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SUSTAINABLE fresh food protective packaging company Klöckner Pentaplast and Viridor, recycling and waste management company, have agreed an annual supply of 8,000 tonnes of post-consumer recycled PET. PET, which stands for polyethylene terephthalate, is a form of polyester, just like the clothing fabric. It is extruded or moulded into plastic bottles and containers for packaging foods and beverages and personal care...

ENERGY Hub which focuses on the creation of a local circular energy economy won an environmental award with five other shortlisted companies. The Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub project won the Partnership Scotland Award at this year’s VIBES – Scottish Environment Business Awards, with its five partner companies: The Scottish Salmon Company, Pure Energy Centre, Community Energy Scotland and Comhairle...

WATER companies in England have launched a major project today to design the plan that will help them to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. The water industry is the first industrial sector in the UK and one of the first major sectors in the world to commit to a carbon zero future by 2030. The goal forms part of...

RENEWABLES are shown to be top of the list of importance for Brits in terms of infrastructure investments, new survey by Ipsos MORI and Global Infrastructure Investor Association reveals. Four in ten Britons choose solar energy infrastructure from a list of 14 sectors as a priority for investment in Britain, with 36% choosing wind energy. Flood defences (39%) and rail infrastructure...

MEMBERS of Derbyshire County Council have approved a new Carbon Reduction Plan, which details how the council will take action to reduce emissions from their own buildings, street lighting and fleet of vehicles. This is to achieve the pledges made by councillors in May this year to reduce carbon and take action on climate change. Actions to be taken include: more...

SCOTTISH and Southern Electricity Networks has secured over £9.5 million of funding from Ofgem’s Network Innovation Competition, to deliver a project supporting low-carbon solutions for maintaining network resilience. The Resilience as a Service (RaaS) project brings together Costain and leading European utility E.ON and seeks to avoid carbon intensive standby generation, while supporting network reliability and resilience, particularly for remote...

NEW statistics published today by RenewableUK show that the number of applications to build battery storage projects in the UK is continuing to increase. Batteries play a key role in our modern flexible energy system, helping grid operators to finely balance the supply of electricity to meet demand, and providing extra power resources when needed. RenewableUK’s latest Project Intelligence report shows...

WIRELESS charging for electric cars will soon arrive in UK streets and car parks in collaboration between Connected Kerb and German induction technology company Magment. The first UK instalment of wireless/induction charging will be brought across multiple public sites; on-street residential, car parks, public service and taxi ranks. The technology is said to make electric vehicles more accessible to those with...

NOTTINGHAM City Council has won the title of Climate Champion in Guardian’s Public Service Awards, in recognition of its plans to be the first UK city to become carbon neutral. The Council was also declared overall winners of the Awards in a ceremony held in London earlier this week. The Climate Champion category was included in the awards for the first...

COUNCIL for Outer Hebrides in Scotland is proposing their own Local Electricity Bill which, according to the council, has 'the potential to transform the UK’s electricity market'. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, based in the Isle of Lewis, has sought support for a proposed Local Electricity Bill which would make Local Authorities and Community Generators to become licensed Electricity Suppliers more...