Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 20, 2025

Gold is obviously the most valuable material present in these phone, and 146 kilograms could be retrieved from them, with a value of 10,397,184. Copper is the most abundant metal found in devices with 68,800 kilograms being generated from 4.3 million old devices, worth a total of 509,808.

Waste 295

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 295

GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2022

The circular economy presents an opportunity for consumers to live more sustainably and the parcel serves as the lifeblood for the circular economy.

Sustainability 344

Sustainability 344

Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the rapidly growing but still relatively new battery energy storage sector, equipment procurement and integration for large projects presents numerous risks.

Batteries 312

Batteries Energy Energy Lithium 312

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A report on the world’s coral reefs presents a grim picture. But some regions are having coral growth, if corals are given a decade of reprieve from hot water.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2023

One requires the other, but the link (or lack thereof) between them presents a key barrier to a sustainable, and sustainably financed, economy. A misguided narrative in sustainable finance that conflates accountability and transparency.

Sustainability 331

Sustainability 331

TechXplore

MARCH 3, 2025

This so-called bioeconomy presents us with major challenges, both locally and globally. What does it mean if our economy works without fossil raw materials such as oil and gas? The logical answer is that we will have to create value almost exclusively with biological, renewable resources.

Waste 268

Waste Waste 268

TechXplore

APRIL 19, 2024

Given the characteristics of wearable devices that require them to be small and lightweight, there is an inevitable limitation on battery capacity, still presenting a technical barrier to incorporating a variety of functions.

Energy 336

Energy Energy Health Batteries 336

Energy Storage News

JANUARY 24, 2025

Energy-Storage.news proudly presents our sponsored webinar with Trina Storage, ‘From Risk to Resilience: Enhancing Safety in Battery Energy Storage Systems.’ Join us for an in-depth webinar as Trina Storage […]

Batteries 161

Batteries Energy Energy Resilience 161

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

Experts noted that the cargo of Jet A-1 aviation fuel is more toxic than crude oil, but its effects can be shorter lived, and it presents quite different clean-up challenges to a spill of crude. Speaking to The Guardian , Dr Simon Boxall of the University of Southampton, said its impact on life in the oceans would be devastating.

Aviation 147

Aviation Biodegradable Pollution Transportation 147

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

From our clothes and eyeglasses to the water bottles and handbags we carry, the choices we make about how we present ourselves to the world says a lot about who we are and what we value.

Fashion 320

Fashion 320

TechXplore

JANUARY 30, 2025

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) present a revolutionary leap in renewable energy technology with their high efficiency, lightweight, and flexible nature. But their commercial applications are often hindered by their sensitivity to environmental factors like heat and humidity.

Technology 288

Technology Energy Energy 288

TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

A research team from the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has conducted an economic analysis of water electrolysis, a key technology for future eco-friendly hydrogen production, and presented optimal operation strategies to maximize efficiency and reduce costs.

Hydrogen 263

Hydrogen Technology Energy Energy 263

TechXplore

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have presented a concept for decarbonizing transport while keeping it economically competitive. Increasing the utilization of carbon dioxide from biogas plants plays an important role.

Transportation 279

Transportation Carbon Energy Energy 279

Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A national solar energy industry association has criticised the UK government's newly-released Battery Strategy for paying “insufficient attention” to opportunities presented by battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Batteries 300

Batteries Government Energy Energy 300

Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

With the opening of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender 3 in Australia last Wednesday (13 November), one major question from the state allocations presented in the market briefing was why Queensland had been granted no capacity.

Investment 277

Investment Lithium 277

Energy Storage News

AUGUST 5, 2024

Energy-Storage.news is proud to present our sponsored webinar with Trina Storage, where we learn about Elementa 2, a battery storage solution to key challenges facing the industry.

Batteries 267

Batteries Energy Energy 267

Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Two startups presenting gravity-based energy storage technologies for commercialisation have signed partnerships with major players in engineering and mining.

Startups 286

Startups Energy Energy Technology 286

Energy Storage News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Energy-Storage.news is proud to present our sponsored webinar with GridBeyond, where we discuss risk and reward in the battery storage sector with a particular focus on the UK market.

Batteries 293

Batteries Energy Energy 293

TechXplore

JANUARY 7, 2025

A study published in the journal Frontiers in Energy presents an advance in CO2 capture technology through the development of a novel biochar material. In the ongoing battle against climate change, reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions remains a critical challenge.

Climate change 273

Climate change Carbon Technology Energy 273

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The result is simply presented as a percentage of its condition compared to new, benchmarked against the manufacturers original data.

Health 147

Health Batteries Electric vehicle Retail 147

TechXplore

AUGUST 6, 2024

To make this possible, each state must present national plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ensure that they are updated every five years.

Energy 281

Energy Energy 281

TechXplore

JANUARY 28, 2025

Although electric vehicles (EVs) present a considerable opportunity to lower greenhouse gas emissions, EVs currently only account for 1% of vehicles on the road in the U.S.

Electric vehicle 271

Electric vehicle Electricity Energy Energy 271

TechXplore

MARCH 10, 2025

They present their results in Energy & Environmental Science. Now researchers at KIT have demonstrated that machine learning is a crucial tool for improving the data analysis needed for commercial fabrication of perovskite solar cells.

Electricity 239

Electricity Energy Energy 239

TechXplore

JUNE 6, 2024

An analysis published in the journal Science found that, contrary to a widely held assumption, the high assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) now being produced with federal subsidies to fuel the next generation of small nuclear power reactors can be used directly to make nuclear weapons, and thus presents greater terrorism and nuclear proliferation threats (..)

Nuclear Power 271

Nuclear Power Government Energy Energy 271

GreenBiz

MAY 16, 2023

What would it mean for a company to become truly nature-positive, which opportunities does it present, and is it possible to achieve within the global economy’s constraints? On the other hand, what implications will a company’s supply chain and operations face if it ignores its biodiversity risks and dependencies?

Biodiversity 299

Biodiversity 299

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In a paper in Nature Communications, they present the results of extensive modeling of pathways to decarbonizing the European economy by 2050. An international team of researchers have quantified the role of the "hydrogen economy" in making our society more sustainable.

Hydrogen 236

Hydrogen Sustainability Energy Energy 236

TechXplore

MARCH 20, 2024

Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) can provide nearly 10 times higher energy density compared to the present Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and hence are identified as one of the potential future storage systems. However, LMBs pose certain safety concerns and cannot be used for fast-charging applications.

Lithium 278

Lithium Batteries Energy Energy 278

Charged

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The webinar will show the concept of the EV fast charging station supplied from renewable energy sources based on AC drives, presented by Lukasiewicz Research Network – Institute for Sustainable Technologies. Two important features of AC drives will be presented: as a unidirectional EV battery charger and for powering electric motors.

Batteries 116

Batteries Demand Transportation Sustainability 116

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

There are continuous changes to recycling processes technology, and innovation continues in the packaging industry to help alleviate some of the challenges faced by recyclers.

Packaging 162

Packaging Recycling Recycling Plastics 162

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The vision of ‘circular economy’ presents an economy that is compatible with nature, but we cannot take for granted that it will be inclusive," said Megan McGill, senior program manager at Laudes Foundation.

Fashion 508

Fashion Retail Pollution Resilience 508

GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

But I'd go to these hackathons and find myself stunned because the problems that they presented seemed completely out of touch with the reality that we are living in. And why are we not presenting really time-sensitive problems, like climate change, which is the most time-sensitive issue we have ever faced as a species?

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Organic Innovation Education Startups 530

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

In a 6 February statement Defra said it had received feedback in recent months from industry stakeholders and delivery partners to the effect that the original timeline presents significant challenges. “We want to ensure that the outcomes delivered through this work meet the standards and user needs you have been informing us of.

Waste 147

Waste Waste Government Technology 147

GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2021

Loyola University Chicago, in partnership with its Quinlan School of Business and School of Environmental Sustainability, presents a discussion of the impact of sustainability on people and communities, and the measures business can take. Date/Time: April 20, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT).

Sustainability 374

Sustainability Education Demand 374

TechXplore

AUGUST 21, 2024

We are excited to present an advancement in the management of lithium-ion battery performance, a critical component in the transition towards sustainable energy. Our team from the School of Engineering, Technology, and Design at Canterbury Christ Church University, U.K.,

Lithium 240

Lithium Batteries Innovation Sustainability 240

Charged

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The project aims to take the lead in introducing the system in Asia to address the challenges of long charging times and the need for large charging spaces and numerous charging facilities that present barriers to widespread adoption of e-buses. Source: Toshiba

Electricity 122

Electricity Asia Batteries Demand 122

TechXplore

JANUARY 14, 2025

The results of the study were presented at the 41st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition and in the conference proceedings. A study conducted at the University of Turku, Finland, investigated how household cleaning products affect the ability of solar panel glass to transmit light.

Energy 221

Energy Energy 221

TechXplore

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Mars presents a highly complex natural environment, characterized by a variety of gas components—95.32% carbon dioxide, 2.7% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, 0.13% oxygen, and 0.08% carbon monoxide—as well as extreme temperature fluctuations, with day-to-night temperature differences of about 60 °C.

Batteries 218

Batteries Carbon Energy Energy 218