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Building Offshore Wind Turbines in Port Saves Money, Research Shows

University of Delaware researchers have developed a new method for constructing offshore wind farms and proven that it is cheaper, faster and could make possible offshore wind deployment at a scale and pace able to keep up with the region's scheduled retirements of nuclear and coal-fired power plants.

Daimler Steals Tesla's Thunder With Heavy-Duty Electric Truck

Daimler AG is jumping the gun on Tesla Inc. by showing off a battery-powered heavy-duty truck weeks before the California electric-carmaker's own planned unveiling, in a sign of the growing rivalry between the companies.

China Tells Global Companies to Start Taking Care of Workers

Chinese President Xi Jinping emerged from last week's Communist Party Congress radiating more power than a supernova. He also may have shifted the corporate terrain by presenting a new economic vision in which rising living standards take primacy over high-speed growth.

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Rabobank, UN Launch $1Bn Fund to Boost Sustainable Farming

Rabobank NA is launching with the United Nations $1bn in financing for farmers to transition to more sustainable practices as food companies and consumers are demanding more supply chain transparency.

World's First Floating Wind Farm Starts Production

Hywind Scotland, the first floating wind farm in the world, has started to deliver electricity to the Scottish grid.

China Shuts Down Thousands of Factories in Unprecedented Pollution Crackdown

In the gritty industrial town of Yiwu, workers prepare jeans to be dyed in a vivid range of colors.

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Fueling the Future With Seaweed

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are working on a project designed to show that homes and vehicles could be powered by fuel made from seaweed grown at large-scale offshore farms.

Study: Sustainable Packaging Market Growth Driven by Preference, Regulations

Increasing environmental consciousness among consumers, along with more stringent regulations, are driving the sustainable packaging market, and will continue to do so at least through 2024, according to a new study from Zion Market Research.

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Tesco Stocks Green Satsumas in Drive to Reduce Food Waste

Tesco has started selling "green" satsumas and clementines after relaxing its quality specifications in its latest attempt to reduce food waste.

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Gucci to Go Fur-Free From 2018

Luxury fashion brand Gucci will go fur-free from next year, according to the company's chief executive.

North Atlantic Suited to Open-Ocean Wind Power Generation, Research Shows

There is considerable opportunity for generating wind power in the open ocean, particularly the North Atlantic, according to new research from the Carnegie Institution for Science is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

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World Petrol Demand 'Likely to Peak by 2030 As Electric Car Sales Rise'

World petrol demand will peak within 13 years thanks to the impact of electric cars and more efficient engines, energy experts have predicted.

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