Information economy

Huawei and partners to boost digital inclusion in Uganda through DigiTruck project

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Monday, March 13, 2023
Woman, Disability, Gap, Close the Gap, Employment, Information economy, Digital divide, National Development Plan, 3rd millennium, Small business, ICT, International Women's Media Foundation, State, Student, IWD, Ministry of Labour and Employment (India), Innovation, International Women's Day, Internet, Social change, Digital, Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, Partnership, Ministry, Mobile phone, Toy, Retail, Education, Huawei

KIRUHURA, Uganda, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ugandan President H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched a new DigiTruck project in Uganda.

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  • KIRUHURA, Uganda, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ugandan President H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched a new DigiTruck project in Uganda.
  • President Yoweri Museveni commented in a tweet, "I launched the Huawei DigiTruck project in Uganda.
  • He added that, "Digital transformation is one of the key drivers of effective human capital development, it therefore gives me pleasure to launch this Huawei Project."
  • This is why we have the slogan 'A better You for a Better Uganda'," said Gao Fei, Managing Director for Huawei Uganda.

India e-Waste Management Market Analysis Report 2022-2027: Government Initiatives, Market Influencers, Competitive Landscape, COVID-19 Impacts, Socio-economic Indicators

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Electronics, Lead, Recycling, Mercury, Death, OECD Environmental Performance Reviews, Central Pollution Control Board, Growth, KPMG, Air pollution, ASSOCHAM, Information economy

DUBLIN, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "E-waste Management market in India 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • DUBLIN, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "E-waste Management market in India 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The growing problem of e-waste calls for greater emphasis on recycling e-waste and better e-waste management.
  • India is already the third-largest e-waste generator in the world after the US and China, and the volume growth is consistently rising.
  • They do not know about e-waste management in India, which is done by urban municipal or state government bodies.

Introducing VIRALOC ECO™ - Canada's first plant based medical grade compostable and biodegradable procedural face mask made from ECOFUSE™ plant-based nonwoven materials manufactured in Calgary, Alberta

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Carbon, Textile, COP26, Paris Agreement, Hospital, Information economy, WHO, Mask, ASTM, Carbon footprint, AB, Tourism

The VIRALOC ECO™ face mask has a 65% carbon footprint reduction, when compared to a traditional synthetic mask.

Key Points: 
  • The VIRALOC ECO™ face mask has a 65% carbon footprint reduction, when compared to a traditional synthetic mask.
  • "Our ECOFUSE™ materials are highly engineered and possess similar technical specifications as synthetic, polypropylene materials but with a 65% net carbon reduction.
  • "Roswell Textiles' ECOFUSE™ nonwoven materials are a critical component of our revolutionary, low carbon footprint medical grade face mask, VIRALOC ECO™.
  • For more information about PADM Medical and its plant based VIRALOC ECO™ product line, visit: www.padmmedical.com .

Innovative Process Recycles All Types of Plastic Waste

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Burn, Recycling, KPP, Rest, Heat press, Nairobi River, Biodegradable waste, Information economy, Plastic, Environment

"To change the plastics situation in Kenya, we need an all-in approach. Solutions on the ground -- and from the ground in the informal sector need to find a place in the value chain for good, just as much as the players do. We must rethink product design to ensure recyclability, and always keep materials in the loop," says Karin Boomsma, Project Lead at the Kenya Plastics Pact (KPP).

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  • In January 2023, two centers recycled five tons of mixed plastic waste with plans to increase their recycling capacity to 15 centers and 75 tons of waste per month by the end of 2023.
  • "At the end of 2022, we recovered, recycled, and repurposed all common plastic types collected from the Nairobi River and Kibera at our first micro-recycling center," said Brian Nyabuti, founder of SGGC.
  • Equipment for a micro-recycling center costs $2000 and consists of a shredder, plastic slicer, heat press, and molds that can process up to 200 kilograms of waste per day.
  • "We no longer have to dump,burn,or truck our plastic waste to landfills.

Cepsa Química Launches NextLab, the World's First Sustainable Linear Alkylbenzene

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Monday, January 30, 2023
Retail, Chemicals, Plastics, Environment, Home Goods, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Carbon, Life-cycle assessment, Climate change, Sulfonate, Information economy, Acetone, Plant, Biofuel, Cepsa, Engineering, ESG, Detergent, GHG, Heart, LAB, Plastic, Phenol, Alcoholism, ACI, Carbon footprint, Petrochemical, Renewable energy, Fine chemical, Chemical substance

LAB is used to produce linear alkylbenzene Sulfonate (LAS), the largest primary surfactant used in the homecare industry to manufacture biodegradable detergents.

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  • LAB is used to produce linear alkylbenzene Sulfonate (LAS), the largest primary surfactant used in the homecare industry to manufacture biodegradable detergents.
  • “All the products of the NextLab portfolio have the same properties as PETRELAB, Cepsa Química’s LAB, but are manufactured in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way.
  • Cepsa Química understands that it is critical to develop and produce pioneering chemicals to help its customers to continuously improve their formulations.
  • Cepsa Química currently employs more than 1,000 people and has plants in seven countries world worldwide (Spain, Germany, Brazil, Canada, China, Indonesia, and Nigeria).

Introducing ECOFUSE™ - plant based, sustainable nonwoven materials intended to replace conventional high carbon footprint synthetic plastics

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Biopolymer, Legislation, Carbon, Information economy, Agriculture, OEM, Sale, Engineering, HVAC, Food, AB, WHO, Paris Agreement, Textile, Plastic, Building material, Environment, COVID-19, Hygiene, Recycling

CALGARY, AB, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Roswell Textiles announces the full commercial launch of ECOFUSE™, plant based low carbon nonwoven materials that can provide carbon offsets and are intended to replace incumbent synthetic nonwoven materials with more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives.

Key Points: 
  • CALGARY, AB, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Roswell Textiles announces the full commercial launch of ECOFUSE™, plant based low carbon nonwoven materials that can provide carbon offsets and are intended to replace incumbent synthetic nonwoven materials with more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives.
  • Building on this innovative spirit, Roswell Textiles is proud to announce its next generation of high performance and technical nonwoven materials under the brand name of ECOFUSE™.
  • These highly engineered materials possess similar technical specifications as synthetic, polypropylene materials but with a 65% net carbon reduction.
  • ECOFUSE™ materials are being used by Roswell Textile's strategic partners and clients to decrease the carbon footprint of their products.

Trina Solar and Low Carbon Ltd. sign gigawatt multi-year supply framework agreement

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Friday, February 10, 2023
Carbon, White paper, Operation, Information economy, Cell, LCOE, Low-carbon economy, Vertex, Renewable energy, Trina, Trina Solar

The framework agreement spans three years and comprises the supply of at least 1GW of Trina Solar PV modules for multiple Low Carbon projects throughout Europe.

Key Points: 
  • The framework agreement spans three years and comprises the supply of at least 1GW of Trina Solar PV modules for multiple Low Carbon projects throughout Europe.
  • Vertex N 605W and Vertex 670W+ series are the modules Trina Solar will deliver for the first project of Low Carbon.
  • For the first project deliveries to the Netherlands and the UK, Low Carbon selected next-generation Trina Solar Vertex N 605W modules.
  • Agreements such as that with Low Carbon give Trina Solar the opportunity to continue moving the world forward with clean, renewable energy.

Trina Solar and Low Carbon Ltd. sign gigawatt multi-year supply framework agreement

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Carbon, White paper, Operation, Information economy, Cell, LCOE, Low-carbon economy, Vertex, Renewable energy, Trina, Trina Solar

The framework agreement spans three years and comprises the supply of at least 1GW of Trina Solar PV modules for multiple Low Carbon projects throughout Europe.

Key Points: 
  • The framework agreement spans three years and comprises the supply of at least 1GW of Trina Solar PV modules for multiple Low Carbon projects throughout Europe.
  • Vertex N 605W and Vertex 670W+ series are the modules Trina Solar will deliver for the first project of Low Carbon.
  • For the first project deliveries to the Netherlands and the UK, Low Carbon selected next-generation Trina Solar Vertex N 605W modules.
  • Agreements such as that with Low Carbon give Trina Solar the opportunity to continue moving the world forward with clean, renewable energy.

Medsi raises USD $10M in debt-financing round to onboard first 30,000 Mexican customers currently on the waitlist for its "health assurance" super app

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
SME, Dentistry, Ophthalmology, Health, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), Economic development, TMT, World Bank, Medicine, Dermatology, COVID-19, Insurance, GDP, SAN, Prevalence, Google Play, Information economy, OBGYN, Patient, Environmental globalization, Health care, Elective surgery, System, OOP

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- With only a tiny fraction of Mexicans having health insurance or access to the necessary credit or savings, a medical emergency can be a catastrophic event as evidenced by the recent COVID-19 pandemic that hit Mexico harder than the rest of North America. It's why Medsi chose Mexico as its "ground zero."

Key Points: 
  • The fresh capital will super-charge the onboarding of tens of thousands of what it hopes will be long-term customers of the marketplace.
  • The inadequacy of public sector care drives people to increasingly access private services, fueling a growing need for OOP healthcare spend.
  • Medical specialties covered by Medsi include maternity & OBGYN (one of most popular specialties amongst its patients), orthopedics, ophthalmology, dentistry, dermatology, and aesthetic or cosmetic procedures.
  • Private healthcare is fragmented, the quality is unpredictable, and the total potential cost of a procedure is not transparent from the outset.

Cumulus Data Completes Key Milestones in Construction of its Flagship Zero-Carbon Susquehanna Data Center Campus

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Tenant, Talen Energy, TCO, Carbon, ESG, Electricity, Information economy, Renewable energy, Holding company, Cumulus cloud

HOUSTON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumulus Data ("Cumulus") announced today that it has completed key milestones in the construction of Phase 1 of its flagship 475-megawatt zero-carbon Susquehanna data center campus located in northeast Pennsylvania. The construction of the powered shell for its first 48-megawatt, 300,000 square foot data center is complete and available for lease, with various fiber routes in service. A video of the first Cumulus data center powered shell can be accessed here.

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  • First 48-megawatt powered shell complete and available for lease, fiber in service
    HOUSTON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumulus Data ("Cumulus") announced today that it has completed key milestones in the construction of Phase 1 of its flagship 475-megawatt zero-carbon Susquehanna data center campus located in northeast Pennsylvania.
  • A video of the first Cumulus data center powered shell can be accessed here.
  • "Our flagship Cumulus Susquehanna data center campus is positioned to welcome its first tenant and commence commercial operations this year," said CEO Alejandro "Alex" Hernandez.
  • "We look forward to advancing our mission to solve the energy 'trilemma' which we define as the rapidly increasing consumer demand for zero-carbon, low-cost, and reliable electricity by data center customers, beginning with our first Cumulus Susquehanna data center campus."