Friday, March 13, 2026

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...

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...

Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2021

Today is Sustainable Gastronomy Day, an annual United Nations' observance day dedicated to celebrating seasonal ingredients and producers as well as preserving wildlife and...

Anaerobic Digestion and Food Waste Recycling: Opportunities for an alternative, sustainable method of waste...

In this thought piece, Jonathan Croley and Benjamin Thomson from Ashfords LLP tell ICON readers about the opportunities Anaerobic Digestion offers as local authorities...

Could AI be saviour of your ESG strategy?: The Legal Director writes to ICON

In this thought piece Kiley Tan from The Legal Director tells ICON readers what role Artificial Intelligence can play in meeting their environmental, social,...

Will Time of Use call Time on Triads?

Triads are a bizarre method of calculating how much to charge a customer. In essence, the word “triad”, when uttered in an electrical context, refers...

Grid Lock – why it needs unblocking: RenewableUK Cymru writes to ICON

If we want to tackle the myriad runaway consequences of climate change we can no longer accommodate the fundamental mismatch in design of the...

Founder of Climate Emergency Response Group discusses Scotland’s green recovery

Many of the central policies in the Scottish Programme for Government published earlier this week have been welcomed by a collection of leaders spanning...

Part 3: NETA, a new decade but old habits by Nigel Cornwall

IN this series of four features, Nigel Cornwall is taking us on a journey over the 30-year history of GB Electricity Market. Nigel Cornwall is...

Digital consultant outlines common smart home misconceptions for ICON readers

In his thought piece for ICON, James Ritter introduces us to some common misbeliefs about smart homes.   Recently, we have all been spending a lot...