Sharp’s Forecast is not Dull
| Inexpensive Solar Cells Made More Efficient With New Sensitizers Scientists have developed new sensitizers that should help an inexpensive type of solar cell to be more efficient. The sensitizers are based on the dye indoline. |
| Pricing Can Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Electric Generators Levying a price on carbon dioxide released by electric generators could considerably reduce greenhouse gas emissions — even before the deployment of any environmentally friendly technology — according to scientists. |
| Sharp’s Forecast is not Dull Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group foresees the U.S. reaching Japan’s level of solar power production by 2010 and passing Germany soon thereafter. As the two top solar generators in the world, Japan and Germany got a head start in the game because of their country’s energy shortcomings (the first step is admitting you have a problem–don’t worry guys, we all do), and their government’s ability to offer incentives way back before it was the cool thing to do. Providing well less than one percent of the world’s power, solar has room to grow. And where better to do so than. |
Sealed Air Works Towards Sustainable Packaging Packaging is meant to wind up in the trash. Very few consumers think twice about the cardboard, plastic, aluminum and other packaging materials that they come across everyday. Sure, recycling is going up, but reducing packaging is a better long-term option.
Sealed Air, a supplier specializing in protective and specialty packaging, is working with its customers to reduce the materials needed to produce packaging. In a press release, Helios Ruiz, European Marketing Director of the Shrink Packaging Business Unit explained Sealed Air’s approach: "Our innovation process includes a holistic approach that combines expertise in source reduction, recycling and the use of renewable resources. In our own operations, this includes sensible use of natural resources, decreasing energy and water use in the manufacturing process, reducing emissions, efficient use of raw materials and minimising total waste." The company has gone so far as to provide its customers with free packaging design services in order to help customers make the transition to packaging best practices. Considering that many packaging companies turn a profit on their design services, Sealed Air is making a definite financial commitment to helping their customers create better products. The materials themselves used by Sealed Air are greener than other packaging suppliers. They require less energy to produce, use recycled materials as much as possible and are recyclable themselves. Sealed Air has truly demonstrated its commitment to sustainable practices — and provided a better product for its customers in the process. |