Environmental Sustainability

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Australia considering mandatory national battery recycling scheme

The rolls will be produced using specialist techniques, including forging each steel ingot and heat treatment - image courtesy of Sheffield Forgemasters.

Sheffield Forgemasters makes £2m equipment upgrade

An illustration of a 'Mild Hybrid' that will make up one Volvo range of electrified cars to be launched between 2019 and 2021 - image courtesy of Volvo.

Volvo to go all electric from 2019

Automotive Car Exhaust Tailpipe CO2 Emissions - image courtesy of Pixabay.

CO2 emissions focus leads to serious unintended costs

The British automotive manufacturer recently unveiled its first BEV, the Jaguar I-PACE Concept, expected to be on the roads by 2018 - image courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover.

WMG & JLR announce £5.7m vehicle electrification alliance

At present, approximately 70% of the cans and 57% of the plastic bottles used each year are recycled - image courtesy of CCEP.

World’s largest bottler unveils new sustainable strategy

Scottish firm to lead €20m tidal energy project

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who announced the new Lightweight Manufacturing Centre in front of 130 aerospace industry representatives – image courtesy of AFRC.

Lightweight materials hub to drive Scottish innovation

An artist's impression of the Tesla battery installation in South Australia. Image courtesy of Tesla.

Tesla to build world’s largest battery in South Australia

Certain pesticides were found to harm the reproductive success of bee colonies. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - Waugsberg.

New study links pesticides to bee decline

China has been installing a large amount of renewable energy capacity in recent years. Image courtesy of Wikipedia - WiNG.

Chinese province runs on entirely renewable power for a week