PlasRecycle has built the UK’s 1st dedicated plant for recycling post-consumer shopping bags and films collected at the kerbside from households. The plant recycles Polyethylene bags and films, to produce a clean plastic granulate that is used for manufacturing new bags and other prod
Austrian researchers have “grown” an unusual thermoelectric material that converts heat to electric current and has some promising industrial applications. The team of scientists at the Vienna University of Technology in Austria have developed a super-efficient class of material that
Renewable energy has seen significant growth over the past decade. While the most obvious projects use wind and solar to create usable power, some smaller-scale ideas have that same power coming from unexpected places. Here’s a look at what some green entrepreneurs were able to accomp
The UK’s busiest train station, Clapham Junction, is set to achieve significant energy savings with the introduction of an intelligent lighting control system. The system will provide the exact light levels required across the station, matching lighting use to train timetable, passeng
This summer Stephen completed another trip taking lorry loads of charitable aid to a variety of childcare homes in Romania. Stephen commented, “The round trip is nearly 4,000 miles and uses over 1,500 litres of diesel. It is always very hard work, but extremely rewarding and makes a r
A Saskatoon cathedral is the first cathedral in the world to incorporate solar energy collection into its stained glass windows. The windows all have a solar cell between the layers of glass. The largest of the three windows measures 37 feet high by 12 feet wide and all simultaneously
A new Nivea advertisement in a Brazilian magazine incorporates a paper-thin solar panel and USB plug so readers can charge their phones without needing an electrical outlet – even on a beach. You may ask: “Who would want to check their phone when lounging on Ipanema?”, but for anyone
Scientists studying tiny wood-boring beetles have taken an important step in the quest to turn old rubbish such as paper and wood into liquid fuel. Researchers have identified a key enzyme used by the marine-borers or ‘gribble’ to break down wood. They now hope to reproduce the effect
Imagine a world where streetlamps no longer exist, since they have been replaced by trees that emit light. Genome Compiler will synthesize the DNA of an Arabidopsis plant with genes from a firefly that cause natural luminosity: the “first step in creating sustainable natural lighting.
A new solar dish has been developed that does what solar installations do, convert sunlight into power, but with an interesting twist: clean water. The efficiency of the typical solar installation ranges from 10 to 20 percent, with the rest waste heat. Swiss researchers associated wit
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