From Racing Cars to Your Everyday Vehicles, How GreenGT is Leading the Transition to Sustainable Mobility
GreenGT is a Swiss and French company that has worked over the last ten years to develop sustainable solutions that will have a huge impact on humans’ mobility in the next years. Founded by Christophe Richard, Jean François Weber, and
Pledge Balance, the app to repay your daily commuting emissions
The recent “Gilet Jaunes” protests in France against the increase of taxes on fossil fuels show that even if governments have the intentions to reduce the carbon footprint of their country, it does not necessarily work that easily. Gilet Jaunes
Element One – World’s First Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Plane Powered by HES
HES, the French-Singaporean company that spent the last twelve years developing small hydrogen propulsion systems for unmanned electric aircraft is taking a big step forward by scaling up its technology to power a first manned electric aircraft the “Element One”.
Boom: The New Supersonic Aircraft
When the Concorde, the fastest-ever passenger plane – capable of flying at a speed over Mach 2 (2,179 km/h, 1,354 mph) - was retired in 2003, it was a sad day for aviation. Since the first flight of the Wright
LuminAID, a Brilliant Idea to Bring a Source of Light Where Needed
LuminAID is an innovative company that really does show how business can be done in a different, positive, way. Founded by Andrea Sreshta and Anna Stork after watching the consequences of Haiti’s earthquake in 2010, the idea behind this company
Three Companies Making Electric Flight Reality
One necessary step to slow the pace of climate change is to reduce our global CO2 emissions. In order to achieve this, one area we should look at is the way in which we move around. While the electrification of
When Plastic Becomes a Park: An interview with the Recycled Island Foundation
On 4 July 2018, the city of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, unveiled a new and exciting part of the city’s landscape: the world’s first floating park made entirely of recycled plastic waste. Appropriately named the Recycled Park, the initiative comprises
Sustainability in the clothing and lifestyle industry: an interview with VF Corporation.
VF Corporation is a global lifestyle and clothing corporation whose subsidiaries include top brands such as North Face, Lee, Vans, Timberland, and many others. Having its roots in the promotion of sustainable lifestyle practices via its various brands, and with
CupClub: Takeaway Without Throw Away.
Could drinking beverages from a reusable plastic cup play a crucial role in building more sustainable cities and help promote a circular economy? Safia Qureshi, CEO and founder of CupClub, believes so. Her company is launching the first of it’s
Scoop, Carpooling Made Easier.
Is it always possible to be sustainable when commuting to work? Even if you don’t own an electric vehicle, or you can’t take public transportation, or cannot simply bike to work because it is too far from where you live,
Nebia. The Most Innovative and Sustainable Shower.
Trying to live a sustainable life does not always mean giving up something or making sacrifices. With technology developing, sustainability could turn into something very cool. When talking about water consumption and sustainability for instance, the first thought that might
Water Inception: Tackling the Water Crisis with Technology.
As a global population, we are in the middle of a water crisis. However, for those of us living in places with easy access to clean water – as simple as turning on our showers or sinks – it is