Environmental Sustainability

A worker inspects a solar panel prior to installation - image courtesy of SunPower

SunPower to reduce global workforce by 25% as part of restructuring initiatives

Lucid Motors announced Casa Grande, Arizona, as the location of its new factory - image courtesy of Lucid Motors

Electric car maker Lucid Motors to build $700m Arizona factory

The technologies and concepts BMW unveiled are already being assessed in a number of pilot projects across its global network – image courtesy of BMW Group.

Logistics: the beating heart of BMW Group

EmDrive built by Eagleworks inside the test chamber - image courtesy of Eagleworks Laboratories, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.

NASA publishes EmDrive paper showing physics-defying engine works

Repair Cafe also has an active community and forum, which helps bring people together and share ideas - image courtesy of Repair Cafe

People & Skills

Repair Cafe helps people fix items rather than dump them

Upon extraction, the water sees sunlight for the first time in more than 3,000 years - image courtesy of CCEP. Coca Cola European Partners

New waste-saving scheme for Coca Cola European Partners

CWLEP Growth Hub’s Jaymie Thakordas (centre) with Bryn Richards & Asuquo Andah (both Aeristech).

LEP investment helps Aeristech boost growth plans

Energy Data

Energy tech could boost UK economy by £2.56bn

L to R: Titanium powder obtained from rutile sand, Field Assist Sintered double cone preform, then pancake forging - image courtesy of FastForge.

FASTForge to deliver cheaper aerospace titanium

L-R: Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Josh Sloan & Toby Singh, CCEP apprentices, and Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh MP - image courtesy of CCEP East Kilbride.

£2.3m investment a treat for East Kilbride factory

Coal power is becoming increasingly unpopular globally. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Coal use in decline despite price rise