German startup makes green hydrogen accessible to everyone

German startup makes green hydrogen accessible to everyone

The German startup Enapter designed an award-winning technology that makes emission-free hydrogen accessible to all.

  • November 28, 2021
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American entrepreneur designs a wind-powered wall

American entrepreneur designs a wind-powered wall

American designer and entrepreneur Joe Doucet created a concept of a wind turbine that fits into a wall.

  • November 8, 2021
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Japan wants to harness the energy of super typhoons to reach climate goals

Japan wants to harness the energy of super typhoons to reach climate goals

The Japanese “Typoonshot” project aims to mitigate typhoon-related risks and harness their energy to help the country reach zero carbon emissions by 2050.

  • October 18, 2021
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Waterlight is changing lives in coastal communities

Waterlight is changing lives in coastal communities

In Colombia, Wunderman Thompson and the startup E-Dina collaborated on WaterLight, a device that can transform half a litre of salt water into 45 days of light.

  • October 4, 2021
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What if dancing in your living room could lower your electricity bill?

What if dancing in your living room could lower your electricity bill?

Researchers from ETH Zürich and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Dübendorf have developed a device embedded in the floor that produces enough energy to power LED light bulbs and small electronics when someone walks on it.

  • September 6, 2021
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These stylish wind turbines generate safe and reliable energy in cities

These stylish wind turbines generate safe and reliable energy in cities

The Dutch-American company Flower Turbines creates elegant tulip-shaped wind turbines that pose no danger to wildlife and whose noise is undetectable to humans.

  • August 23, 2021
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Indian company reverse-engineers plastic to produce fuel

Indian company reverse-engineers plastic to produce fuel

In India, Rudra Environmental Solutions perfected Thermo Catalytic Depolymerization (TCD), a technique that converts plastic waste into fuel by reversing the plastic production process.

  • August 16, 2021
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Optim Energy leverages kinetic energy for his community

Optim Energy leverages kinetic energy for his community

In Sierra Leone, Jeremiah Thoronka founded Optim Energy to provide people in his community with clean, affordable and reliable energy. His innovative idea is to leverage kinetic energy – the energy objects have when in motion – to generate clean electricity.

  • August 2, 2021
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Ivory Coast inaugurates a cocoa-waste-powered biomass plant

Ivory Coast inaugurates a cocoa-waste-powered biomass plant

Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, will inaugurate a biomass plant that runs on cocoa waste.

  • July 19, 2021
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Researchers found a way to extract lithium from seawater

Researchers found a way to extract lithium from seawater

Okay, hang on to your hats because this one literally blew our minds 🤯

  • June 14, 2021
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