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Rebooting Britain: Creating a sustainable, resilient, low carbon economy

Business Green

As the world rebuild from the Covid-19 pandemic, we have a unique opportunity to create a fairer, more resilient, low carbon society, writes BT's chief digital impact & sustainability officer, Andy Wales. 270,000 people could move out of cities into rural areas. The Green Tech Innovation Platform.

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A Panacea for Biomedical Waste Management?

The Environmental Blog

The Biomedical Waste Management Rules 2016 entail the healthcare facilities to follow a color-coded segregation structure for waste disposal and hand it within 48 hours over to treatment facilities. IoT succor cities truncate frequency of bin collections, cut carbon emissions, and grossly diminish waste management costs. [8].

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Hitachi Completes Acquisition of ABB Power Grids to Tackle Renewable Energy’s Rise

GreenTechMedia

Hitachi’s power systems business includes a nuclear power plant unit that’s struggled along with that of Japanese rival Toshiba ; a wind turbine business that scaled back direct manufacturing in the past year; and digital solutions in transportation, industrial systems, home and building energy controls and smart cities.

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Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Rule the $700 Billion Hydrogen Market from a Marine Perspective

Mr. Sustainability

All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. Neom is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. It is planned to incorporate smart city technologies and also function as a tourist destination. Carbon targets?

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How the IoT Can Reduce Waste

Living Green Technology

smart thermostats), our carbon footprint can also be reduced. million in 2016 to over $220 million by 2025. As more cities push towards building smart cities, we can only expect more IoT innovations for waste reduction. The IoT allows people to organize daily activities in a way that reduces excess.

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Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Rule the $700 Billion Hydrogen Market from a Marine Perspective

Mr. Sustainability

All of the zero-carbon fuel it produces will be shipped to international buyers in the form of ammonia. Neom is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. It is planned to incorporate smart city technologies and also function as a tourist destination. Carbon targets?

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Cleantech Industry Pioneer Martin Turock Retires

CleanTech San Diego

In 2016, Cleantech San Diego was awarded a $5 million grant from the California Energy Commission to launch the Southern California Energy Innovation Network (SCEIN), one of the state’s four innovation clusters. During Turock’s tenure, 73 companies were served by SCEIN, 36 of which are active in the program in 2023.