The Greening of Air Travel

While airborne travel and freight transport offer enormous benefits, there are also substantial environmental drawbacks such as increased greenhouse gas emissions. Alternatives exist, of course, but speed and safety often make flying the most practical…
Improved Packaging for Efficient Transport

It can be as inefficient as running half-empty trucks or train cars: The packaging that protects goods during shipment may be much more bulky than necessary, or make optimal stacking difficult. Volume-efficient packaging helps maximize the amount of…
“Eco-driving” Cuts Fuel Consumption

The amount of carbon dioxide produced from vehicle engines is directly related to fossil fuel consumption, which means that reducing greenhouse gas emissions translates straight into lower costs for drivers and commercial haulers. This is why automakers…
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The forest products company Stora Enso is one of Sweden’s major users of transportation services, incessantly moving timber from remote... - High-Speed Doors Save Energy
Rapid roller doors keep indoor heat from escaping. In the late 1960s, managers at the Swedish company Nordic Felt (now Albany Door... - Energy from Restaurant Waste
What do sewage sludge, household leftovers and restaurant waste have in common? The answer is that these different types of waste contain... - Plowing Less Cuts Fertilizer Use
Increased yields, reduced nitrogen leaching and sharp cuts in diesel consumption: those are some of the benefits of cutting plowing out... - Energy-Smart Camping for All Seasons
Swedes have a large and growing passion for motor home and caravan camping, and there are many who use their recreational vehicles all year... - Flameless Combustion Cuts Air Pollution
Catalytic combustion, in which volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are oxidized by using a catalyst to promote the burning process, has been... - Any Car Can Be Emission-free
The zero-emission car has long been seen as a distant dream, but a Swedish company is making the dream a reality. Many people still equate...



