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- Mitsubishi, Tencent and WWF unite to kick-start carbon credit buying in AsiaThe launch of the coalition underscores the rapid spread of climate initiatives in the region. The post Mitsubishi, Tencent and WWF unite to kick-start carbon credit buying in Asia appeared first on Trellis.
- This new symbol indicates a bottle, cup or container is reusableThe new logo can be used by companies conforming to standards being developed by PR3: The Global Alliance to Advance Reuse. The post This new symbol indicates a bottle, cup or container is reusable appeared first on Trellis.
- TerraCycle’s CEO wants waste other recyclers can’t handleThe company Tom Szaky co-founded 25 years ago as an undergraduate is raising $75 million to acquire companies that recycle difficult-to-handle or regulated materials. The post TerraCycle’s CEO wants waste other recyclers can’t handle appeared first on Trellis.
- When food meets fiber: How companies can boost paper-based packaging recyclabilityPaper recyclers are unwilling to accept any more food contamination than they’re already handling. The post When food meets fiber: How companies can boost paper-based packaging recyclability appeared first on Trellis.
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Home Solar Systems: Worth the Cost?
Humanity has acknowledged the power of the sun since prehistoric times, awed by the glowing orb whose presence creates day and whose absence plunges the world into darkness.
For all our advances in science and technology, most of the power from the sun still eludes us. NASA reports that we use only one ten-thousandth of the sun’s energy.
Photovoltaic (PV) solar electrical systems offer new and ever-changing ways to harness that energy. The term “photovoltaic” literally means light-electricity.
In 1839, French physicist Edmond Becquerel discovered that sunlight could produce an electric current. Another century would pass before scientists fully understood that this process happens at the atomic level. Albert Einstein’s only Nobel Prize was awarded for his work on the photoelectric effect. By 1958, the space program was using solar cells. Continue reading
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