Coffee pods have a bad reputation for their weak sustainability quotient. They not only leave a massive carbon footprint during coffee production but also due to their impact after disposing of – as they are difficult to recycle and decompose. To reduce this environmental impact,
Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa has installed the first RecyclableBlades at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany. RecyclableBlades is the world’s first recyclable wind turbine blades that are up and running now. Thanks to the use of 100 percent recyclable blades, the materials are
To reduce the carbon emissions and toxic gas fumes in the environment, a gigantic underground ‘Water Battery’ plant has been set up in Valais, Switzerland. This megawatt (MW) Nant de Drance pumped storage power plant started operating in July after 14 years of complicated testing
Every day when one travels to work, goes grocery shopping, or any other place – one comes across at least a handful of vehicles spreading smoke billows from the exhaust pipe. Evidently, there’s no denying that vehicles are one of the biggest air pollution contributors.
In 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to eliminate single-use plastics. The government says that food and beverage makers had years to get ready for this but when it was time to implement the plastic straw ban in India, the companies reacted as if
Fossil fuel burning is leading to climate change, and scientists across the globe are working hard to come up with renewable alternatives, like electric vehicles and solar energy, to reduce the environmental impact. However, certain industries, like aviation, do not have feasible renewable jet fuel
Do you know that energy consumption for domestic and industrial purposes is a major cause of global warming emissions? Around two-thirds of the global carbon emissions are due to fossil fuels used for transportation, electricity, industry, and heating. But to combat the issue, Mexican startup
The main topic of focus in the latest I2U2 – which stands for India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the US – group meeting was food security and clean energy. During the meeting, India, Israel, UAE, and the US formed a positive agenda
Do you know that food waste is one of the leading causes of greenhouse gas emissions? The annual value of a total of 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted worldwide is $1 trillion. If you are an eco-conscious consumer and want to lessen your carbon
At the sixth World Intelligence Conference, China unveiled the country’s first pure solar car ‘Tianjin.’ This new purely solar-powered car is developed by 42 companies and three universities. It took around five months to create this four-wheeler, so there are certain constraints that restrict its