France’s $1.65 Billion Support for ProLogium’s Solid-State Battery Research
This project translates into batteries with heightened energy density and enhanced safety compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries.
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Germany is the Latest Country to Join the Hydrogen Pipeline Project
H2Med is a pipeline under the Mediterranean Sea connecting Portugal and Spain with France and now, Germany to supply about 10% of the European Union's hydrogen demand by 2030.
L’Occitane Group Taps Loop Industries for 100% Recycled PET
L’Occitane Group signed a multi-year agreement with Loop Industries for Loop branded 100% sustainable PET plastic. The global manufacturer and retailer of natural cosmetics and well-being products plans to start incorporating the plastic into L’Occitane en Provence packaging.
GE, EDF Inaugurate ‘Most Efficient Power Plant in the World’
General Electric and French energy company EDF today began operation of the first ever combined-cycle power plant equipped with GE’s HA turbine, in Bouchain, France.
COP21: Carbon Pricing, Bill Gates, Businesses Act on Climate Change
As the COP21 climate talks continue in Paris global leaders and organizations are stepping up calls for carbon pricing. The leaders of France, Germany, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Ethiopia, as well as heads of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development say either taxing ... Read more »
Biodegradable Plastic Pilot Plant Online
Carbios’ biodegradable plastics pilot plan is now online in France. Carbios’ new production platform incorporates the biochemistry company’s enzyme-based technology and enables the pilot-scale reproduction, with a capacity of 40 kilograms per hour, of all steps required to produce plastic film. The biodegradable plastic pilot plant, located at Carbios’ headquarters ... Read more »
World’s Tallest Wood Building Would Store 3,700MT CO2e
Michael Green Architecture of Vancouver, Canada, along with architecture, design and engineering agency DVVD of Paris and real estate developer REI France have proposed a green building project called Baobab that would feature the world’s tallest wood building at 35-stories. The project’s collection of wood structures would offer greater environmental ... Read more »
Monsanto to France: Roundup Is Safe
Monsanto says it was “surprised” by French environment minister Ségolène Royal’s comments made over the weekend about the sale of its Roundup lawn and garden products. Royal proposed restricting the pesticide to behind-the-counter sales — a system that already exists in several other European countries including Germany. She proposed this in ... Read more »
Avery Dennison Expands Film Matrix Recycling
Avery Dennison and Belgian-based Seliplast AG (acronym for Second Life for Plastics) have launched what they say is a first-of-its-kind recycling option for label matrix waste made of polypropylene and polyethylene. The program is now available to converters in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and France. This new offering builds on ... Read more »
US Supply Chains More Vulnerable to Climate Risks
Lack of preparation currently leaves supply chains in Brazil, China, India and the US more vulnerable to climate risks than those in Europe and Japan, according to a report by CDP and Accenture. Supply chain sustainability revealed: a country comparison also finds suppliers in China and India deliver the greatest ... Read more »
Daimler Must Use Low-Global-Warming Coolant
Germany must force Daimler — which makes Mercedes-Benz — to use a newer low-global-warming air conditioning coolant, according to the European Union. Industry Week reports the EC said Germany has “infringed EU law” and faces court action by allowing Daimler to use an older refrigerant that emits potent greenhouse gases. Since ... Read more »
UK Lags Behind In Plastic Recycling
Over 77 percent of total European plastic waste is generated by seven countries, and of those, the UK is the worst when it comes to recycling and energy recovery, according to a recent report by Wrights GPX Plastics. The report notes that although there has been a positive trend in ... Read more »