Glowee, biologically inspired lighting
The young CEO of Glowee, Sandra Rey, presented the company’s lighting technology which was developed by mimicking the light produced by certain marine bio-organisms at the Cleantech Forum in 2016. She hopes that her company will help to shift the production of light from the electrical field to the biological field. The solution can take any shape form, without the need for any installation or infrastructure, and is...
Dyson launch new connected purifier
Dyson have announced the launch of a new connected air purifier, which will be capable of cleansing the air of particles as small as 0.1 microns. The new device, called the Dyson Pure Cool Link, which combines an air filtration system and a software system, can detect the internal and external pollution, and is controllable from a smartphone. Dyson, the famous manufacturer of bagless vacuum cleaners, claim that the new device is...
CEPI publish new paper quality standards
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has upgraded its standards and issued new guidelines concerning the quality control of paper required for paper to be accepted for recycling. This new standard was created in order to better harmonize the implementation of the standard EN 643, which dictates the acceptable quality level for paper recycling. The EN 643 proposes a tolerance of 1.5% contamination, consequently the new...
Mayor calls for less traffic in Paris
On Tuesday, April 5, the Socialist Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo spoke on the French media station RTL of “sending a message” to the government, whom she wants she to establish the decrees necessary to implement pollution control measures the capital. If the proposed decrees are passed, all petrol and diesel engine cars produced before January 1, 1997 will be forbidden from being on the road between 8 am and 8pm, as well as...
UK constructs first dairy-based biogas plant
The first European plant to provide anaerobic biogas from dairy waste from a cheese manufacturing facility will soon open in the county of Cumbria, England. The cost of the project, led by Clearfleau, is estimated at £ 10 million and is expected to generate £3 million per year in income and savings, while providing the dairy with 25% of its energy needs. At full capacity, the new facility is expected to treat 1,650 m3 of effluent per...
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