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A North East consortium has been awarded a £5.3M grant from the UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills’ new Regional Growth Fund (RGF) scheme. Led by Procter & Gamble (P&G), the consortium is one of the successful applicants to be offered a grant from the scheme. The award will contribute towards a […]
September 30, 2011 by Shak Gohir
Future Hydrogen Production event brings together key industrial stakeholders and policy makers, with leading UK researchers, working on the next generation of hydrogen production and storage technologies. This event will provide a forum to discuss the developments and potential business opportunities, arising from the SUPERGEN DoSH2 project’s research as well as the opportunity to debate the future short […]
September 1, 2011 by Shak Gohir
The UK Technology Strategy Board is to run a competition to fund the development and commercialisation of innovative processes that will generate high value chemicals through industrial biotechnology. Up to £2.5m will be invested and applications are invited for both feasibility and collaborative research and development projects. Projects should look at how industrial biotechnology and/or […]
September 1, 2011 by Shak Gohir
This report, prepared by Pöyry Management Consulting as part of the BioChem project, provides insight into the market potential of bio-based chemicals and into factors that may hinder the exploitation of this potential. The report aims to provide information to companies, particularly inustrial biotechnology start-ups, to assist in decision-making and to support the development of new […]
July 28, 2011 by Shak Gohir
In September 2009, both the European Union (EU) and G8 leaders agreed that CO2 emissions must be cut by 80% by 2050 if atmospheric CO2 is to stabilise at 450 parts per million – and global warming stay below the safe level of 2ºC. But 80% decarbonisation overall by 2050 may require 95% decarbonisation of […]
July 23, 2011 by Shak Gohir
Eco-Innovation Call Opened during May 2011 and will be closing on the 8th September 2011. The Eco-innovation initiative is for organisations that have developed an environmental product, service, management practice or process which has a proven track record, yet is not fully marketed due to residual risks. It helps participants overcome those barriers to further […]
May 21, 2011 by Shak Gohir
Honda has become the newest member of the CEP programme designed to promote the hydrogen movement in Europe. The car maker has teamed up with the Clean Energy Partnership to promote the programme, Europe’s leading demonstration of fuel cell vehicle and hydrogen infrastructure project which brings together manufacturers, infrastructure and energy companies, and the German […]
May 15, 2011 by Shak Gohir
The UK Coalition Government yesterday confirmed that it has put forward 12 projects to be considered for funding under the European Union’s €4.5 billion carbon capture and renewables scheme. Up to three projects per member state can be supported under the New Entrant Reserve (NER) scheme, which is raising funds by selling off 300 million […]
May 14, 2011 by Shak Gohir
The European Commission has released a Call to Tender to commission a detailed study that will analyse the barriers that currently hamper an accelerated deployment of electric vehicles in Europe. In the study, the issues to be considered are hurdles in terms of research, development and industrialization of the enabling smart systems and electrical architectures in general. >> For more information and […]
May 14, 2011 by Shak Gohir
The European Commission seeks savings targets amid concern that proposals do not go far enough. Power companies could be fined for failing to help customers cut back energy use, according to a law being drawn up the European Commission. The law would introduce a requirement for all energy customers to have individual meters and […]
May 12, 2011 by Shak Gohir
Most executives know that how they respond to the challenge of sustainability will profoundly affect the competitiveness—and perhaps even the survival—of their organizations. Yet most are flailing around, launching a hodgepodge of initiatives without any overarching vision or plan. That’s not because they don’t see sustainability as a strategic issue. Rather, it’s because they think […]
May 10, 2011 by Shak Gohir
European Union is aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% compared to 1990 levels or by 30% if the conditions are right, increase the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption to 20%, and achieve a 20% increase in energy efficiency. UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could collectively save nearly […]
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November 17, 2011 by Shak Gohir
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