Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fourteen startups joined our community in the third quarter of 2022, working on innovations as diverse as a carbontech solution for aluminum manufacturing, an AI platform for tracking scope 1 and scope 3 vehicle emissions, and waste-biomass-turned-biochar for replacing cement. Manufacturing. Resiliency + Adaptation.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Syzygy Plasmonics launched CarbonModel.com , an online tool that organizations can use to calculate the carbon intensity of hydrogen and levelized cost of production. Next Rung Technology entered a strategic three-year partnership with C-Green to help deploy C-Green’s solution for sustainable handling of wet organic waste.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here are some 2021 highlights and a preview of what’s to come in 2022. We have a couple of spots still open for 2022. Coming in 2022. We are super excited about several new projects being launched in 2022. The post Thank You To GBB Members 2022 appeared first on Green Business Bureau. Best of GBB Award Winners.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here are some 2021 highlights and a preview of what’s to come in 2022. We have a couple of spots still open for 2022. Coming in 2022. We are super excited about several new projects being launched in 2022. The post Thank You To GBB Members 2022 appeared first on Green Business Bureau. Best of GBB Award Winners.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Kanin Energy is partnering with Tallgrass to develop four waste-heat-to-power clean energy projects. MicroEra Power was awarded a pilot project with Burlington Electric Department through the DeltaClimeVT Energy 2022 accelerator. Salient was a winner of the 2022 Zurich Innovation Championship’s sustainability category.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

DECEMBER 1, 2022

And as millions of Brits are skipping meals days at a time, according to a survey by the UK Food Foundation earlier this year, the UK is wasting $23 billion (£19 billion) worth of food each year, enough to feed a quarter of the world’s population. “In the UK, we waste a third of all food produced. between 2022 to 2029.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A new report – “Improving the loops of plastics in electronics” – shares the conclusions from a recent workshop on Waste of Electrical and Electronic equipment (WEEE) plastics, organized by BSEF, the International Bromine Council, during the International Electronics recycling conference (IERC 2022).

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 11, 2023

A trade association representing petroleum companies and a controversy-ridden waste management firm are sponsoring dinners at this year’s Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) conference, DeSmog can reveal. The SEJ is a 1,500-strong membership organization dedicated to “more and better coverage of environment-related issues.”

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

An international prize for scientific achievements relevant to forestry has been given to the developers of a system for producing textile fibres from waste wood. Ionic liquids have gained interest as green alternatives for organic solvents in different processes.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Siemens Energy has signed an agreement with Canada-based TC Energy Corporation (TC Energy) to commission what is said to be a first-of-its-kind waste heat-to-power pilot installation in Alberta. The facility will capture waste heat from a gas-fired turbine operating at a pipeline compression station and convert it into emissions-free power.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 31, 2022

Waste was splattered on the floor and walls, even around the electrical panels. All that s**t is dripping down on you,” says Torbett, a 51-year-old former employee of Austin Master Services, a radioactive oilfield waste facility in Martins Ferry, Ohio. There was no discussion of the material and its radioactivity.”.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 24, 2023

Over the past six months, the Greentown Go Make 2022 cohort of five climatetech startups has been working closely with Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) (“MCA”) and the M-Lab Companies to accelerate partnerships to deploy and commercialize supply-chain-decarbonization solutions. The startup is based in Waterloo, ON, Canada.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 17, 2022

Considering this, we predict the top five trends that will fuel the next stage of the energy management revolution in 2022. Investing in the digital grid will be critical to opening up these possibilities for a more clean and efficient energy supply network in 2022. Electric vehicles accelerate drive to low-carbon future.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 16, 2022

February 24, 2022. We need to consider effective end-of-life strategies to ensure clean energy components don’t end up in our waste streams and landfills. Join us as we discuss how to avoid a solar and storage waste crisis! With over 10 years of experience in the Waste and Recycling Industry, Sara is a leader in abating waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 These microfibres likely pose a threat to aquatic ecosystems and human health, because once they become colonized by microorganisms, they smell like food and are consumed by marine organisms. Due to their persistence, the microfibres likely build up in marine organisms as they move through the food chain.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 16, 2023

Greentown Go Move 2022 brought BASF and Magna together with five climatetech startups to advance solutions that decarbonize the automotive industry’s life-cycle impact. BASF, the Leading Partner on Go Move 2022, is a global leader in chemicals and the number one chemical supplier to the automotive industry.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

There, the liquid waste spewed out of the ground for four days , releasing an estimated 40,000 barrels of toxic slurry into eastern Ohio streams and killing hundreds of fish. This incident represents the growing problem with fracking waste injection wells in Ohio, a state that has become a dumping ground for oil and gas industry waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The Japanese knotweed removal industry generates thousands of tonnes of plant waste every year which is consigned to landfill sites where it either regrows or decays, giving off harmful gases such as methane. We recognise our business activities create waste and emissions to land, air and water which we seek to mitigate as best we can.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

20, 2022 — Greentown Labs and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) (“MCA”), today announce five startup participants for Greentown Go Make 2022 , a Greentown Go program designed to accelerate startup-corporate partnerships to decarbonize points across traditional industrial supply chains. Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas, Oct.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

If IKEA can't resell an item, the company plans to recycle it or donate it to community organizations. . Here are a few of IKEA’s other recent waste reduction and circular economy efforts: The retailer plans to remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishing offerings by October 2021. 24 through Dec.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 8, 2022

A new method for clearing organic pollutants from wastewater uses hydrogel granules made from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), which function as a biological carrier for microorganism cultures. In May 2022, the invention landed the top prize in an annual innovation fair in Lithuania, the Technorama 2022 event.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

in November 2022. Refurbished laptops are in particularly high demand – without any supporting marketing activity, one in 10 online users searching for laptops organically browsed the available refurbished listings. The group started selling cheaper, pre-owned mobiles, laptops and Chromebooks on currys.co.uk

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2022

Total organic carbon (TOC) analysis is quickly emerging as one of the most essential tools available for assessing water and soil samples, as it delivers key insights for contamination monitoring, environmental analysis and purification benchmarking.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

Organizations that hold or manage large events such as conferences, business meetings, concerts, fairs, weddings, or any large get-together need to consider the impact these events have on the planet. “ The typical conference attendee produces more than four pounds of waste and nearly 400 pounds of CO 2 emissions a day.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Biogas is widely considered as one puzzle piece in the bigger picture of tomorrow’s energy sources: Being produced out of organic waste, it tackles both the problems of waste management and finding renewable energy sources. billion in 2023. Between 2024 and 2030, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2% is expected. [2]

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A Scottish-based manufacturing facility which will enable the production of lower carbon cement products has secured a £500,000 award from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular Economy Investment Fund. The production facility, which will be located on Levenseat’s site in South Lanarkshire, is due to be commissioned by the end of 2022.

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Sustainability Consulting

MAY 4, 2022

[link] While life continues to slowly emerge from the pandemic bubble, there are lingering issues continuing to challenge us in 2022. In a 2022 trends feature for Forbes , Shayna Harris explores some creative solutions to problems like zero food waste. Curious about what else 2022 may have in store?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2021

For example, body wash brand Plus uses the novelty of "magic packaging" - made from FSC-sourced wood pulp printed with non-toxic, bio-renewable ink, that seems to magically disappear down the drain - to make adopting a zero-waste, plastic-free lifestyle fresh and fun.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 31, 2024

With salmon production booming, farmed salmon now consume 44 percent of the world’s fish oil, according to calculations made by DeSmog (based on a 2022 report published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and a 2022 study ). Despite this heavy reliance on wild-caught fish, salmon only makes up 4.5

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And the good news is that nearly 85% of dollar investment in upstream African agrifoodtech went to climate-focused startups, according to the 2022 Africa AgriFoodtech Investment Report. Source: 2022 Africa AgriFoodtech Investment Report. But at a total of just $27.2 million, it’s still clearly under-invested.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

The team will analyze 52 water samples and 12 sediment samples collected in December 2021 and July 2022 in the vicinity of Macapá, the state capital of Amapá (North Brazil). Some 11 million tons of plastic waste enter the oceans every year. These would be considered equivalent based on conventional pollution metrics.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Campaign to end public confusion over ‘Best Before’ and ‘Use By’ dates in order to cut down on food waste gathers momentum. Food waste is something that we can all help improve because something as simple as knowing the difference between a 'use by' and a 'best before' label can make a real difference," she said.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 17, 2020

The aspiration for a growing number of them is “zero waste.” The aspiration for a growing number of them is “zero waste.” The designation indicates that 100 percent of the waste stream at the facility is reused, recycled or incinerated for energy. For this particular facility, that translated into 8.3

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Agriculture Clean Crop Technologies ’s proprietary Clean Current technology combines food-grade gasses and electricity to remove contaminants from seed and food surfaces, improving food safety and reducing food waste. The startup was previously a Greentown Go Energize 2022 participant. based on thousands of sources.

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Green Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

You will hear from such organizations as August Berres, First Note Finance inc., Additional Showcase Videos: Registrants will also have access within the Forum virtual platform to product and service videos, and how you can benefit from these with your sustainability projects. and many more.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As many as 61 new projects were added to the pipeline in 2022, bringing the total carbon capture capacity of CCS projects currently under development worldwide to 244 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) - an increase of 44 per cent on last year, the think tank calculated.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Fishers, organizers, and concerned citizens in Texas, Vietnam, and Louisiana — areas that are home to existing or proposed Formosa plants — have supported each other’s efforts to mobilize against the Taiwan-based firm, forming the organization International Monitor Formosa Alliance (IMFA).

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