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Energy Commission Seeks Low-Carbon Aluminum, Bumps Into En+

July 24th, 2019 | by Tina Casey

When clean tech and geopolitics collide: Russia's En+ puts low carbon aluminum on the global decarbonization agenda, with an assist from Kentucky

CleanTechnica Occasional Book Club: Cradle To Cradle

March 7th, 2018 | by Matthew Klippenstein

Cradle to Cradle made industrial ecology and the circular economy a lot more mainstream than they had previously been. They’re both still niche notions, but without Cradle to Cradle they’d be a lot more obscure. And if you’re interested in sustainability, the book (or at a minimum this summary!) is required reading

Agriculture

Cleantech News Roundup: New Formula E Car, Greener Aluminum, Indian Solar, Plastic Pollution, Emissions-Sniffing Drones…

February 7th, 2018 | by Derek Markham

We’ve got stories about emissions-sniffing drones, the new Formula E race car, Volvo's carbon neutral engine plant, a dual-motor AWD Tesla Model 3, Shell's investment in solar, lower-carbon aluminum production, Indian solar news, DIY shaving cream, natural hangover remedies, and more in today’s cleantech news roundup.

Autonomous Vehicles

VW–Scooby Doo Fantasy Crossover, LA Auto Show, & Fair Trade Copper (CleanTech Talk 42)

December 15th, 2017 | by Matthew Klippenstein

Episode #42 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers my LA Auto Show-inspired VW-Scooby Doo fantasy crossover and “Fair Trade” Copper.

Clean Transport

South Korea To Boost Metals Stockpiles In Anticipation Of EV Boom

November 25th, 2017 | by James Ayre

Inventories of non-ferrous metals may be boosted significantly in South Korea beginning next year, owing to the expectation of fast growing demand for electric vehicles, the country's Public Procurement Service (PPS) has revealed

Batteries

Tesla Model 3 Battery Materials Supplier Ramping Up

February 26th, 2016 | by James Ayre

Originally published on EV Obsession. Sumitomo Metal Mining has revealed as part of its most recent 3-year business plan that [&hellip

Clean Transport

Ford Scoops $6 Mil Out Of $55 Million Vehicle Efficiency Pot

August 15th, 2014 | by Tina Casey

DOE taps Ford for a massive new $6 million carbon fiber technology project, part of a $55 million round of funding for advanced vehicle efficiency

Consumer Technology

Apple Goes Green With Its New Mac Pro Desktop

January 6th, 2014 | by Jo Borrás

Apple’s redesigned flagship offering, the Mac Pro, should be reaching its first batch of pro-level customers and power users as [&hellip

Cars

The Car Of The Future Will Be Made From Seawater

September 20th, 2013 | by Tina Casey

Hey, maybe we can drink our way out of this mess after all. ARPA-E, the Energy Department’s cutting-edge technology funding [&hellip

Cars

$40 Million More For Cleaner Transport (ARPA-E)

March 29th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor

Reposted from EERE: The Energy Department on March 22 announced that approximately $40 million from its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy [&hellip

Buildings

Alcoa Turns Buildings into Pollution-Eating “Trees”

May 10th, 2011 | by Tina Casey

The aluminum giant Alcoa is launching a new self-cleaning building material that can help decompose airborne pollutants that stick to surfaces, much the same as trees and other plants do. The new material, a pre-coated architechtural panel called "Reynobond with EcoClean," is the result of a collaboration between Alcoa and the