Heathrow starts hunt for low-carbon aviation ideas

Madeleine Cuff
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Airport's 'Innovation Prize' puts £30,000 up for grabs for entrepreneurs working to crack aviation's carbon challenge

Heathrow Airport is offering a £30,000 prize fund to an entrepreneur with a plan to cut the carbon footprint of flying, it announced last week. The 'Innovation Prize' is available to someone working...

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