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Following the completion of a £4 million second phase, the Coal Authority’s Lynemouth mine water treatment scheme in Northumberland can now treat the equivalent of 2,400 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water every year – removing more than 300 tonnes of iron in the process. The extended scheme is protecting millions of litres of drinkable water in the north east. Carl Banton,...

Retaining the positive changes driven by the coronavirus pandemic is central to the Welsh Government’s new planning policy. Boosting digital services in areas where current provision is poor to ensure everybody in Wales can stay connected and making sure well-designed communities can reap the benefits of home working, incuding reduced traffic and cleaner air. These are among eight main issues highlighted...

Exeter City Council has entered into a new partnership with Odyssey Innovation Ltd, that will see discarded fishing nets collected in the south west turned into the world’s first ocean-going kayaks made from recycled materials. The materials are collected from ports, harbours and authorities across the South West, as well as further on down the south coast of England, before being...

SAINSBURY'S, the UK’s second largest supermarket chain, has been granted a water supply and sewerage licences by Ofwat, with a retail authorisation limited to self-supply. When the UK’s water retail market opened in April 2017, Sainsbury’s initially took advantage of the competitive market and selected two water retailers to cover its English site portfolio. Sainsbury’s Carbon, Utilities and Engineering Manager Dave...

UK-South Korean collaboration announces series of trades in flexibility demonstration trial. Project Artemis, a collaboration between South Korean aggregator Gridwiz and British energy technology firm Electron, announce the successful demonstration of a flexibility trading platform in South Korea’s Peak Response market. The Peak Response Secondary Market (PRSM) Platform unlocks value for providers of Demand Response, by allowing them to optimise their...

Derby city leaders have launched a bid for Government funding to establish a new advanced manufacturing research centre in the city, creating 70 jobs and helping to reboot the local economy after the coronavirus crisis. The move follows the success of a pilot project run over the past 18 months and would see an exciting new partnership formed to help...

The Local Government Association and the UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development have today launched a guide to help councils engage with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN’s 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, adopted by all UN member states, are an urgent call for action by all countries to end poverty and other deprivations to improve health and...

A project in Nottingham that converts carbon dioxide into clean animal feed is one of nine agricultural technology initiatives set to benefit from £24 million of government funding. Nottingham-based consortium REACT-FIRST will receive over £2 million to generate 'clean, sustainable food for fish and poultry with an up to 75% smaller carbon footprint.' Led by Nottingham company Deep Branch Biotechnology, the...

The National Trust, the Mayor of the West Midlands, Sustrans, Create Streets and local council leaders have written to the Prime Minister, urging a £5.5billion commitment to an urban green infrastructure fund to level up access to urban green space as part of his “infrastructure revolution”. The huge surge in people’s use of parks and green spaces during the coronavirus...

Sovereign Housing Association’s latest development will see nine affordable carbon-zero homes built in Abingdon that come straight from the factory floor. The homes are set in a rural location at Springfield Meadows in Longworth, and are part of 25 being built using Greencore Construction’s carbon zero construction methods. Alex Brooks, Development Manager of Sovereign, commented: "Springfield Meadows has been granted the...