Links of the Week
LINKS OF THE WEEK: Feb 12, 2024
Interesting stats on EVs and energy use in the US, developments in wind and tidal power, a plastic recycling microfactory, and an "unprecedented collapse" in EU fossil fuel generation.
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innovation
NTU Sustainability Challenge 2023
NTU is looking for solutions in energy efficiency, water use reduction, and sustainable user behaviour. Submissions close August 18.
innovation
Open Innovation Platform Call 20: $1.65M in Cash Prizes
Challenges include calls for greater energy efficiency and sustainability in manufacturing and a waste-to-resource marketplace to support a circular economy. Submissions close August 11.
innovation
Awesome Opportunities
Are you a problem-solving business or innovator looking for funding to develop your world-improving idea? Check out this regularly updated list of sites that feature innovation challenges offering cash prizes plus other opportunities.
Transportation
Are electric ferries about to take over the world?
I, for one, welcome our green energy marine transport overlords.
Transportation
China launches 393-foot battery-powered container ship
The ship is the first of two built to service 600 miles of the Yangtze River.
innovation
The Government of Canada's Innovation Challenges have entered the quantum realm
Deadline for submissions is August 3rd.
Tools
THESEUS'S LAPTOP: modularity and the evolution of tech
A simple way to shrink e-waste AND the amount of money we spend on electronics.
climate justice
Tipping Point: The True Story of "The Limits to Growth"
An informative three-part podcast that's both illuminating and infuriating.
Transportation
Hydrogen-powered planes: the future of flight?
US companies have successfully test flown hydrogen-powered planes that could seat as many as 40 passengers – and they say they're just getting started.