Technology
Gravitricity to pilot £1m gravity-based energy storage system in Edinburgh
UK start-up signs land rental agreement to build its first energy storage demonstrator at the Port of Leith
Making the net zero home a reality: Schneider Electric and Sustainable Ventures launch clean tech competition
Competition will give startups and SMEs a chance to develop their solution in partnership with Schneider Electric.
Farms of the future: McKinsey outlines measures to curb farming emissions
Agriculture faces a more challenging ride to net-zero than other sectors, warn the analysts, due to the sector being enormous in scale yet highly decentralised.
Refurbished electronics website Back Market raises $120m investment
French start-up secures backing from Goldman Sachs and others in bid to expand its marketplace for refurbished smartphones, laptops and tablets
Heat: A policy chasm on the route towards net zero
Richard Lowes at the University of Exeter argues that the encouraging rhetoric in the government's latest green heat proposals conceals a paucity of ambition that looks to be way off track against the UK's net zero emission goals
Renewable power: Modvion installs 30-metre wooden wind turbine tower
EU-funded wind tower – built out of wood "stronger than steel" – will spur a number of commercial projects in Sweden, Modvion said, and marks a major breakthrough for the development of taller, lower-carbon wind turbines.
Tyneside abandoned coal mines to be transformed into multimillion-pound renewable energy system
Project designer for £7m council minewater district heating project set to heat “fuel-poor homes” was appointed last week.
'Space-age': Sustainable laundry service Oxwash secures £1.4m backing
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Indeed.com founder Paul Forster among high profile investors in green laundry start-up Oxwash
Legal & General's low-carbon modular home scheme approved in North Yorkshire
Modular housing will be able to weather Covid-19 crisis better than traditional construction due to controlled factory environment, L&G said as it unveiled plans to build 154 homes in Selby.
Fairphone partners with /e/OS for a privacy-enhanced version of its FP3 smartphone
Green and ethical smartphone pioneer reveals plans for latest upgraded model
Why Amazon's commitment to working forests matters
Heather Clancy takes the microscope to the tech giant's first foray into nature-based solutions
Is home working really the greener option?
The coronavirus lockdown may have led to a fall in emissions, but assumptions that home-working automatically cuts carbon could prove to be wide of the mark
Recyclers urge public not to recycle face masks and other PPE
Confederation of Paper Industries issues plea for public to ensure PPE is disposed of safely, amidst fears waste material could contaminate recycling
WEEE Fund unveils £5.6m Covid-19 support package for electrical waste recyling sector
Up to £5m of interest-free loans for electrical waste treatment facilities and £600,000 of grants for charity-sector reuse organisations are now up for grabs
DS Smith launches new circular principles for packaging design
Packaging giant hopes that its new principles will cut waste, boost the amount of reyclable packaging materials on the market and address a widespread confusion among consumers over what types of packaging are recyclable.
Study: Empty commercial buildings wasting energy and money during Covid-19 lockdown
Offices, shops, and hotels are still using roughly 84 per cent of their typical energy demand during lockdown, according to findings from energy performance consultants Carbon Intelligence
Lab beef specialist Aleph Farms pledges to achieve net zero emissions by 2030
Startup says new sustainability board hires, engagement platform for young adults, and contract with engineering firm will move it closer to its new carbon goals.
New decade, new disruptions: Embracing new technology in sustainability
IEMA fellow Amber Harrison, director of CSR and sustainability at SITA, considers the impact of disruptive technologies on the sustainability profession
Report: European retailers failing to disclose major chunk of CO2 from food waste
Planet Tracker argues failure to disclose food loss and waste-related supply chain emissions exposes investors to heightened financial risk
