Climate Action

Sustainable Development Goal
Construction of a new geothermal district heating pipeline is underway in rural South Iceland to the small town of Höfn. The pipeline stretches from its source nearly 20 km away.  Courtesy of Mannvit The geothermal area in Hoffell in Hornafjörður has been studied for many years. Rarik, state owned utility company, took over the project...
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A move towards a more sustainable bio-based economy has been given a boost by researchers at the University of Manchester who have been able to simplify a process to transform waste materials into biofuels and other valuable chemicals. A collaboration between the UK and Brazil has shown that waste sugar cane and wheat straw from...
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The development of the first long-duration liquid air energy storage system in the US has been announced. The 50MW/400MWh storage system will be located in northern Vermont by Highview Power Storage and Encore Renewable Energy. The utility-scale scale energy storage plant will help scale renewable energy deployment as well as contribute to resolving the longstanding energy...
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Ebusco electric buses
Ebusco delivered 60 of its 12-meter Ebusco 2.2 electric buses to transit operator Qbuzz in the Netherlands. The new buses were brought into the service area in grand fashion, as a parade of the titans traveled the 250 kilometers into Groningen for the official delivery.   The new buses went into service on December 15th...
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When it comes to global-scale issues, it’s often the small, localized problems that spur people to action. While the often-dire rhetoric of the climate crisis is a powerful driver of green technology, it was the visual blight of pollutants floating in the shore waters off their favorite Dutch beach that caused two intrepid Hollanders to...
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When plans for new solar power development start piling up in gigawatts instead of megawatts, it’s time for natural gas stakeholders to start worrying. That’s the case in Nevada, where natural gas still maintains a tight grip on electricity generation but solar power is coming on strong. More Solar Power For Nevada, Less Coal Nevada...
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floating waste trap collecting plastic from a river
Plastic pollution is a worldwide problem, with piles of debris along coastlines, on roadsides, in landfills and floating in waterways. Environmentally conscious companies are looking for ways to clean up the mess while simultaneously seeking out methods to recycle plastic waste into other products. One Dutch company, The Recycled Island Foundation (RIF), is tackling both...
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Retail giant IKEA announced last week a major cash injection into its “climate positive” sustainability strategy, promising to spend a further $220 million on green energy, reforestation and forest protection projects in order to curb the impact of its flatpack furniture business. By 2030 IKEA wants to remove more greenhouse gases from the atmosphere than...
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100 Trash Barriers are being installed in Bali. Make A Change In recent years, Bali has been called the trash island of the world ever since a British diver recorded himself in one of the island’s most iconic dive spots fully surrounded in plastics. In December 2017, the Balinese Government even declared a trash emergency....
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The plastic-free range (pictured) is designed to help shoppers create a three-course meal. Image: Iceland
Iceland has claimed that its Christmas range of food and drinks for 2019, which includes 18 plastic-free lines, contains 97% less plastic than its 2017 range. The plastic-free range (pictured) is designed to help shoppers create a three-course meal. Image: Iceland As it works to eliminate all single-use plastics packaging from its own-brand products by 2023 –...
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