sustainabletechnology
Online fast-fashion platform Shein announced today (9 July) that it will set up a €200m circularity fund in the EU and UK in a bid to create a future-proofed fashion industry. The Singapore-based company said it will help businesses throughout Europe and the UK which are developing next-generation technologies and solutions by investing in start-ups working with recycled materials innovation and entering commercial partnerships with start-ups that work in recycled materials. “As a global leader in our sector, Shein has both a responsibility and an opportunity to accelerate innovations that can...
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The European Patent Office (EPO) has unveiled its fifteen finalists for this year's European Inventor Award and Young Inventors Prize. These include teams and individuals across more than 15 countries working hard to improve life on our planet and the earth itself. The EPO is the European governing body that grants patents to new inventions and the European Inventor Award is a coveted symbol of innovation across technical fields in Europe and beyond. These finalists and their inventions are taking on challenges that help build more sustainable societies and improve our daily lives, leading tec...
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From strikes to delays, Europe’s airports are usually in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. But the recently announced Best Airport Awards reveal which hubs are leading on efficiency, staff satisfaction and eco-innovation. The awards are presided over by Airports Council International (ACI), the only worldwide professional association of airport operators, representing over 500 airports in 55 countries. Taking place in Istanbul, the 34th awards for the European region recognised excellence and outstanding achievements in various areas from across ACI’s members, from busy hubs to tiny reg...
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The anti-waste marketplace Too Good To Go, which allows 95 million international users to enjoy unsold food at bargain prices, presented a new solution at VivaTech based on artificial intelligence (AI) designed to help grocery retailers avoid food waste. "There are high volumes of food which carry a lot of data. Prices, consumption patterns, location, seasonality...We process that data in order to make sure that the food is at the right point, at the right price, at the right time, to make sure it's sold," Julie Johansen, Too Good to Go's chief commercial officer, told Euronews Next. The Denma...
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A record-sized carbon capture plant has launched in Iceland, in what advocates say is another “proof point” for the climate-change-tackling technology. The Mammoth direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) plant run by Climeworks is 10 times bigger than the Swiss company’s previous plant, Orca. Both are based inside the Hellisheiði geothermal park, which holds a large power plant. Once fully operational, the modular Mammoth will suck up to 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from the surrounding air a year using giant fans. By contrast, carbon capture is carried out at the point of emissions - before they can r...
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Europe is not yet on track with its energy transition goals, but it is best positioned to succeed in reaching them, according to French multinational energy management company Schneider Electric. In order for Europe to reach climate neutrality by 2050, it needs to carry out its energy transition through increasing its contribution of renewables and the phasing out of fossil fuels. But the energy crisis that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to a setback in the continent's achievements and higher emissions. Talking to Euronews Business at the company's recent innovation summit i...
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