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Renovagen, a solar energy company from the UK has developed the Roll Array, a high powered Solar PV (Photo Voltaic, powered by sunlight) type of carpet. It is a completely flexible, easy to transport, all in one microgrid.

As we all know we have inherited fossil fuels as the life blood of the global economy. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution which started in the late 18th century, the fossil fuel –namely the “oil and coal economy” started to emerge.

Available drinking water is something many of us take for granted, for some it is a challenging part of life that takes up many hours of precious time. Millions of people in developing countries struggle finding safe drinking water.

A world first, one of South Africa’s biggest pork abattoirs based in Cape Town has been given the green light to convert all of its waste to a biogas facility.

Coffee pods have changed the way we drink coffee. This tasty convenience, however, has an unsustainable downside being that the pods themselves are not recycled after use. European market leader Keurig brand’s K-Cup has particularly come under fire.

GDP (Gross Domestic Product) remains the main benchmark for countries measuring their success. In recent years new and alternative measures have been developed to measure societal success.