Innovation Spotlight

Hurd creator Sophie Lambin reflects on her efforts to bridge the gap between 'bottom-up energy' and business ambition to hit climate targets

Jesse Howell, the 18-year-old founder of EcoMossUK, explains how he’s applied his thatching skills to offsetting to help schools and businesses capture carbon

Jon Stewart, CEO of Binding Solutions, explains how setbacks are a natural part of commercialisation for clean tech start-ups

Dr Liz Gilligan, CEO of Material Evolution, explains why start ups are 'series of setbacks stitched together by stubborn optimism'

Alan Forrester, CEO at SoilPoint, talks taking sustainable farming inspiration from King Charles, identifying an early route to market, and challenging an industry-wide 'fear of moving first’

Pierre Paslier, co-founder of seaweed packing innovator Notpla, discusses edible water bottles, finding innovation in the natural world, and looking for the next 'leap'

Owen Ensor, founder and CEO of Meatly, explains why sustainability isn't just for humans, and how curiosity and openness accelerate clean tech adoption

Philip Ehrhorn, co-founder and chief technology officer at The Great Bubble Barrier, discusses how the technology stops plastics from entering oceans

Professor Sid Pourfalah, founder and CEO at Concrete4Change reflects on carbon capture innovation, recruitment challenges, and the realities of navigating a 'conservative' sector

Gunnlaugur Erlendsson, CEO at ENSO Tyres, reflects on partnering with Uber, how EVs use tyres differently to petrol cars, and helping Prince William fit a tyre