt’s Employee Green Index.

4 Jun 2013