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Sustainable Paper’s Best Kept Secret: Biogas

October 29, 20194 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

Having spent 17 years working at a paper plant in a wide variety of roles, I am passionate about finding and sharing solutions for industries built around fossil fuels. The papermaking process is extremely energy intensive and requires thermal energy to dry paper, making it a challenging nut to crack. The path taken by Rolland to clean up its energy footprint is encouraging for the papermaking industry and serves as a model for other gas-consuming industries.

ABB Analyzes The Habits Of Bees To Develop New Computer Vision Tech

August 6, 20195 years ago Kyle Field 0 Comments

ABB is putting the bees back into its name with a new project that was born from one employee’s passion which led him to explore the intersection of beekeeping and technology.

Thermal Imaging Camera Review for Energy Efficiency Work: Flir One vs. Seek

November 23, 20158 years ago Industry Sponsor 8 Comments

Thermal imaging can be used to spot heat signatures, something our naked eye can’t see. In the world of sustainability, this tech is particularly applicable to spotting heat escaping from underinsulated areas of buildings, as well as excessive heat or heat loss in industrial equipment. Previously, this technology was cost-prohibitive … [continued]

Scottish Electricity Generation Plan Underway

March 7, 201212 years ago Joshua S Hill 2 Comments

A new Scottish Government report has made it clear that the country can make its targets of meeting the country’s electricity needs by 2020 from renewables and thermal generation progressively fitted with carbon capture and storage. The Scottish Government aims to develop an electricity generation mix built around four … [continued]

Google Busting Out Breakthrough Solar Thermal Technology in 1-3 Years?

March 3, 201014 years ago Zachary Shahan 4 Comments

Google “green czar” Bill Weihl has just reported that if all things go as planned, we could see Google rolling out breakthrough solar thermal technology within 1-3 years. Google’s new concentrated solar technology, he says, would cut the cost of solar thermal power systems in half — a good step … [continued]

Lockheed Martin to Develop Ocean Thermal Energy Prototype

October 9, 200816 years ago alexfelsinger 16 Comments

The US Department of Energy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.2 million contract to construct a thermal piping system to capture the ocean’s absorbed solar heat. The energy produced could be used to generate electricity or to fuel desalination, and according to the company, the process would be relatively harmless … [continued]