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Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; Enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; Enough water to fill Lake Victoria in seven years, Lake Ontario in four. ” Among many findings: The energy value in 380 billion m3 of wastewater is estimated to be 53.2

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Firms launch circular economy solution to prevent millions of tonnes of e-mobility waste worldwide

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A new partnership aims to demonstrate how bespoke circular-economy batteries can tackle the mounting problem of e-waste, specifically in relation to electric vehicles. To combat this, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts sales of up to 44 million electric vehicles (EVs) a year by 2030.

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Funding for Internet of Trees

Envirotec Magazine

Solar-powered sensors and wireless gateways attached to trees are the basis of the system developed by environmental IoT startup Dryad Networks , in addition to a patent-pending distributed mesh architecture. And a cloud-based dashboard is provided to analyze and monitor a wide range of indicators and alert forest managers.

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Seeking clarity

Envirotec Magazine

sources include vehicle emissions, coal-burning power plants, industrial emissions, and burning agricultural waste. One clear finding from this year’s report is that its impact on health disproportionately affects poorer regions, with exposure levels particularly high in cities in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Where PM2.5

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Turbine flow meters help dispense clean fuel

Envirotec Magazine

KOKO Networks in East Africa has created a scalable solution to the dirty fuels problem. Across Africa, where electricity connections are patchy and mains gas non-existent, cooking fuel has been dominated by charcoal and paraffin, both of which emit fumes and soot, contributing to thousands of premature deaths every year.

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Over 60GW of wind energy capacity installed in 2019, the second-biggest year in history

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Industry group calls on governments to ensure regulation is fit for purpose and “look beyond LCOE”, in order to accelerate growth of wind energy and meet climate targets. According to the report, 2019 was the second biggest year for wind power historically, with installations of 60.4

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Global e-waste has risen 21% in five years, says UN

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million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 per cent in just five years, according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020. Mt) and Europe (12 Mt), while Africa and Oceania generated 2.9 Asia and Africa were much lower: 5.6 A record 53.6 Mt, followed by the Americas (13.1