Some companies are using blockchain to ensure ethical provenance of rare-Earth minerals, but BMW is taking that a step further by creating a closed-loop cycle for tungsten that effectively recyclesContinue Reading
Solar energy is a rapidly growing market, which should be good news for the environment. Unfortunately there’s a catch. The replacement rate of solar panels is growing faster than expected,Continue Reading
Plastic bottles are the second most common plastic pollution found in landfills and has also severely impacted animal life. However, now scientist have managed to convert these bottles into vanillaContinue Reading
Every year, more than 380 million tonnes of plastic is produced worldwide. The way we normally recycle plastics is a downward spiral of waste and degraded materials, but there isContinue Reading
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) today announced that from 2021 onwards it will collect and process more plastic packaging waste than the plastic in packaging used by it. The company willContinue Reading
The first charging station in Spain to use second-life electric bus batteries for energy storage is now online. The batteries come from Irizar electric buses. The charging stations are beingContinue Reading
Amara Raja Batteries Ltd (ARBL) is setting up a 50 megawatt solar power plant in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh at a total outlay of Rs 220 crore to supportContinue Reading
Since 2006, batteries and waste batteries have been regulated at EU level under the Batteries Directive (2006/66/EC). A modernization of the framework is necessary because of changed socioeconomic conditions, technological developments,Continue Reading
