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A unique £3m plant lab will put researchers on the frontline in the fight against climate change and create crops for “tomorrow’s atmosphere today”.  The new flagship facility at the University of Essex will allow scientists to adapt plants for a hotter drier planet as food security is increasingly threatened. It boasts a cutting-edge commercially […]

Sustainability management and ESG reporting platform FuturePlus has agreed a strategic partnership with Sustainable Ventures, Europe’s leading climate tech hub. Sustainable Ventures helps climate start-ups and entrepreneurs across the UK to scale through investment, workspaces and venture support. It has a portfolio of more than 100 companies in its workspace and more than 500 in

B Corp and sustainable packaging company BioPak UK and the SOCIUS Network announced a new strategic partnership that will open up exciting business opportunities for certified compostable packaging solutions. The deal focuses on the synergies of the two businesses, maximising National and European distribution, coupled with world-class product development to meet the market’s needs for

Xlinks First Limited, the investment company established to deliver the Morocco – UK Power Project (“Project”), announced that GE Vernova, a purpose-built global energy company, has invested $10.2 million in the Project as a minority stakeholder to further accelerate delivery and buildout of the Project. Once complete, the Project’s wind and solar generation, combined with

7.8GW of clean energy projects, more than double the output of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, have had their connection offer dates brought forward by up to 10 years through the Technical Limits programme, which is allowing projects to connect to lower voltage distribution networks prior to reinforcement of the high voltage transmission network.

The switch to electric vehicles (EV) on UK roads could be speeded up by encouraging and enabling widescale conversion of petrol and diesel cars, says the EV charge point manufacturer CTEK. CTEK has issued a ten-point plan to make converting from internal combustion engine (ICE) cars to EV simpler and more affordable. “Converting older ICE

Sonnedix, the global renewable energy producer with over 3GW operating capacity, has begun construction of Cowley Complex, the largest plant in its 300MW UK portfolio. The 120MW ground-mounted solar PV plant is set to become one of the largest solar PV plants in the UK once completed in Q3 2025. Cowley Complex, located in County

In less than two months’ time, the two-day, Automation UK event will open its doors at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry. The show, on 18-19 June, provides a fantastic platform for visitors to explore a wide range of the most up to date, cutting-edge automation and robotics technologies and solutions. The content led

The beer market has become more sustainable with the introduction of a Shelf Ready Returnable Beer Packaging to reduce Waste and CO2 Emission Carrefour België, Cornet takes the lead with a new convenient returnable mini crate that will soon be available at (a selection of) Carrefour stores in Belgium. As outlined in the new European

ELAFLEX will be presenting innovative and practical refuelling technology for conventional and alternative fuels at UNITI expo in Stuttgart, the leading retail petroleum and car wash trade fair, from 14 – 16 May 2024 in Hall 5 at Stand B02. The focus will be on the safe and demand-orientated handling of cryogenic or compressed hydrogen