The new 2.5MW wind turbine in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire. Allan Wilson of ATTIX CIC said the project had been “a long and at times torturous journey” but will “pay massive dividends for an area too long ignored for investment.” The Kilbirnie wind turbine1 has completed its first full week of operations, becoming Scotland’s first community-owned development […]

The UK is seeking to link its Emissions Trading Scheme with the EU’s carbon market to reduce trade exposure under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (image credit: Alexandros Michailidis). With billions in trade exposed to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Britain wants clarity and convergence – but Brussels may be about to change the […]

A system for reading UV signatures on product packaging, installed at an MRF (image credit: Polytag) Emerging technologies could revolutionise the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy, ensuring businesses that invest in genuine recycling are rewarded while driving better environmental outcomes, according to a new white paper released at The RECOUP Summit on 4 March. […]

HyImpulse carried out test launches in Australia in 2024 and are one of three launch operators vying to launch from the UK in the near future. New industry guidance has been released to help spaceport developers and launch operators in the UK assess and manage the environmental impacts of spaceflight as the country’s commercial space […]

This article contains sponsored content. Blended Products has strengthened its liquid carbon dioxide (LCO₂) distribution capability with the introduction of a newly dual-branded Aritas Cryogenics 22 bar LCO₂ Semi-Trailer, paired with a Volvo FH540 Tractor Unit, in partnership with AD FUELS. The specialist cryogenic trailer is dedicated to the haulage of food-grade liquid carbon dioxide, […]

Crops grown within the giant dome will meet the needs of ten local families, at this stage, in the vision of the group. A pilot project in Wiltshire explores the possibilities of turning landfill sites into low carbon, affordable fruit and vegetable production hubs. Unveiled by Sustain Wiltshire in Royal Wooton Bassett, the project appears […]

This article contains sponsored content. When the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) set out to drill into the most inaccessible and least-understood part of Thwaites Glacier in East Antarctica, they relied on proven technology capable of withstanding extreme cold, isolation and operational intensity (words: Cat Pumps). Thwaites is one of the largest and fastest-changing glaciers in […]

Key industries on both banks of the Humber Estuary can benefit from hydrogen use, said local MP Melanie Onn. A consortium of major energy companies has unveiled plans to develop what might become the UK’s first integrated hydrogen transport and storage network, centred on the Humber industrial region. The project — known as Humber Hydrogen […]

United Downs. The UK’s first geothermal power plant generating electricity has gone into operation at United Downs, near Redruth in Cornwall. Its integration with a production facility extracting lithium carbonate from geothermal fluids, and now seemingly at commercial scale, also marks a UK first. Announced on 26 February, a switching-on event was held to commemorate […]