Eco Innovation
Siemens' advanced thermal waste converter
Siemens Digital Industries has teamed up with Yorkshire-based sustainable solutions provider, Xetrov Group, to boost production of its ground-breaking thermal waste converter: the Clean6 Vortex.
igus’s circular product lifecycle of e-chains
Energy chains or e-chains are used to protect and guide moving cables and hoses, ensuring reliable power and data supply for moving machinery. They can be found in hundreds of industrial applications from offshore oil platforms to machine tools, from cranes to theatres, from elevators, to vehicle doors.
Eco Wave Power announces key milestone
Eco Wave Power Global AB has announced the first set of floaters and supporting structures for Eco Wave Power’s grid-connected project: EWP-EDF. Such equipment has been delivered to the Jaffa Port project site in Israel, marking a key milestone in the development of this innovative wave energy array.
Manure-powered tractor harvests vegetables
British Christmas dinner tables this year could feature vegetables harvested by low carbon, cow dung-powered tractor, following Government backing.
Delta recognised by CDP for sustainable measures
The CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) released its Climate Change 2021 report, in which Delta was listed in the leadership level under "climate change" and "water security" issues among nearly 12,000 companies worldwide.
North Star wins £90m contract to complete vessel package
North Star Group has clinched the service operations vessel (SOV) contract to support the third phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, off the coast of Yorkshire.
Volta Trucks confirms its full electric variants
Volta Trucks, a full electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed that its forthcoming 7.5- and 12-tonne variants have entered the engineering phase of development, with a single design concept already selected.
Industrial sector must be retrofitted to decarbonise
In a world where climate change is increasingly influenced by industrial emissions, decarbonising the industrial sector becomes the immediate priority to phase out CO2 emissions from the use of fossil fuels.
UK gov supports new tech to significantly cut carbon and costs for industry
The UK Government-funded BEIS Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA) has released the results from the initial phases of the programme, which suggest that from the 16 innovation demonstration cross-sector projects supported, up to 40.5TWh of energy could be saved by 2031 if the technologies are adopted.
Spearheading Uber's electrification
In 2019, Uber committed to fully electrifying its fleet of vehicles in London by 2025. On top of this, the company has pledged a succession of other electric vehicle (EV) commitments across the globe. This includes becoming 50% electric in seven European cities by 2030. By 2040 it claims that will be net zero. How practical are these promises, and what is Uber doing to bring about change?