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Eco-friendly robotic cleaner to reduce ship fuel consumption.
14/02/2009
Eco-friendly robotic cleaner to reduce ship fuel consumption.
Newcastle University engineers have developed a robotic cleaning system able to navigate its own way across a ship’s hull and remove marine growths. It offers an effective replacement to environmentally-damaging biocides The self-navigating robot cleaner makes it possible to improve maritime...
United Kingdom
Hydraulic separator may hold key to better plastics recycling
06/01/2009
Hydraulic separator may hold key to better plastics recycling
The recycling of plastics has been hampered in the past by sorting difficulties, but with the advent of the Multidune hydraulic separator, a solution may have finally been found. The recycling of plastics has been hampered in the past by sorting difficulties, but with the advent of the...
Italy
Making car recycling more environmentally friendly
05/11/2008
Making car recycling more environmentally friendly
Advanced technologies to increase the recovery rate from end-of-life vehicles can help Member States achieve EU targets for resource and energy recovery. There is a clear responsibility on car manufacturers in the EU to ensure maximum recycling when vehicles reach their end-of-life stage. This...
Eu
On-board carbon capture offers emission-free cars
06/08/2008
On-board carbon capture offers emission-free cars
US researchers have developed an innovative strategy to capture, store and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles to prevent CO2 from finding its way into the atmosphere. US researchers have developed an innovative strategy to capture, store and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles to...
Eu

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