A power station in Albertville, Savoie is using a by-product of cheese making, skimmed whey, to make electricity. In operation since July 2015, the factory uses an anaerobic digestion of the effluents in VALBIO METHACORE®…
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Moon Power: How communities are being powered by the moon
For centuries, the tides have fed the needs of these Scottish islands. Today, they’re providing something new: power. In a new YouTube video by GE, the conglomerate revealed how they’ve managed to harness the power…
#DIDYOUKNOW: Ice cream powers a Ben & Jerry’s factory?
A factory in Europe is being powered by the waste products of ice cream. Ben & Jerry’s factory in Hellendoorn, Holland is using the by-products of their ice cream production to make more of the…
Model of Sustainability: Sweden runs out of garbage
What would it be like if there was no garbage in Kenya and affordable electricity was plentiful? Roads would be clean, and Kenya would have found and environmental, financially-safe, and stable contribution to the country’s…
WATCH: Converting momemtum into electricity through braking
While designing new locomotives, GE engineers were thinking about energy conservation and converting momentum into electricity. GE engineers found a way to capture and convert the energy from braking to help power the train. Introducing…
Island generates electricity solely from solar energy
The remote Pacific islands of Tokelau have become the first territory in the world to generate their electricity entirely from solar energy, in a project hailed as an environmental milestone. Before the solar power grid…