Month: June 2023

New research commissioned by Shell and conducted by LCP Delta suggests electric vehicle (EV) adoption is accelerating in several key European markets and it is having a positive impact on driver perceptions, including range anxiety. The latest findings reflect the record-breaking growth in global EV sales witnessed over the last 12 months. The Shell Recharge …

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As the second anniversary of the installation of Dearnsdale Fruit’s heat recovery system approaches, the team at DK Heat Recovery has recalculated the cost savings based on today’s fuel price cap.  Staffordshire soft fruit farmer, Dearnsdale Fruit is now saving £19,596 and over 230,000 kWh per annum by harnessing waste heat from its cold store. …

Heat recovery system saves Staffordshire fruit business £20,000 per annum Read More »

ScottishPower’s call for 1,000 new recruits to accelerate net zero in the UK has been answered by a trio of skilled women from Ukraine who’ve settled in Scotland due to the conflict back home. Anastasiia Kharchenko, Alona Lystopad and Maryna Saienko are among the first batch of new employees to start work at the green …

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Who said recycling is not fun? Embracing a commitment to a world that operates circularly, Every Can Counts, the leading not-for-profit organisation dedicated to can recycling, launched the third edition of the International Recycling Tour. This upbeat campaign, designed to coincide with World Environment Day and advocate for sustainable living, ignited a sense of inspiration …

Every Can Counts: The International Recycling Tour 2023 showed the world that together we CAN make a difference Read More »

With a joint investment of around €29 million by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso, a new recycling line for post-consumer beverage cartons is starting operations in Poland. The line has the potential to triple the annual recycling capacity of beverage cartons in the country – from 25,000 to 75,000 tonnes – and provides scope to …

One of Europe’s main recycling hubs for beverage cartons starts operations, backed by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso Read More »

Yara Clean Ammonia and Cepsa have agreed on a strategic partnership to set up the first clean hydrogen maritime corridor between the ports of Algeciras and Rotterdam for the decarbonisation of European industry and maritime transport. The partnership envisages Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA) supplying Cepsa with clean ammonia volumes, which will allow the energy company …

Yara Clean Ammonia and Cepsa seal an alliance to connect southern and northern Europe with clean hydrogen Read More »

Photo: Dr Dipa Roy (left) and Professor Vasileios Koutsos in the materials lab at UoE-2 Engineering researchers have won a £125k grant from renewables investor Greencoat UK Wind to develop their innovative wind turbine recycling process. The researchers, from the University of Edinburgh, are developing a technique to turn old wind turbine blades into powders …

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Since launching its renewables focused business in 2012, Orkney-based marine operator Green Marine has been experiencing significant demand for its services and wanted to use specialist finance solutions to boost its growth potential. “We’ve got a long history of working in the marine sector. Before specialising in offshore wind and tidal energy we ran a …

Green Marine grows its offshore renewables offering with finance from Siemens Financial Services Read More »

Leading UK packaging specialist Xact is set to expand into new markets with state-of-the-art, multiformat packaging machines supplied by Spanish packaging technology innovator IRTA Group Packaging under a new partnership to help brands and retailers “future-proof” their packaging processes. The two businesses, each with over 30 years market experience, have joined forces to bring two …

Packaging experts unite to offer “future-proof” flexibility, affordability and multi-functionality to meet the diverse demands of the industry Read More »

Oort Energy, a UK-based next-generation hydrogen electrolyser developer has announced that it has closed its oversubscribed £5M Seed raise led by Energy Revolution Ventures (ERV), an early-stage electrochemistry specialist investor. This funding augments approximately £800k in non-dilutive grants awarded to the company by various UK and EU government bodies. The major Seed round investors include …

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