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Exotic bacteria collect rare earth elements from wastewater

Envirotec Magazine

Because they are indispensable in modern technology and electronics, the demand for them has increased steadily over the past few decades, and is predicted to rise further by 2030. Most of these strains had never been assessed for their biotechnological potential before. and 67 parts per million) within the Earth’s crust.

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Scottish seaweed sparks idea to boost electric vehicle batteries

Envirotec Magazine

They are now keen to develop a larger scale battery to test the technology at scale, proving that the seaweed alginates can be used to significantly boost charging capacity for a range of industrial and consumer products – such as electric vehicles.

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Technology Trending: New smart electricity and hydrogen meters and US DOE emerging tech office

Smart Energy International

Following earlier announcements of new electricity, water and hydrogen meters another pair of new meters are launched and the US Department of Energy launches an office to focus on emerging technologies in the week’s technology radar. Have you read?

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Greener cleaning? Unilever and Genomatica team up to develop biotech alternatives to palm oil

Business Green

New £120m venture aims to scale up biotechnology alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels used to make everyday products. The partnership aims to help Genomatica scale a "technology-driven, plant-based ingredient", which is estimated to have half the carbon footprint of palm-derived ingredients, according to the update.

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Carbon 'rainbow': Unilever pledges $1.2B to scrub fossil fuels from cleaning products

GreenBiz

However, the firm now intends to explore, invest and ramp up carbon capture and use technologies that will eliminate the need for fresh carbon feedstocks and instead allow it to tap recycled carbon already on or above ground, for example, through captured carbon dioxide or carbon captured from waste materials. "The

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Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan

GreenBiz

The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies. The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 01:30.

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How Hydrogen is Changing Hollywood

Hydrogen Fuel News

An article from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) shows that diesel generators account for approximately 59% of an institution’s annual carbon footprint, equating to around 1460.20 Research from ScienceDirect reveals substantial air pollutant emissions from captive diesel generators. tons of CO2 per year.