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Each year, the world uses enough electricity to turn Lake Erie into a hot tub for a day, around 23,000TWh.
INEOS Nitriles launches bio-based Acrylonitrile and cuts carbon by 90%
INEOS Nitriles has confirmed the first global sales of InvireoTM a new bio-based Acrylonitrile, an essential raw material necessary in the production of carbon fibre, which delivers significant environmental benefits in the transport and water treatment sector.
World’s first wooden wind turbine blades are now installed
Voodin Blade Technology, a German manufacturer of wooden wind turbine blades, has announced the installation of the world's first prototype of its 19.3m wooden wind turbine blades.
Embedded photovoltaic systems device data management and green energy
For decades, photovoltaic systems have been successfully deployed throughout the world to power a variety of applications, including remote weather stations, telecommunications towers, residential installations, community microgrids, and even grid-scale power plants.
Midsummer's thin film solar cell mega factory to open in Flen
The municipality of Flen in central Sweden has been chosen by Swedish manufacturer of thin-film solar cells Midsummer as the location for its new 200MW mega factory for the production of thin film solar cells for the European market.
igus rolls out the first 100 all-plastic bicycles in UK
The first batch of the famous igus all-plastic bicycle is in production, while igus builds a high-volume production line.
Would you fly on a battery-powered plane? Brits say yes!
Eighty-two per cent of Brits would be open to flying on a hydrogen-powered plane, and 77% would consider flying on planes run entirely on batteries, research to support the Jet Zero Council finds.
Camion raises €2.7M to scale electric vehicle charging
Camion, a London-based power and electric vehicle charging intelligence and analytics platform arming users in the real estate and EV charging infrastructure sector with insights to tap growing EV charging demand and futureproof their portfolios, has successfully raised €2.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by EQT Ventures.
Meet PES Technologies’ ‘Electronic Nose’ that is advancing soil health analysis
PES Technologies’Co-Founder and CTO,Dr Jim Bailey, talks to Electronic Specifier’s Sheryl Miles about the Electronic Nose, an innovative device that is poised to enhance the way soil health is monitored.
Study: EU single market key for scaling sustainable tech
The latest joint report launched by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Patent Office (EPO) provides a comprehensive overview of Europe's sustainable cleantech innovators, highlighting their work and the support needed in bringing their inventions to market.