Greentech Lego Group aims to be Co2-neutral by 2050
The Danish cult toy manufacturer Lego goes Green: The LEGO Group aims for zero emissions by 2050 : The popular manufacturer known for plastic toys and tech fun pledged this week to stop emitting greenhouse gases and reduce its environmental impact by 2050. The LEGO Group has submitted this intention […]
Greentech Business: Importance of AI start-ups grows – investments doubled
Greentech AI: High investment in AI A quarter of this year’s investments in US start-ups were made in AI companies, according to a survey. This represents an increase from the previous year, when the share more than doubled. Between 2018 and 2022, the average share of total funding for US […]
Greentech Business: Spanish energy company Asterion buys Steag
The Spanish company Asterion has taken over the energy company Steag for 2.6 billion euros. Asterion Industrial Partners announced in Madrid on Friday that it had signed an agreement with the current owners, an association of municipal utilities, to take over Steag GmbH. This grouping represents the municipal utilities of […]
Greentech Study: Consumers buy environmentally friendly appliances – but do not use eco mode
A New Greentech study on energy efficiency and the use of household appliances in private households makes it clear: unfortunately, people are not yet a trace of eco. Because when buying, consumers focus on sustainable household appliances – but after that it’s over with the frugality. The eco-mode is used […]
Greentech Fraunhofer shows vehicles with integrated photovoltaics at the IAA
How are new mobility concepts changing urban life? What about the development of sustainable and efficient mobility solutions? How can autonomous driving become even safer? Under the motto “Tomorrow’s mobility”, eight Fraunhofer units will be presenting their know-how as well as their concepts and solutions for the mobility of the […]
Greentech: Japanese researchers develop air battery based on organic electrode materials
Japanese researchers have taken a pioneering step by presenting the first prototype of a new air battery based on organic electrode materials. In contrast to similar projects, they deliberately chose not to use metal electrodes. The promising results from the early laboratory tests show that the prototype still has a […]
Greentech: Solar panel cleaning robot cleans without water
Enel Green Power, an Italian Greentech company in the renewable energy sector, has recently introduced an autonomous robot specifically designed for the efficient cleaning of solar panels. This innovative robot has the ability to clean solar panels of dirt and dust without using water. What makes it special is its […]
Greentech.Biz: Wind energy specialist Nordex builds Canadian wind farm
Well, if that doesn’t pop the champagne corks at Nordex today – the German Greentech-Specialist and wind farm has won a major contract for a Canadian wind farm. Chapeau. Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has been awarded the contract to supply the turbines for the Canadian wind farm «Forty Mile» in […]
Greentech: Berlin Airports Tegel and Tempelhof soon to be wind energy parks?
Lo and behold: even more greentech for Berlin’s (closed) Tegel Airport? And in Tempelhof, too? There is currently a heated discussion in the capital that the huge ex-airport areas could soon be used as wind energy parks. Renewable energies Wind turbines in Berlin: Is former Tegel Airport a possibility? Suitable […]
Power to go in the test: What power stations have to do
Mobile energy sources Power to go in the test: What power stations have to do Maybe camping with a fan, cool box and fairy lights next time? And the notebook can also be charged? A perfect scenario for a power station. Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa-tmn For the cool box at the quarry […]
Fancy a 100-inch laptop for your rucksack? Are you familiar with the problem that the laptop screen is always far too small? This realisation has inspired the tech company Sightful to completely remove the screen from its innovative “Spacetop” notebook. “Spacetop” notebook without a screen – but with AR is […]
A portfolio of different cell chemistries will be coming in the next few months – Mercedes is also working on solid-state batteries: The Stuttgart car manufacturer Mercedes will offer battery systems with different performance levels in its model series in the future. There will be “a range spread for battery-electric […]
Apple is miles behind the competition when it comes to AI: 2024 is getting off to a difficult start for Apple: legal disputes are affecting the iPhone manufacturer, Microsoft is overtaking it as the most valuable company in the world, and they also seem to have missed the developments in […]
Cave stalactites can be a unique archive for researching historical climate fluctuations – this has been shown by a team from KIT and Heidelberg University with other partners. The researchers analyzed the isotopic composition of oxygen in the stalactite limestone of the small Devil’s Cave in Bavaria. For example, they […]
Exciting news about ebikes from France: Peugeot Cycles has announced a range of new models for the new 2023/2024 season. Peugeots parent company Stellantis has announced in a press release that a series of new e-bikes from the Peugeot Cycles brand will be coming onto the market at the end […]
Whether solar, wind power or electromobility, climate-relevant solutions require expertise and dialogue. Norbert Krain from Baden-Württemberg presents three organisations for the technical sector at the Greentech.LIVE conference, including Engineers for Future.
Turn kitchen waste into valuable compost: With the electric composter with Autoclean and active charcoal filter from Rosenstein & Söhne, you can easily turn food waste into nutrient-rich granulate. The end product can then be easily used as fertiliser in the garden or disposed of in the organic waste bin. […]
Industries such as the construction sector involve complex processes where environmentally friendly design takes a long time. TerraNEXT wants to accelerate the transformation with an AI solution.
A better charging infrastructure is needed to drive e-mobility forward. This is where Me Energy comes in with bioethanol-powered charging stations.
Water is the most forgotten resource, even though it is increasingly becoming a problem even here in Germany. Hydrop Systems provides a tool for transparency in consumption with smart water monitoring.