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Turning ammonia in wastewater into green energy and using unexploited telecoms cables to detect leaks in the water network are among the winners of Ofwat’s inaugural £2 million Innovation in Water Challenge. Eleven collaborative initiatives, led by water companies and involving a number of partner organisations, will receive up to £250,000 each to tackle the biggest issues facing the water...

The Treasury Committee examines net zero and the future of green finance in a new report, published as part of its decarbonisation and green finance inquiry. Titled 'Net Zero and the Future of Green Finance', the Treasury Committee makes a series of recommendations on how the Government can achieve net-zero by 2050. Mel Stride MP, Chair of the Treasury Committee, commented...

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has launched a call for evidence for its inquiry to follow up on the proposals of Climate Assembly UK, published in September 2020. This focuses on how far the Government, and other stakeholders, have engaged on the findings of the assembly and how far Ministers have made progress in developing the policies...

The UK government has announced to adopt the Committee on Climate Change’s recommended emissions target for the mid-2030s into law, reducing emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. In line with the recommendation from the independent Climate Change Committee, the sixth Carbon Budget limits the volume of greenhouse gases emitted over a five-year period from 2033 to 2037, taking...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are seeking evidence on how sustainable biomass should be sourced and used to best support the UK net zero target to inform the development of the upcoming biomass strategy. Since the 2012 bioenergy strategy, biomass has played a prominent role in the UK efforts to decarbonise the economy. However, the context of biomass...

Deep drilling is set to commence soon at the Eden Geothermal Project near St Austell in Cornwall. Next week, the first lorries carrying a 450-tonne, 55 metre-high drilling rig are set to arrive on the outer edge of the Eden Project site. Eden Project Co-Founder Sir Tim Smit commented on the announcement: “Forget the official po-faced language about sustainability and our...

New data suggests that the 100 signatories of the Investing in Women Code are more likely to invest in female-run businesses than other investors, the government has announced today. According to the new Annual Investing in Women Report, which sets out findings on the support provided to female entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom, women and men were equally successful in...

Abundance Investment Ltd, an ethical investment crowdfunding platform, has launched an offer to fund the roll out of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure throughout the Greater Manchester area, with Iduna Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure plc. Iduna is raising £4 million through an offer of five-year secured debentures, regulated and tradable bonds, which pay 9% interest per year over the life...

Interventions should be made in payments, roaming, data availability, pricing transparency and reliability to improve confidence in public electric vehicle charging, new survey shows. Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) England invited electric vehicle (EV) drivers to share their views about their experience with public chargepoints, in response to government's ‘Consumer Experience at Public Electric Vehicle Chargepoints’-consultation. Over 1,000 drivers participated in the...

The pipeline of renewable energy and storage projects across England, Scotland and Wales currently stands at 86GW, the latest figures from Cornwall Insight's Renewables Pipeline Tracker reveal. This research also shows 40.6GW of sites are classified with a development status of "scoping", which refers to where sites are yet to submit a planning application but have a grid connection option...