Eco Innovation

From powering our homes and hospitals to research facilities and more, the power generation industry did not stop for the pandemic. Instead, it was challenged, and it responded with change. Throughout 2021, we will see many new projects centred around electrification, digitisation and energy storage.

Analog Devices has announced new commitments that advance the Company’s climate strategy, including pledging to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. As part of the Company’s roadmap towards net zero, ADI signed the United Nations’ Business Ambition for 1.5°C pledge and has committed to setting targets to be verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Backed by the energy regulator Ofgem, 300 homes in Scotland will soon become the first in the world to use 100% green hydrogen, in a four-year trial that will further cement the UK’s green recovery. Here Luke Worrall, Business Development Manager at NerG, explores the implications and explains how businesses can use existing CHP technology to save money now, while futureproofing their investment as the UK transitions to hydrogen power.

High-growth technology company specialising in controlled-environment-agriculture (CEA), Vertical Future, has partnered with newly established Northamptonshire based vertical farming company, Syan Farms. Launching with Vertical Future’s proprietary production systems, Syan Farms will also be brought on board as a research partner as part of Vertical Future’s wider research activities, focused on seed breeding, genetics, and ...

A team of researchers at North Carolina State University, working with Organic Photovoltaic Cell (OPV) company NextGen Nano, has demonstrated how adding semi-transparent Organic Solar Cells (OSCs) to greenhouses allows growers to generate electricity and simultaneously cultivate lettuce, reducing greenhouse energy demands. The results will lay the groundwork for power generation in sustainable greenhouse cultivation.

Semtech has announced that it is amplifying its mission to make the planet a smarter, more connected and sustainable planet by providing an innovative Internet of Things (IoT) platform. With solutions deployed globally, Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol help reduce environmental impacts and remedy challenges facing the global community spanning wildlife protection, sustainable farming, combating COVID-19, water conservati...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Analog Devices have launched the Ocean and Climate Innovation Accelerator (OCIA) consortium. ADI has committed $3m over three years towards the consortium which will focus on advancing knowledge of the ocean’s critical role in combating climate change as well as developing new solutions at the intersection of oceans and climate.

With Earth Day 2021 just around the corner, and manufacturers increasingly held accountable for their carbon footprint, a UK engineering firm has its sights set on developing a more circular food economy.

Each year April 22nd marks Earth Day, a worldwide event that aims to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, activists across the world have used to occasion to push for an increased awareness over environmental issues and lobby for policy changes. The theme of this year's Earth Day is 'Restore Our Earth', with the event focusing on natural processes, emerging green technologies and inno...

UK Power Networks has launched a new digital portal that is making it quicker and easier for installers to connect clean technologies to homes and businesses. Smart Connect will give many technology companies an instant decision on whether they can connect domestic electric vehicle charge points, heat pumps, battery storage or solar PV, to the local electricity network. It removes the need for multiple paper forms and streamlines the process.