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Clean power from underwater kites
18/05/2016
Clean power from underwater kites
A company with its origins in Swedish aerospace and automobile company Saab is moving towards installation of an underwater power plant that it claims will produce energy cost effectively and with minimal environmental impact. The company, Minesto, has developed what looks like an underwater kite...
Sweden
Construction sector builds on eco-innovation
05/05/2016
Construction sector builds on eco-innovation
The market for construction products offers a substantial opportunity for circular economy business models. Rather than being manufactured from virgin materials, many construction products – such as building and insulation materials – can be recovered and recycled from construction and demolition...
Eu
Slovenian company specialises in new windows from old
05/05/2016
Slovenian company makes new windows from old materials
A Slovenian company that emerged from a farming cooperative to become a manufacturer of windows is leading a move away from synthetic window frames to a new generation of recyclable frames made from wood and aluminium, which are suitable for passive and low-energy houses and applications. The...
Slovenia
Pan-European project tests and values water technologies
09/03/2016
Pan-European project tests and values water technologies
A project to test eco-innovative technologies that conserve and improve water resources is underway at five sites across Europe. In its second phase, the DESSIN project (“Demonstrate Ecosystem Services Enabling Innovation in the Water Sector”) will also calculate the additional economic value that...
Eu
Innovative Finns find cash in waste management
23/02/2016
Innovative Finns find cash in waste management
A young Finnish company claims to be revolutionising the way waste is collected from public areas by using data from sensors to alert authorities to overflowing rubbish bins and recycling containers. The company, Espoo-based Enevo, has secured major backing from investors and is expanding in Europe...
Finland
Innovation prize boost for bacteria-based eco start-ups
23/02/2016
Innovation prize boost for bacteria-based eco start-ups
A French start-up that plans to use natural bioluminescence in street lighting and shop-front displays has scooped an eco-innovation prize from the city of Paris Innovation Grand Prix. The award, which was handed out at a ceremony in Paris in December 2015, earned the small company, Glowee, a prize...
France
Austrian procurement of wastewater system earns praise
09/02/2016
Austrian procurement of wastewater system earns praise
Austria's Federal Procurement Agency has gained Europe-wide recognition for innovation-friendly use of public procurement. In October 2015, the agency picked up a Public Procurement of Innovation award from the Procurement of Innovation Platform. By using their purchasing power to choose...
Austria
Croatian project promises reusable water from textiles manufacturing
26/01/2016
Croatian project promises reusable water from textiles manufacturing
A wastewater treatment facility on the site of a Croatian textiles factory could be the first in the European Union to have the capability to recover and reuse up to 100% of the water that the plant consumes. The facility was inaugurated in November 2015. The factory, at Osijek in northeastern...
Croatia
Textile sustainable innovation award goes to new denim treatment technology
10/01/2016
Textile sustainable innovation award goes to new denim treatment technology
A garment-finishing technology developed by an Italian company has scooped the first ever Industry Excellence Award for sustainable innovation from ITMA (Internationale Textilmaschinen Ausstellung), the world's largest exhibition dedicated to textile machinery, held every four years under the...
Small companies blaze a trail for modular design and longer gadget lifespans
10/01/2016
Small companies blaze a trail for modular design and longer gadget lifespans
There are signs that the trend towards eco-innovative modular design of electronic gadgets is increasing, to the extent that modular design is starting to become mainstream. Today, the design of most mobile phones, computers and other devices means they are not easily repairable; if one component...

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