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Case 22: Clean soap
Case 21: The Bio-refinery
The market: Global demand for biodiesel is expected to exceed 10 billion gallons per year by 2015. Currently, 30 countries have implemented biofuel targets and blend biodiesel with regular fuel. Europe is moving towards...
Case 20: Plastics from food waste
The global market for biodegradable plastics is expected to experience double-digit growth by 2015, reaching approximately $6 billion. If current trends continue, this figure will double again, reaching an estimated value of...
Case 19: Dry and separating toilets
The Market Today, the global market for water-based sanitation products and services is estimated at $124 billion. While 1.6 billion more people have gained access to water and sanitation since 1990, a total of 2.5 billion...
Case 18: Clean water without sewers
The Market: Although our planet appears to have approximately 1.4 billion cubic kilometers of water, 97% is saltwater, 2% is frozen as glaciers, and only 1% is available as drinking water. Therefore, it is imperative to recycle our water...
Case 17: Storage without refrigeration
The Global Canned Food Market Today, the global canned food market has reached a turnover of over $500 billion. The processed food market represents 32% of the total food market. The United States accounts for...
Case 16: Fighting fire and flame with citrus fruits
Case 15: Hot water for 25 years (minimum)
The solar space heating market: The global market for solar water and space heating will reach nearly 1.2 billion square meters over the next decade – according to Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute.
Case 14: Black to stay cool
The global heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) market will exceed $70 billion in 2012. Global demand for equipment will increase by 5.8% annually.
Case 13: Bacterial control without bactericides
The global antibiotics market. The global market for antibiotics and antifungals surpassed $25 billion in 2005 and is projected to reach $40 billion during the decade ending in 2015. While the global market...
Case 12: Wind energy without turbines
The global turbine market, and related products such as engines and generators, was valued at over $100 billion in 2012. This growth was driven by the strong expansion of the aerospace industry and power generation...
Case 11: Wind energy without (new) pylons
The market: The total energy stored in the wind is one hundred times greater than what humanity needs today. It is not surprising that electricity produced from wind power increased worldwide between 2006 and 2010 to...
Case 10: Free fresh air
The global air conditioning market is valued at $62 billion, with the residential sector accounting for $39 billion and over 45 million units installed annually. Temperature control is one of the main costs associated with managing...
Case 9: Metal without mining
The market: The United States has discarded approximately three billion electronic devices over the past decade. The volume has increased to 450 million units of e-waste annually. American consumers are disposing of more than...
Case 8: Color without pigment
The global market for color pigments and dyes is currently estimated at $20 billion. China has become the world's largest producer. Textiles are the largest consumer, while demand is growing...
Case 7: Silk versus titanium
The global market for biocompatible polymers is estimated at $10 billion. According to the German Nova Institute, demand for bio-industrial plastics and composites is experiencing double-digit growth despite the economic crisis. Polymers...
Case 6: A fuel derived from forests
The market: Global production of gum resin extracted from pine trees is approximately 1.5 million tons. The resin is processed into rosin and used as an ingredient in the paper, paint, ink, adhesives, and turpentine industries.
Case 5: Glass as a building material
The battery market
Case 4: No more batteries!
The battery market
Case 3: Coffee, exports and food security
The Market: In 2009, the world consumed 126 million bags of coffee, or 7.5 million tons of green beans ready for roasting. Few people realize that harvesting, processing, roasting, and preparing coffee release approximately 99.7% of...
Case 2: Maggots, natural nurses
The market: According to one estimate, the amount of slaughterhouse waste worldwide amounts to 200 million tons. The average weight of animal waste per European inhabitant is approximately 150 kg per person per year, which brings the continent's share to 60...
Case 1: The Vortex
The global market for water treatment and drinking water production represents one of the safest investments ever made. Water is essential to society and industry. The availability of clean water is increasingly...
Should solar power be subsidized?
April 11, 2011. Governments are bankrupt. Not only has the management of public finances gone off the rails, but bank bailouts, subsidies to uncompetitive industries, and generous aid risk enslaving citizens of nations...
UNEP Blue Economy 2010
An article published in 2009 on the HBR List. Download the article
HBR 2009
An article published in 2009 on the HBR List. Download the article



























