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Incentivised recycling
13/11/2012
Incentivised recycling
A small British company is developing an innovative business model that will encourage the recycling and reuse of domestic appliances, such as fridges and washing machines, in exchange for loyalty points that can be used with up to 300 online retailers. EEESafe, based in Swansea, Wales, is...
United Kingdom
Reducing surplus sludge in wastewater treatment
19/09/2011
Reducing surplus sludge in wastewater treatment
The EU-funded WASTEred project has facilitated the successful market launch of an eco-innovative product to reduce sludge generated during wastewater treatment in the food sector. Over 25 million tonnes of sludge is generated during wastewater treatment in the meat and dairy sectors in the EU...
Eu
Conjuring water out of air
03/10/2010
Conjuring water out of air
Innovator Dutch Rainmaker has married wind-turbine technology with water production and purification expertise to create a sustainable method for extracting water from air. The idea of collecting water from air is not new. However, Friesland-based Dutch Rainmaker was attracted to the idea of...
Netherlands
Digital editions: pathway to greener publications
09/06/2009
Digital editions: pathway to greener publications
Digital publishing could significantly improve the environmental impact of the publishing sector. Through paperless production, resource consumption and emissions will be reduced. Digital technologies have revolutionised people’s lives in a variety of ways. Such innovations have fundamentally...
United Kingdom
World's first mine-water power station opens in Heerlen
15/02/2009
World's first mine-water power station opens in Heerlen
The EU-supported Minewater project opened the world's first mine-water power station in the Netherlands in October 2008 to highlight the geothermal energy potential of water in old mines. Minewater set out to develop a geothermal power station exploiting water in abandoned mines in the town of...
Netherlands
On the crest of wave-power production
21/01/2009
On the crest of wave-power production
National and international organisations worked together to fund, develop and open the world's first commercial wave power plant off the coast of Portugal, as part of ETAP-oriented plans to intensify the exploitation of renewable energy sources A joint venture between three corporations has led...
Eu

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