Phil Nicholls

Food-tech pioneer Saveggy has introduced the first additive-free plant-based protection for fresh produce, to replace plastic packaging.   Edible and made from only two ingredients, rapeseed oil and oat oil, it offers a waste-free alternative as the EU prepares to ban single-use plastics for fresh produce by 2030. Scaling this solution across Europe could help to …

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Heating engineers across Britain are being offered a chance to warm up their own homes with cutting-edge tech – and a potential cash saving. Nesta, the UK’s research and innovation foundation, is calling on engineers to take part in its Start at Home scheme, which helps participants to install a government-funded heat pump in their own property. …

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AEG Europe, the European subsidiary of global sports and live entertainment leader AEG, has announced a landmark agreement that will make its UK venues the first in the industry to run on the country’s greenest energy – setting a new standard for energy provision across the live entertainment sector. The new supply agreement combines PPAs …

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The global energy landscape is rapidly evolving with decarbonisation at its core. To address this transformation, Technip Energies has released a new whitepaper called Re-inventing Affordable Low Carbon Hydrogen. As a leading engineering and technology player in the energy industry, Technip Energies brings over 60 years of expertise and has delivered more than 275 hydrogen …

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OXCCU, the Oxford University spin-out developing a one-step process to convert waste carbon into SAF, has raised £20.75 million ($28 million) in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. The round includes new investors Orlen VC, Safran Corporate Ventures, International Airlines Group (IAG), Hostplus, and TCVC, alongside continued support from existing backers Clean Energy Ventures, IP …

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Tesco has announced it has added 42 new IVECO S-Way Natural Gas trucks to its fleet in Livingston, Scotland, to help it reach its goal to be carbon neutral across its own operations by 2035. The trucks will transport food and goods across Scotland, Cumbria and Northumbria, servicing more than 250 stores. Covering more than …

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AkzoNobel has announced the deployment of its first 100% electric trucks and urban trailer fleet together with a nationwide hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) powered fleet in partnership with XPO Logistics. The initiative will cut the company’s transport emissions by over 50% and save approximately 3,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually, directly supporting AkzoNobel’s SBTi to …

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Virospack, a global leader in cosmetic packaging manufacturing, has presented its Ribbed Texture Cap, a solution that blends aesthetics with functionality to elevate both product experience and brand perception. With its refined ribbed finish, the cap offers improved grip and a tactile feel that adds comfort, precision and a sense of luxury to each application. …

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Bunge and Bangkok Produce Merchandising Public Company Limited, a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a strategic partnership that marks an unprecedented advance in agricultural commodity supply chain transparency. Following successful testing of a blockchain platform for soy traceability, the companies will adopt this solution for soy …

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For Recycle Week 2025, the toothpaste tube has become recyclable and should head for the recycling and not the bin from now on, meaning fewer landfillings for the UK. Each year more than 252 million tubes of fluoride fresh toothpaste are sold in the UK. Twice a day, millions of people brush their teeth – yet …

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