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Making building materials greener
04/09/2011
Making building materials greener
Life-cycle assessment reveals potential for eco-innovation and substitution of traditional materials by natural, local equivalents to cut the environmental footprint of buildings. The impact of a building on its environment has just as much to do with the materials used to construct it as with...
Eu
Tackling urban water shortages: new technologies for self-sufficiency
04/09/2011
Tackling urban water shortages: new technologies for self-sufficiency
A Danish study of alternative water supply systems suggests that adopting a mix of different technologies could optimise the potential for water self- sufficiency in urban areas. Population growth and urbanisation are challenging current water supply systems. In many urban areas, attention has...
Denmark
Polish research groups partner up to offer their best
28/07/2011
Polish research groups partner up to offer their best
ENVITECH-Net links up research institutions in Poland with one another and colleagues abroad to drive the development and dissemination of innovative environmental technologies. In 2002, universities and research institutes across Poland decided that their country needed more environment-...
Poland
EUREKA label marks out outstanding projects in market-oriented water technologies
28/07/2011
EUREKA label marks out outstanding projects in market-oriented water technologies
ACQUEAU, the industry-driven EUREKA initiative which funds innovative R&D in the European water sector, launched a third call for projects focusing on low-energy wastewater treatment. Global markets for drinking and waste water were worth over €250 billion in 2008. World infrastructure...
Eu
Eco-technologies get a boost through innovation clusters
28/07/2011
Eco-technologies get a boost through innovation clusters
Academic, economic and political sectors are forming partnerships in regions around the world to give extra impetus and support to R&D, innovation and brand-new eco-technologies. Innovation clusters bringing together researchers, companies and public authorities have long existed, but it is...
Eu
Using ‘emergy’ analysis to measure eco-village sustainability
28/07/2011
Using ‘emergy’ analysis to measure eco-village sustainability
A survey carried out to measure the sustainability of a Sicilian eco-village suggests that ‘emergy’ analysis produces more comprehensive results than life-cycle or other forms of analysis As communities strive to meet the challenges of energy efficiency, the need to calculate their...
Italy
Developing collaborative solutions to environmental challenges
28/07/2011
Developing collaborative solutions to environmental challenges
European Technology Platforms play a key role in helping the Environmental Technologies Action Plan ensure eco-innovations make the transition from research to commercialisation. Ensuring the right innovations emerge to meet environmental challenges is one of ETAP’s main priorities. To...
Eu
EIT knowledge and innovation communities to promote innovation and ensure competitiveness in Europe
28/07/2011
EIT knowledge and innovation communities to promote innovation and ensure competitiveness in Europe
Knowledge and innovation communities hold the key to the growth of innovation in Europe, and will form the foundations of the new European Institute of Innovation and Technology. Europe's richest resource is its wealth of intellect and inventiveness. It is essential to tap such a pool of...
Eu
First STEP towards sustainable public buildings
28/07/2011
First STEP towards sustainable public buildings
The Warsaw University of Technology STEP project is striving to improve the energy performance of Polish public buildings by developing new software and educational support tools. The ‘Sustainable Thermomodernisation of Public Buildings’ (STEP) project addresses the knowledge gap associated...
Poland
Nanotechnology: potential benefits, unknown risks
28/07/2011
Nanotechnology: potential benefits, unknown risks
As the European Commission works to shape the EU’s future nanotechnology strategy, experts from across the Union are calling for more research into potential environmental risks. Nanotechnology has the potential to enhance environmental protection, whilst boosting Europe’s industrial...
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