Texas Scores Another Clean Tech Point, Flow Battery Edition
The inventors of an inexpensive new flow battery chemistry are bringing their manufacturing line from New York To Texas for scaleup.
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9 Ways Manufacturers Can Develop More Sustainable Products
Now that there is more urgency than ever for businesses to implement sustainable product development practices, they’re turning to technology solutions to help jump-start their initiatives.
Farmer Connect Is Using Blockchain To Ensure That Fair Is Fair
It’s no secret: Americans love — and I mean, love — coffee. According to the NCA, more than 70% of Americans drink coffee, and each of them drinks an average of 3.1 cups per day (!). That’s a lot of coffee, you guys, but there’s some good news to ease … [continued]
Harley-Davidson Ebike Spinoff Riding Line Between Toxic Parent Brand & Supply Chain Needs
The business trick for surviving a company which has been disrupted by innovation is to get money from it, get out of it, and let the original company sink.
Pushing Sustainability Through The Supply Chain — Our Experience
Most of us want to live in a world without waste. The problem is, it’s everywhere. Buy organic food? It’s often wrapped in plastic. Produce? Bioplastic bags don’t cut the mustard for some foodies (how did cut the mustard become an expression?). Order a pallet to buy in bulk? Guess what — stuff is effectively saran wrapped onto the pallet to keep it from sliding around. Turns out, plastic is useful.
Tesla Begins Shipping Parts To Nearest Service Center When Vehicle Fault Is Detected
Tesla’s Vehicles Self-Diagnose Then Self-Medicate When Faults Are Detected
The Growing Fashion Industry Needs More Sustainable Solutions
The fashion industry has a surprisingly huge carbon budget – and it’s only growing. Learn more about why the garment industry is in need of an overhaul and how you can be a more conscious consumer.
Is Tesla Overreaching With Gigafactory Tactics?
Tesla Motors announced big plans earlier this year. Though the agreement is not public, Panasonic is also involved: it plans to manufacture and supply cylindrical lithium-ion cells Tesla uses to build battery packs to power electric cars. Specifically, said Sebastian Blanco of Autoblog Green in June, batteries from Tesla’s announced Gigafactory … [continued]
Business Uses Carbon Prices For Long-Term Planning: CDP Report
CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) finds it encouraging that after years of denial, business uses carbon prices to plan ahead these days. The response of business and industry leaders to the problem of climate change is undergoing a major transformation, says the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: “Just over … [continued]
Where Is The Real Innovation In Wind Energy?
Wind energy is a tremendous success story world wide, with staggering amounts of innovation. It isn’t given sufficient credit for that and is even unfairly attacked by those opposed to it as old technology. Every aspect of construction, operation, and the business of horizontal axis wind turbines has been subject … [continued]
