Recycle solar panels: Circular economy to manage solar waste safely
Recycle solar panels: Griffith Uni research says we need a circular economy to ensure safe management of the solar panel and battery waste issue.
Source: www.energymatters.com.au
Recycle solar panels: Griffith Uni research says we need a circular economy to ensure safe management of the solar panel and battery waste issue.
Source: www.energymatters.com.au
The Co-op has revealed it will swap around 60 million plastic carrier bags with compostable alternatives that can be used as food waste caddy liners, as part of a wider goal to “remove” single-use plastics from its product offerings.
From developing communities to finding research solutions to global challenges, Universities have a responsibility to support the sustainability agenda in a myriad of ways. In November, the University Council approved a vision for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) that includes the construction of a major new Science Precinct on central campus. The Science Precinct will include new space for the Departments of Chemistry and Physics, and the School of Engineering, to enable them to grow, innovate and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
The Santa Cruz wind farm (Sonora) comprises 45 wind turbines that will supply clean and sustainable energy to more than 275.000 homes. The project for the wind farm of the Spanish company Acciona Energía in the Mexican town of Santa Cruz has been a joint effort by the Ormazabal teams for…
Read more about Govt shelves plan on countrywide ban on single-use plastic products on Business Standard. The plan was for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to outlaw six items on Wednesday as part of a broader campaign to rid India of single-use plastics by 2022.
Rapid urbanisation and urban population growth in SSA have led to the development and expansion of cities which have generated increasing pressure on their transport systems. Some major cities in SSA have implemented, or are in the process of implementing, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems to address some of their mobility challenges at the lowest possible cost. Total length of BRT corridors under development in six SSA cities is 343km (including 141 km under operation in four cities) representing a total capital investment estimated at US$ 1.8 billion. Two of these cities (i.e. Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria) have operational Quality Bus Service and BRT-Lite system. BRT implementation in SAA cities has shown mixed results. Financial sustainability and commercial viability challenges have often materialized. They translate BRTs’ high upfront infrastructure investment costs and operational subsidies requirements to maintain services quality. In this context, private sector solutions have been explored to address known public financial gap. To date, mobilization of private sector capital has been slow and difficult, however. This is due to cross cutting challenges encompassing political economy, regulatory, institutional, technical, social and financial characteristics of these projects. It is critical for SSA governments to have in-depth understanding and comprehensive assessment of those challenges if they are to develop contextualized and effective solutions to them.
There has been a renaissance of interest in printed photos, partly thanks to the popularity of Instagram’s square format and the return of instant-print…