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UK manufacturers embrace resource efficiency but reject eco-design

Despite their greater commitment to resource efficiency, UK manufacturers – particularly SMEs – are reluctant to invest in ‘eco-design’ to reduce the environmental impact of their products.

Clean fuel and floating office come together to provide zero carbon work solution

A UK company that has found a way to store the energy from intermittent renewables, such as wind and solar, and turn them into hydrogen, is to test its off grid clean fuel technology in a Dutch-designed floating office, with the aim of delivering a world first in sustainable, zero carbon building solutions.

'Green' wood technology could revolutionise use of MDF

A low carbon technology that waterproofs, strengthens and extends the life of softwood by up to 50 years has been shown in trials to be able to turn MDF into a product for outdoor use that could revolutionise the use of the wood composite.

REA questions new Government guidance on regional renewables targets

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has today questioned whether new Government guidance designed to help regional authorities assess their areas’ potential for renewable and low carbon energy, will do anything to help regions meet their renewable energy targets.

Solar and wind developer launches to take advantage of FiT

A new company has formed to partner with landowners, commercial property owners and managers, to build, own and operate wind and solar power generating assets on sites across the UK.

Major retailers sign up to new food waste and packaging targets

Major retailers and brands have signed up to new food waste and packaging targets that will see them focus on the carbon impact of packaging rather than its weight and include reducing the carbon impact of all grocery packaging by 10 per cent by 2012.

British cleantech firms partner on ‘carbon negative’ building projects

Two British clean technology firms have joined forces to deliver commercially viable, large-scale ‘carbon-negative’ buildings.

Hemp-based natural fibre breathes new life into insulation market

A new insulation product made from sustainably sourced hemp is offering a renewable and low carbon alternative to synthetic equivalents.

EnvironCom opens largest WEEE recycling facility in UK

A waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) processor has opened the UK’s largest facility able to process and recycle hundreds of different household appliances an hour.

Sharp's Andrew Lee on why solar has a bright future in the UK

Sharp Solar general manager Andrew Lee talks to Louise Bateman about the future of solar in the UK and explains why the UK could become a global leader in solar PV uptake and renewable energy adoption.

UK manufacturers embrace resource efficiency but reject eco-design
South Tyneside manufacturer, Cottam Brush, has reduced its energy costs by 30 per cent
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