Day: 28 July 2014

Bentley achieves industry first with triple Carbon Trust certification

Bentley has become the first automotive company to receive the triple Carbon Trust Standard for carbon, water and waste reduction.

Department for Transport announces £500,000 boost to car sharing schemes

Car clubs are set to receive a £500,000 funding boost, Transport Minister Baroness Kramer announced today (July 28).

Orange opens mobile phone collection facility in Ivory Coast

Telecommunications giant Orange has teamed up with charity Emmaüs International to open a mobile phone collection facility in Ivory Coast, West Africa.

FiT cut will cost 500kW hydro schemes £250,000

The latest Feed in Tariff (FiT) reduction for the hydro sector, due in October this year, will cut returns for a typical 500kW hydro development by £13,000 a year, adding up to a lifetime earnings loss in excess of £250,000.

Government opens bidding for fracking licences while ‘protecting’ National Parks

The government has today (July 28) opened the bidding process for companies seeking exploration licences to extract shale oil and gas using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

Circular economy funding programme calls for SMEs to get involved

Under a new WRAP-led programme, small businesses may be eligible for free support to explore commercial opportunities within the emerging circular economy.

Solar lanterns offer smart reuse concept for plastic bottle waste

A cheap lighting concept which creates solar lanterns from plastic bottle waste is being trialled by designers in the hope it can be scaled up for commercial production.

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