Phil Nicholls

Orbital Marine Power Ltd (‘Orbital’), the Scotland-based operator of the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, has secured a multi-million pound investment to advance its international commercial projects and contribute to the wider decarbonisation of energy. PXN Ventures – the combined VC arm of Praetura Ventures and Par Equity – joined existing shareholders including Scottish Enterprise to …

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Transport projects will be better connected to jobs, shops, schools and healthcare thanks to a new Connectivity Tool launched for planning professionals. The web-based tool will help built environment professionals and planners in England and Wales give schemes a ‘connectivity score’ and better map them to essential services, helping to place them in areas that are better connected …

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Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, a global clean energy leader, has announced the start of commercial operations at its battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Stockport; the first project to be completed under Masdar’s £1 billion commitment to invest in UK battery energy storage. The company will also develop two new …

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Luxury automotive manufacturer JLR has reengineered one of the most structurally important, but carbon intensive, components within its future vehicles – the instrument panel crosscar beam.  The crosscar beam, which spans the width of the vehicle behind the dashboard, is a critical structural backbone in a vehicle’s cockpit, playing a key role in passenger safety, protecting occupants …

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Tesco has reaffirmed its aim to protect and restore nature across key sourcing regions in its supply chain, as it revealed the progress it’s made during the first year of its Nature Programme initiative. The retailer launched its Nature Programme in 2023, with five projects now established in partnership with Forestry England, delivered in the …

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Luxury automotive manufacturer JLR has reengineered one of the most structurally important but carbon intensive components within its future vehicles ‑ the instrument panel crosscar beam.  The crosscar beam, which spans the width of the vehicle behind the dashboard, is a critical structural backbone in a vehicle’s cockpit, playing a key role in passenger safety, …

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Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL), has announced plans with Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports) and Bristow Group (NYSE: VTOL), to launch the UK’s first electric air-taxi routes between Canary Wharf and major transport hubs. Proposed routes to and from Canary Wharf at launch would include Heathrow, Gatwick, Cambridge and Oxford. By combining Vertical’s category-leading aircraft, Skyports’ London Heliport, …

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MYGroup, a leading UK waste management and recycling company, is joining forces with the British Beauty Council and its Sustainable Beauty Coalition for the 2026 Great British Beauty Clean Up, offering beauty businesses a special, fully managed take back solution for hard-to-recycle empties. The MYGroup x British Beauty Council take-back scheme aims to encourage more brands, retailers, salons and spas …

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Great British Energy (GBE) has set out a clear, practical plan to accelerate the UK’s shift to renewable power and strengthen the nation’s industrial backbone.   The publication outlines GBE’s priorities for the next five years and shows how a publicly owned energy company can drive investment, support workers and ensure communities feel the benefits of …

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Capital Dynamics, ENGIE and McDonald’s UK have collaborated on an innovative 15-year Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (“cPPA”) for the clean energy produced by the Douglas West Extension Wind Farm (the ‘Wind Farm’ or ‘Project’), located in Scotland and wholly owned by Capital Dynamics. McDonald’s will procure 100% of the electricity generated by the Wind Farm, …

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