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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

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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 We have so, so, so many devices.

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Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste – ET Auto

Baua Electric

EV batteries are simply too valuable to toss out, and a new industry of recyclers is busy snatching them all up. Cleaner electricity means a shorter payback period, but even in regions that still get electricity from coal, EVs eventually win out. But that’s not what’s happening.

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Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste – ET Auto

Baua Electric

EV batteries are simply too valuable to toss out, and a new industry of recyclers is busy snatching them all up. Cleaner electricity means a shorter payback period, but even in regions that still get electricity from coal, EVs eventually win out. But that’s not what’s happening.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e.,

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Recyclekaro to expand capacity to 75,000 tonne a year with new technology – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Recyclekaro’s unit, currently boasting a capacity of 7500 metric tonnes, retrieves metals like gold, silver, and palladium, along with rare earth metals from industrial residues. Plasma Furnace Technology leverages high-temperature plasma arcs to efficiently extract valuable metals from diverse waste streams.

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How Eco-Friendly Transportation Boosts Business Success

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Doing Well by Doing Good Sustainability and eco-friendly decisions are leading trends in the transportation industry today, and for good reason. According to the Environmental Protection Agenc y (EPA), the transportation industry is responsible for 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions in 2023.

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Biomass fuels: challenges and opportunities – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Fossil fuels currently meet this majority demand, raising concerns due to potential CO 2 (a major greenhouse gas) doubling compared to preindustrial levels (approximately 285 ppm for about 400 000 years before the industrial revolution and reached 376 ppm as of 2005 and is still increasing). Carbon dioxide cycle of biomass-based fuels.

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