Author name: Phil Nicholls

Syensqo and Axens have announced the launch of Argylium, a new company dedicated to developing and scaling-up commercial demonstration of advanced materials for solid-state batteries in Europe. This collaboration represents an important step toward strengthening Europe’s innovation and excellence in creating the next generation of batteries. Solid-state batteries are considered one of the most promising […]

The Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), together with other ministries and regulators, has officially launched its first national Corporate Sustainable Disclosure Standard No. 1 – Climate (Trial), marking a pivotal step in building a national framework for sustainability reporting. The standard, jointly issued on 25 December 2025, by the key ministries

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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,

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