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Circularity: Innovative Solutions to Address the Plastic Challenge

GreenBiz

Plastics Pact and Walmart announced the winners of the first Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award, showing exciting innovations in the areas of recyclability, compostability, refill and reuse At VERGE 2022, the U.S.

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Carbontech innovation is going ‘bonkers’

GreenBiz

As more money flows toward carbon removal startups, let’s celebrate those turning captured CO2 into a revenue stream

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Business model innovation accelerates circularity

GreenBiz

For a circular future to become a reality, companies must redesign products and embrace new customer relationships with customers. That’s particularly true in apparel and electronics

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5 seriously cool climate innovators in fashion

GreenBiz

Circular Economy Fashion In the Loop InnovationFrom carbon-negative polyester to dissolvable thread, here's a handful of surprising startups making waves in the apparel industry.

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3 urban energy innovations with global implications

GreenBiz

From buildings to cars to neighborhoods, energy solutions are emerging from urban innovation projects with the potential for global scalability

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The exponential innovation potential of circular, social purpose businesses

GreenBiz

A single circular innovation can be a gateway to many add-on customer and social benefits, whether circular or not

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Global search uncovers proven innovations in clean energy, climate solutions

GreenBiz

Clean Energy HVAC Innovation EntrepreneurshipInspiration from the longlist of finalists for this year’s Ashden Awards.

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Innovators in Indonesia are advancing renewable energy

GreenBiz

Every power-based decision in Indonesia runs into the all-powerful state utility, yet clean energy can grow

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Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations

GreenBiz

Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations. Also about one year ago, Nestlé launched its $2 billion sustainability fund , to support companies developing innovative packaging and recycling technologies through 2025. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:30.

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White paper validates innovative oxygen transfer technology 

Envirotec Magazine

A new, industry-verified white paper validates the oxygen transfer efficiency of an innovative, gas infusion technology for water and wastewater treatment. The reservoir testing site.

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Confusion over regulations hampering water equipment innovation

Envirotec Magazine

A common misunderstanding over water fittings regulations in the UK is creating confusion over clean water equipment compliance and specification, and could be a barrier to innovation, says Paul Carrington, managing director, Aquacheck Engineering.

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Innovation in Forest Carbon Solutions

GreenBiz

Innovation in Forest Carbon Solutions. The rationale for investing in innovative forest projects. How to participate in innovative solutions for climate change . Toby Janson-Smith, Chief Innovation Officer, Verra. Chief Innovation Officer.

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Better, Smarter, Cleaner: How ESG Inspires Technology Innovation

GreenBiz

Technology innovation provides us with the opportunity to meet those challenges. How ESG innovation is taking place in different industries. The last few years have made traditional ways of thinking about risk obsolete.

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Innovative Roofing Materials for Your Home

U.S. Green Technology

Just like roofing insurance, The post Innovative Roofing Materials for Your Home appeared first on U.S. Featured Posts Featured Stories Green Tech, Green Products Innovative Roofing RoofingThere’s no denying it’s a great time to be a homeowner nowadays.

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In the kitchen: Innovations in residential food waste

GreenBiz

A relatively new entrant among those selling home gadgets for food waste, Mill keeps food in the system by feeding animals

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The Future of Electric Cars: Innovations and Advancements

U.S. Green Technology

The post The Future of Electric Cars: Innovations and Advancements appeared first on U.S. The automotive industry has been rapidly evolving, and one of the most significant changes in recent years has been the rise of electric cars.

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Who's the biggest force in corporate patents for climate-related innovations?

GreenBiz

Information Technology Innovation Innovation Practical MagicHint: It's probably not a Silicon Valley startup.

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Water tech innovation and the future of renewables

GreenBiz

Advances in material sciences are improving the recovery of lithium

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How 16 initiatives are changing urban agriculture through tech and innovation

GreenBiz

From high-tech indoor farms in France and Singapore to mobile apps connecting urban growers and eaters in India and the United States, here are more than a dozen initiatives using tech, entrepreneurship, and social innovation to change urban agriculture.

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How a shadow price on water could prime innovative technologies

GreenBiz

The acceleration of corporate water stewardship and climate mitigation commitments requires new investment criteria for the adoption of innovative water technologies

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Putting cleantech innovations to the test

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Cleantech startups face a "commercial valley of death." Wells Fargo is supporting demonstration projects to help companies overcome this challenge

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Analyzing Sustainable Innovations

Ideas 4 Sustainability

Originally posted on SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY : What are the characteristics of sustainability innovations? Which factors influence sustainability innovations and what are their specific outcomes?

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Innovative biophilic design planned for new village in Portugal

Inhabitat - Innovation

A new development is in the works, designed to sit on a Portuguese hillside and provide a community with unique characteristics and a focus on sustainable design, function, well-being and innovation

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Green steel innovator Electra scores $85m backing

GreenBiz

Amazon and Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures are among the company's investors

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5 ways we can innovate to solve two crises at once

GreenBiz

COVID-19 InnovationIt would be devastating if the COVID-19 crisis killed off climate tech startups. We only have a few months to get it right.

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A Framework for Evaluating Cleantech Innovation Ecosystems

CleanTech Group

Cleantech Insights Enabling Technologies Global Cleantech 100 accelerators cleantech cleantech innovation global cleantech 100 incubators innovation risk capital providers startups

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‘Fantasy league’ reveals future of water innovation

Envirotec Magazine

Event organiser BlueTech Research has announced the first “innovation showcase” companies who will appear at the BlueTech Forum event in Vancouver, Canada, on 7-8 June 2022. They have created a dream lineup of innovations to be showcased at BlueTech Forum 2022. “I

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Sustainable Innovation in the Textile Industry

GreenBiz

Sustainable Innovation in the Textile Industry. As Earth’s resources become more and more constrained, the global fashion industry is looking toward innovative materials and strategies to reduce its environmental impact and carbon footprint.

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Zero-carbon home uses hemp fiber for innovative design

Inhabitat - Innovation

As designers and architects continue searching for innovative, sustainable building materials, hemp is becoming a front runner in the world of green design.

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Innovative approaches to electrified propulsion system development

Charged

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. Sponsored by AVL.

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Innovative company Solstice works to make community solar accessible

GreenBiz

The startup is answering the question: What's holding potential customers back

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Behind Lineage’s innovative solar plus ‘linear generator’ installation

GreenBiz

A facility in Colton Agua Mansa, California, is among the first of its kind

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In Europe’s budding circular economy, regulation = innovation

GreenBiz

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Innovative biomaterials to help the world replace plastic

Inhabitat - Innovation

The theme of adaptation and resilience calls on the world to find new ways to adapt to climate issues and be innovative enough to get past ecological contaminants. On Sunday, COP26 began in Glasgow, Scotland. In the past century, contaminants such as plastic turned the world upside down. Plastic litters the Earth and contributes to carbon emissions

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How circularity transformation is impacting supply chain innovation

GreenBiz

Lean: WEAR and no TEAR How circularity transformation is impacting supply chain innovation What goes up must come down To arrest the growing effect on nature and curtail the rise in temperatures, countries across the globe are devising measures to rejuvenate Mother Earth. Clean. Green.

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Government funding for innovations that “could revolutionise British rail travel”

Envirotec Magazine

Government funding of over £5 million has been provided to help launch innovative ideas that could transform rail travel and help decarbonize the rail network. FOAK 2022 saw funding awarded to 24 innovators in all, who received grants of up to £400,000 each.

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Cargill fishes for innovations in sustainable salmon farming

GreenBiz

Cargill fishes for innovations in sustainable salmon farming. Focusing on novel, more sustainable ingredients is the next innovation in Cargill’s feed production journey. Jesse Klein. Thu, 04/01/2021 - 00:05.

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Food startup roundup: From plant electrodes to lab meat innovation

GreenBiz

The startups are creating plant AI technology, a marketplace for oversupplied food, the chemical infrastructure for lab meat and new technologies for raising clams

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California winery innovates with sustainable recycling creation

Inhabitat - Innovation

In the California city of Paso Robles, architecture firm Clayton & Little has given old oil field drill stem pipes unexpected new life — as an equipment barn that offsets over 100% of the energy needs for a sustainably-minded winery

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Innovative sanitation solution is crowned winner of VERGE Accelerate contest

GreenBiz

Innovative sanitation solution is crowned winner of VERGE Accelerate contest. Presenters were given less than three minutes to make a compelling argument to the audience on why their company and innovation should win this year. Innovation.

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An innovative rainscreen meets sustainable cladding

Inhabitat - Innovation

A leader in sustainable cladding partnered with an innovative installation designer. The result is a long-lasting, durable and low-maintenance rainscreen system with endless uses

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How ocean data innovation is changing how we see the sea

GreenBiz

From optimizing whale safety to mapping the sea floor, here's how innovators are uncovering new insights and driving ocean research

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And the winners are: How awards can celebrate past achievement and spur future innovation

GreenBiz

And we need innovation to tackle the climate emergency. Climate Strategy Innovation The Elkington Report