Saturday, January 17, 2026

“We can’t build this movement alone”: CEO reflects on ten years of Big Society...

In his thought piece for ICON, Stephen Muers, CEO of Big Society Capital, looks back at the journey social impact-led investment has taken.   Social impact...

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

Today is the second-ever United Nation's International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, and Inspired Energy's Public Services' Procurement Apprentice, Harry Fisher,...

The future of powerline inspection is automated, integrated and data-rich, Sharper Shape boss writes...

Petri Rauhakallio, VP Customer Operations of Sharper Shape, writes to ICON about the past, present and future of powerline inspection.     Tedious. If you ask electric...

“The trending technology of sodium-ion batteries and how it can transform the energy storage...

Sodium-ion batteries are gaining attention as a potential game-changer in the energy storage industry, and Ivy Cheng from TROES gives ICON readers an insight...

There is a ‘very real gap in public understanding’ on powering net zero transition,...

There is a gap in public understanding on how we get the energy to enable decarbonisation on the way to Net Zero, Chief Executive...

Growing old ungracefully? Nigel Cornwall introduces his series on the 30-year-old GB electricity market

THE GB Electricity Market celebrated its 30th birthday earlier this month and ICON marked the occasion with a feature that shared a brief timeline...

Batteries can provide the missing link on the road to Net Zero, says Arenko...

Batteries can provide the missing link in the road to Net-Zero, Andy Hadland, Chief Product Officer at Arenko Group, writes in his blog post...

World Habitat Day 2020

Today marks the World Habitat Day, created by the United Nations. First celebrated in 1986, each annual observance has seen a new theme focused on...

How sustainable is the production of electric cars?

In this thought piece, Paul Preston takes a look at the sustainability of different elements relating to electric vehicle production. Paul is a freelance...

Rebecca Gaskill on Building Back Better: “PM needs to up his game”

Boris Johnson has been using a diverse range of buzz words potentially lacking in substance to describe his plan for a ‘green recovery’. The...