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Houses made of waste changing lives in South America

TechXplore

Homes made of discarded plastic bottles, construction waste and old tires are being built across Latin America as new technologies help turn municipal waste into sustainable bricks and tiles.

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HIF Global Selects Johnson Matthey’s Methanol Technology for the Largest E-Methanol Plant in South America

FuelCellsWorks

JM’s eMERALD™ technology selected for HIF Global’s Paysandú eFuels facility which will support the decarbonisation of the marine and automotive sectors. Located in Uruguay, it would be the largest e-methanol plant in South America with.

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Vale and Green Energy Park partner on green hydrogen in Brazil

Hydrogen Fuel News

The companies are working together to examine production opportunities in South America Vale and integrated European H2 company Green Park Energy (GEP) have teamed up to look into the opportunities Brazil has to offer for the production of green hydrogen.

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From Spain to South America, Johnson Matthey’s Methanol Projects Leave a Global Mark

Hydrogen Fuel News

Johnson Mattheys e-Methanol Technology Drives Decarbonization Goals Revolutionizing the Industry with Collaboration on the La Robla Nueva Energia Project Johnson Matthey (JM), a leader in sustainable technologies, has achieved groundbreaking success with its advanced e-methanol technology.

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Lithium battery industry presents opportunities for water treatment experts

Envirotec Magazine

Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-on) batteries are used in smartphones and laptops as well as battery-powered cars and are driving the growth of technology across the battery value chain. Emerging technologies. Batteries now account for 73% of lithium use, a rapid rise since 2011 when it was just 23%. Recycling growth.

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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

GreenBiz

Those projects are both managed under Mercado Libre's Renera America program, which aims to restore key ecosystems throughout the region as part of its climate action strategy, using technology from climate-tech startup Pachama to monitor and verify the progress of this work. This company is a big deal in South America with 132.5

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New projects aim to break US barriers to digitizing the grid

Canary Media

Smart Wires has spent more than a decade putting its grid-boosting technology to the test in Australia , South America , and Europe. backed by federal funds and policies supporting technologies that could unlock… Now, the Durham, North Carolina–based company is finally getting a crack at projects in the U.S.,