San Diego intends to have the largest municipal vehicle fleet powered by renewable diesel in the United States. The fleet includes vehicles from street ...
Reduced emissions in the maritime sector by 2023
After having stated to reduce air traffic emissions, plans have been made to tackle global greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime sector. A final plan ...
7 steps to take when overstepping the planetary boundries
The article advices seven steps to take when companies overstep the planetary boundries and social thresholds. These boundries were defined as a “ ...
Improving miners’ safety with new technology
Miners worldwide are working under security risks that are considerably higher than most occupations above ground. Efforts to reduce this risk or improve ...
First air vacuum cleaner
The dutch start-up Envinity Group designed the first huge outdoor vacuum to suck up toxic particles that pollute the air. It is about eight meters long ...
Microbes save subsiding foundations of buildings
Researchers in the United Kingdom are generating microbes that might be able support a building’s subsiding foundation. Additionally, a computer ...
Landscape planning and design for urban resilience
A new online guide for urban landscape planning was published by the American Society of Landscape Architects. It shows with examples how the risk natural ...
Bio-mass machine helps to reduce radioactive material in Fukushima
The German company Entrade Energiesysteme AG is going to provide its so called E4 plants to generate power from contaminated timber in Fukushima. The mass ...
Sweden is going entirely for renewables
Sweden aims to run on renewable energy by 2040. Last year Sweden drew 57 percent of its energy from renewables such as hydropower and wind. The country has ...
CO2 reduction by reforestation in the Netherlands
The Dutch government announced a plan to increase its forests by 25 percent over the next thirty years. This equals an area of 100,000 hectares or 386 ...
