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October was another exciting month for our Labeled Solutions community. With over 700 solutions, we will soon reach the 1000-solution challenge launched by Bertrand Piccard in 2018. This community of efficient clean technologies sends a strong signal to world leaders, businesses and citizens that now is the time to take action on climate change. […]

In 2000, the port of Gothenburg was home to a major technological breakthrough in the maritime industry. It was the first ever port to be equipped with shore-to-ship power by the Swiss-Swedish company ABB. This technology, also known as cold-ironing or shoreside power, consists in connecting ships to land-based electrical grids when ships are docked to power all the port activities such as loading, heating, cooling or lighting. […]

Food waste is not only one of the world’s biggest environmental problems – it accounts for about 10% of CO2 emissions – but also reflects a highly inefficient system. In fact, society emits carbon to grow, harvest, transport and package food, one-third of which ends up in landfills where it releases methane, a very polluting greenhouse gas. None of this makes sense. […]

In most developed countries, people take access to water for granted. But in some parts of the world, getting clean and drinkable water is a constant fight. According to the WWF, “some 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to water, and a total of 2.7 billion find water scarce for at least one month of the year”. […]

Have you ever experienced this guilty feeling when you take a yogurt from your fridge and realize from its mouldy look that it is expired? Or when you are at the restaurant, don’t manage to eat the entire portion and have to watch the waiter taking your half-full plate back in the kitchen ? […]

Worldwide unique solar folding roof HORIZON The solar folding roof allows for the first time the dual use of industrial usable space for solar power […]

ecoRobotix develops, manufactures and markets innovative energy-saving agricultural machinery. These reduce the environmental impact associated with modern agriculture and at the same time lower costs. […]

And things could get much worse in the coming years, as dairy milk and beef global production is increasing every year. Indeed, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) & the FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2027 even projects a significant increase of 22% to the reference period (2015-2017) for dairy production. […]