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Krushr is designed with the aim to take the hard work out of recycling.
The Recycling Guide states that 9 out of 10 people would recycle more if it were easier. It enables for the easy storing and storing of rubbish and recycling in one convenient place. Krushr is a unique range of units that allow you to easily sort, crush and reduce your recycling volume by up to 75%.
Vic Sinclair, buyer for large appliances at John Lewis says, "With the balance shifting from general waste to recyclable m... [more]
First Wind and its partner Makani Nui Associates have celebrated the five-year anniversary of successful commercial operations of their 30 MW Maui-based Kaheawa Wind Power I (KWP I) project.
KWP I powers approximately 11,000 homes on Maui a year – about 9 percent of the island’s energy. As Maui’s first utility-scale wind project, KWP I has generated nearly 563 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean electricity since it went online on June 22, 2006. The project is also notable for its first-in... [more]
First Wind has celebrated the start of construction of its 30 MW Kahuku Wind project, the only utility-scale wind energy project on Oahu and one of the largest in Hawaii. As part of the ceremony, state, local and community leaders joined First Wind at the project site on Oahu’s North Shore to recognize the economic and environmental benefits of the project, which upon completion will have the capacity to generate enough clean, renewable energy to power up to 7,700 Oahu homes each year.
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DSM Functional Coatings has announced the further optimization of its KhepriCoat™ solar anti-reflective coating system. The improvements have already resulted in a significant contribution to the first multicrystalline-silicon solar panels in the world to achieve a conversion efficiency of 17%, which were produced recently by REC and ECN (Energy research Center of the Netherlands).
DSM’s KhepriCoat™ solar anti-reflective coating system boosts light transmission of solar glass sheets by around... [more]
Kyocera Corporation has announced that the European Court of Justice, officially known as the Court of Justice of the European Communities, has installed Kyocera solar modules on its new building.
Quality was the decisive factor in installing a photovoltaic system composed of Kyocera solar modules at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. The roof of the new building will be lined with 2,262 KC175GH-2P modules with a total capacity of 400 kWp, and the system is expected to generate an ... [more]
The Orkneys are home to around 20,000 residents, who produce a total of 60 tonnes of waste aluminium and steel cans each year. The Islands are nearer to the coast of Iceland than they are to Cornwall.
The Council of the Orkney Islands has installed machinery manufactured in Cornwall that will help recycle thousands of waste cans produced in the islands each year.
The can crusher was manufactured by Advanced Recycling Systems at its Camborne base and will save the Islands’ council thousands... [more]
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