Eco Innovation

Today, industrial businesses buy high-spec spare parts for their machinery, leave many of them on a warehouse shelf for years, and then send them to a landfill. This is wasteful and unsustainable. This article by Ben Findlay, CEO and Co-Founder of Machine Compare Marketplace discusses his company's efforts to offer a circular model to the industry.

From ditching paper documents to switching to electric heating, 29% of businesses in the UK are striving towards net zero carbon emissions in a variety of ways. On its own journey to offset its carbon emissions, Cumbria-based systems integrator Delkia had a tree planting ceremony on March 17, 2022. The event has kicked off Delkia’s carbon reduction plan to achieve net zero by 2050.

Is sustainability the secret if manufacturers are to overcome times of turbulence? Gartner’s findings, that 85% of investors regard environmental sustainability goals (ESG) as being key to their investments, suggest it will be.

New data released by Oxygen Finance provides visibility of Local Authority supply chain carbon emissions by category of spend for the first time. This will allow councils to focus carbon reduction efforts in the areas of biggest impact.

London locations favoured by the TV and movie industry will be among the first sites in the capital to get permanent electricity connections as part of the UK’s biggest Green Recovery programme.

ZipCharge, a pioneer in portable everyday EV charging, released a teaser image of its next transformative product which will reshape public EV charging for every community while providing local energy democracy and grid resiliency.

The government recently launched a £375 million package for energy technologies powering British homes and businesses.

VINATech announced that its VPC (Vina Pulse Capacitor) hybrid capacitors are being used in the new 2022 eco-friendly solar cell TV remote control for Samsung Electronics' recently-launched Neo QLED TV. 

In February 2022, Nissan announced it wants to end all combustion engine development and switch its focus to electric vehicles (EVs). With the help of NASA, it has created an efficient electric car battery set to revolutionise the EV market.

H-TEC SYSTEMS and Groupe E will implement the first hydrogen project in Western Switzerland. For this project, two H-TEC SYSTEMS ME450/1400 PEM electrolysers will produce green hydrogen from hydropower at the Schiffenen Dam.