Energy-Efficient Method Of Recovering Valuable Minerals & Materials From Wastewater Developed

An energy-efficient method of recovering economically valuable minerals and materials from wastewater has been developed by researchers at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. In addition to the new approach to recovering resources from industrial wastewater, the researchers also developed new ‘rapid tools’ for the identification of various environmental pollutants. The new work makes the

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By James Ayre | March 20, 2014 | Food & Water |
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Triboelectric Nanogenerator Technology Breakthrough — Power Output Density Boosted By A Factor Of 100,000

The technology of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) has come a long way since its unveiling only two years ago, based on the creator’s most recent press release. Since then, the technology has had its power output density boosted by a factor of over 100,000 — the power output now reaches up to, impressively, 300 Watts per

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2015 BMW i8 PHEV Entering Production, Final Specs Released

Editor’s Note: Most of us will probably never even see this vehicle in the wild — the BMW i8 price before any incentives comes in at $135,700. Nonetheless, it’s one of the hottest electric cars on the market and gets plenty of attention… including from us here at CleanTechnica. It’s a nice car. BMW has

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By James Ayre | March 19, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Nissan+Renault On Track To Surpass 2020 EV Sales Goal?

Editor’s Note: I’ve written about the exponential growth of disruptive technologies, which I am convinced electric cars will be, a number of times. I’ve also written about how electric car sales are doing much better than many give credit. Of course, the head of Renault & Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, initially had very large targets for

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By James Ayre | March 19, 2014 | Electric Cars |
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Solar-Powered Toilet That Can Turn Waste Into Biochar

A toilet that can transform human waste into biochar, powered by nothing but the sun, has been developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. The new technology was designed to address some of the sanitation issues that are common in many developing countries — and thereby help to protect local water supplies, and

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By James Ayre | March 19, 2014 | Food & Water, Health, Solar Energy |
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Electric Scooter/Briefcase — #FTW or #FAIL

Originally published on EV Obsession. If you’ve ever wanted a briefcase that can transform into an electric scooter (like a Transformer ), well, then you’re now in luck. Green Energy Motors Corp is now offering just such a scooter/briefcase. Looks like your dreams have come true — if you have $6000 dollars, that is…. (For [&hellip

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By James Ayre | March 18, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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Nissan & Renault Likely To Topple 2020 Electric Car Sales Target Early

Nissan — along with its partner Renault — appears to be well on track to meeting (or surpassing) its electric car sales goal for 2020, based on the most recent numbers from the company. Currently, the two companies have together sold about 10% of the goal of 1.5 million units by 2020 — of this, [&hellip

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By James Ayre | March 18, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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