7 cool sustainable packages to try: Edible cups, bamboo lip balm tubes and more
GreenBiz
JULY 14, 2023
There are a host of innovations in compostable packaging. Here are some of my favorites, and why.
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GreenBiz
JULY 14, 2023
There are a host of innovations in compostable packaging. Here are some of my favorites, and why.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
GEA, a specialist in supplying high-tech processing, packaging and refrigeration kit for the food industry, has teamed up with German company AGO to supply the Absorption Chiller for Mackie’s plant. The post Sponsored content: Green chiller is cool choice first appeared on Envirotec. As part of a £4.5 www.gea.com.
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Charged
DECEMBER 14, 2022
ZF also says its “discrete package technology” requires fewer types of components than using conventional power modules. The e-motor features a new cooling concept that allows oil to flow directly around the copper rods—the point at which most heat is generated during operation.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 19, 2021
Designed and built by CoMak Tiny Homes in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this tiny home on wheels packs a ton of cool features into a pretty small package.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2023
AUMA Actuators Limited – part of the AUMA Group, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of modular electric actuators – generates electricity from 178 photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of its Clevedon warehouse, whilst heating and cooling is generated using electric air-source heat pumps. But our commitment doesn’t end there.
Charged
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
For decades, photopolymer additive manufacturing (AM) has been leveraged to accelerate the development of innovative automotive components and systems. The modern vehicle offers many different propulsion systems working in concert with cooling, climate, infotainment, driver information, security systems, and more.
Charged
MAY 6, 2024
These are applied in between heat source (battery) and heat sink (cooling plate/ribbon). The individual battery packaging allows for moisture isolation. Application areas for coatings include the cooling plate, battery pack enclosure, prismatic cell can enclosure and cylindrical cell can enclosure.
Solar Industry
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
“As the renewable energy landscape continues to evolve, LRE is committed to embracing cutting-edge technologies and partnering with innovators like Terabase Energy.” The project was carried out in collaboration with developer Leeward Renewable Energy and EPC contractor RES.
Charged
AUGUST 31, 2021
The electric currents that flow through these vehicles generate extreme heat, often in small areas that can be difficult to keep cool. So, what do we need to do to ensure our electric vehicles keep their cool? What needs to be cooled in an electrified vehicle? How to keep it cool: the components.
Charged
DECEMBER 27, 2021
ST will offer the devices in bare dice form, discrete power packages such as STPAK, H2PAK-7L, HiP247-4L, HU3PAK, and power modules of the ACEPACK family. Design features include strategically-placed cooling tabs that simplify connection to base plates and heat spreaders.
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 7, 2023
The low carbon energy solutions innovator challenge, launched by the Climate Innovation Platform (CIP) is aimed at supporting businesses dedicated to driving energy innovation. The programme offers successful applicants packages of support to drive the commercialisation of energy products and services.
ThinkGeoEnergy
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
“This partnership is a concrete, innovative, and effective response to the discussion on the “green homes” directive underway in the European Parliament and Council,” said Ernst Gostner, CEO of Fri-El Geo. The agreement with Fri-El Geo fits perfectly into this framework.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 25, 2020
It also is tackling ambitious innovations with its Ultium battery and propulsion system that could enable a GM-estimated range up to 400 miles or more on a full charge with 0 to 60 mile-per-hour acceleration as low as three seconds. . If we can tap into the battery itself, we can further innovate for more efficiency. Pull Quote.
Charged
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
CSM’s latest innovations for power and efficiency analyses expands on the success of our industry-leading High Voltage Breakout Modules (HV BM). We continue to improve the technology with reductions in packaging space and connection methods.
Charged
JUNE 27, 2022
That is largely due to innovative companies and pioneers who have worked relentlessly to mitigate many if not all of the current consumer concerns evolving electric vehicles. Charging innovations and technologies also help enable fast vehicle charging. Electric Vehicle Architecture Design. EV Skateboard Architecture.
Charged
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
For instance, innovations in adhesive formulations allow for the reduction or elimination of solvents and hazardous plasticizers through primer-free and phthalate-free technologies. The adhesives are used to bond and seal battery pack enclosures and cooling plates and exhibit good adhesion to aluminum alloys and composites.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
OCTOBER 6, 2022
As a Senior Venture Associate at Plug and Play Tech Center in the Sustainability and New Materials & Packaging verticals, can you give us an example of the types of challenges you’re facing in those areas on a typical day? What excites me is the bird eye view on the innovation ecosystem. What keeps you inspired?
GreenTechMedia
JULY 10, 2020
Europe’s net-zero target and the coronavirus economic recovery package have further improved conditions for a comeback. NexWafe makes the silicon wafers required for solar cells by skimming the cooled surface off a vat of silicon rather than cutting them from blocks, resulting in huge material savings.
Charged
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
The performance package-equipped Orca can generate over 134 kW (180 hp) for incredible acceleration and a top speed up to 104 km/h (65 mph),” says Taiga. The innovative closed-loop cooling circuit running through the battery, motor and inverter has been tested to maintain temperature regulation from arctic to tropical conditions.”.
Elemental Excelerator
OCTOBER 17, 2023
into climate solutions and will spearhead the development of 15 transformative technologies crucial for heating and cooling our homes, reimagining critical resource extraction, advancing carbon removal and transforming our food system. Investors and innovators are taking note, and are pouring in to address climate change.
Business Green
MAY 27, 2021
BEIS announces fresh funding support for three low carbon heat districts and 11 projects geared at decarbonising heating and cooling. will go towards 11 innovative projects that are exploring different ways the UK can develop and use efficient, low-carbon technologies for heating and cooling buildings. A further £14.6m
Greentown Labs
JANUARY 24, 2023
Greentown Go alum BlakBear , which provides package-level food freshness visibility, raised a £2.3M Energy Dome won €17.5M from the European Commission’s 2022 EIC Accelerator to advance its CO 2 battery. Aja Labs raised a $2.5M seed round to accelerate commercialization of its environmentally friendly synthetic hair alternative.
Business Green
AUGUST 4, 2020
"Our highly optimised production facilities emit significantly less CO2 per Euro of revenue compared to traditional food retailers, which need to cool, heat and light thousands of stores. However, the sector has responded with a series of measures designed to curb packaging levels and reduce emissions from its fleets and supply chains.
Grist
OCTOBER 1, 2022
But as promising as chemical recycling and next-generation plastics may sound, experts also say some of the most realistic solutions to plastic pollution involve eliminating it from packaging as much as possible. Should packaging all be the same color of plastic to avoid dye-based contamination in recycling processes?
Greentown Labs
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Another possible application of this insulative technology is to replace polystyrene packaging, Cable says. The climate impact here is clear: in residential buildings, for instance, energy transfer through windows is responsible for 25 to 30 percent of heating and cooling use. For buildings, the primary application is windows.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Packaging giant Tetra Pak this week announced that it has co-invested over €11.5m with recyclers and industry players in recent months, to help set up four completely new recycling solutions for carton packages in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and Australia. Tetra Pak announces global recycling capacity push.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
While Dow is working hard across every region to advance our sustainability commitments, our flagship site in Terneuzen, the Netherlands, is a fantastic example of the innovation paving the way forward. It's fair to say that plastic packaging has a perception challenge. Terneuzen - the Dow site leading the way to carbon neutrality.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
At the site where four huge cooling towers once belched coal fumes into the air on the edge of the Midlands town of Rugeley, plans are underway to build 2,300 low carbon homes and a net zero carbon school, in a scheme that hopes to provide a new standard for smart, sustainable, and community-centric development in the UK.
Charged
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Innovation of the methodology is also required. Along with traditional chassis dynamometers, powertrain testbeds, and e-motor emulators, AVL offers a number of innovative solutions to optimize the development process. FIRE M can accurately predict fluid and structure temperature distribution for all e-motor cooling concepts.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Fleets are often the workhorses that toil behind the scenes: the garbage trucks that pick up your trash before dawn; the long-haul semi-trucks that move goods from the port; the bucket trucks that utilities use to fix power lines and keep your lights on; the delivery vans that drop off your packages and help you stay safe inside your homes.
Climate Tech VC
JANUARY 5, 2024
The market is still warm, but cooling. Jury is out on whether investment will keep cooling or heat back up. This could be due to the relative maturity of renewables and sentiment that decarbonizing energy was past the innovation stage. 2023 saw a 29% increase in the cumulative total.
Climate Tech VC
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
📦 RAIKU Packaging , a Tallinn, Estonia-based 100% compostable packaging solutions developer, raised $6M in Seed funding from private investors and Grant funding from the European Innovation Council. Innovate UK drops £720M for climate tech in their 2023 Net Zero Review.
Business Green
DECEMBER 13, 2022
New funding aims to accelerate development of innovative nuclear and hydrogen technologies, as consultation launched on plans for hydrogen-ready boilers. The government said the facility had "strategic importance" given its role producing fuel for the current UK advanced gas cooled reactor fleet.
Climate Tech VC
DECEMBER 18, 2023
❄️ Macro market cools climate tech venture. ⚡ Powerside , an Alameda , California-based innovative power quality solutions developer, raised an undisclosed amount of Growth funding from Energy Growth Momentum. 👻 Spooky season for clean energy stocks.
E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Energy efficient electric appliances, ranging from heat pump hot water heaters and clothes dryers, induction cooktops, and air source heat pumps for heating and cooling, can drastically cut indoor and outdoor air pollution while lowering monthly utility bills. Energy Efficiency?—?the the largest energy sector in the US?—?encompasses
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Using AI, we can build cooling systems that work in harmony with green power generation – with the same benefits for water pumps in fields, hot water heaters, air conditioning and electric vehicles. And these innovative new technologies are already delivering results.
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 1, 2019
For those looking to hit the slopes as the weather cools down, a new eco-friendly ski wax will not only help you glide through the fluffy snowpack but will also help keep the environment free of the dangerous chemicals found in most ski waxes. MountainFLOW Images via MountainFLOW.
Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Sustainability is a business opportunity to be captured through innovation and testing new ideas. Are there opportunities to improve energy efficiency and upgrade lighting, insulation, heating, and cooling? Products & Packaging : Do our products use sustainably sourced and eco-friendly materials? Keep your goals specific.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 26, 2019
But as utilities grapple with a changing energy landscape, many state public utility commissions have started to look at performance metrics and incentives to spur utility innovation in meeting policy goals. Utilities planning for electric transportation.
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
By Michael Kiy, director of innovation management, Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Heating, cooling and domestic hot water require the most energy during the building’s operational phase. Michael Kiy is director innovation management at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Digital building design. Have you read: E.ON ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
Business Green
MARCH 16, 2023
But fast forward to 2023, and we see evidence of green growth in energy, transport, manufacturing and finance, where the adoption of green alternatives has driven innovation, created jobs and raised productivity. This is cooling down private investment, and risks delaying other reforms we urgently need.
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Heat pump benefits are no secret – they are much more energy efficient than their gas boiler alternatives and provide a much needed pathway for the decarbonisation of heating and cooling, a notoriously hard-to-abate sector. SMS and Samsung on heat pump innovation. Project RHINO and widescale heat pump deployment.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2021
Toward its bid to accelerate regenerative agriculture and aid farmers, one acre and data point at a time, the company recently partnered with Microsoft on a multi-year effort to hasten innovation and boost rural broadband. It helped define fast fashion, yet is in the vanguard of circular innovations in apparel.
Clean Energy Trust
MARCH 25, 2021
Bank Foundation Cleantech Inclusion Award, at Co_Invest Cleantech 2019 It’s no question that cleantech, greentech, climate tech, whatever you want to call it, has become a hotbed of innovation over the past few years. Are they motivated by an above-market salary or benefits package?
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