News tagged with brownfield sites

Report: Use 'brownfields' as energy parks

Northwest Michigan could generate hundreds of new jobs and generate enough electricity for thousands of its residents by converting abandoned factories and other brownfield sites for renewable energy production.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0




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Green potential of our industrial past

Manipulating the soil in urban and industrial areas in order to capture more carbon from the atmosphere is the “best resource we have to begin to mitigate human CO2 emissions”, experts claim.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How green are green roofs?

Covered with a growing medium and plants, green roofs can benefit a building's insulation, control storm-water drainage and remove pollution from the air, as well as provide wildlife habitats.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Pilot plant cleans waste water and creates fuel

A new industrial plant that uses algae to clean waste water has opened in Gloucestershire, run by scientists from the University’s Department of Biology and Biochemistry, and environmental innovation ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ground gas gizmo boosts brownfield building

An invention from the University of Manchester spin-out company that monitors dangerous methane gas lingering underground could lead to greater development of brownfield sites.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 25, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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