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Sustainability : Gravity-Powered Electric Battery Train

By Mike Knight / 10 March 2022

The newly developed \’Infinity Train\’ in Australia uses gravitational energy to fully recharge its battery-electric systems on its outward journey so that no additional charging is required for the return trip. Gravitational Energy? Gravitational Energy is the potential energy associated with the gravitational field, which is released when the objects fall towards each other. An example …

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Sustainability : Tesco And Asda To Trial \’Extra Skin\’ Technology To Extend Fruit Shelf Life

By Mike Knight / 3 March 2022

Tesco and Asda have announced that they are to trial the use of a coating for fruit that’s made from the same materials found in peels, seeds, and pulps as a way to extend shelf life, fight food waste, and reduce the need for packaging. Tackling Food Waste The UK throws away a staggering 6.6 million …

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Sustainability : How Bi-Directional Charging In EVS Could Relieve Pressure On The Grid

By Mike Knight / 24 February 2022

Bi-directional charging technology offers a way to relieve the pressure on the grid from EV charging, share power, and reduce costs for EV owners. What Is Bi-Directional Charging? Instead of taking power from the grid to charge an EV, bi-directional charging allows an EV’s battery to both receive energy from the electricity grid and to …

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Sustainability : Phone Parts From Fishing Nets

By Mike Knight / 17 February 2022

Samsung’s new Galaxy smartphone range makes use of repurposed discarded nylon fishing nets which have been used to create a material from which to manufacture the brackets which hold the volume and power keys in place. Combining Sustainability And Innovation As part of the Samsung Electronics ‘Galaxy for the Planet’ vision, the company says that it …

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Sustainability : HP Buys Zero-Plastic Bottle Maker

By Mike Knight / 9 February 2022

Computer hardware company HP has announced that it has acquired ‘CHOOSE Packaging’, a packaging development company and inventor of the only commercially available zero-plastic paper bottle in the world. Paper-Based Bottles Edinburgh-based CHOOSE Packaging’s paper-based bottles are made with naturally occurring, non-toxic materials and are an alternative to single-use PET packaging plastic bottles. The paper-based …

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Sustainability : 27 Per Cent Increase In Clean Energy Investment In 2021

By Mike Knight / 3 February 2022

BloombergNEF’s reports of a record-breaking 27 per cent year-on-year increase in global investment in clean energy technologies and infrastructure could point to real progress being made towards hitting climate-change goals. $755bn Increase – Asia Focus Energy strategic research provider BloombergNEF’s annual investment report, Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022, has highlighted a record-breaking 27 per cent …

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Sustainability

Sustainability : Gravity-Powered Electric Battery Train

Sustainability : Tesco And Asda To Trial \’Extra Skin\’ Technology To Extend Fruit Shelf Life

Sustainability : How Bi-Directional Charging In EVS Could Relieve Pressure On The Grid

Sustainability : Phone Parts From Fishing Nets

Sustainability : HP Buys Zero-Plastic Bottle Maker

Sustainability : 27 Per Cent Increase In Clean Energy Investment In 2021

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