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Earlier this year, 1,124 wind-turbine blades were sitting in a Wyoming landfill. Now, a Missouri cement plant has given 7,000 more a second life, offering a different ending for retired renewable-energy equipmentWyoming buried 1,124 wind turbine blades. Now, a Missouri cement plant is giving more than 7,000 retired blades a second life. The contrast...- Wyoming buried 1,124 wind turbine blades in a landfill, but a Missouri plant found a way to reuse 7,000 more old blades by turning them into cement feedstock and kiln fuelWyoming buried 1,124 wind turbine blades in a Casper landfill after cutting each into three pieces, but a Missouri plant near St Louis has ...
- In 2019, scientists tested a diaper-like superabsorbent polymer in lab-made asphalt samples; the water-storing material cooled the specimens by up to 12°CResearchers from China have pioneered a groundbreaking asphalt composite integrated with superabsorbent polymers aimed at cooling city envi...
- In 1941, a Black American scientist and industrialist and business magnate built a car with never-seen-before plastic made from soybean and other crops: How the soybean car became an early experiment in plant-based automobilesIn 1941, a Black American scientist and industrialist and business magnate built a car with never-seen-before plastic made from soybean and...
- In 2022, Ireland built a pedestrian bridge from two wind-turbine blades that were too difficult to recycleOld wind turbine blades are now supporting a footbridge in County Cork, Ireland. These blades, retired after their operational life, offer ...
- Ashish Kacholia purchased another 1.30 lakh shares in recently listed stock that’s up 206% YTDAce investor Ashish Kacholia has increased his stake in Indo SMC, a maker of electrical infrastructure equipment. Indo SMC reported a signi...
- These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and upside potential of up to 29% in one year, according to analystsFor long in the clutches of bears, the Nifty and Sensex now appear to be making serious attempts to think positively. The big question now ...
- Why Saudi Arabia imports sand despite being covered by desertDespite vast desert landscapes, Saudi Arabia imports construction-grade sand due to its smooth, wind-shaped grains being unsuitable for con...
- AI machine sorts clothes faster than humans to boost textile recycling in ChinaA new AI machine called Fastsort-Textile is revolutionising textile recycling in China. It rapidly sorts used clothes by fiber composition,...
- NITI Aayog lays out a roadmap for advancing the circular economy framework for E-waste and lithium-ion battery scrapIn its report, jointly prepared with the The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the Aayog has called for additional incentives to manuf...
- New labelling rule coming soon: Clothes, home linen may have to tag care, origin, fabric detailsIndia is set to implement new mandatory labelling rules for apparel and home textiles, requiring manufacturers to disclose fibre content, o...
- Experts suggest Aadhaar number to better manage recycling of batteriesIndia's eMobility R&D Roadmap, released by Adviser A.K. Sood, suggests a battery Aadhaar for digitized tracking and end-of-life management ...
- Automakers embrace sustainability: Shift towards recycled materials, biodegradable parts for new modelsCorporate-run scrap yards are coming up, creating a new industry of sorts of recyclable parts, while component manufacturers are replacing ...
- Reliance becomes first in India to use chemical recycling for circular polymersReliance shipped its first batch of ISCC-Plus certified circular polymers, named CircuRepol (Polypropylene) and CircuRelene (Polyethylene)....
- Mercedes-Benz Energy to repurpose EV batteries; inks partnership with Indian startup LohumMBE and Lohum have been working together for nearly two years. The agreement will enable Lohum to secure high volumes of second-use battery...
- CSE welcomes Delhi govt move to use recycled C&D wasteA green body today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for i...
- CSE welcomes Delhi government move to use recycled C&D wasteA green body today welcomed Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for its b...
- Strong metal foam to protect from harmful radiationScientists have developed a new strong, lightweight composite metal foam that can block X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation.
- Plane breaking: New ways give life to old birdsAirbus for the first time started a 3.2 million euro project called PAMELA-LIFE (Process for Advanced Management of End-of-Life of Aircraft...
- Wealth from wasteWastepickers from 40 countries (including two from India) converged for a conference in Bogota, Colombia a while ago.
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