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The Nuclear Industry Pushes Back Against Coronavirus

Jim Conca

The Nuclear Industry first developed pandemic response plans in 2006, but they were revised in March. Many seem obvious, like stockpiling critical protective gear and implementing screening methods for employees and visitors to critical facilities, but it’s the execution that takes real effort.

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Creators of underwater, eco-friendly concrete are finalists in the European Inventor Award

Envirotec Magazine

Launched by the European Patent Office (‘EPO’) in 2006, it honours individuals and teams behind solutions tackling some of the biggest challenges of our times. ECOncrete® founder and CEO, Ido Sella, has been nominated for the award, one of Europe’s most prestigious innovation prizes, alongside late co-founder Shimrit Perkol-Finkel.

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Navigating Europe’s restriction on microplastics

Envirotec Magazine

1907/2006 ‘Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals’ (REACH). On September 27, 2023, the EU issued Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 to regulate synthetic polymer microparticles as substances on their own and in mixtures under Regulation (EC) No.

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Inovateus Solar releases first annual sustainability report

Solar Power World

Inovateus Solar’s sustainable roots began in 2006 with its mission of “Building a Brilliant Tomorrow.” The report outlines the company’s 2019 sustainability initiatives and sets new decade goals for developing sustainable solar projects with zero-waste construction and sustainable end-of-life-cycle decommissioning.

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Recyclability by Design publication keeps packaging developers on top of EPR and other issues

Envirotec Magazine

Originally released in 2006, the RBD document from the group – a leading UK independent authority on plastics resource efficiency and recycling – has been regularly updated. RECOUP says there is now a positive financial driver to make packaging fully recyclable and to progress circular economy ambitions.

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The basics of ITC vs. PTC for the solar industry

Solar Power World

solar industry has had some version of an investment tax credit (ITC) since 2006. This one-time credit on the cost to build a solar project has been influential to the growth of the industry, with SEIA reporting the U.S. market has grown by more than 10,000% since the ITC was introduced.

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Independent experts confirm NOVONIX’s life-cycle assessment of synthetic graphite product

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NOVONIX has announced that a life-cycle assessment of its GX-23 synthetic anode graphite product has been reviewed and confirmed by independent experts as compliant with ISO-14040:2006 and ISO-14044:2006 standards. Minviro, a sustainable mining specialist, performed the life-cycle assessment.