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Living Lab: UK smart home energy test centre takes step forward
SysMech's digital cloud system to support Living Lab 2.0 test centre for low carbon heating, EVs and smart home energy innovations
Coronavirus Response
Leading figures from across the green economy offer their perspectives on how to respond to the Covid-19 crisis
Severn Trent joins EV100 as part of pledge to go fully electric by 2030
Water firm plans to convert 2,000 of its fleet vehicles to run on battery power by the end of the decade
COP26 postponed: The reaction
All the reaction from politicians, green business, academia, NGOs and think tanks on the momentous decision to postpone this year's critical UN climate change summit
Coronavirus: Scottish government delays publication of beefed up Climate Change Plan
Committee on Climate Change chief describes postponement as 'entirely reasonable in the present circumstances'
SDG15: Life on Land
All BusinessGreen's coverage on SDG15 and the global effort to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and halt biodiversity loss
SDG14: Life Below Water
All BusinessGreen's coverage on SDG14 and the global effort to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Ricoh secures Science Based Targets approval after doubling emissions reduction ambition
Japanese printer giant becomes latest multinational to set sights on 1.5C decarbonisation trajectory, after pledging to cut emission 63 per cent
'Shovel-ready': Harmony Energy given green light for 50MW grid battery in Salisbury
Renewable energy developer claims it now has over 500MW of large-scale battery storage systems in its UK pipeline
BusinessGreen Leaders Awards: Entry deadline extended ahead of rescheduled ceremony
The UK's biggest celebration of the green economy will now take place this autumn
Reports: Coronavirus forces EDF to delay application for new UK nuclear plant
French energy giant looks set to lodge plans to build Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk later than planned
'End-to-end service': Smart meter specialist SMS beefs up virtual power plant market plans
On the back of new partnership with a sustainable infrastructure fund, Smart Metering Systems confirms it has acquired flexible grid technology specialist Solo Energy
IEMA debuts digital environmental impact assessment primer
Professional body offers environmental execs guidance on how to deploy drones, digital maps, and other technologies to shift impact assessments online
Mondelēz hails progress against deforestation across cocoa supply chain
US giant which owns Cadbury and Toblerone claims to have mapped almost all of its cocoa suppliers across Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Indonesia
British American Tobacco pledges to deliver 'carbon neutrality' by 2030
Tobacco giant promises to beef up existing environmental targets and make all plastic packaging recyclable
Aceleron to pilot recyclable batteries in electric quadbikes
Developer teams up with Eco Charger to launch system designed to boost EV battery efficiency and reuse
Green entrepreneurs urged to enter Postcode Lottery Green Challenge
Just one week left for UK green businesses to enter €500,000 funding competition
Smart Hot Water: New project to help balance UK power grid
USER Project to integrate AI technology with hot water cylinders to help manage grid demand
Community wind farm sets up Hebridean Pandemic Response Fund
Point and Sandwick Trust, owners of the UK's largest publicly-owned wind farm, assigns funds to 'support the community effort we are going to need to get through the pandemic'
Data reveals Environment Agency has beefed up business investigations
Top law firm highlights how overall number of investigations into businesses suspected of environmental infractions has increased 12 per cent since 2018
OVO Energy pushes home carbon savings to forefront of new campaign
Energy supplier claims making all homes carbon neutral could save the equivalent to 22 per cent of the UK's total emissions
Survey: Only a third of firms measure climate impact of IT operations
Poll of 500 large UK businesses indicates only a third measure the climate impact and energy consumption of staff IT use
Global briefing: Tesla suspends Fremont factory production as global pandemic escalates
Plus all the top key green business news from around the world
Penso Power to expand 'Europe's largest battery storage scheme'
Company secures planning permission for 50MW extension to 100MW energy storage project, following off-take agreement with Shell
'Tipping point'? CNG Fuels eyes surging HGV demand for renewable biomethane
Green gas specialist planning nationwide network of renewable biomethane refuelling stations for trucks and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) as firms seek alternatives to diesel for their fleets
Government awards latest wave of Air Quality Grants
Local authorities across England receive a share of £2.2m clean air funding award
Coronavirus: BusinessGreen events update
All upcoming events through to June postponed until later in the year, but the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards remains open for entries
Heathrow Airport inks deal with ENGIE to supply terminals with 'green gas'
The deal will see biomethane from UK anaerobic digestion producers replace fossil fuel gas supplies across all Heathrow terminals
EDF, Kaluza, and Dimplex team up for flexible electric home heating trial
More than 100 homes fitted with smart electric storage heaters to be controlled remotely via AI software in bid to cut CO2 and bills
Net Zero Festival: First tranche of tickets available now
First 100 tickets for world's first Net Zero Festival available at Super Early Bird Rate, as latest speakers confirmed
Budget 2020: The green economy reacts
BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction to Rishi Sunak's tax and spending plans from green businesses, politicians, think tanks and academics
Energy data confusion hindering net zero transition, experts warn
Government and Ofgem endorse recommendations from Energy Data Taskforce calling on them to work closer together to drive digitisation of UK's energy system
Danone ramps up recycled plastics across Evian and Volvic brands
Both Evian and Volvic also set to become 'carbon neutral' in the UK in 2020, claims the French food and drinks giant
Sainsbury's keeps it cool with 400,000 energy-saving 'Formula One' fridges
Supermarket claims Aerofoil fridges have cut energy use from refrigeration across its UK stores by 15 per cent
Signed, sealed, delivered: ASOS slashes CO2 by almost a third per order
Online retailer claims focus on energy efficiency, low carbon delivery modes, renewables and packaging has helped cut its climate impact
Havn and Jaguar Land Rover rev up all-electric chauffeur service
Company debuts new service, offering customers access to a chauffeur driven all-electric Jaguar I-PACE, as Honda launches new EV tariff
Global Briefing: Japan hints at coal export policy crackdown
Plus all the top green business news from around the world
'Faster, together': World's first Net Zero Festival announces wave of partners
Leading green trade bodies, think tanks, sustainability execs, and corporates throw weight behind inaugural Net Zero Festival
BusinessGreen launches latest Towards Net Zero Leaders Briefing
Towards Net Zero Energy event to provide invaluable insights into the net zero energy transition and how leading businesses are responding
In photos: Renewables projects as you've never seen them before
From rooftop solar to large-scale PV farms, the the STA's Photo of the Year competition captures the changing face of the UK's energy landscape
Heineken cheers CO2, water and clean energy progress on sustainability goals
Dutch brewing giant released join financial and sustainability report as it sets sights on developing new 2030 Science Based Targets for CO2
'Greta effect' boosting demand for climate change careers, RSC claims
Survey comes alongside separate research showing surge in support for UK's net zero target
Global briefing: Al Gore launches climate concerned voter registration drive
All the green business news from around the world this week
BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum: Last chance to pitch
Deadline for clean tech firms to submit an application to pitch at annual investor forum falls this Friday
Global briefing: Poland's 'last' new coal plant hits funding hurdle
Climate activists hail victory against Polish coal plant plans, US senators introduce 2050 net zero bill, and all the other green business news from around the world
Irn-Bru goes green: Soft drinks firm AG Barr inks wind farm deal with Vattenfall
Decade-long deal set to provide 100 per cent renewable power to AG Barr facilities from Vattenfall's UK wind farms
Nottingham Forest FC scores 100 per cent renewables deal with Bulb
Club teams up with green energy supplier to ensure stadium and training academy run on 100 per cent renewable electricity