Day: 2 July 2015

Ecology: Time to go deeper…

For the third part of our series with Ashridge Business School, Chris Nichols delves into 'Deep Ecology'; what it is and why it matters, explaining why the MSc in Sustainability & Responsibility course spends a week at Devon's Schumacher College with resident ecologist Stephan Harding.

ISO 14001: A revised standard linking strategy, risk, resilience & improvement

With the publication of ISO 14001:2015 due later this year, IEMA's Martin Baxter shares his views on the challenges and opportunities businesses will face under the revised environmental standard.

Adidas showcases shoe made from ocean plastics

Clothing manufacturer Adidas has celebrated its partnership with Parley for the Oceans by creating a prototype shoe made from recycled ocean waste and deep-sea gillnets.

Solar plane glides past world record in 80-hour solo flight

The solar plane Solar Impulse 2 has broken the world records for distance and duration of solar aviation, flying continuously for more than 80 hours and travelling 6000 km across the Pacific.

Waitrose dairy farm unveils rooftop solar array

A Waitrose dairy farm in Hampshire is now generating its own renewable energy after installing a 186 KWp solar array on the roof of a milk parlour.

Fracking could hurt house prices, health and environment, official report says

Fracking operations to extract shale gas in Britain could cause nearby house prices to fall by up to 7% and create a risk of environmental damage, according to a government report that has been published in full for the first time.

Solar farm conversion for abandoned Japanese golf course

A Japanese solar company has begun construction of a 23 MW solar power plant on an abandoned golf course in Kyoto.

China to treble wind capacity in 10 years

China is set to treble its wind power capacity by 2025, but future growth will be limited unless the nation's grid technology is developed.

Construction milestone for UK’s largest on-site dairy AD plant

First Milk, one of the UK's largest cheese creameries, has announced the completion of the first phase of construction of a bio-energy plant at its dairy factory in Cumbria.

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