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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.
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.
Two British clean technology firms have joined forces to deliver commercially viable, large-scale ‘carbon-negative’ buildings.
A new insulation product made from sustainably sourced hemp is offering a renewable and low carbon alternative to synthetic equivalents.
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced 80 new initiatives under its ‘Plan A’ eco programme and committed to begin implementing them within the next five years.
The effectiveness of a range innovative new low carbon technologies, many of which have been developed by SMEs, are to be tested in 87 social housing projects across the UK, with the aim of making them carbon neutral.
An everyday grass has been identified as the best candidate for generating green energy from UK brownfield and polluted sites.
More details of how small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can get involved in a £29 million project to develop low carbon vehicle technology in the West Midlands have been announced today.
An eco-friendly artisan bakery and a unique carbon offsetting company are among five UK small firms to have been recognised for their ethical business practices by a new online business resource, supported by Dragons' Den entrepreneurs Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis.
A building shared by 2,800 Transport for London (TfL) and London Development Agency (LDA) staff will in future be powered by a £2.4 million combined heat and power (CHP) plant incorporating the UK's largest building-housed hydrogen fuel cell.