Eco Innovation

At 11.24pm on Friday, 26th July, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games commenced, highlighted by the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron. And, for the first time in Olympic history, the flame shone without fuel – instead it was powered entirely by renewable electricity produced in France.

Charlie Munoz, Marketing Manager for the BLDC Motor Drivers at Texas Instruments, explores how GaN is enabling new gains in household energy efficiency and cost.

The digital transformation has been changing business operations for years and with AI growing stronger with each new launch, sustainability experts from BusinessWaste.co.uk have shared a few ways in which the digital age is affecting waste management.

magniX, on a mission to power the electric aviation revolution, has launched the next phase in the NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration programme (EPFD) as it unveiled the De Havilland DHC-7 (Dash 7) aircraft that will be retrofitted with magniX’s electric powertrains.

UP Catalyst, a pioneer in sustainable carbon material production directly from CO2 emissions, has successfully closed a €2.36 million seed extension round.

Blaenau Gwent Council has launched a first-of-its-kind trial in Wales of a through-pavement EV charging channel trail, that will make the transition from diesel/petrol cars to electric vehicles easier for residents with on-street parking.

Google's recent revelation of a 48% increase in emissions over the past five years, driven by the energy demands of its data centres, has spotlighted the environmental toll of artificial intelligence.

Electronic waste, commonly known as e-waste, represents an escalating global challenge, with projections indicating it will worsen as new flexible electronics for robotics, wearable devices, health monitors, and other innovative applications, including single-use devices, continue to be developed.

Chromacity reports on the development of a next-generation optical solution for the detection of contaminants in renewable hydrogen.

VARTA, a European battery manufacturer, has become the primary partner for the world’s first app employing artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and recycle recyclable materials.