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CO2 Absorption

About 400 million tons of plastic waste are produced every year, which takes hundreds of years to decompose. At the same time, rising levels of atmospheric CO2 could increase the Earth’s temperature by 4.4 C by 2100.

At Singapore's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), researchers are trying to solve both problems at once by using mixed plastic feedstock to generate porous carbon materials for CO2 capture. State-of-the-art CO2 capture and utilization with solid wastes such as steel slag, concrete waste, fly ash, red mud and biomass are also under investigation.

Sustainable computing

The growth of AI, cloud computing, and other technologies is driving significant demand for data centres. Data centres consume 1% of global electricity production, and this is expected to increase. 

However, there are a number of technologies that can help to make data centres more sustainable. These include water or dielectric liquid cooling, AI-enabled energy optimisation, and modular and demand-based data processing and storage infrastructure.

In a mutually beneficial partnership, a public swimming pool in Exmouth, UK, is using the heat from a nearby data centre to heat its pool water. The data centre, in turn, benefits from the cooling effect of the heat transference. 

 

 

 

reference: https://sustainability-news.net/lists/top-10-sustainable-technologies-in-2023/

https://sustainability-news.net/lists/top-10-sustainable-technologies-in-2023/

https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2022/acs-presspac-may-4-2022/a-new-wearable-technology-for-plants-video.html

https://www.bp.com/en/global/air-bp/news-and-views/views/what-is-sustainable-aviation-fuel-saf-and-why-is-it-important.html

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Wearable plant sensors

While it’s commonplace to see people wearing smartwatches on their wrists, wearable plant sensors are still a relatively recent development, but they offer significant benefits to our rapidly growing population. 

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that farmers will have to produce 70% more food by 2050 to meet the needs of the world’s expected 9-billion-strong population.

Wearable plant sensors could help to achieve this goal by providing real-time data on plant health. These sensors are small enough to be embedded in individual plants, and they monitor temperature, humidity, moisture, and nutrient levels. This information can be used to optimise crop yields, reduce water and fertiliser use, and detect early signs of disease.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real-time monitoring of plant stresses via chemiresistive profiling of leaf volatiles by a wearable sensor - ScienceDirect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Can Edge Computing Be Used to Improve Sustainability?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainable aviation fuel

The aviation industry is responsible for 2-3% of global CO2 emissions, and this is expected to increase in the coming decades. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a potential solution to this problem as it can be produced from biological or non-biological sources and used with existing aviation infrastructure.

Today, SAF is expensive to produce, typically three to four times pricier than traditional fuels. To offset this, many carriers, such as Singapore Airlines, have introduced a SAF credit system, allowing value-driven travellers to pay extra to offset their carbon emissions and stimulate the sustainable fuel industry.