Reengineered Leather Maker Gen Phoenix Aims to Scale Circularity – Sourcing Journal
The London-based materials firm is moving beyond its roots in the transportation industry to take on fashion and circular business models.
IEA, ECB urge Europe to move faster on energy transition
Europe must invest more quickly and massively in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global industrial power, top policymakers warned on Friday.
Eco Recycled Soda Packaging : StarLiteR rPET – Trend Hunter
1. Material Circularity for Packaging – The Sidel StarLiteR rPET prioritizes material circularity for carbonated soft drink packaging producers, …
Ball milling provides high pressure benefits to battery materials
Cheaper, more efficient lithium-ion batteries could be produced by harnessing previously overlooked high pressures generated during the manufacturing process.
Germany bets on hydrogen to help cut trucking emissions
Applause rings out as Daimler Truck’s hydrogen-powered, zero-emission lorry crosses the finish line in Berlin after completing a record-breaking 1,047-kilometer (650 mile) journey on a single tank.
Penguins, hip hop, and circularity: RTIH runs you through the week’s coolest retail technology plays
RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you his top ‘future of retail’ systems launches and deployments from the past week, including Zappar, …
Light-activated acid drives energy-efficient, on-demand release of captured carbon dioxide
Using light instead of heat, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a new way to release carbon dioxide (CO2) from a solvent used in direct air capture, or DAC, to trap this greenhouse gas. The novel approach paves the way for economically viable separation of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Mineral-hungry clean tech sees countries seeking to escape China’s shadow
With a clean energy transition hungry for more minerals, representatives from dozens of countries and industry met in Paris on Thursday looking to shore up deliveries against supply chain snarls and geopolitical tensions.
Accelerating Circularity Launches The Alliance Of Chemical Textile Recycling (ACTR)
— September 28, 2023 — The mission of Accelerating Circularity is to create new supply chains and business models to turn textile waste into …
Green fuels in shipping face major challenges for 2050 net zero target
Ships carry around 90% of traded goods and emit about 3% of global CO₂. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN agency responsible for regulating shipping, recently set out plans for this industry to reach net zero emissions by 2050.