Environmental Sustainability

Offshore Wind Pic (L) UK oil and gas

£210bn pipeline on offer to UK oil and gas firms

Sweden is to vote on a plan to slash the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 25% to 12% on repairs to bicycles, clothes and shoes - image courtesy of Pixabay

Sweden to give tax break for repairs to change its wasteful consumer culture

Introducing the Mine Kafon Drone, an airborne drone for detecting land mines - image courtesy of Mine Kafon Foundation and Kickstarter

Innovation

De-mining drones aim to rid the world of land mines within 10 years

Drones

A CG rendering of MarchantCain’s prototype for new lightweight window regulator system – image courtesy of MarchantCain.

MarchantCain plugs into the electric car sector

So what’s new in the tyre industry that is going to make you rush for the shop? - Tyres

Reinforced & run-flat tyres: trendy tech in tyre manufacturing

Volkswagen's new I.D. concept car. Image courteys of Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen unveils I.D. electric vehicle

The Energy Observer solar powered boat will sail for six years around the world as a floating exhibition and clean energy laboratory - image courtesy of The Energy Observer.

Solar powered boat now a concept and commercial reality

Aircraft are a major source of global CO2 pollution. Image courtesy of Flickr - fdecomite

Countries set to implement aviation emissions cap

Shell Springboard Finalists 2016 - image courtesy of Shell. low carbon and low-emission

Shell Springboard seeks energy efficient enterprises

UK Manufacturing is very different – and in many ways far more exciting – than many people outside industry perceive - industrial strategy.

A vision for the future of Scottish manufacturing

Around 55 million litres of waste paint go to landfill each year image courtesy AkzoNobel UK.

AkzoNobel UK paints a more sustainable future