This is a guest post from Kristie Lewis who wants to give us an insight into the Waste to Value aspects in the cnstruction industry. Construction companies haul large amounts of waste to landfills every day. Where this waste goes and what people decided to do with it can have major effects on our sustainable [...]
Business of Garbage
This is another guest post about the life of garbage. It was sent by Bethenny Schaffer who is part of the design team at BusinessDegree.net. They created this graphic that highlights the business behind garbage. watch also a video about “The Secret Life of Garbage”
World’s First Straw-Based Biomethane Plant
VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (VERBIO) has just opened the world’s first industrial straw processing plant for the production of biomethane in Zörbig, Saxony-Anhalt. Marketed as verbiogas, the fuel is produced from agricultural residue, with VERBIO consciously refusing to use raw materials which could otherwise be used for food production. “I’m very proud that we’ve managed [...]
World’s first continuous algae-breeding facility starts operation on a commercial scale
Recently, Vattenfall, the largest thermal energy suppliers in Europe, celebrated the opening of a commercial algae-breeding facility at their premises in Senftenberg (Brandenburg), Germany. The facility, supplied by the Austrian company ecoduna, will use CO2 from the nearby power station, thereby reducing CO2 emissions. Vattenfall has been running tests on the reduction of CO2 through [...]
The 100 Billion Dollar Business of Green Chemistry
A recently published study about Green Chemistry anticipates dramatic growth rates for green chemicals during the coming decade. According to this report from Pike Research, Green Chemistry represents a market opportunity that will grow from 2.8 billion US$ in 2011 to approximately 100 billion US$ by 2020. “Green chemistry markets are currently nascent, with many [...]
The Food vs. Fuel Controversy
A few years ago, the world faced new price highs for a number of food commodities. Generally, increasing biofuel production was blamed responsible for those highs. Although it was proven several times that the growing energy crop production did not and still does not affect food prices, the myth still remains for some reason. It [...]
Green Additives for Polymers
Using bioplastics for packaging, cases of electronic or medical devices and similar purposes is an increasing opportunity to turn the plastic processing industry towards sustainability. Furthermore, this will lead to independence from crude oil and makes costs predictable for the long term. Moreover the use of biopolymers is currently very trendy. But generally, manufacturing of [...]
InnovativeIndustry.net is part of the 50 Best Blogs for Green Business Students
I proudly announce that the InnovativeIndustry blog has been included to the list of “50 Best Blogs for Green Business Students”. Surrounded by a prominent collection of Green Blogs, InnovativeIndustry is mentioned as “perfect place to learn more about sustainable industry, from bioplastic to green chemicals”. This list gives a valuable compilation of News and [...]
Green Business Blog Carnival #28
Welcome the 28th Green Business Blog Carnival! Dealing with modern day’s challenges requires new and innovative solutions from research and – of course – business. This Blog Carnival is a great opportunity to share the most interesting green business ideas, stories and news provided by various writers to ensure great diversity. The Green Business Blog [...]
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