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Sustainability-In-Tech : All At Sea For Carbon Capture

Sustainability-In-Tech : All At Sea For Carbon Capture

With container ships being bigger greenhouse gas producers that aeroplanes, London-based company ‘Seabound’ has developed technology that reduces up to 95 per cent of CO2 emissions per ship. The Problem  The shipping industry is responsible for producing around 940 million tonnes of CO2 annually, which equates to at least 2.5 per cent of the world’s total […]

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Sustainability : The Impact Of Lithium Mining

Sustainability : The Impact Of Lithium Mining

With our devices using lithium-ion batteries and with Electronic Vehicles (EVs) currently dependent on lithium for their rechargeable batteries we look at the environmental impact of lithium mining, and what the possible alternatives could be. Lithium  Lithium is a naturally occurring element found ionic minerals like petalite, lepidolite, and spodumene, and is a soft, silvery-white alkali

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Switch Off Vampire Devices And Save An Average Of £147 Per Year

Sustainability : Switch Off Vampire Devices And Save An Average Of £147 Per Year

New research by British Gas (Centrica) has revealed that UK households could save an average of £147 per year on their electricity bills by switching off their ‘vampire electronics’. What Are Vampire Devices?  So-called ‘vampire devices’ are those household electronic devices, plugged into the mains, that continue to drain power when left on standby. These

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Sustainability : Key ESG and Sustainability Business Trends

Sustainability : Key ESG and Sustainability Business Trends

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria and particularly sustainability are now key to many business spending decisions. Here we look at some of the current key trends. Ten Trends  1. Putting sustainability at the heart of the business. This is now much more than just an attractive concept. The need to tackle global warming, meet

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High Tech Algae Farms That Take Carbon From The Air

Sustainability : High Tech Algae Farms That Take Carbon From The Air

Nature-based carbon capture and storage company Brilliant Planet uses ‘microalgae’, grown in open-air natural seawater pond-based, high-tech systems on coastal desert land to remove carbon from the air. Permanently Capturing And Storing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide  The company says that its method of using technology and science-led, pond-based algae-growing systems can deliver an affordable method of permanently

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Sustainability : How Hypermiling Techniques and Tools Can Save Fuel (and Money)

In this insight we look at how hypermiling techniques and tools can help reduce fuel costs and help the environment. What Is Hypermiling?  Hypermiling is driving (or flying) a vehicle with techniques that maximise fuel efficiency. Hypermiling enables car drivers, for example, to drive more economically, saving costly fuel and helping the environment. Hypermiling can

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Gravity-Powered Electric Battery Train

Sustainability : Gravity-Powered Electric Battery Train

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 : HP Buys Zero-Plastic Bottle Maker

Sustainability : HP Buys Zero-Plastic Bottle Maker

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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27 Per Cent Increase In Clean Energy Investment In 2021

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

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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