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The future of urban housing is energy-efficient refrigerators
The scars and pockmarks of the aging apartments and housing units under the purview of the New York City Housing Authority don’t immediately communicate the idea of innovation. The largest landlord in the city, housing…
The Download: Trouble for a CO2 removal startup, and a US spy spyware bid
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Running Tide is facing scientist departures and growing concerns over seaweed sinking for…
Running Tide is facing scientist departures and growing concerns over seaweed sinking for carbon removal
Running Tide, an aquaculture company based in Portland, Maine, has said it expected to set tens of thousands of tiny floating kelp farms adrift in the North Atlantic between this summer and next. The hope…
These scientists want to capture more carbon with CRISPR crops
Plants are the original carbon capture factories—and a new research program aims to make them better ones by using gene editing. The Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI), a research group in Berkeley, California, founded by CRISPR…
The aviation industry can hit its emissions goals, but it needs new fuels
Cutting carbon emissions from planes is going to be difficult—but not impossible. With enough funding, policy support, and alternative fuel, aviation can make enough progress to help the world reach global climate targets by 2050,…
The Download: Longer-lasting electric car batteries, and Big Tech’s fightback
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This startup wants to pack more energy into electric vehicle batteries Fully charged:…
This startup wants to pack more energy into electric vehicle batteries
While electric vehicles are rising in popularity, they are still limited in range—a Tesla Model 3 can go for about 350 miles before it needs to be recharged—and concerns about safety have plagued the lithium-ion…
Will carbon become your next KPI?
While TCO, ROI, and other metrics drove IT leaders’ decisions in the past, carbon may be entering into your calculations shortly. The post Will carbon become your next KPI? appeared first on TechRepublic.
The Download: Locking up carbon with corn, and the path to greener steel
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside Charm Industrial’s big bet on corn stalks for carbon removal In recent…
How Charm Industrial hopes to use crops to cut steel emissions
Charm Industrial has gained attention for its unusual approach to storing away carbon dioxide: converting plant matter into bio-oil that it then pumps into deep wells and salt caverns. (See related story.) But the San…
Inside Charm Industrial’s big bet on corn stalks for carbon removal
In recent weeks, a crew of staffers from a company called Charm Industrial have been working on the edge of Kansas corn fields, moving rolled bales of stalks, leaves, husks, and tassels up to a…
Equipment management and sustainability
Key takeaways: Modernizing manufacturing processes reduces the amount of equipment, energy, and raw materials used in production and can significantly cut CO2 emissions. The factory floor can act as an important “command-and-control” point for a…
These materials were meant to revolutionize the solar industry. Why hasn’t it happened?
Solar panels are basically synonymous with silicon. The material is used in about 95% of the panels in today’s market. But silicon solar cells are limited in how much energy they can harness from the…
The Download: Storing renewable power with carbon dioxide, and Roe v Wade under threat
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This company wants to use carbon dioxide to store renewable power on the…
