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A New European Project will Develop Technologies for Dismantling End-of-Life Wind Turbine Blades to Increase Their Circularity

On a global scale, an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of composite materials are currently in use in wind turbines. Approximately 350 Ktonnes of end-of-life (EoL) wind turbine blades are expected to be decommissioned in Europe by 2030.

22 Oct 2024

Heliox and First Bus Accelerate a Zero-Emission Future with Five New Charging Depots Funded by £89 Million Investment

Heliox, a leader in rapid electric vehicle charging, and First Bus, one of the UK's largest bus operators, are teaming up to create a cleaner future with five new electric bus charging depots.

From Heliox 22 Oct 2024

New European Project to Increase Wind Turbine Blades' Circularity

The REWIND research project will also implement new methods of composite recycling and repurposing for the construction and automotive industries. AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, is the coordinator of this res...

From AIMPLAS 21 Oct 2024

Argonne Develops Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Cut Carbon Emissions

New Argonne technology creates sustainable aviation fuel that significantly cuts carbon emissions compared to conventional jet fuel.

14 Oct 2024

Energy Poverty Patterns Shift with Climate Change

A growing portion of Americans who are struggling to pay for their household energy live in the South and Southwest, reflecting a climate-driven shift away from heating needs and toward air conditioning use, an MIT study finds.

14 Oct 2024

Revolutionizing Water Production with Solar-Powered Desalination System

MIT engineers have built a new desalination system that runs with the rhythms of the sun.

8 Oct 2024

Sweco to Design One of Europe’s Largest Battery Energy Storage Systems in Belgium

Sweco will design one of continental Europe’s largest battery parks, Green Turtle, for the energy storage company GIGA Storage Belgium. This facility will have a storage capacity of 2,800 MWh of electricity.

From Sweco AB 8 Oct 2024

University of Edinburgh Startup Creates ‘smart’ Plastic That Self-Destructs in the Sea

University of Edinburgh start-up E.V.A. Biosystems has developed a groundbreaking plastic that can sense when it's in the ocean and break itself down without creating microplastics, tackling one of the world's most pressing environmental issues.

4 Oct 2024

Beam Global Launches Innovative Solar-Powered Ebike Charging Station

Beam Global, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for the electrification of transportation and energy security, introduced the new BeamBike ebike charging product that is rapidly deployed, solar-powered and can charge up to 12 ebikes at a time.

3 Oct 2024

AIMPLAS Participates in a Project to Use Waste From the Wood Industry to Obtain Sustainable Chemical Products and Fuels

The wood manufacturing and processing industry is energy intensive and highly dependent on fossil fuels. At the same time, it generates a huge amount of waste from forestry and wood processing, including wood chips, wood shavings, sawdust, bark, sludge and wastewater.

27 Sep 2024