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Newsletter de Vigilància Tecnològica
Projecte d'especialització i competitivitat territorial (PECT) emmarcat en la RIS3CAT i el PO FEDER de Catalunya 2012-2020.
El PECT "HubB30, més enllà de la circularitat" és una experiència pilot focalitzada en el Residu Zero que ha de permetre dissenyar la metodologia, l'estructura òptima i el espais per implementar un nou model d’interacció entre els diferents actors de la Quàdruple Hèlix (universitats i centres de recerca; administracions; empreses; ciutadania) i els processos d’innovació oberta.
Aquesta activitat s’emmarca dins de l’operació 7: Observatori “HUBB30 Residu 0”, i té per objectiu mostrar les iniciatives i els avenços tecnològics relacionats amb l’economia circular en aquells sectors on la Comissió Europea marca mesures concretes, segons s’indica en el Pla d’acció per la economia circular.
El projecte està coordinat per l’Ajuntament de Cerdanyola del Vallès, participat activament per l'Ajuntament de Mollet del Vallès, la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, el Parc de Recerca de la UAB, Fundació Eurecat i Esade, i compta amb el suport de l'àmbit B30.
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Although electric vehicles that reduce greenhouse gas emissions attract many drivers, the lack of confidence in charging services deters others. Building a reliable network of charging stations is difficult in part because it's challenging to aggregate data from independent station operators. But now, researchers have developed an AI that can analyze user reviews of these stations, allowing it to accurately identify places where there are insufficient or out-of-service stations.
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Hitachi Vantara and Rainforest Connection have announced a solution using cloud-based AI software to predict illegal logging and prevent deforestation.Rainforest Connection CEO Topher White with guardian device on forest treetopNon-profit organisation Rainforest Connection aims to make a difference in the fight against climate change using its ‘guardian’ devices – small, android-run devices placed in the rainforest treetops – to pick up sounds and stream them to the cloud.
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The 2021 Nissan Rogue is set to be the Japanese automotive giant’s first global model built using a closed-loop recycling system for aluminium parts.All-new 2021 Rogue sets pace for Nissan’s recycling efforts (Image: Nissan)Set for implementation on the Rogue’s bonnet and doors, the new way of working is expected to reduce CO2 emissions compared with using parts made with primary alloys from raw materials. It also promotes the use of materials that do not rely on newly mined resources, as well as the reduction of waste from factories.
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With the myriad portable devices people use every day, batteries are a ubiquitous part of every-day life. However, to dispose of batteries or recycle their materials is currently not a very environmentally friendly proposition, a problem researchers have been trying to solve. A team from the University of California (UC) San Diego has come up with a potential solution to this problem with a new process for restoring spent cathodes to a condition that is like new. The process paves the way for recycling lithium-ion batteries, which would eliminate some of the excess waste batteries create today.
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Tres empresas españolas han conseguido un galardón en los WorldStar Awards 2021, el concurso de envase y embalaje más importante del mundo. Sus proyectos basados en la sostenibilidad y la innovación han sido los representantes de España en este certamen internacional tras ganar los Premios Liderpack, convocados anualmente por Graphsipack Asociación y el salón Hispack de Fira de Barcelona.Los trabajos españoles premiados son: el sistema de botellas reutilizables y recargas Flopp Bac y Flopp Multiusos, de la empresa Careli 2007 S.L.U, que tiene como objetivo la eliminación de botellas de plástico de un solo uso en productos de limpieza.
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Sabic ha colaborado con Unilever y Greiner Packaging en el desarrollo de un nuevo e innovador contenedor de caldo Knorr que utiliza polipropileno de impacto circular (PP) certificado por Sabic PP Flowpact FPC45 de su cartera Trucircle.El grado de polímero certificado seleccionado - copolímero de impacto Sabic PP Flowpact FPC45 es un producto libre de ftalatos y que cumple con diversas normativas europeas sobre contacto con alimentos. Se trata de una solución que puede sustituir a los plásticos de base fósil en la industria del envase y embalaje sin comprometer la pureza del producto y la seguridad alimentaria.
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Giesecke&plus, Devrient y la organización ambientalista Parley for the Oceans han llegado a un acuerdo para producir y poner en el mercado tarjetas de pago respetuosas con el medio ambiente. Uno de los principales objetivos será la producción de tarjetas a partir del reciclaje de residuos plásticos procedentes de océanos de todo el mundo. Con esta colaboración, G+D brinda soporte a sus clientes para que puedan desarrollar sus estrategias de sostenibilidad y promuevan la eco-innovación a través de sus soluciones de pago.
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El plástico no reciclable es uno de los problemas medioambientales de hoy en día. Diferentes técnicas garantizan la reutilización de los productos plásticos y su separación en el tratamiento de residuos. Sin embargo, en todo este proceso se siguen produciendo grandes pérdidas. Por un lado, los plásticos no pueden ser reprocesados y reutilizados infinitamente. Por otra parte, la separación por tipos suele ser un problema, lo que da lugar a una gran cantidad de una fracción mixta que no puede ser reutilizada. Normalmente se incineran o se depositan en vertederos.
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INEOS Styrolution, especialmente mundial en estireno, ha anunciado los primeros resultados del proyecto PolySLS, que se centra en el desarrollo de un nuevo material basado en estireno que ahorra energía para la fabricación aditiva. El proyecto ha podido demostrar que se ha logrado un importante ahorro de energía global de hasta el 67% al tener en cuenta todo el ciclo de vida de un nuevo compuesto de polímero estirénico en comparación con el uso de la tradicional poliamida 12 (PA12).
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Bangladesh Garments Executives Association (BGEA) and Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association (BGBA) together arrange a get-together on 18th January 2021 at Uttara Club in Dhaka on the occasion of the upcoming BGMEA election. In the get-together, DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam was Chief Guest, Sammalito Porishod Panel Leader Faruque Hassan, Managing...The post BGEA and BGBA jointly organized get together appeared first on Textile News, Apparel News, RMG News, Fashion Trends.
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DENVER – US sustainability company ReCircled has acquired fellow circular economy advocate Circlarity, whose technology it will leverage to streamline product returns.ReCircled, based out of Denver, Colorado, works both with apparel brands and consumers and convenes the two to assist in the transition to a circular economy, through which companies regain unwanted items which they can find new applications for. It describes Circlarity as a provider of “turnkey solutions” for the apparel and textile industry, and believes the firm’s consumer returns programme could accelerate the ambitions of businesses striving to close the loop on garment manufacture.
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HERZOGENAURACH – Sportswear giant Adidas is developing a new vegan 'leather' shoe made from fungi as part of its pledge to drive up its use of sustainable materials.The new 'purely biological' Stan Smith trainers will be made from mycelium, the thread-like structures of mushrooms, which is increasingly used as a vegan alternative to leather.Adidas is working with the biotech startup Bolt Threads, which also partners with global brands including Stella McCartney and Lululemon, to create the new shoe out of its Mylo mycelium-based material.
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The companies that run the UK’s gas grid have set out a blueprint to establish the country’s first hydrogen town by 2030.Britain’s Hydrogen Network Plan, which is part of the Energy Networks Association’s Gas Goes Green programme, will see coordinated activity from all five of Britain’s gas network companies – Cadent, National Grid, Northern Gas Networks, SGN & Wales & West Utilities.Acting as a roadmap towards the UK’s first hydrogen town, it lays out several objectives along the way, including being ready by 2023 to blend up to 20 per cent hydrogen into local gas grids and a hydrogen production target of 1GW by 2025.
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Buildings account for about 40 percent of U.S. energy consumption, and are responsible for one-third of global carbon dioxide emissions. Making buildings more energy-efficient is not only a cost-saving measure, but a crucial climate change mitigation strategy. Hence the rise of “smart” buildings, which are increasingly becoming the norm around the world.Smart buildings automate systems like heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); lighting; electricity; and security.
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Aliments, aigua i nutrients
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El correcto envasado de los alimentos es imprescindible para garantizar la calidad y seguridad de los mismos. Al mismo tiempo, los envases de plástico no son bien vistos debido a la cantidad de residuos que se genera a posteriori. En este sentido, un estudio de la UPV/EHU ha sintetizado por primera vez un polímero biodegradable químicamente reciclable para su utilización en el envasado de alimentos. Actualmente los polímeros son muy comunes en nuestra vida. Y es que la mayoría de ellos se conocen como plásticos y se utilizan en sectores tan diversos como en automoción, medicina o construcción.
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Called Rolloe, this bicycle wheel uses the riders motion to filter outdoor pollution, cleaning the air as they cycle.The bicycle wheel uses motion and rotation to capture outdoor air pollution, including particulate matter and noxious gasses. The wheel draws in polluted air using the rider’s kinetic energy. The air is sucked into a set of reusable filters, which expel it clean back out towards the rider’s face and into the environment.At average pace, the wheel captures 1.25 m³/km. Once the filter is filled, it can be returned to Rolloe for washing and swapping for clean filters.
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