Green Technology

Green technology is an umbrella term that describes the use of technology and science to deliver products or services with high operational efficiency

 

What is green technology?

The term green technology includes all types of technology that take into account the impact of what is used in the production process and the products and services it provides on the environment in the short and long term, starting with energy generation technologies and producing clean energy away from the use of fossil fuels, all the way to the production of non-toxic cleaning products. That is, it is environmentally friendly technology and products.

It is also known by the term "sustainable technology", and it is a constantly evolving technology, and it is expected that this technology will bring many changes and innovations to daily life. It is a modern technology whose outcomes cannot be predicted at the present time, but its impact is expected to be similar to the impact of information technology and other things. It caused a revolution and impact.

To judge a technology as green, it must have several characteristics: 

• sustainability, which means; This technology should be able to meet the needs of the present without affecting the capabilities of future generations and their ability to meet their needs.
• The ability to be reclaimed, recycled and reused, and has a renewable life cycle.
• Contributing to reducing waste and reducing pollution. Contributing to the development and innovation of alternatives to technologies and materials that are harmful to the environment and health.
• To be of real benefit and contribute significantly to protecting the environment and creating new job opportunities.

What are the goals of green technology?

• Green technology is a comprehensive term that describes the use of technology and science to provide products or services with high operational efficiency and low cost, while reducing energy consumption and reducing negative impacts on the environment. The following are the most important goals of green technology:
• Preserving the Earth's natural resources and protecting them from the risk of depletion.
• Recycling materials such as paper, plastic, batteries, etc.
• Slowing down the effects of global warming due to reduced carbon dioxide emissions.
• Replace quickly degradable materials with materials whose decomposition process in nature takes a long time.
• Protecting the environment, air, water and land from pollution, and repairing the damage caused to them in the past.
• Reducing fuel, waste and energy consumption and replacing them with renewable energy such as wind, solar and hydropower.
• Attracting investors and huge amounts of investment capital, due to consumers’ desire to purchase environmentally friendly products and increasing their awareness of their importance and benefit to the environment.

Examples of green technology:

The green technology initiative is as follows:

Green buildings

Green buildings are characterized by a construction method that exploits solar energy - an environmentally friendly, renewable energy - that allows sunlight to enter and benefit from natural light. It also pays attention to the method of insulating the building, which contributes to reducing industrial energy consumption and replacing it with green energy.

There is a trend to obtain building materials from recycled waste and to use non-toxic and sustainable materials. Therefore, green buildings contribute to reducing or eliminating negative impacts on the environment and creating positive impacts on nature. 

Green buildings are also concerned with air quality inside buildings and the effective use of energy, water and other resources through By using modern technological means to control and manage these buildings.

Recycling and waste management

Recycling techniques aim to help solve the problem of waste and its harmful impact on the environment, especially plastic waste. 

Waste is sorted according to its type so that each type can be recycled in an appropriate way, such as organic waste, plastic waste, electronic waste, metal waste, etc., and the output can be From the recycling process a new product of the same type of material, or a liquid that can be used to make biogas.

 

There is chemical recycling of bioplastic waste; It is an innovative process that uses chemicals to break down plastic waste into valuable components that can be used as fuel or converted into new plastic products. 

Solid waste management is considered a shared responsibility between individuals and companies, on the scale of homes, hotels, offices, and others. 

It is a societal responsibility shared by all segments of society and must be increased. Awareness of its importance, and there are modern technologies concerned with waste management, such as smart containers, automated food waste tracking systems, and automated scanning technologies.

Water Purification

Water recycling is a natural phenomenon that occurs automatically in nature, but due to the large waste of water, there are fears of insufficient drinking water, and therefore new technologies have been developed that help speed up this process, as the majority of wastewater returns again to the ecosystem without being treated or reused.

Examples of modern techniques and technology in the field of water purification include: Membrane filtration, microbial fuel cells, nanotechnology, the development of biological treatments, and natural treatment systems such as wetlands, as these technologies make water drinkable, can be used for irrigation, or discharged into seas and rivers.

Green vehicles

 The term green vehicles is applied to vehicles whose use does not affect the environment and contributes to reducing polluting gases in the atmosphere, such as: Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, lead compounds, electric cars are an example of green vehicles, and specialists in the field of green vehicles are making unremitting efforts to produce types of vehicles that use modern technologies such as wireless technology and magnetic fields.

Conclusion

Green technology means replacing technologies that are harmful to the environment with technologies that contribute to reducing the negative and unsustainable effects of technology, and green chemistry also falls within its field. 

Green technology contributes to preserving the environment and finding environmentally friendly alternatives, and offers hope for reversing the effects of climate change and pollution, and prepares ways to exploit energy. 

Renewable energy is one of the green technology strategies and is also called green energy. 

Although the green technology market is relatively new, it has gained a great deal of investor interest due to increased awareness of the impacts of climate change and the depletion of natural resources. 

The future trend will be that the world's perspective on environmental protection will change, new jobs will be created, and there will be economic growth related to technology. 

Green technology, which will give people a sense of harmony and interest in the green technology initiative.