Moby Store, launched by Wheelys, a Stockholm-headquartered startup, is now testing a model of a 24-hour store run entirely by technology that can be moved from one spot to the next. The Wheelys cofounders decided to test in China rather than Sweden in part because of China?s large population, but even more so because of the country?s near-ubiquitous adoption of paying with your phone. Purchases are made using an app to scan a barcode and paying over the phone. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608104/in-china-a-store-of-the-future-no-checkout-no-staff/?
The pallet industry is reported to consume around 40% of global timber production, a serious environmental issue. Australian company, Range International, has developed an alternative plastic product at around the same price and 100% recyclable. At the end of their life it?s planned that their pallets can be placed back into the production process to produce new ones. This idea was ranked no 1 at a boardroom lunch hosted by Ashurst Sydney in July 2016. www.RangeInternational.com
Canadian Solar, one of the world's largest solar power companies, has acquired a minority equity interest in eNow, a U.S. company specializing in solar-based energy management system for the commercial transportation industry. The investment will accelerate the expansion and growth of photovoltaic (PV) based mobile energy solutions which will reduce transportation fuel costs while making a significant impact in cutting vehicle emissions in the commercial transportation industry.
If farmers could supplement their feed with seaweed, this could help with two of the biggest challenges of our time: fighting climate change and growing more food with fewer resources. CSIRO and James Cook University are currently conducting further experiments to examine how feeding seaweed to cattle affects production. These experiments aim to confirm the effects measured in the lab and could create a new industry in growing seaweed as a feed supplement for livestock. https://blog.csiro.au/seaweed-hold-key-cutting-methane-emissions-cow-burps/
