Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The funding awards, which are timed to coincide with London International Shipping Week, will see a host of R&D projects receive a financial boost, including ambitious plans to develop the world's first green submarine and a project to allow electric ships to charge in port.

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Grist

JUNE 10, 2022

But there has been particular debate over whether battery electric vehicles, or BEVs, which are heavier than conventional cars and can have greater wheel torque, may lead to more tire particles being produced. Other recent research has suggested tire particles are a major source of the microplastics polluting the oceans.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 25, 2021

As rainfall crosses land, it picks up sewage, fertilizers, detergents, and microplastics and carries them straight into the world’s oceans. This is roughly double the amount of electricity used in the United States in 2014. With rising global temperatures, the ocean’s levels of dissolved oxygen have skyrocketed.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even if all our vehicles eventually become powered by electricity instead of fossil fuels, we will still have harmful pollution from vehicles because of tyre wear. “We Electric vehicles are a crucial step forward to decarbonise transport, but we need to look at the big picture too.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Every major tire manufacturer globally is raising its game — not only in terms of performance in the face of bigger, heavier electric cars but also in terms of environmental impact. Michelin, meanwhile, shod Porsche’s prototype electric GT4 e-Performance racer with tires said to be 53 percent renewable , like strap steel and lemon peels.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

Rather, it eliminates the cost of water and electricity that traditional ice rinks contend with. And their alternative, the synthetic ice rink, while resolving those issues, still generate other environmental concerns surrounding microplastic and plastic detriments. Synthetic ice is mainly composed of high-density polyethylene panels.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2022

But under a net zero emissions scenario, refineries start to be retired from 2030 as demand for transport fuels peaks as drivers switch to electric vehicles. For example, currently most of the world's supply of aromatics, a key chemical ingredient in products like PET bottles, is sourced from refineries as a by-product of fuel production.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 31, 2021

Its design allows the Manta to extract microplastics from 10 mm upward and up to 1 meter deep. Poised for launch in 2024, the Manta will operate autonomously 75% of the time without the use of fossil fuels , and it will have the ability to extract between 5,000 and 10,000 tons of floating plastic each year.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2022

Matter has designed sophisticated filters to keep microplastics out of our waterways, protecting public health and ecosystems crucial for reducing carbon emissions. trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure package includes formula and competitive grant funding for mobility, energy, electric batteries, water, and our built environment.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

Delivery giant DPD has this week teamed up with tyre developer ENSO Tyres to trial the use of new green tyres that aim to reduce air and microplastic pollution from electric vehicles (EVs). EVs produce no tailpipe emissions, but they can still contribute to air and microplastic pollution through wear on their tyres.

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Microplastics Pollution Innovation Electric vehicle 88

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Cascade Steel’s electric arc furnace (EAF) is more energy efficient and environmentally-friendly than traditional blast furnaces. Smart Gravel is three times lighter than mineral stone, has ten times better thermal and acoustic insulation properties, is long-lasting and proven to not break down into toxic leachate or microplastic particles.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 19, 2019

Aside from the millions of barrels of oil used for aviation and shipping, Hawaii now burns more oil in ground transportation than in our entire electric grid. On some of the beaches in Hawaii’s Big Island, as much as 15% of the “sand” is actually grains of microplastic. Hawaii goal. California goal.

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Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 72

Business Green

APRIL 18, 2022

Despite the (slow) migration to electric-powered cars, consumer trends are making driving even more wasteful and unequal. A recent analysis found the emissions saved from electric cars have been more than cancelled out by the increase in gas-guzzling Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). Reducing car use in cities.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Transportation 41

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

“And we’re working on ways to apply AI [ artificial intelligence ] to optimize our electricity demand and forecasting.” . “We’ll do things like pairing wind and solar power sources together and increasing our use of battery storage,” said chief executive Sundar Pichai, according to BBC.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Its bioplastics optimize the management of organic waste by avoiding microplastics, reducing environmental impacts and increasing the circularity of economic systems. Flying Tiger has since increased the share of renewable electricity in its own operations from 22% to 80%, well ahead of its initial SBTi target of 84% by 2026.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

These standards now take on a new meaning as British engineering company Lunaz restores a 60-year-old car design, the Rolls-Royce Phantom, into a breathtaking electric car for the 21st century. “We are answering the need to marry beautiful classic design with the usability, reliability and sustainability of an electric powertrain.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

Currently, tyre wear is the second-largest microplastic pollutant in our ocean after single-use plastic and accounts for up to 50 per cent of air particulate emissions (PM) from road transport. Tyre Collective. Tyres wear out from friction every time we brake, accelerate or turn a corner.

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Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

We will switch to electric vehicles in huge numbers. WeaveGrid enables widescale electric vehicle adoption on the grid. Matter is pioneering ways to capture, harvest, and recycle microplastics in wastewater. We will eliminate lead in every household’s water supply. Net zero infrastructure. What’s next for Cohort X?

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Waste 95

Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 14, 2023

Proterra filed for bankruptcy last week, making the electric bus company the latest in a series of climate tech SPAC flame-outs. Proterra and the SPAC bus-t Proterra filed for bankruptcy last week in a surprising turn of events for the electric bus maker. Happy Monday! And HBD to the IRA!

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 17, 2021

That process brings microplastics right back to our table inside seafood and field-grown crops. In contrast to larger machines that rely on gas, which pollutes the air, BeBot is electrically powered. Plastic in the environment has become a circular problem.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Foundation said that working with local partners it has pioneered the use of wildlife-safe traps that collect all types of waste, including plastic, from canals and waterways in the city, reducing the chance of the waste breaking down into microplastics and reaching the ocean. "In Volvo celebrates record Australia electric truck order.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 22, 2024

🚗 Lightship , a San Francisco, CA-based electric RV developer, raised $34m in Series B funding from Obvious Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Congruent Ventures, and TechNexus Venture Collaborative.   A nuclear battery that could generate electricity for 50 years. Detecting microplastics in wastewater. 

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Grist

AUGUST 5, 2022

Unlike finding answers to dealing with microplastics in the ocean, or perfecting carbon capture before the planet crosses critical temperature thresholds, restoring the night sky is fairly easy. billion a year in lost energy and electricity generation. It helps us understand where we come from.”. In the U.S.

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Energy Monitor Pollution Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 105

Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The strategy focuses in particular on sectors that use the most resources "and where the potential for circularity is high", according to the Commission, which plans to draw up sector-specific waste action plans for food, textiles, construction, electricals and ITC, and batteries and vehicles.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

Last mile deliveries in London are delivered by electric vehicle in an attempt to reduce the firm's emissions still further. But most Pura wipes are sent directly to consumers within 24 hours of an online order, in an attempt to keep prices low, supply chains simple, and life easy for busy parents.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Related: One plastic teabag can release billions of microplastics into your cup As a replacement, hotels can offer bulk products, such as wall-mounted public dispensers. The lodging establishments affected include resorts, hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts even certain vacation rentals.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

According to the EPA, the largest source of GHG emissions in the United States is electricity and heat. These are tradable, non-tangible energy certificates proving that 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy source. . 15: Switch to hybrid or full electric company cars .

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Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

According to the EPA, the largest source of GHG emissions in the United States is electricity and heat. These are tradable, non-tangible energy certificates proving that 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy source. . 15: Switch to hybrid or full electric company cars .

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Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 19, 2024

Last week, AI was used to discover new battery materials and this week, AI helped detect microplastics in wastewater.   In 2022, 14% of all new cars sold were electric, up from 9% in 2021 and less than 5% in 2020. New electric car buyers aren't looking in their rearview mirror. Same question, same time next year? 

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 30, 2020

Through his passion for the outdoors, he witnessed the effects of microplastic pollution on the environment. When Fionn was in high school, he invented a new method of extracting microplastics from the water using his own version of ferrofluid, a liquid developed by NASA.

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