Author: EcoLife

    The Japanese transport company makes fuel from the remnants of broth

    The Japanese transport company has managed to make fuel from the remnants of ramen broth (Japanese cuisine with wheat noodles and broth). The company called Nishida Shoun began to produce biodiesel fuel for trucks, Kyodo News reports. About 2 thousand catering establishments provide raw materials for the production of the company. To do this, employees […]

    Alec Energy secures Dewa HQ contract

    Alec Energy has won the contract to provide a solar photovoltaic solution for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s new headquarters, Al-Shera’a (Arabic for sail), in the Al Jaddaf area of Dubai, DEWA states. To maximize the solution’s full potential, Alec Energy provided a multi-tiered solution which includes the delivery of almost 21,150 sq m of […]

    Biden’s inconvenient truth: China is the world’s most significant renewable energy enabler
    23 Aug 2021

    Let’s get squinted with Dr. Shirley Yu, a political economist and nonresident fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, point of view about Chinese renewables politics. It’s crucial for us to compare the different opinions on this hard-discussed topic. *** US President Joe Biden would like to be remembered as the Earth-saving president. But […]

    First glimpse of Sharjah’s high-speed electric sky pod
    23 Aug 2021

    This summer, passengers have stepped on board the UAE’s first high-speed electric sky pod for the first time. The four-seater UCar takes less than a minute to travel the 400-meter test track at the Sharjah Research, Technology, and Innovation Park. It does so smoothly and efficiently at speeds approaching 50 kilometers per hour during tests, […]

    Qatar wealth fund holds a nearly 5% stake in electric car battery developer Quantumscape Corp.
    23 Aug 2021

    Qatar Investment Authority has disclosed that it holds an almost 5% stake in Quantumscape Corp worth around $446 million, Doha News reports. A Securities and Exchange Commission filing from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) disclosed that the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund holds a 4.69% stake in Quantumscape Corp (QS.N), a company that develops batteries for […]

    How the pandemic changed our hygiene habits

    The Guardian published an article about the changes in British habits caused by the lockdown. It’s about personal hygiene, namely that people have less time and money to take care of themselves. This saw the benefits for the environment: ·                      “a daily shower or bath […]

    Millennials and Z Generation worry about crucial societal issues and climate change too – survey

    Millennials and Generation Z are urging social change and social responsibility. At least, so say the authors of the tenth study by Deloitte company. Most young people believe that humanity has reached a critical point where key societal issues, such as climate change, inequality, and discrimination, can no longer be ignored. In July 2021, the […]

    Ethical Gold and Post-Consumer Cotton: How Global Brands Become Sustainable

    There are so many ways to save nature: sponsoring ocean-going expeditions to protect the ocean, biodegradable cream formulas and 100% botanicals, recycled materials and sustainable precious metals etc. Let’s check Forbes Life’s review how fashion and beauty brands are increasing their resilience. The fashion industry accounts for 10% of the world’s carbon emissions – more […]

    Masdar contributes to launch of Saudi Arabia’s first wind farm
    22 Aug 2021

    Dumat Al Jandal, the Middle East’s largest wind farm and the first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is now connected to the grid and has produced its first carbon-free megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy, WAM reports. The 400-megawatt (MW) utility-scale wind power project is being developed by a consortium led by EDF Renewables and Masdar, […]

    For the first time in the history of scientific observations, it rained in the mountains of Greenland
    22 Aug 2021

    For the first time, rain was recorded on top of the giant ice cover of Greenland. This has not happened in the entire history of observations, namely – since 1950, The Guardian states. This was so unexpected that the researchers did not even have the measuring equipment. On a mountain with a height of 3 […]