EEQO and Seesoo have announced a partnership with companies Avery Dennison and Braskem to use biobased polyethylene self-adhesive labels in their packaging. All EEQO's products use mainly natural ingredients, are biodegradable and, in ...
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Toyota will use solar panels at its Texas headquarters, which is currently under construction, in order to get 25% of its power from the sun. The company claims that the 7.75MW system will be the largest office-site solar installation in ...
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New diesel technology will be part of a $23.6m zero-emission transportation test program in California for emerging commercial vehicle technologies designed to reduce greenhouse gases, smog, and petroleum usage in ports and rail yards along ...
Ford Motor is formulating and testing new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock. Researchers expect to see the new biomaterials in Ford production vehicles within five years. Formulated with up to 50 percent ...
Amcor will discuss its approach to sustainability and highlight a broad range of innovative packaging solutions at the SustPack 2016 conference planned to be held from 11-13 April at McCormick Place in Chicago. Under its theme of ...
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Linde has detailed out the advantages of cryogenic chilling solutions for food processing through its white paper titled "High-Efficiency Cryogenic Chilling for Food Processing.” The white paper said that chilling with food-grade ...
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Researchers from the Stanford University in the US have developed renewable plastic from carbon dioxide (CO2) and inedible plant material, creating a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products. ...
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Tokyo-based Solar Frontier says that its CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar panels have been installed by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line, one of Japan's largest shipping companies) on its newest ...
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Boston Beer Company has launched Samuel Adams nitro beers across the US, after three years of trials. The three new ales - Nitro White Ale, Nitro IPA, and Nitro Coffee Stout, are the result of Samuel Adams Nitro Project. 'Nitro' refers ...
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In China's financial hub Shanghai, kitchen stoves now use a new energy source: shale gas, a clean energy that travels more than 1,600 kilometers to the city's homes via a series of pipelines. China has recently made breakthroughs in shale ...
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China's largest rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Corp. has developed a new generation of super graphene capacitors that can power electric buses with higher efficiency and for a longer period. The train maker has produced two types of ...
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A group of British marine scientists are digging into the ocean's "twilight zone" to understand the processes involved in carbon transport in the oceans. As CRI's Victor Ning reports, the scientists are hoping that the research will lead ...
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The 20-year cost of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator's compliance with the US Clean Power Plan could be as little as $5.8 billion to as much as $104 billion in today's dollars, depending on which strategies are pursued, ...
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World leaders gathered in Paris last week for the 21st UN climate conference, known as COP21. At the meeting, U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz highlighted several solutions to reduce carbon emissions, including launching a Climate ...
Ameresco, a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, and the Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) announced today they are partnering on a comprehensive $14.8 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) to improve ...
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