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Climate Protection throughout different Process Chains

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The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with almost 48,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide. In fiscal year 2009, it achieved sales of €11.211 billion. The Group comprises two main divisions: Gases and Engineering. The extensive portfolio of the Gases Division ranges from the production of industrial gases to the delivery of processes, plants, equipment, and services for the widest scope of gas applications. We supply many different industries in almost 100 countries across the globe. Our Engineering Division builds plants to process and convert raw materials, also applying its wealth of process know-how to advance the field of renewable energies. more[...] login_required

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The Linde Group - Climate Protection throughout different Process Chains

Dietlind Freiberg, McDonalds Germany
The Linde Group

The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with almost 48,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide. In fiscal year 2009, it achieved sales of €11.211 billion. The Group comprises two main divisions: Gases and Engineering. The extensive portfolio of the Gases Division ranges from the production of industrial gases to the delivery of processes, plants, equipment, and services for the widest scope of gas applications. We supply many different industries in almost 100 countries across the globe. Our Engineering Division builds plants to process and convert raw materials, also applying its wealth of process know-how to advance the field of renewable energies. more[...]

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The Whale Shark Campaign

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One of India’s most successful and internationally acclaimed conservation projects, the Whale Shark Campaign, is a collaboration of Wildlife Trust of India, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Tata Chemicals Limited, and the Gujarat Forest Department. The campaign was initiated in January 2004 to spread awareness and to educate and change perceptions about the world’s largest fish among specific target groups in the western Indian state of Gujarat. more[...] login_required

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Greening of Saline and Alkaline Sediments

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Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL), which was established in 1939, today is the second largest producer of soda ash in the world with manufacturing facilities across four continents. TCL’s journey as a synthetic soda ash manufacturer began in Mithapur, on the coast of Gujarat, on India’s west coast, and for many years Mithapur represented the sum total of TCL’s soda ash manufacturing. Over time TCL’s Mithapur production volume has grown from 80 tons per day in 1944 to its current level of 2,400 tons per day. The volumes of wastes generated from its operations have grown as well. Solid waste disposal was one of TCL’s biggest concerns. Before setting up the cement manufacturing plant that converts these effluent solids into cement in 1993, all the solid waste generated was stored in a corner of the factory site called Malara. more[...]

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“We’re not just chasing windmills.”

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SKF technical development focuses not only on wind turbines as tomorrow’s clean energy source, but also on helping the traditional power generation industries reduce their impacts on the environment. It’s a balanced approach enabling new low-carbon technologies to develop while providing energy-saving processes, parts, and services to help today’s plants and equipment become more efficient. An interview with SKF CEO, Tom Johnstone. more[...] login_required

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Climate Protection – For the Customer and in the Factory

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Climate protection is a global challenge. To meet it, responsible industrial companies must take a holistic approach that combines innovative products for their customers with eco-friendly systems at their own production facilities. A look at Tangier, Morocco, and Regensburg, Germany, shows how this approach works in practice. more[...] login_required

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Climate Protection – For the Customer and in the Factory

Dr. Wolfgang Bloch, Siemens
Ralf Pfitzner, Siemens
Siemens

Climate protection is a global challenge. To meet it, responsible industrial companies must take a holistic approach that combines innovative products for their customers with eco-friendly systems at their own production facilities. A look at Tangier, Morocco, and Regensburg, Germany, shows how this approach works in practice. more[...]

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Digital Solution Helps Build Smart Green Cities

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In Xi'an, China, Huawei worked with the local government and telecom operators, integrating the ecity solutions with existing city service systems. As a result, participation of residents and enterprises into local city administration is substantially facilitated and workung efficiency greatly improved, enhancing social inclusiveness while effectively reducing carbon footprints. more[...] login_required

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Protection of Steppe Bird Species

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Minimizing environmental impacts and preserving biodiversity have been areas of concern for REN for a long time now. This is why REN tries to manage its activities in accordance with, among other things, the Ten Principles of the Global Compact. REN is responsible for the management of Portugal’s electricity system, including the quality and security of supply, which are essential to Portugal’s economic and social development. During the infrastructure planning phase, REN’s concern for finding solutions that would minimize environmental impacts is very clear, especially when developing new grid and network infrastructures. more[...] login_required

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Digital Solution Helps Build Smart Green Cities

Wang Dong, Huawei
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

In Xi'an, China, Huawei worked with the local government and telecom operators, integrating the ecity solutions with existing city service systems. As a result, participation of residents and enterprises into local city administration is substantially facilitated and workung efficiency greatly improved, enhancing social inclusiveness while effectively reducing carbon footprints. more[...]

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Protection of Steppe Bird Species

REN

Minimizing environmental impacts and preserving biodiversity have been areas of concern for REN for a long time now. This is why REN tries to manage its activities in accordance with, among other things, the Ten Principles of the Global Compact. REN is responsible for the management of Portugal’s electricity system, including the quality and security of supply, which are essential to Portugal’s economic and social development. During the infrastructure planning phase, REN’s concern for finding solutions that would minimize environmental impacts is very clear, especially when developing new grid and network infrastructures. more[...]

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CEAP Amazonia – Petrobras Environmental Excellence Center in Amazonia

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CEAP Amazonia (Centro de Excelência Ambiental da Petrobras na Amazônia; Petrobras Environmental Excellence Center in Amazonia) – one of the most outstanding projects by Petrobras in the north region – has a crucial strategic importance, since it will decisively contribute to the reduction of oil industry intervention-related risks in Amazonia. more[...]

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CEAP Amazonia – Petrobras Environmental Excellence Center in Amazonia

Petrobras

CEAP Amazonia (Centro de Excelência Ambiental da Petrobras na Amazônia; Petrobras Environmental Excellence Center in Amazonia) – one of the most outstanding projects by Petrobras in the north region – has a crucial strategic importance, since it will decisively contribute to the reduction of oil industry intervention-related risks in Amazonia. more[...]

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Thinking Holistically – Green Building at HOCHTIEF: maxCologne, a quality-certified project

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Lower costs, environmental protection, higher earnings, enhanced user productivity, and comfort – green real estate and facilities designed for sustainability are efficient and attractive, and they blend in perfectly with their socio-cultural surroundings. One basic prerequisite for creating a sustainable property is to view its lifecycle holistically. This is precisely what HOCHTIEF does. more[...] login_required

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Thinking Holistically – Green Building at HOCHTIEF: maxCologne, a quality-certified project

Verana Blaschke, Hochtief

Lower costs, environmental protection, higher earnings, enhanced user productivity, and comfort – green real estate and facilities designed for sustainability are efficient and attractive, and they blend in perfectly with their socio-cultural surroundings. One basic prerequisite for creating a sustainable property is to view its lifecycle holistically. This is precisely what HOCHTIEF does. more[...]

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