The idea of making monomers and polymers from sustainable sources is rapidly becoming reality with many companies targeting R&D funds and investment in this field. The drivers are to save the planet, reduce carbon fo...
Biodegradable plastics manufacturer, Casey Container Corp. ("Casey"), has collected enough prospective business inquiries to reach several hundred million dollars in potential sales, according to one employee. These prospective clients are expected to help Casey immediately close business deals once product is available. This information comes on the heels of Casey's two announcements earlier this week, regarding an increase in funding to $10 million and preparation to launch into the $2.3 Billion market for biodegradable preforms, bottles and containers.
ZMD AG (ZMDI), a Dresden-based semiconductor company that specializes in enabling energy-efficient solutions, is pleased to announce that it will be featured in a television program by The Environmental Report airing in the United States beginning December 15, 2012.
In a new approach for tapping biomass as a sustainable raw material, scientists are reporting use of a Nobel-Prize-winning technology to transform plant "essential oils" — substances with the characteristic fragrance of the plant — into high-value ingredients for sunscreens, perfumes and other personal care products. The report on the approach, which could open up new economic opportunities for tropical countries that grow such plants, appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Global Photonic Energy Corporation (“GPEC”), a leading developer of a sustainable Organic Photovoltaic (OPV™) technology that enables ultra low-cost solar power generation and exciting new product capabilities, announces the demonstration of a thin-film solar cell that can potentially provide electricity at grid parity, or the cost of traditionally provided electricity.
Sustainable business innovation is good business; researchers from Aalto University, Finland have proved. The researchers tested how sustainability business innovations and the market value of companies in the construction sector are connected.
Flux Power® Holdings, Inc., a fully reporting company and an innovator in durable, scalable, and affordable advanced energy storage systems, today announced that they have enhanced their product portfolio with the addition of a standard interface for solar and grid storage applications. This interface is able to control many industrial components such as inverters used for power management in solar and grid applications which greatly broadens the applicability and markets for their advanced energy storage solutions.
For the fourth year in a row, Alcoa has been named one of Brazil's model companies for sustainable development, in Exame Magazine's Sustainability Guide 2012, the country's largest and most respected publication on sustainability practices and corporate responsibility.
A Department of Energy agency that funds high-risk, high-payoff research, has awarded engineers at Case Western Reserve University $567,805 to develop a "rustbelt" battery with unprecedented flexibility and utility.
Turning lignin, a plant's structural "glue" and a byproduct of the paper and pulp industry, into something considerably more valuable is driving a research effort headed by Amit Naskar of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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