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Recovering valuable metals from industrial waste
27/07/2011
Recovering valuable metals from industrial waste
The rising cost of metals is expected to drive uptake of an ecological metal-recovery system being developed by the EU-funded Ecometre project. It will benefit both surface-engineering and electronics companies. Surface-engineering and related industrial sectors, such as aerospace, automotive,...
Eu
Natural pest management cuts rice waste
30/05/2011
Natural pest management cuts rice waste
A EUREKA project has come up with a novel combination of natural methods to keep rice safe from insects and fungi during storage, providing a welcome substitute for pesticides. An eco-innovative alternative to growing ever more rice to feed booming populations in Asia, Latin America and Africa...
Eu
Building ports from recycled materials
04/04/2011
Building ports from recycled materials
A Scandinavian consortium is mixing contaminated sediment with special binders to produce a construction material for ports as a sustainable alternative to dumping at sea or landfill. Stricter regulations have reduced use of hazardous chemicals and heavy metals in industrial activities, but...
Sweden
Boosting the environmental return on glass recycling
15/04/2010
Boosting the environmental return on glass recycling
The MEIGLASS Life project developed an innovative process for recovering greater amounts of quality glass from broken or waste glass returned for recycling with less energy use. When using recycled glass, the glass-container industry requires ‘oven-ready’ cullet – broken or waste glass – free...
Italy
Lighting the path to lower energy consumption
28/07/2009
Lighting the path to lower energy consumption
The next generation of low consumption lighting systems is set to slash energy consumption in Europe. New developments, such as organic LEDs, could result in huge energy savings. According to the OLED100.eu project, lighting now accounts for a quarter of Europe’s total energy consumption....
Eu
Floating the idea of purifying water with glass beads
26/03/2009
Floating the idea of purifying water with glass beads
Cranfield University is pioneering the use of glass beads in water treatment – a concept that could lead to dramatic energy savings in treating drinking, waste and industrial water. The Sustainable Systems Department at this UK university is testing a new low carbon footprint technology,...
United Kingdom
Cutting the cost of treating oil-polluted wastewater
12/03/2009
Cutting the cost of treating oil-polluted wastewater
The EUREKA Euroenviron Biosorb-Tox project has developed a treatment system for oil-polluted wastewater that is changing the way it can be treated while dramatically cutting costs. Wastewater from ships, oil refineries and other petrochemical industries is laden with harmful toxic compounds,...
Lithuania
Harnessing computer power to revolutionise domestic energy consumption
05/02/2009
Harnessing computer power to revolutionise domestic energy consumption
The EU-funded POBICOS project is harnessing innovative computing applications to develop a cutting-edge home-automation platform that could dramatically change energy consumption. The POBICOS project hopes to develop a computer-based platform that will make energy-saving technology easy to...
Eu
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
Developing second-generation biofuels for commercial flights
20/11/2008
Developing second-generation biofuels for commercial flights
Airbus and Honeywell are working with others to develop biofuels that could satisfy nearly a third of global demand from commercial aircraft by 2030 without affecting food supplies Airbus, JetBlue Airways and International Aero Engines will work with two Honeywell companies – UOP and Honeywell...
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