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New offshore wind-powered hydrogen project approved in Germany

The German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy has backed the Westkuste100 pilot project which will build a 30MW electrolyser to produce green hydrogen…

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Microsoft announces new recycling, sustainability goals

Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has announced it plans to achieve zero waste in its direct operations, products and packaging by 2030. To address its waste creation,…

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Transforming electronic waste into new coating for metals

Technologists have a found a means to collect electronic waste and extract the necessary materials that can be used to create a protective, tough outer…

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Complete switch to hydrogen fuel flights possible by 2050, CSIRO says

Green hydrogen could be used to reduce emissions within the aviation sector within the next five years, with a complete transition to hydrogen fuelled flights…

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New York sets new standards for drinking water contaminants

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a first-in-the-nation drinking water standard for emerging contaminant 1,4-Dioxane, setting the maximum contaminant level of 1 part per billion…

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Senbis expands pilot facilities for bioplastics and ‘sustainable’ plastics

Dutch R&D specialist Senbis will be investing €5.5 million through its new subsidiary SPIC Facilities in a testing facility for the development of sustainable plastics,…

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Researchers develop faster method to test for toxic metals in food and water

Researchers at the University of Johannesburg have developed a sensitive method to test for dangerous levels of heavy metals in some foods and water. The…

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Arctic fires released more carbon in two months than Scandinavia will all year

Almost exactly a year ago, we reported that June and July wildfires in the Arctic had released as much carbon as Belgium does in an…

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Brazilian Lab Makes Biofuel From Waste Cooking Oil and Old Batteries

A group of scientists in Brazil recently showed how they produced biodiesel by combining used cooking oil and waste from lithium (Li-Ion) batteries, the types…

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DS Smith releases recyclable paper coolers

DS Smith, a packaging, paper and recycling company with headquarters in London, has announced that it has produced a 100 percent recyclable cooler, using its…

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