Materials Innovation Leads to More Sustainable Products
Material science plays an increasingly significant role in product development as businesses focus on sustainability.
View ArticlePolar Vortex 2 Poses Climate Change Risks, Business Opportunities
A study published last week in the journal Nature suggests this upcoming winter could have a dramatic impact across the world’s northern regions. While gas bills will rise, increasing organizations'...
View ArticleLatest Hydrogen Breakthrough Trips Up Trump’s Coal Promise
Campaign promises aside, a breakthrough in renewable hydrogen research further demonstrates the futility of trying to bring coal jobs back to the U.S.
View ArticlePowered By 100% Renewables, Google Sets a New Business Standard
This week, Google announced that all of its operations, including offices and data centers, will be powered by 100 percent renewables next year. Its investments have led to $3.5 billion in...
View ArticleThe ReNEWW House, a Sustainable Living Laboratory
The ReNEWW House project, a partnership between Purdue University and Whirlpool Corp., turned a 1920s home near campus into a sustainable living laboratory.
View ArticleIndustrial Plant in India Turns CO2 Into Baking Soda
The process is called carbon capture and utilization and is a global first. Rather than capturing CO2 from coal plants and storing it underground -- known as carbon capture and storage (CCS) -- this...
View ArticleThe Potential of Green Code for Business
'Green code' looks at the energy output associated with online activities, and attempts to diminish the demand they put on physical servers and systems. It's an early-stage concept so far, but it's...
View ArticleThe ‘Game-Changing’ Chevy Bolt and the Race for the EV Market
The electric car industry is poised to grow exponentially, and countries around the world are vying to lead this market. The arrival of the Chevy Bolt can help the U.S. claim its share of the pie --...
View ArticleAmerican Wind Power Achieves a Major Milestone
A regional electricity provider just set a record for the North American wind sector, with a regional operator in America's heartland generating over 50 percent of its power from wind on Feb. 12.
View ArticleNorway Expands Its Role as the World’s Electric Vehicle Leader
Norway keeps breaking records when it comes to electric vehicle sales -- a trend experts say will continue. So, what's the country's secret sauce? 3p's Leon Kaye takes a closer look.
View Article3 Signs the Hydrogen Economy is For Real
Despite Elon Musk's famous put-down of hydrogen fuel cell technology, three powerful nations are growing the market for fuel cells.
View Article4 Clean Technology Trends to Watch in 2017
Roy Wiesner, CEO of Hutchison-Kinrot, a global seed investor in clean-technology startups, says we should pay attention to these cleantech trends this year.
View ArticleDe Beers Says Carbon-Neutral Mines Possible by 2022
Diamond giant De Beers says it is developing a technology with the potential to make some of its mines carbon neutral in as little as five years.
View ArticleCalifornia Extends Bipartisan Carbon Cap and Trade
This week, with considerable bipartisan support, the Calif. Legislature passed AB-398, which extends the state’s cap-and-trade climate law to 2030. Supporters say the bill's passage will strengthen...
View ArticleSpeed Up Oceanic Carbon Sequestration, to Fight Climate Change
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology and University of Southern California believe they have found a way to bring oceanic carbon sequestration closer to reality, a discovery which may...
View ArticleThis California Dairy Farmer Says He’s Got a Carbon-Positive Solution to...
Albert Straus, often heralded as a first mover in organic dairy and sustainable agriculture, has revealed what he says is the world's first first full-scale electric truck - powered by cow manure.
View ArticleSolar “Bitcoin” Founders Launch Blockchain Project to Disrupt Global Energy...
The team that launched bitcoin-technology based SolarCoin kicked off Greeneum. This blockchain project seeks to leverage digital currency in order to boost the generation and consumption of renewables,...
View ArticleChina Cuts the Ribbon at its First Solar Highway
A new solar road in China will serve as a test bed to evaluate new solar technologies, with an overarching goal to reduce the amount of land needed for solar farms and transmission wires. But does its...
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