Author name: Phil Nicholls

An innovative recycling project is leading the way in repurposing decommissioned wind turbine blades, avoiding them being put to landfill. The collaboration between one of the UK’s leading renewable energy developers, EDF power solutions UK, infrastructure investors Dalmore Capital and Foresight, award-winning decommissioning experts Reblade and Scottish Enterprise, represents a positive step forward for the […]

Corteva Inc. and bp have announced the launch of Etlas, their new 50:50 joint venture that will produce oil from crops – including canola, mustard and sunflower – for use in the production of biofuels like sustainable (or synthetic) aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD). Etlas will harness both Corteva’s century-long expertise in seed

Thousands of supporters and well-wishers have tipped the appeal for The Wildlife Trusts to buy the historic Rothbury Estate in Northumberland over the £10m mark on the last day of 2025. It represents an important and exciting milestone for the £30m fundraiser. Donations have been building steadily throughout 2025 alongside thousands of supportive messages from

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