Friday, November 14, 2025

Driving sustainability in the unfashionable side of battery production: Stora Enso writes for ICON

With increasing demands for electrification and rising standards of living, it’s essential that we find new and smarter technologies to meet the future, Lauri...

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...

The threat from methane emissions must spur investment in renewable natural gas, Sustainable Development...

In this thought piece Anjali Berdia, Sustainability Analyst at Sustainable Development Capital LLP, tells ICON readers why threat from methane should spur investment in...

“All you need is one person who cares about the world”: Great Big Green...

To celebrate this year's Great Big Green Week, Sustainability Consultant Natalie McClay shares stories from around to world to inspire ICON readers to join...

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...

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...

Wasted energies – why we’re getting renewables wrong and how to fix it: Electron...

By connecting dynamic information on network congestion, excess renewables and the availability and value of flexibility at a hyper-local level, we can create a...

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...

The Future Is Local (Area Energy Planning): UK100 writes to ICON

It’s time to power up Britain by investing in our local leaders and empowering them to deliver the affordable, clean energy systems we urgently...

“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...