KEPCO to share CO2 decomposition tech to Korea National Railway
Dec 31, 2021 22:37 pm UTC| Nature Economy Science
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) had signed an agreement for joint use of the sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) decomposition technology with the Korea National Railway as part of efforts to limit carbon dioxide...
POSCO shuts down its oldest blast furnace after 48 years of operations
Dec 31, 2021 22:26 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
South Korean steelmaker POSCOs No. 1 blast furnace, has shut down after 48 years of service. To commemorate the furnaces important role in South Koreas economic development and steel history, POSCO held a closing...
Nestlé to plant 100 trees to encourage cross-pollination at Malta park
Dec 30, 2021 07:52 am UTC| Nature Economy Business
Nestlé Malta will plant over 100 trees at the Fort Rinella nature park in Kalkara, in partnership with local NGO Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna, and permanently take on the upkeep and care for the trees. A variety of...
S. Korea offers incentives for large firms to help SMEs cut greenhouse gas emissions
Dec 29, 2021 23:04 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
South Koreas large companies could receive subsidies and will be deemed to have reduced their emissions by helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Ministry of Environment will...
Coca-Cola renews partnership with Plastic Bank in collecting ocean-bound plastic waste
Dec 27, 2021 23:18 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Coca-Cola and Plastic Bank have renewed their partnership that started in September 2020 that has collected 102,604 kilos of ocean-bound plastic. Plastic Bank has diverted the collected plastic to better use through...
US govt grants $1 billion loan to hydrogen project
Dec 26, 2021 23:33 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
The US Department of Energy has guaranteed a Nebraska-based hydrogen project a $1 billion conditional loan, the first of its kind for a non-nuclear project since 2016. The loan reinforces the energy departments drive...
Toyota begins selling environment-friendly 2-seater C+pod to all customers in Japan
Dec 26, 2021 23:33 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
Toyota Motor Corp has started selling the C+pod, an environmentally-friendly two-seater ultra-compact battery electric vehicle (BEV), to the public after launching it for select corporate and municipal customers last year....
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