Blog Posts

Biogas: present and near future perspective

4/24/2017

Biogas and Biomethane are among the most prosperous and interesting energy sources all around the Globe, in line with the EC. It lets us tackle the problem created by organic waste streams, while producing a renewable energy source with multiple applications.

Curso EeD - Structuralia : Biometano Vehicular

4/4/2017

Con el éxito de nuestro curso sobre biometano, hemos creado un nuevo curso más específico sobre el uso del biometano en vehículos, a través de la plataforma de Structuralia.

Curso EeD - Structuralia: Biometano

3/27/2017

Os proponemos un curso superinteresante sobre la producción, uso y futuro del Biometano. Este recurso renovable puede resolver muchos de los problemas medioambientales de hoy día, y será en el futuro una fuente de energía fundamental para nuetro día a día.

La matriculación está abierta y disponible en:
http://www.structuralia.com/es/cursos/1774-biometano
Puedes obtener más información haciendo click aquí.

EGG2016+ & new EeD strategic projects coming

10/3/2016

A conference is like a buffet where you can fill up your dish once. At Electronics Goes Green 2016+ there were some many speeches and topics at the same time that it was hard to choose. What a nice difficulty! These are great news: sustainability and environmentally conscious design are increasingly gaining interest, not only in the R&D arena, but also in the markets.

EeD at Electronics Goes Green, Berlin 2016

6/16/2016

We're proud to announce the presentation of "Ecodriving : a driving style to optimise the use phase of our vehicles", our research work on ecodriving. It will be during the first poster session at EGG 2016 on September 7, at 15:30. There, we will show how important ecodriving can become to reduce the environmental impact in our cities and roads, among other benefits.

A driving style to optimise the use phase of our vehicles - Intro

4/19/2016

Nowadays, much effort is put into saving energy. End-users are mostly interest on energy consumption during the use phase. In 2015, transports represented 19% of total energy consumption worldwide. These, employ 99% off fossil energy, releasing 23% of global CO2 emissions (2010) - along with other well-known pollutants (CO, SOx, NOx, VOC’s, particles, etc.)

Geneva International Motor Show 2016 through EeD’s eyes

3/16/2016

Tens of car manufacturers, hundreds of models (new, improved, incoming, etc.), and thousands of people. The powerful and luxurious sport cars, expensive brands, and exotic models, are easy to find by following the crowd. As ecodrivers, we put especial interest in energy efficiency, hybrid and electric engines, and other promising technologies.

Few lines about what environmental impact is

3/2/2016

The Environmental Impact is the sum of consequences that events and actions have for the environment. A product's life-cycle consists of all the stages from extraction of raw materials - transportation, production, storage, use, etc. - to its final disposal. Each of them affects the environment, and combined form a product's Life-Cycle Environmental Impact. Services share products and stages, and so they have a life-cycle as well.

Nature does nothing in vain - Aristotle

The Earth always responds unpredictably and so we hear both about Global Warming and glaciations for the coming years. Let's apply the Precautionary Principle to diminish risks and damages

Our evolution in sciences, arts or medicine has been uncontrolled and derived in resource depletion, contamination from mismanaged waste, and irresponsible territorial usage, among other consequences. This is our heritage and what we leave for future generations. It's time to change things and to become proactive. Each of our actions counts!

What means sustainability for a company?

2/23/2016

Only when we solve problems contextually we avoid future trouble. Corporate identity, technological lock-in, competitive advantage, trends in legislation and society… there are plenty of key topics to consider not to compromise future. Further, each situation is unique, and so it should be its solving. Then, universal solutions…they can help, but won’t solve – at least in the long run.

A sustainable interaction with the environment is not just about optimizing resources and minimising the ecologic footprint. It also necessarily implies social and cultural issues, and should encourage equality and fair development. Unfortunately, this side is often neglected or considered in isolation as social initiatives when, for a company, this is perhaps the most important aspect. A company behaving sustainably gets in return:

reduced operational costs and damages,
no penalties but potential grants,
improved corporate image.

Sustainability, then, requires tackling both present and future and find durable tailor-made alternatives. It’s about plants, animals, humans, stones, rivers, the Sun… and whatever thing - tangible or intangible - that is contained and interacts in this Universe. Every action - or lack of action - counts.

Eco-efficiency

2/18/2016

The efficiency of a performance compares outputs (products + profits) with inputs (raw materials + investments). But eco-efficiency, instead, relates the satisfaction provided by products and services, with the environmental harm they produce during their entire life. It pursues sustainable development as the ultimate objective.

Eco-efficiency means applying strategies to produce goods and services to provide benefits to companies and please consumers, with environmental preservation as a parallel target. Therefore, new ways to proceed doing the right things right is a must. Creativity and innovation play key roles, being essential in our ecodesign.

You can find more information about eco-efficiency by clicking on this link (WBCSD)