Saturday, May 2, 2026

Vehicle-to-grid chargepoints can improve battery life in electric vehicles and reduce carbon emissions and...

Research from a government-funded project involving academics in the University of Nottingham's Faculty of Engineering shows that by careful charging and discharging, EV battery...

Microplastics found from fruit and veg for the first time ever

MICROPLASTICS are contaminating the fruit and vegetables we eat, according to two separate scientific studies published this week. According to the first peer-reviewed study by University of Catania scientist Margherita...

Urban land could grow fruit and veg for 15% of the population, says Sheffield...

GROWING fruit and vegetables in just 10 per cent of a city’s gardens and other urban green spaces could provide 15 per cent of...

SSEN funding helps Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs

HAMPSHIRE Search and Rescue Dogs has been able to buy much-needed equipment to assist with their rescue operations with almost £19,000 worth of funding...

SME energy prices rise for the first time since 2018, new research shows

There has been a rise in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) gas and electricity prices for the first time since 2018, according to...

£35k awarded to Thanet District Council to identify landlords who rent out cold homes

THANET District Council in Kent has been awarded £34,742 to support a ten-week ‘Thanet Cold Homes Finder’ project to target poorly insulated and energy-inefficient...

Sweat could power wearable devices in the future, Glasgow research says

A NEW generation of wearable devices could be powered by human sweat instead of conventional, environmentally-unfriendly batteries, scientists say. In a new paper published in...

Consultation launched on new nuclear power station design proposed for UK

The Environment Agency seeks views on a new nuclear power station design as it publishes its assessment so far of the UK Hualong Pressurised water Reactor...

National Grid launches green bond to fund sustainability projects

NATIONAL Grid has announced the launch of its first green bond where the proceeds will finance UK electricity transmission projects that have environmental benefits. Raising...

Anglian Water installs solar panels at key site in pursuit of carbon neutrality

ANGLIAN Water is set to start of the latest installation of solar energy at one of their key operational sites based in Huntingdonshire. Grafham Water...