Environmental Sustainability

The real deal - authentic UGG boots - image courtesy of Decker Brands

UGG and US law enforcement uncover $700k worth of fakes on Long Island

Jay Wileman is President & CEO of the Wilmington, North Carolina-based GE Hitatchi - image courtesy of GE.

GE Hitachi to lead nuclear research project as DoE provides $82m in funding

GE workers in Belfort, France, are assembling the record-breaking 9HA gas turbine for Bouchain which set the GE World Record - image courtesy of GE Power.

GE awarded world record for most efficient combined-cycle power plant

Staff at the Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes, the Mexican car manufacturing plant of Renault-Nissan and Daimler which is to receive new technology from ABB - image courtesy of CMPA

ABB to improve energy efficiency of Renault-Nissan Mexican plant by up to 20%

The Nissan SOFC test bench. The SOFC fuel cell utilises the reaction of multiple fuels, including ethanol and natural gas, with oxygen to produce electricity with high efficiency - image courtesy of Nissan.

Nissan developing world’s first bio-ethanol powered vehicle system

CSIRO, RMIT and Queensland University of Technology are currently working on developing a “salt bath” that stabilise lithium metal foils and increase battery life and performance for electric cars - image courtesy of CSIRO.

A salt bath could boost next gen batteries for electric cars

PepsiCo has been embroiled in claims of worker exploitation at Palm Oil plantations operated by its affiliate, Indofood - image courtesy of Rainforest Action Network

PepsiCo and Indofood linked to Indonesian worker exploitation claims

Contamination of PFOA and PFOS is being linked to firefighting drills that were carried out about 30 years ago at military and Airforce bases around Australia - image courtesy of Adobe Stock

Tensions build after toxic PFOS and PFOA chemicals found in Australia

The FreshWorks Produce Saver unveiled by US company Rubbermaid could be a breakthrough in food storage - image courtesy of Rubbermaid.

New food storage product claims to keep produce fresher for 80% longer

Broadwind Energy will be busy producing wind turbine towers for wind farms over the next three years - image courtesy of Broadwind Energy

Broadwind Energy signs $137m contract to supply wind turbine towers

Dr Mark Keevers with one of the spectrum splitting, four-junction mini-modules developed at UNSW to improve solar cell efficiency - image courtesy of UNSW.

Solar cell efficiency reaches new levels, decades ahead of expectations