Topic “green technology” — Exporter Magazine

PepsiCo UK is researching the feasibility of converting potato peel waste into crisp packaging and estimates a two year timeframe before market introduction, according to BakeryandSnacks.com. NASA, which pioneered America’s space programme, is to set up shop in the Kapiti Coast town of Otaki, lured to a new technology park targeting green and renewable energy sources, according to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s (NZTE) website. The New Zealand government’s Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST) is investing $961,000 in funds to help PEC Fuel Pumps Ltd (PEC) develp its vapour management system — a technology that helps prevent the escape of hydrocarbon-based greenhouse gases at petrol stations. US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke leads an Asian mission for senior executives from 24 American companies to showcase the best of America’s energy, energy efficiency, electricity energy storage, transmission and distribution technologies, according to a UPI report. The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) is building a US$22-billion ($NZ30.71 billion) carbon-neutral city in the desert near Abu Dhabi to be powered entirely by renewable energies including solar power.