Tag #Sustainable Technology

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LIUX Pivots to Affordable, Sustainable Electric Vehicle

Spanish electric vehicle startup LIUX pivots to a smaller, more affordable two-seater, the BIG, using sustainable linen fiber, aiming for under €20,000 and initial production of 2,500 units, after facing market challenges.

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52% Bias Score

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
welt.de
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Rainwater-Powered Mini Power Plant Achieves 10 Percent Efficiency

Singaporean researchers created a mini power plant generating electricity from falling water via a novel 'plug flow' method; a 2mm tube with alternating water and air bubbles achieved >10 percent efficiency, lighting twelve LEDs for 20 seconds using four tubes.

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Affordable and Clean Energy
dailymail.co.uk
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InstaVolt Opens UK's Largest Electric Vehicle Superhub

InstaVolt's new Superhub, opened March 25th near Winchester, features 44 ultra-rapid (160kW) EV chargers powered by renewable energy from an on-site solar farm; offering discounted off-peak rates and amenities like a Starbucks.

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40% Bias Score

Affordable and Clean Energy
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Bayreuth Startup Launches NASA-Tech Indoor Garden

Yannic Hönle and Miriam Martín González launched Myriad, a NASA-technology-based indoor gardening system with 16 planting slots, in Bayreuth, Germany, after their initial plans for a world trip were thwarted by the 2020 pandemic; the system requires minimal maintenance and utilizes nutrient mist and...

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Fog Nets Offer Promising Water Solution in Chilean Desert City

A fog-water harvesting project in Alto Hospicio, Chile, a water-stressed city in the Atacama Desert, shows promising results with fog nets yielding up to 10 liters per square meter daily, offering a potential supplementary water source and contrasting with the challenges of groundwater competition w...

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Davos 2024: AI, Clean Energy, and the Path to Unlimited Potential

At Davos 2024, an MIT-focused panel discussed using AI to balance energy needs, highlighting pilot plants for clean concrete and fusion energy, advocating for eliminating energy subsidies, and emphasizing risk-taking for transformative innovation.

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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Europe's Recycling Challenges: Hard-to-Recycle Products and Innovative Solutions

Europe struggles to meet its recycling goals, with chemically altered glass, neodymium magnets, food waste, diapers, and cigarette butts presenting significant challenges, leading to innovative solutions like laser-based glass recycling and food waste-to-fertilizer projects but facing scalability an...

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16% Bias Score

Responsible Consumption and Production
elpais.com
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Arakuaa: Turning Plastic Waste into Textile Fibers for Bolivian Indigenous Artisans

Bolivian engineer Grecia Bello developed Arakuaa, a low-cost machine converting recycled plastic bottles into textile fibers, providing a sustainable alternative for indigenous artisans impacted by deforestation in Bolivia's Amazon and Chiquitanía regions, which lost 8 million hectares of forest bet...

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Italian Microwave Battery Recycling Method Achieves 90% Lithium Recovery

The University of Brescia's Caramel project developed a microwave-based method to recycle lithium-ion batteries, recovering 90% of lithium with 50% less energy and no inorganic acids, aiming for industrial-scale production within three years to meet EU recycling targets.

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Responsible Consumption and Production
forbes.com
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Davos Panel Spotlights Wave Energy's Potential and the Role of AI

At the Davos World Economic Forum, a panel discussion on wave energy highlighted its commercialization potential, the role of AI in optimization, and the importance of global collaboration between governments, businesses, scientists, and educators to promote its wider adoption.

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Affordable and Clean Energy
zeit.de
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AI Improves Ocean Cleanup: GhostNetZero.ai Locates Lost Fishing Nets

A new AI-powered platform, GhostNetZero.ai, developed by WWF, Accenture, and Microsoft, uses sonar data to locate and remove lost fishing nets (ghost nets) from the ocean, significantly improving detection efficiency and aiding marine conservation efforts; the AI already achieves 90% accuracy.

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Life Below Water
es.euronews.com
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Swiss Data Center Recycles Waste Heat to Power 6,000 Homes

Infomaniak's new data center in Geneva, Switzerland, is recycling 100% of its energy consumption to heat approximately 6,000 homes, reducing carbon emissions by 3,600 tons of CO2 equivalent annually. The facility, currently at 25% capacity, aims for full operation by 2028.

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40% Bias Score

Affordable and Clean Energy

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