ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 27, 2023

A few weeks ago, a geothermal project at the site of waste incineration plant by Lounavoima set a new record with the drilling of a thermal well to a depth of 2008 meters. Drilling to this depth allows for much greater thermal output and thermal storage capacity for the waste incineration plant.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 22, 2021

We have called on industry leaders to guide this solutions-based forum and panel on how innovation can move us away from landfill dependency and decrease the impacts on our environment. Join our discussion around transforming the waste industry with technology, passion, and people. How do we get back on track? Theodosia Fehsenfeld.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

Recent works completed in South Croydon used the proprietary soil enhancement system developed by Soil Science. Challenging factors with construction include the complexity of the supply chain, and the sheer quantity of waste generated. It’s incredibly easy to create waste in the construction industry.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 22, 2023

The European Commission has listed an upcoming tender on “Innovative applications/integration of geothermal heating and cooling in industry.” Source: European Commission The post Tender – Innovative industrial applications of geothermal heating and cooling first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

It is more urgent than ever to shift from linear, use-it-up-and-throw-it-away models to a circular economy: where waste and pollution are designed out, products and materials are kept in use for longer, and natural systems can regenerate. Every year, more than 9 million deaths occur due to air, water and soil pollution.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The natural world has a system for everything, including a natural waste cycle that turns dead plants and trees into food and soil for other living things. It’s called composting, and it’s a system as old as the planet itself.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Innovative trial will use household food and green waste Replacing the estimated 1.7 The funding will support an initial 18-month trial that will look to enhance the quality and consistency of composted materials derived from waste streams, in a specific area.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 26, 2024

Innovations within this field focus on diminishing environmental impact while either maintaining or improving performance across numerous industrial domains, such as construction, mining, and marine industries. Enhanced materials, innovative designs, and advanced manufacturing techniques contribute to this increased durability.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can’t be used for many other crops. The water in natural land supports the cranberry bog and in return, the cranberry bog enriches the soil that supports outside land.". Farmers also addressed irrigation systems and sprinklers that had unnecessary runoff, causing water waste. .

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2023

The company turns difficult-to-recycle farm and paper waste which would otherwise go to landfills or be sent for incineration into a product called CreChar®. The product is a carbon-rich, porous material that will help stabilise the performance of AD plants and enhance green energy production from food and farming waste.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

They address rampant challenges such as deforestation, energy overuse, and excess waste. Pioneering the green lighting brigade are names like Batagrowlight and Boyagrowlight , innovators par excellence. Precision agriculture, employing cutting-edge sensors and digital tools to real-time monitor crop vitality, soil moisture, etc.,

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Energy Monitor Soil Agriculture Carbon 195

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Bill establishes a new “independent watchdog”, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), to fulfil this role, and it will seemingly hold the government to account on long-term, legally-binding targets in relation to biodiversity, air quality, water and waste management as well as its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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Soil Biodiversity Plastics Business Energy Monitoring 280

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2023

Led by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the task force brought together leaders from some of the largest chemical using, product-making, and waste management companies to share information and work out a way forward for the global polymers in liquid formulations (PLFs) industry. Without knowing it, we interact with PLFs every day.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Using real world data from 2019, the paper sets out the opportunity for massively improving the climate benefits of recycling food waste to produce renewable energy and green fertiliser for farmers. Malaby Biogas is looking at innovations to showcase and deliver ‘gas switching’.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Tansey outlined Cargill's BeefUp program, which concentrates on four pillars: reducing food waste; leaning on innovations; implementing regenerative agriculture such as no-tillage and crop rotation for feed sources; and sustainable cattle grazing methods. . "We,

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Business Green

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In a open letter published this morning, a coalition of 25 brewers urged governments from around the world to commit and agree to "robust and wide-ranging targets" that can prevent further global temperature rise, stressing the need for action to be taken to reduce food waste. We're laying down the gauntlet for you," it states. "As

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Sustainability Consulting

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Electronic or e-waste is a growing problem at the consumer and company level. Unfortunately, the vast majority of e-waste ends up in landfill or shipped to developing countries to dispose of, usually by people working in unsafe conditions. If e-waste ends up being burned, these toxic chemicals are released into the atmosphere.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2020

COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. Digital technologies are opening up new ways for us to consume fashion without the waste or carbon footprint… . More investments to scale circular innovation are critical. Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets. It is a catalyst for helping to restore natural balances," explains Casely.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Recently launched on Kickstarter, Verdeat is an indoor garden system that uses soil-less, organic plant cultivation to grow up to 76 plants. Additionally, the innovative gardening system is made out of 95 percent recycled materials and is designed for zero waste. Verdeat Via Yanko Design Images via Verdeat.

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Soil Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Recycled materials 28

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

With the right policies and processes, golf course managers can reduce waste and minimize the risk of polluting the environment. This may require meeting with an expert and investing in innovative highly efficient irrigation technology and practices; . Top 5 Sustainable Golf Course Management Initiatives.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

million grant from the US Department of Energy’s National Alliance for Water Innovation, a $110 million, multi-institutional network of scientists addressing treatment and reuse technologies for outside-the-box water sources like municipal wastewater, seawater and agricultural drainage. The CSU team has received a $1.9

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Agriculture Soil Biodegradable Demand 227

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

With the right policies and processes, golf course managers can reduce waste and minimize the risk of polluting the environment. This may require meeting with an expert and investing in innovative highly efficient irrigation technology and practices; . Top 5 Sustainable Golf Course Management Initiatives.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 148

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

Greentown Labs

AUGUST 17, 2022

The food and agriculture industry, responsible for 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, is ripe for climatetech innovations that reduce waste and emissions and restore healthy ecosystems. Additionally, deeply rooted social impacts exist within the current food system; 18.8 million people in the U.S., Regenerative Agriculture.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

AS Modelling & Data is a well established provider of atmospheric dispersion and deposition modelling using the latest version of ADMS for a wide range of clients including but not limited to farms, the wastewater industry, waste management, general manufacturing and Local Authorities.

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Sustainability Consulting

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In this webinar, Levers offers innovative, low-cost composting solutions for people who live in apartments or smaller spaces. You can still turn your waste into useful soil for potted plants or to contribute to a community garden. Don’t have outdoor space to make use of compost?

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Grist

MARCH 28, 2024

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas created by, among other things, decaying trash , and it often seeps through the soil and plastic covers meant to contain it. Other innovations to methane capturing systems, such as self-calibrating caps on valves and sensors that can detect leaks, further reduce the risk of failures. “In

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Methane Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Carbon 132

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2020

An ecological sanitation solution that converts waste into compostable matter offers an alternative to conventional sanitation in challenging environments, helping to solve the issue without further developing another. Ecological sanitation, or ecosan, is an approach to sanitation that aims to safely reuse human waste.

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Waste Waste Agriculture Sustainability 200

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

An EU funded project which is being trialled in 11 countries including Scotland, the study will measure the effectiveness of earthworms, water fleas and microalgae as a carbon neutral method of treating waste water. At this stage, the water should be in a condition that would allow it to be returned back to the natural environment.”.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

As many as eight innovations cut CO2 from plastics manufacturing, data centre cooling and other processes win public and private support. As many as eight innovations were announced as successful bidders to share nearly £4.6m from the private sector.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Sustainable agriculture includes a variety of practices, such as using more environmentally friendly fertilizers and pesticides, conserving water, and reducing soil erosion. Sustainable agriculture can help to preserve our natural resources, like water and soil. Sustainable agriculture is not a new concept.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Composting can help reduce waste, save money, and be of usage with organic gardening practices. Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Other offsetting projects enhance biodiversity, improve soil quality, food production or rainwater absorption. For example, could your carbon cardboard waste be shredded to become their packaging material or could waste heat from your processes be used for their hot water or offices? Torill holds a Ph.D.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

However, new innovations are emerging that will make it easier for more labs to easily access the tools and methodologies they need to monitor key nitrogen pollution trends. from 2016 to 2019 British Geological Survey data shows that nitrate concentrations in UK groundwater are rising at an average 0.3

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental is expanding its support for visionary entrepreneurs who are addressing climate challenges in innovative ways. Investors and innovators are taking note, and are pouring in to address climate change. These 15 climate companies will join an existing portfolio of more than 150 investments.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Crisp company aims to ‘bring potatoes full circle’ and improve soil health by producing farm fertiliser from potato leftovers its Leicester factory. Walkers plans to significantly cut its carbon emissions by creating low carbon fertiliser for its potato farmers from leftover potato peelings.

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