Jim Romeo

1 week ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Jim Romeo

A 2024 United Nations report highlights a troubling trend: global electronic waste has nearly doubled over the past 12 years, growing from 34 billion to 62 billion kilograms, with projections reaching 82 billion kilograms by 2030. Yet only about 20% of that—roughly 13.8 billion kilograms—is expected to be recycled, which is a figure that shows little sign of improvement. As the volume of discarded electronics increases, traditional recycling efforts are failing to keep pace.

1 month ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Jim Romeo

Researchers at Rice University in Houston have uncovered a means of using bacteria that generate electricity as part of their survival process. Their findings could be a useful path toward innovations in clean energy, biomanufacturing and environmental monitoring. Bacteria can adapt to oxygen-poor environments, such as deep-sea vents and the human gut¾unlike most organisms that rely on oxygen to metabolize food and release energy.

2 months ago | ecmag.com | Jim Romeo

An innovative new technology is transforming how airports think about renewable energy—by harnessing the power of jet exhaust. At Dallas Love Field, five newly installed JetWind turbine pods are capturing wind generated by departing aircraft and converting it into electricity to help power airport terminals. Jet exhaust contains a high-velocity stream of hot, pressurized air expelled from aircraft engines during takeoff and taxiing.

Mar 21, 2025 | garp.org | Jim Romeo

For the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), criticism from financial institutions over anti-money laundering compliance burdens is a constant. But the agency is pushing ahead with proposals that speak the industry’s language.

Feb 20, 2025 | ecmag.com | Jim Romeo

The increasing frequency of extreme weather events presents a growing challenge for the nation’s electrical grid and energy infrastructure. With over a quarter of U.S. homes fully electrified and solar installations projected to triple in the next five years, understanding how homes respond to power outages, winter storms and heat waves has never been more critical.