Draft legislation drawn up by the European Commission proposes that low voltage halogens be banned from next year as part of the same Ecodesign legislation that led to the controversial phasing out of incandescent bulbs.
Under the proposals, 12V MR16 lamps that are widespread in retail, commerci…
Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed an agreement to ensure closer collaboration between the two countries to develop civil nuclear energy, which is expected to result in 1,500 UK jobs and commercial deals worth over £500m.
The deal was signed at a summit in Par…
In anticipation of Yorkshire becoming a ‘nuclear hub’, electronic goods-manufacturer Elonex is moving some of its operations back to Coventry from China, creating 400 jobs.
A series of supplier days where local manufacturers can discuss their products with buyers from the nuclea…
Air Products and ExxonMobil today celebrated the start-up of a new world-scale hydrogen production plant in Rotterdam.
Joop Atsma, State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment, Mayor Aboutaleb of Rotterdam and Hans Smits, CEO Port of Rotterdam, participated in the official cer…
A pioneering project to create a plastics polymer from renewable resources has been unveiled with plans announced to build the UK’s first bio-polymer demostration facility.
According to a report by Edie.net, technology and licensing company Plaxica has awarded engineers Grimley Smith …
Business Secretary Vince Cable yesterday announced the location of a new £50 million centre, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, to accelerate the development of clean technologies.
The project is designed to accelerate the development of offshore renewable energy is to be based in Glasgo…
As we move to a more carbon-constrained world, and environmental considerations increasingly become part of the public psyche, companies ultimately have to find a way to meet customer needs in a way that generates lower carbon emissions. Kirsty Braines, Partner at business improvement special…
The South West region has been named as the UK’s first Marine Energy Park today, in a move designed to place it on the international map for leadership in marine renewable energy.
The South West Marine Energy Park will stretch from Bristol through to Cornwall, incorporating Cornwall’s wave hub, whi…
The south Wales based manufacturer, specialised in the supply of modular steel bridging, car parks, heavy plated steelwork and wind turbine towers, will build 35 wind turbine towers for sites in Wales and Scotland.
Following the deal with Nordex, a German wind turbines manufacturer, the company …
ENTRIES for the Isle of Man SES TT Zero 2012 Challenge, the world’s premiere zero emissions motorcycle race, opened on Monday 9th January.
Teams will be competing to be the first to break the 100mph lap round the world famous mountain course on an electric motorcycle. Anticipation is high tha…
