by Pollutec | Sep 10, 2020 | Innovation
In many sectors, the energy transition is intertwined with innovative materials. Over time, laboratories have identified new materials that offer huge potentials. Some are self-healing, while others can even be programmed. The ultimate goal? To develop materials that...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Sep 4, 2020 | Innovation, Pollutec
This is an overview of the first innovations submitted by exhibitors for Pollutec as at the end of July. 44 innovations have already been confirmed and represent every sector of the show. Almost a third of them – twelve – relate to Instrumentation,...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Jul 16, 2020 | Innovation, International, Waste - Recycling
The Direction générale du Trésor (Directorate General of the French Treasury, French Ministry for the Economy) is inviting applications from French companies to submit international projects aimed at reducing and recycling waste. This call for tender is part of the...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Jun 19, 2020 | Agriculture, Energy, Innovation, Resources - Climate
The concepts of “agriculture” and “environment” have been in conflict for several decades, even generations, whereas they should naturally go together. The many pressures exerted by the agricultural system on the environment and climate are increasingly...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Nov 13, 2019 | Air, Energy, IMA, Innovation, Resources - Climate, Risks, Sea & coast, Sites and Soil
Alongside electronic communication and global positioning systems (GPS, Galileo), Earth observation is another key field of satellite applications. With applications ranging from resource management to land-use planning, ocean and coastline, air quality, natural...
by Pollutec | Oct 4, 2019 | Industry, Innovation, Plastic, Pollutec, Sustainable City, Waste - Recycling
Pollutec did not wait for the concept of the circular economy to showcase materials produced from recycling or from renewable sources (i.e. bio-sourced). Recycling and recovery have been at the heart of the show for decades, bringing together the raw materials and...
