R&D

Company behind UK's first commercial direct air capture plant begins international deployment

Technology

Company behind UK's first commercial direct air capture plant begins international deployment

Bill Gates-backed Mission Zero Technologies details plans for third carbon removal system to be delivered within a year

clock 14 October 2024 • 2 min read
Zonal pricing debates, CCS funding commitments, and robot farmers

Policy

Zonal pricing debates, CCS funding commitments, and robot farmers

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: October 2024 – Part One

clock 11 October 2024 • 1 min read
From volcanic plumes to mining waste: Research funding aims to tap unlikely sources of rare minerals

R&D

From volcanic plumes to mining waste: Research funding aims to tap unlikely sources of rare minerals

Innovate UK awards £3.5m to nine projects looking to identify new sources of rare earth minerals and elements

clock 10 October 2024 • 4 min read
Innovate UK pours £3.2m into seven concrete decarbonisation projects

R&D

Innovate UK pours £3.2m into seven concrete decarbonisation projects

UK's innovation agency awards funds for low-carbon cement and production projects via Decarbonising Concrete Competition

clock 27 September 2024 • 2 min read
PACT raises £9m to industrialise 'world first' collagen-based biomaterials

Investment

PACT raises £9m to industrialise 'world first' collagen-based biomaterials

Cambridge-based firm raises £9m to support delivery of leather-like materials for the fashion, footwear, interiors, and automotive sectors

clock 26 September 2024 • 3 min read
UNDO and Microsoft to remove 15,000 tonnes of CO2 using enhanced rock weathering

Science

UNDO and Microsoft to remove 15,000 tonnes of CO2 using enhanced rock weathering

Tech giant and enhanced rock weathering specialist agree to spread 65,000 tonnes of crushed silicate rock in the UK and Canada

clock 24 September 2024 • 4 min read
Hannah Scott: 'Technology is a crucial piece of the puzzle, but it's not the only thing that needs support'

Technology

Hannah Scott: 'Technology is a crucial piece of the puzzle, but it's not the only thing that needs support'

Oxfordshire Greentech's CEO reflects on her journey from writing sustainability articles for a local parish magazine to running a county-wide low-carbon business network

clock 24 September 2024 • 7 min read
Bella Italia, Las Iguanas, and Cafe Rouge join grease-to-energy trial

Waste

Bella Italia, Las Iguanas, and Cafe Rouge join grease-to-energy trial

Parent company Big Table partners with GreaseTech and Eco Clarity to trial tech converting commercial kitchen grease into biofuel

clock 20 September 2024 • 3 min read
How Crocs is reducing the carbon footprint of its clogs

Technology

How Crocs is reducing the carbon footprint of its clogs

The plastic clog maker is seeking to pick up the pace of material innovations

clock 20 September 2024 • 6 min read
Government announces £88m for 'next generation' zero emission vehicle tech

Automotive

Government announces £88m for 'next generation' zero emission vehicle tech

More than 40 projects ranging from battery-electric buses to electric trucks for Royal Mail and the NHS to share almost £90m in joint funding

clock 17 September 2024 • 3 min read