Cars That Think
JANUARY 7, 2022
million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019, up more than 21% over five years, according to the United Nations’ most recent assessment. Only about 17% of that e-waste was recycled, and what happens to the rest can be detrimental for both human health and privacy. The world generated a record 53.6 John Shegerian couldn’t agree more.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2011
Aggregated damage costs by pollutant. The EEA quantified the damage costs arising from CO 2 emissions based on estimated marginal abatement cost. Half of the total damage cost (between €51–85 billion) was caused by just 191 facilities. —Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe.
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 29, 2022
It’s now or never if humans hope to prevent the mercury from increasing by 1.5° Connecting to the grid allows businesses to sell back unused capacity, saving money and preventing wasting energy when surpluses occur. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice? Many wonder, “why not install solar panels on an EV’s roof?” Retrofitting Woes.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2009
BME utilizes natural strains of bacteria, avoiding for the moment the cost barriers of genetic engineering as well as the longer pathways to commercialization. “We’re not squishing algae, we’re feeding algae to the bacteria to produce our target chemicals.” Kelly Ogilvie.
Drive Electric
MAY 15, 2022
EVs will drive down the costs of owning a vehicle and give New Zealand more energy independence. Today signals that New Zealand wants to be part of that transition, and avoid becoming a dumping ground for dirty second-hand vehicles from other markets. This makes so much sense for a country with our access to renewable energy.
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2010
Funded with $106 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—matched with $156 million in private cost-share—the selections highlight the potential opportunity to use CO 2 as an inexpensive raw material that can help reduce carbon dioxide emissions while producing useful by-products.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 31, 2021
DeepGreen Metals, which is exploring for deep-ocean polymetallic nodules as a lower impact and more cost-effective alternative to land-based mining ( earlier post ), announced an upward revision to the nodule resource reported within the NORI-D exploration contract area held by its subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources, Inc.
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