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Octopus Centre for Net Zero: Octopus Energy unveils plans for pioneering green energy research centre
Octopus Centre for Net Zero: Octopus Energy unveils plans for pioneering green energy research centre

The new centre aims to "discover the smartest routes to net zero", focusing initially on transport and heating emissions, the firm said

  • Infrastructure
  • 10 February 2021
'Lost opportunity for corporate leadership': Are tech giants failing to pull their weight in climate lobbying battles?
'Lost opportunity for corporate leadership': Are tech giants failing to pull their weight in climate lobbying battles?

New InfluenceMap report argues recent flurry of climate goals announced by Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google owner Alphabet has been undermined by firms' 'limited' climate lobbying activity

  • Technology
  • 28 January 2021
5G set to usher in energy efficiency revolution in telecoms, study finds
5G set to usher in energy efficiency revolution in telecoms, study finds

Research conducted by mobile operators Nokia and Telefonica, compared 5G to legacy networks including 4G, finding the former to be far more efficient

  • Technology
  • 03 December 2020
How can the shipping sector unlock the 'first wave' of net zero emission projects?
How can the shipping sector unlock the 'first wave' of net zero emission projects?

New report from Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) sets out how a "first wave" of commercial zero emission shipping projects can get off the ground

  • Shipping
  • 12 November 2020
'Effective today': Google vows to 'eliminate entire carbon legacy'
'Effective today': Google vows to 'eliminate entire carbon legacy'

Tech giant pledges to offset all its historic emissions, as CEO Sundar Pichai unveils fresh sustainability goals for the coming decade

  • Carbon Accounting
  • 14 September 2020
Floating wind set to sail to 70GW of capacity by 2040, study predicts
Floating wind set to sail to 70GW of capacity by 2040, study predicts

  • Wind
  • 15 July 2020
'Carbon neutral computing': Intel plots path to zero waste, zero carbon computers
'Carbon neutral computing': Intel plots path to zero waste, zero carbon computers

Computer chip giant's sustainability report outlines a raft of new green goals, including a pledge to send zero waste to landfill and achieve "net positive" water use.

  • Management
  • 14 May 2020
New decade, new disruptions: Embracing new technology in sustainability
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

  • Technology
  • 27 April 2020
The UK's innovation policy must match the scale of the net zero challenge
The UK's innovation policy must match the scale of the net zero challenge

Facilitating technological and business model innovation will be central to achieving net zero, argues Nick Molho of the Aldersgate Group

  • Technology
  • 12 March 2020
Vegan, compostable bandages? Meet the firm healing the planet one plaster at a time
Vegan, compostable bandages? Meet the firm healing the planet one plaster at a time

James Dutton started making eco-friendly plasters from bamboo fibre in his kitchen four years' ago - now the brand is available in 36 countries around the world

  • Waste
  • 21 November 2019
More than an investor: Five things to look for in a clean energy partner
More than an investor: Five things to look for in a clean energy partner

The success of a clean energy start-up often means looking beyond the number of zeros on a cheque, argues Elena Bou, innovation director at InnoEnergy

  • Energy
  • 08 November 2019
Green washing: Microplastic-filtering washing machine to go on sale next year
Green washing: Microplastic-filtering washing machine to go on sale next year

Turkish home appliances giant Arçelik claims its technology can prevent more than 90 per cent of clothing microfibers from polluting water resources

  • Recycling
  • 07 August 2019
Google promises to increase use of recycled plastic in gadgets
Google promises to increase use of recycled plastic in gadgets

Tech giant has pledged to make product shipments carbon neutral by 2020

  • Supply chain
  • 06 August 2019
Natural Change: Can a week with nature change your life and your career?
Natural Change: Can a week with nature change your life and your career?

An eco-psychology retreat is launching in the Scottish Highlands this year, with the aim of helping stressed out executives 'rekindle their inner fire' - BusinessGreen's Madeleine Cuff went to try it out

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  • 11 June 2019
Low carbon lift: Firms create battery system that 'cuts elevator energy use in half'
Low carbon lift: Firms create battery system that 'cuts elevator energy use in half'

Renenerative graphene battery can halve the energy use of elevators, claim developers Skeleton Technologies and Epic Power

  • Infrastructure
  • 05 June 2019
Apple powers up iPhone recycling network
Apple powers up iPhone recycling network

Tech giant quadruples number of locations for US customers to hand in old iPhones as part of recycling and reuse drive

  • Technology
  • 18 April 2019
Technology alone cannot solve climate crisis, warns ING
Technology alone cannot solve climate crisis, warns ING

World set to miss 2030 climate targets as new clean technologies take time to scale, warns ING

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  • 07 December 2018
Digital planet: Will the rise of the machines help or hinder climate action?
Digital planet: Will the rise of the machines help or hinder climate action?

New Economic Foundation's Duncan McCann considers how to climate-proof digital technology

  • IT
  • 21 November 2018
Green Tech Task Force launches in bid to bridge UK's north-south divide
Green Tech Task Force launches in bid to bridge UK's north-south divide

Tech Task Force will focus on smart technologies that boost resource efficiency and improve economic prospects for manufacturing regions

  • Technology
  • 13 September 2018
Green washing, literally: VClean opens environmentally-friendly dry cleaning facility
Green washing, literally: VClean opens environmentally-friendly dry cleaning facility

Company claims Watford facility is first in UK to utilise eco-friendly technology and biodegradable detergents, that result in waste water 'nearly pure enough to drink'

  • Technology
  • 12 September 2018
Electric flying taxi? Vertical Aerospace completes maiden test flight over Cotswolds
Electric flying taxi? Vertical Aerospace completes maiden test flight over Cotswolds

Bristol-based developer founded by OVO Energy CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick aims to begin offering intercity air taxi services as early as 2022

  • Technology
  • 12 September 2018
Net Zero: CO2 removal technology could make UK carbon neutral by 2050
Net Zero: CO2 removal technology could make UK carbon neutral by 2050

Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society present blueprint for deploying greenhouse gas removal technologies, but urges rapid action to deliver on net zero goals

  • Technology
  • 11 September 2018
Drones for sustainability
Drones for sustainability

The UK drone economy could exceed £42bn by 2030, according to PwC. TechUk's Susanne Baker examines the environmental and sustainability case for drone technology

  • IT
  • 05 September 2018
New energy risk forecaster allows businesses to project costs for next ten years
New energy risk forecaster allows businesses to project costs for next ten years

The forecasting tool, developed by energy services firm SMS Plc, aims to assist business energy users in developing long-term investment, procurement and efficiency strategies to mitigate the risks brought on by rising costs

  • Energy
  • 20 August 2018
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