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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. 3] BEE SMART CITY, [link] (last visited Aug. Internet of Things (IoT) driven waste management. 11, 2021). [2] 12, 2021). [4]

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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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Smart meters help Danish company record €135,000 in annual savings

Smart Energy International

The smart metering project deployed in partnership with technology firms Kamstrup and BA Technologies is a result of a sustainability strategy that the real estate firm adopted in 2016. Himmerland Boligforening set a target to reduce heating and electricity consumption by 30% by 2030 compared to 2014 levels. Have you read?

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

Business Green

They will also support the new technologies capable of moving us to a low-carbon economy - whether that's home-working, developing smart cities or enabling the Internet of Things. Last year, we helped our customers save 13 million tonnes of carbon and have reduced our own carbon emissions intensity by 42 per cent since 2016/17.

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How the IoT Can Reduce Waste

Living Green Technology

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. Many people are even saying that waste collection may become a big industry as multiple startups seek government support for their initiatives.

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Cleantech Industry Pioneer Martin Turock Retires

CleanTech San Diego

These included the Greening San Diego Program, the DOE Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program, the IRS Clean Renewable Energy Bonds Program, the San Diego Regional Street Lighting Working Group, and the San Diego Regional K-12 Schools Sustainability Collaborative, among others.

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Cleantech Industry Pioneer Martin Turock Retires

CleanTech San Diego

These included the Greening San Diego Program, the DOE Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program, the IRS Clean Renewable Energy Bonds Program, the San Diego Regional Street Lighting Working Group, and the San Diego Regional K-12 Schools Sustainability Collaborative, among others.