IT

Atos preps science-based emissions target as CO2 cuts continue

Annual CSR report shows company has cut its carbon emissions in half since 2008 as it sets further goals for 2020

IT
06 June 2017

Technology penetration into cars and machines - The next leg of growth?

Liontrust's Simon Clements breaks down the business opportunities in electric cars and smart technology

IT
31 May 2017

Smart cities hub launches to 'bridge gap' between cities and innovators

New initiative, led by the Environmental Industries Commission, promises to match cities facing environmental challenges with smart technology

IT
26 May 2017

Why the energy sector needs to become more like banking

To avoid an "ineffectual fudge", the new government must take some bold decisions to digitise the UK energy system, argues RenewableUK's Caroline Bragg

Energy
10 May 2017

SAP vows to go 'carbon neutral' by 2025

Business software giant aims to build on 100 per cent renewable electricity commitment with new plan to become 'carbon neutral'

IT
10 May 2017

Is the UK smart grid vulnerable to cyber attack blackouts?

Many utilities have outsourced cyber security issues to third party companies, but experts warn this could leave customers exposed to the risk of devastating cyber attacks

Infrastructure
09 May 2017

Online education: investing in a sustainable future

Zouk Capital's Samer Salty argues emerging online education models could deliver a major sustainability windfall

Skills
08 May 2017

Blockchain and the transition to a low carbon economy

Blockchain technology has the potential to fundamentally change the energy industry - what does this mean for the low carbon transition, asks Pöyry Management Consulting's Robert Schwarz

IT
04 May 2017

Can this startup use blockchain to brew up more sustainable coffee?

US start up bext360 aims to apply the latest data management technologies to the task of tracking coffee supply chains

IT
13 April 2017

Smart meters: 5.87 million now up and running across Great Britain

Some 10 per cent of all homes and a quarter of all businesses now host smart meters, official government figures show

IT
30 March 2017

Think green: Invest in the cloud

Switching to The Cloud can deliver significant cost, performance, and environmental gains

IT
29 March 2017

Data centres and energy consumption: A Donald Rumsfeld Conundrum

TechUK's Emma Fryer explores whether data centres are a help or a hindrance to efforts to curb UK energy use

IT
23 March 2017

500 billion reasons blockchain can be a power play

Could Big Data and emerging blockchain technologies do for energy what they are already doing for banking?

IT
03 March 2017

Upside Energy: The cloud service helping businesses to better balance energy demand

The UK start-up's Virtual Energy Store - which aggregates energy data to help better balance supply and demand - has proved a hit with investors

Infrastructure
20 February 2017

Earlham Institute plans supercomputer switch to Iceland to slash energy costs 70 per cent

Research institute plans to harness Iceland's abundant supply of geothermal and hydroelectric power to cut carbon footprint and energy costs of its data centres

IT
17 February 2017

Lenovo breakthrough promises to cut PC manufacturing emissions 35 per cent

IT giant says low temperature solder innovation will cut company's carbon emissions by nearly 6,000 tonnes a year

IT
08 February 2017

Renewables software firm QOS Energy secures €3m in fresh funding round

ETF Partners leads financing round aimed at developing QOS Energy's grid balancing and energy storage services

Infrastructure
18 January 2017

Apple tops Greenpeace clean internet league table

Apple, Facebook and Google all secure 'A grades' following high profile renewables investments, but campaign group warns too many tech firms backing energy status quo