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IKEA UK Rings Up Success on Food Waste, Green Energy and Circular Sofas
IKEA is pressing ahead with plans to become a ‘circular retailer’ that minimises its waste and encourages customers to reuse and repair its products, according to the company’s latest Annual Summary for the UK. The company will confirm this morning…
This electric school bus is coming to the US in 2019
You’d be hard-pressed to find a vehicle type today that isn’t in the process of being electrified by some major manufacturer. If it has wheels or rotors or wings, someone out there is trying to replace the gas tank with a…
India Plans World’s Largest Solar Power Tender — 20 Gigawatts
It is perhaps the worry of missing the ambitious renewable energy target that the Indian government has floated the idea of launching the world’s largest solar power tender. According to media reports, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is…
Study Links Osteoporosis to Air Pollution
Exposure to air pollution is known to cause a vast array of respiratory health problems, but in a new study, researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health have determined that air pollution can also weaken bones. The paper,…
Denver Becomes Latest City to Require Green Roofs
Denver is the latest city to mandate rooftop gardens or solar installations on new, large buildings, joining San Francisco, New York, Paris, London and other cities around the world with similar green roof measures, the Associated Press reported. The Colorado…
3D-Printed Fractal Solar Receivers From Sandia May Lead To Small-Scale CSP Facilities
Solar power is not a “one size fits all” proposition. What works for one part of the world may not work for another. India is a case in point. Rooftop solar power has been a challenge given India’s urban densities…
Enormous Solar Power Plant Proposal In UK Generates NIMBY Pushback
An enormous solar power plant has been proposed for Cleve Hill in Kent on the east coast of England. The 350 megawatt facility would cover 900 acres of farmland and salt marshes near Faversham, known to Charles Dickens fans as…