PG&E and NextEra Energy Launch Mainspring Linear Generator at Napa County Microgrid
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is teaming up with NextEra Energy Resources and Mainspring Energy to launch a linear generator to replace the existing diesel generation at its Angwin…
Japan’s Next Meats Will Launch Plant-Based Pork, Tuna, and Milk
Next Meats, the Japanese plant-based brand, will be launching three new products. The plant based alternatives will be tuna, pork meat, and milk. The products are scheduled to launch first…
Swedish Plastic Recycling Invests in Facility to Process All Household Plastic Waste in Sweden
Svensk Plaståtervinning, or Swedish Plastic Recycling, declared it is investing 1 billion Swedish krona (more than US $116.5 million) to develop an advanced plastics recycling facility. The new operation will…
Mitsubishi and Shell sign MoU for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Project
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Shell Canada announced on Wednesday (8 September) that they have entered a partnership to produce low-carbon hydrogen through carbon capture and storage (CCS), with the…
ePac Launches Flexible Packaging Site in Australia
Digital flexible packaging company ePac has announced its launch in Australia, with the group’s first manufacturing facility set to open in Melbourne in the fourth quarter of 2021. The firm,…
Siemens Gamesa Claims World First Recyclable Wind Turbine
Spanish-German wind company Siemens Gamesa has this week unveiled what it says is the world’s first recyclable wind turbine blade - the aptly named RecyclableBlade. The first six of these…
Nomad Foods sets Decarbonisation Targets
Frozen food major Nomad Foods has today (9 September) announced its internal decarbonisation targets that sit in line with the UN’s Race to Zero campaign - seeking to curb global…
Cargill opens $150m Thermal-Powered Pectin Facility
American food conglomerate Cargill yesterday (8 September) announced the opening of its latest pectin production facility in Bebedouro, Brazil. The new £150m site will harness thermal energy derived from biomass…
Veolia Recovers 30,000 Tonnes of Compost Oversize Per Year
After successful trials, Veolia has found a way to treat the 25% of green waste that is destined for disposal or composting. The new process required a £1M investment in…
Herman Miller Uses Ocean Plastics in Aeron Chair
As part of Herman Miller’s membership in NextWave Plastics, the company has announced that its portfolio of Aeron chairs will be made with ocean-bound plastic. NextWave Plastics, is the company’s…
Commentary: Automation and Machine Learning Could Eliminate Costly Water Waste, Says Report
According to the Banyan Water Report, advances in automation and machine learning could eliminate millions of gallons of water waste. David Worford discusses the issue more in depth in this…
Commentary: BIC Transforms its Approach to Plastic Products & Packaging
France-based BIC, known for its stationary and shaving products in giving a special focus to sustainability. Their new ReVolution line has a full range of eco-friendly stationery items, from ball…