Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 15, 2025

Redefining Waste: Converting Cow Manure into Hydrogen Modern advancements in renewable energy are showing us how waste can be a resource. One innovative area of focus is turning cow manure into hydrogen fuel, an approach that combines waste management with clean energy production.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A new partnership will increase the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling, say the firms behind it. The partnership combines Alfa Laval’s Prodec Oil Plus decanter, said to be designed to maximise oil separation, and AD, to turn oil and fats waste into biofuel, using a process developed and patented by Bisviridi.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In an apparent first of its kind within the UK, a pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Northumberland has been equipped with an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to recycle waste solvents into low carbon gas, which is being injected into the national gas grid. It will also produce enough energy to power an equivalent of 6,000 homes.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Q1 2021: Food waste; the secret of fat; keep it local. Singapore-based Sophie’s Bionutrients uses fermentation to power a circular economy process that transforms industrial food waste from breweries, tofu manufacturers and other facilities into a protein flour that can be used as an ingredient in other food products. .

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

UK Power Networks team at Allington Energy-from-Waste in Kent. Allington Energy from Waste has become the first distributed generator to connect to the new system, with a dedicated smart substation installed at its Maidstone site.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Green gas is made from rotting organic matter food waste collected from homes and supermarkets, farm manures and slurries, industrial waste like whisky mash, rotational energy crops, and wastewater sewage sludge. The net overall saving from using more green gas in the transition to Net Zero is assessed at 298 billion, or nearly 7.5

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GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

When most people think about good design, they do not think about the speed of a sailfish, the strategy of serotinous pine cones or the resilience of a Joshua tree in the desert. Energy and materials elegantly flow through ecosystems, efficiently cycling back into new forms without waste or stagnation. Pull Quote. Circular Economy.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails. It's time to value waste collectors for their pivotal role in the plastic supply chain. Why placing environment, social and governance principles at the center of COVID-19 recovery places makes sense for resilience and the bottom line.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2021

Researchers from Coventry University are collaborating with Severn Trent and the Organics Group to turn sewage waste into a clean fuel for tankers and other vehicles. The project will look to capture waste ammonia from the utility’s sewage treatment facility and turn it into hydrogen.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2022

Sustainable Waste Management. Through our partnership with Green Office Academy, we’ve created a list of five quick and useful tips on how to reduce your waste. For more information on sustainable waste management by recycling in the office, you can also check out this article. Weigh the bags. Confusion is your enemy.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 29, 2021

While the Basel Convention criminalized transboundary movement of hazardous waste (of which most electronics are classified) to limit some human health implications of electronics waste streams, plastic waste is another story, only recently having been included in the convention.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The drive to make companies more climate resilient and sustainable started with institutional investors, long aware of climate risk. Climate-related measures can provide a return on investment through reduced energy consumption and waste in addition to the goodwill of stakeholders such as investors, customers and employees. Pull Quote.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2025

Without adopting circular practices, this surge in retrofitting activity could lead to unsustainable levels of raw material consumption and waste. Achieving this will require nearly 40 billion tonnes of materials by 2050, including glass, steel, aluminium, and insulation components like fiberglass and mineral wool.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 3, 2021

Leaders in Housing Development Training and Community Resilience. and Puerto Rico, NeighborWorks America is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to achieve housing affordability and community resilience across the nation. Staff are encouraged to reduce their printing and paper waste and recycle old paper files as well.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Compared to the industrialized and supersized food system most Americans live with — represented by rivers of wasted milk and COVID-19 outbreaks at meat-packing plants that killed more than 200 people — these distributed systems looked healthier, safer, and more environmentally sustainable than ever. They also looked more agile and resilient.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

This is an opportunity for all of us — companies, investors, government, civil society — to think critically about what our role might be in creating a more resilient future. . Transparency leads to accountability, accountability drives innovation and innovation is key to resilience. An opportunity to adapt.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2020

An updated renewable energy from waste manifesto has been released by Privilege Finance, following a series of monumental changes which have impacted the industry in 2020. As with most sectors, the pandemic has impacted energy from waste businesses. However, the sector has overwhelmingly proved its resilience.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Food loss and waste, the carbon-intensive production and distribution of food, hunger and food deserts: These are just a few inefficient and unequal outcomes of today’s global food system. Chef Kim Wejendorp knows a thing or two about food waste — or in his case, the inventive use of every ounce of an ingredient. Food Waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Water security is a key part of our national resilience to long-term challenges, including climate change, which can only be fixed with joined-up policymaking and consistent, sustained investment over decades. It would take a reversal of decades of private operation to bring water and sewage utilities back under public ownership.

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Charged

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The lithium could be extracted from brine co-produced during oil and gas operations, providing an opportunity to extract a valuable commodity from what would otherwise be considered a waste stream, the USGS said. This study illustrates the value of science in addressing economically important issues,” he added. Source: US Geological Survey

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

CSA enhances soil health and builds climate resilience, while aiming to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. We hope to quantify related water and nutrient footprints and the potential to promote climate resilience.” Biochar can be made from any organic (carbon-containing) material, such as wood waste or crop residues.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 21, 2022

Therefore, reducing waste can lessen the effect of pollution on our planet and promote sustainable living. For instance, a single person in the United States produces an average of about 4.4 pounds of trash daily. This trash often ends up in landfills. Keep reading to learn […].

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

This collection of disaggregated waste management decisions is a challenging start of the "reverse supply chain" that is recycling. The time to transform the way we think about and manage waste is now. The Recycling Partnership’s 2020 State of U.S. recycling system just described.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

Their solution to food waste, they say, increases food security and improves animal welfare and sustainability. It promotes a more circular food system, providing greater resilience and flexibility in times of need. This solution tackles waste and improves productivity, yield, and animal welfare, all while delivering a 130% ROI.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Leveraging pineapple leaves, a waste product of the pineapple industry, Ananas Anam uses a low-energy, low-water, chemical-free process to convert the leaves’ natural fibers into a leather-like material called Piñatex. In the cases of Mushroom Packaging and Piñatex, their biological source is considered an agricultural byproduct or waste.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

From securing foundations and preventing soil erosion to strengthening underground structures, grouting plays a vital role in creating a resilient infrastructure capable of withstanding environmental stresses and geological challenges.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

So it's allowed us to reintroduce to the world of the business community this notion of what it means to be resilient, and not just to be agile.". Balancing efficiency with resilience, as well as considering operational risk, are likely to become more of a focus, too. Risk & Resilience. Consider litigation. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 25, 2020

COVID-19 and its disruptive impacts on the global supply chain have accelerated how manufacturers and OEMs are looking at their production for more resilience. What’s more, the power of generative design truly shines when coupled with additive manufacturing to reduce waste in production. Driving forward.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The way the world produces and consumes food causes huge environmental impacts, and yet 3 billion people worldwide are unable to afford a healthy diet, and up to a third of the food we produce is wasted. I am witnessing the increase in education ignite behavior changes in some communities: less meat; less waste; more conscious decisions. .

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

He says: ’To quote [environmentalist] Ellen MacArthur, “waste is a design flaw; In nature it doesn’t exist”’. Hosted by lighting product designer, Simon Fisher of F Mark, the CPD-accredited events also look at the approaches and techniques to creating lights with long use, repair and upgradeability built in.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2020

Dame Ellen MacArthur, founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which has been instrumental in catalyzing collective corporate action to address key circular economy issues such as plastics and food waste, kicked off the conference. This outtake feature her thoughts on systems change and the link between climate change and circularity.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Because of our scale, we know it's our responsibility to address textile waste and then overall be thinking about how to keep products in use for the long term, and to design out waste from the beginning,” said Jeannie Renne-Malone, who has served as the vice president of global sustainability at VF Corp since Sept.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 17, 2022

The food and agriculture industry, responsible for 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, is ripe for climatetech innovations that reduce waste and emissions and restore healthy ecosystems. Moonshot Compost collects and consolidates food waste for composting from businesses and residents, with a focus on data creation and management.

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

What a waste of time and money. . About half of all buildings were built before 1980 , and many are old, dumb and wasteful. Buildings could be cheaper to run, provide healthier spaces and become more resilient. Not only does digitization support resilience and sustainability, it saves on cost," wrote Self. . Power Points.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

The programme of work “will help to deliver net zero emissions water and waste water services by 2040”, says the firm, “and build capacity in the network to cope with changing weather patterns, deliver excellent quality water, protect the environment and support service excellence for our customers.”

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Companies demonstrated the depth of their commitment and a certain financial resilience by shifting production lines to manufacture hand sanitizer and masks or forgoing government aid to demonstrate social solidarity. Recent months have revealed several fragilities and also several strengths as the luxury industry navigates its future.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 1, 2021

Global IT firm HP discusses an ongoing project to collect and process waste plastic in Haiti, for reuse in products such as ink cartridges. Waste plastic. The post Upgrading a waste plastic processing facility in Haiti during a pandemic: A case study from HP first appeared on Envirotec. We’ve barely begun to realise it.”

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