Hemp For Victory! Researchers Make Better, Cheaper Batteries From Plant Waste
Researchers have been trying to use hemp as a low cost, high energy density battery material for a decade. Are they getting anywhere close?
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Hydrogen Is As Broadly Useful As Hemp, And Will Be Used Just As Much
All of the people shouting from the rooftops about the wonders of hydrogen are just as wrong as all of the people shouting about the wonders of hemp, and for the same reasons.
TenTree Clothing Company Plants 10 Trees For Every Item It Sells
The concept is so simple, and yet so powerful. The idea that a company could change the world just by selling shirts, socks, hoodies and the like is a bit mind-bending. The fact that they are working to plant more than 1 billion trees by 2030 is impressive and humbling. To date, they have planted over 21 million trees, funded through their sale of responsibly produced clothing products. It’s the power of an organization committed to affecting change at a scale that scrambles the minds of most people.
Smoke This! Clean “Biocoal” From Hibiscus Cannabinus & Hemp Helps Reduce GHG Emissions
Biocoal is in the news as a possible substitute for traditional coal in power generation.
Cleantech News Roundup: New Formula E Car, Greener Aluminum, Indian Solar, Plastic Pollution, Emissions-Sniffing Drones…
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.
Electric Car News Link Bomb (Tesla Model X Love, Chevy Bolt Test Drives, Porsche 911…
As with the renewable energy news link bomb I just published, here’s another one dedicated to electric car news: Tesla Motors Stuff Tesla Autopilot Performs Flawlessly During Motley Fool Highway Test GM Has Lobbied Against Tesla’s Direct Sales Model In At Least Five States Tesla Fights On In Utah And Connecticut Blogger Says Tesla Is Building Throwaway Cars … [continued]
Straw and Hemp Houses To Be Huff-and-Puff Proof Buildings of the Future
Researchers from the University of Bath will be constructing a “BaleHaus” this summer made from prefabricated straw bale and hemp cladding panels. The house will be a model for building carbon zero homes of the future. And because straw and hemp efficiently absorb carbon dioxide while they grow, the buildings … [continued]
