Technology
'From zero carbon heat laggard to leader': Green groups urge government to back heat pumps in recovery plans
Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, CPRE and Possible propose 'cash for clunkers' scheme, and urge government to prioritise heat pumps over hydrogen in its green heating plans
How Pandora hopes to reach 100 per cent recycled silver and gold
The jewellery giant is reaching out to its supply chain to help bolster its circular economy ambitions
Mr Muscle bottles aim to help clean up ocean plastic
Household cleaning brand SC Johnson launches ocean-plastic Mr Muscle bottle line following success of similar initiative with Windex in the US
Net Zero Festival: More top speakers confirmed
Bosses at BT, OVO Energy, Shell, Anglian Water, and many others have joined the line-up for the world's first Net Zero Festival
Carbon Clean Solutions closes $22m funding round
Carbon capture and separation technology pioneer pulls in backing from oil and gas giant Equinor in second major funding round
L&G vows to make all homes net zero carbon by 2030
Firm chief executive argues that construction is "rocket fuel" for economic growth, but must be done sustainably in order for the country to build back better.
Zoom in on Net Zero - with Carbon Limiting Technologies' Beverley Gower-Jones
VIDEO: Carbon Limiting Technologies and Clean Growth Fund head chats to BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray about scaling up clean tech and unlocking finance to deliver net zero
Green Investment Group and Enso Energy team up on 1GW solar-plus-storage pipeline
JV will see developer and investor collaborate on PPA-backed solar projects across England and Wales.
Metal and plastic recycler EMR joins net zero club
Waste and metal recycler CEO Chris Sheppard said that decarbonisation is "key" to driving the green recovery of the global economy after the damage wrought by the coronavirus.
Belfast zero emission ferry project among £400m UK government funding winners
Ferries using 'electric hydrofoil propulsion' technology and capable of carrying 350 passengers to be developed in Belfast Harbour
Sustainable IT: Atos vows to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035
French IT giant unveils new raft of emissions reduction targets after joining Business Ambition for 1.5C coalition last week.
DPD to trial London EV Company's new 'range-extending' electric van
Parcel delivery firm will run a series of road tests for LEVC's VN5 electric van over the coming months ahead of the vehicle hitting the market in the final months of 2020.
British Land pledges to deliver net zero carbon portfolio by 2030
Property giant unveils new sustainability strategy designed to transform its entire portfolio, slashing both embodied and operational emissions in the process
Reach for the skies
The Arctic is sweltering and emissions are climbing again, but the technologies we need to avert catastrophe exist, we just need to deploy them
Drax to trial second CO2 capture system at Yorkshire biomass plant
Drax teams up with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for 'groundbreaking' 12-month carbon capture pilot at its Yorkshire biomass plant
Britons poised to throw out 67 million clothes after lockdown, WRAP warns
Public urged to check ahead to avoid overwhelming charity shops with mountain of clothing donations
Government delivers £73.5m electric vehicle innovation boost
Advanced Propulsion Centre backs new wave of electric car, van, and battery projects, as agency predicts UK automotive sector is on 'the precipice of an innovation landslide'
Amazon debuts $2bn Climate Pledge Fund to back 'visionary' green innovators
Tech giant set to invest in firms that are 'building products, services, and technologies to decarbonise the economy and protect the planet'
Electric plane hits the skies in 'UK first' for climate-friendly flight
ZeroAvia hails major milestone for zero carbon flight as six-seater aircraft completes test flight at Cranfield Airport
Take-off? Study predicts commercial hydrogen planes could be in the skies within 10 years
With supportive investment and policy signals H2-powered flight could emerge as a major player for short-medium journeys within 10-15 years, study estimates
Siemens Gamesa bags contract to supply giant turbines to UK wind farm
Sofia offshore wind farm off UK coast in North Sea is set to have 100 262-metre tall turbines after developer Innogy signed a deal with turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa.
BP invests $5m in methane leak-detecting specialist Satelytics
Cloud-based geospatial analytics firm uses imagery and machine learning to monitor environmental changes such as methane emissions
Flexitricity hits 500MW milestone, forecasts 'dramatic growth'
Firm's virtual power plant aggregates flexibility from a wide range of assets owned by customers across Britain, ranging from hospitals, universities, local authorities, district heating schemes, supermarkets and commercial growers.
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