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DTEK Kyiv Grids Connects Ukraine’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power System to Grid

DTEK Kyiv Grids has connected Ukraine’s largest commercial rooftop solar power system to the grid. The solar project, located in the neighborhood of Troyeshchyna, is the first of its kind in Kyiv. It consists of 1,200 solar panels mounted to the roof of a residential building, and covers an area of over 4’000 square meters with an output of 330 kW.

18 Nov 2020

New Swedish Technology to Support a Greener Aviation Recovery

Flying is like competition sailing: it is all about using good winds and avoiding unfavorable air currents.

From AVTECH AB 18 Nov 2020

Inverform™ – A New, Sustainable Paperboard Alternative to Plastic Food Trays

Iggesund Paperboard’s new InverformTM for ready-made food packaging trays ticks all the boxes for sustainability and performance.

From Holmen Iggesund 18 Nov 2020

'ONE BIN TO RULE THEM ALL' Biffa Joins £1.5m Project to Revolutionise Plastic Recycling

Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management business, is to be part of a new £1.5m collaborative venture led by The University of Manchester which aims to develop simpler methods of plastic recycling.

18 Nov 2020

dena Presents the Energy Efficiency Award to Four Projects

For the fourteenth time in succession, the Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena) – the German Energy Agency – presented its Energy Efficiency Award to innovative energy efficiency projects in the private and public sector. The awards in four categories were presented as part of the dena Energy Transition Congress, which was held digitally for the first time this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Patron of the award, which is endowed with a total of EUR 30,000, is the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier.

18 Nov 2020

Not so Fast: Modeling Shows Ecosystems Can Survive Environmental Change — Up to a Point

A Skoltech researcher and her colleagues from Canada and Chile experimented with mathematical evolutionary models to explore how well ecosystems can keep up with changing environmental conditions — a question all too relevant in our current ecological situation.

18 Nov 2020

Artificial Coastal Lighting can Disrupt Coral Reproduction

According to a new study, in coastal regions, pollution by artificial light interrupts coral reproduction, which relies on natural light sources to regulate their behavioral, physiological, and biological activities.

17 Nov 2020

Salk’s HPI Receives $30 Million from Bezos Earth Fund to Offset Climate Change

Salk's Harnessing Plants Initiative (HPI) will receive $30 million from the Bezos Earth Fund to advance efforts to increase the ability of crop plants, such as corn and soybeans, to capture and store atmospheric carbon via their roots in the soil.

17 Nov 2020

Cummins Leadership Shares Hydrogen Technology Strategy and Plans for Continued Growth

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, today shared how the company plans to grow its fuel cell and hydrogen production business and further solidify the company as a global power leader.

17 Nov 2020

PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency Selects ABB to Automate World’s Largest Membrane Bioreactor

With a treatment capacity of 800,000m³? per day – enough to fill over 300 Olympic-size swimming pools – the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant will ensure Singapore’s water security through the reclamation of used water.

From ABB 17 Nov 2020

Canada's Clean Energy Frontier Region to Lead the Next Generation of Nuclear Innovation

Today’s announcement from the Province of Ontario outlining an ongoing commitment to nuclear power - including development of new nuclear technologies - continues to expand the range of future opportunities for the Bruce Power site and aligns with the company’s strategy to contribute to a Net Zero Canada by 2050.

16 Nov 2020