Eco Innovation
Embedded photovoltaic systems device data management and green energy
For decades, photovoltaic systems have been successfully deployed throughout the world to power a variety of applications, including remote weather stations, telecommunications towers, residential installations, community microgrids, and even grid-scale power plants.
Midsummer's thin film solar cell mega factory to open in Flen
The municipality of Flen in central Sweden has been chosen by Swedish manufacturer of thin-film solar cells Midsummer as the location for its new 200MW mega factory for the production of thin film solar cells for the European market.
igus rolls out the first 100 all-plastic bicycles in UK
The first batch of the famous igus all-plastic bicycle is in production, while igus builds a high-volume production line.
Would you fly on a battery-powered plane? Brits say yes!
Eighty-two per cent of Brits would be open to flying on a hydrogen-powered plane, and 77% would consider flying on planes run entirely on batteries, research to support the Jet Zero Council finds.
Camion raises €2.7M to scale electric vehicle charging
Camion, a London-based power and electric vehicle charging intelligence and analytics platform arming users in the real estate and EV charging infrastructure sector with insights to tap growing EV charging demand and futureproof their portfolios, has successfully raised €2.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by EQT Ventures.
Meet PES Technologies’ ‘Electronic Nose’ that is advancing soil health analysis
PES Technologies’Co-Founder and CTO,Dr Jim Bailey, talks to Electronic Specifier’s Sheryl Miles about the Electronic Nose, an innovative device that is poised to enhance the way soil health is monitored.
Study: EU single market key for scaling sustainable tech
The latest joint report launched by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Patent Office (EPO) provides a comprehensive overview of Europe's sustainable cleantech innovators, highlighting their work and the support needed in bringing their inventions to market.
New ‘lamp post’ gas detector to prevent millions of air pollution deaths
A new gas-sensing network that can analyse multiple gases in real-time in urban areas is under development, aimed at reducing deaths from ambient air pollution.
ABB pioneers cable protection solution from discarded ocean fishing nets
An estimated one million tonnes of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), the equivalent of 50,000 double-decker buses, litter the world’s oceans every year, endangering marine life as a major source of ocean plastic pollution. To help address dangerous marine pollution, ABB Installation Products pioneered industry-leading cable protection crafted from 50% recycle-based polyamide using primarily recovered fishing nets.&nb...
DELO commissions PV system with a peak output of 1.7 MWp
DELO has recently started producing its own green electricity, utilising solar energy to power its facilities.