Bringing Communities Together
Two electric vehicle HyperHubs are opening in York which aim to act as a demonstration of best practice for the design of EV charging facilities in cities. The Monks Cross HyperHub, next to one of York’s Park and Ride sites, opens today and is one of the largest EV charging […]
A second life for electric car batteries: The German–Indian start-up Nunam is bringing three electric rickshaws to the roads of India. They are powered by used batteries taken from test vehicles in the Audi e-tron test fleet. The aim of the project is to explore how modules made with high-voltage […]
Costs to install cleaner, more efficient heating solutions have been slashed by thousands of pounds as consumers can now receive grants through the government’s new £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme. Homeowners across England and Wales can now benefit from £5,000 grants to fit clean heating systems when they come to replace […]
The wait is over now as the Qantas Group got the approval of “Project Sunrise”. The plan was launched just before the pandemic but COVID-19 turned all the things upside down and the project was on hold. Qantas never gave up on the project and continued to struggle till they […]
Considering news announced yesterday that UK inflation has hit its highest rate in 40 years, and with millions of household electricity bills rising by £700-a-year*, a study reveals 46 per cent of EV owners are not utilising cheaper, off-peak charging. Despite UK Government requiring all EV chargers sold after 30th June […]
Coventry University’s significant international success has seen the institution presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s most prestigious business award. The award, in the category of International Trade, is a huge achievement for the university, which has worked tirelessly to build relationships with institutions and companies throughout […]
Two years of pioneering work by Birmingham City University to introduce cutting edge digital technology into Sherwood Forest has been recognised by the government. The 5G Connected Forest (5GCF) project, led by Nottinghamshire County Council and delivered by University computer, data, network and AI scientists alongside industry partners, saw Unmanned […]
The UK will be a step closer to reaching net-zero by 2050 as the government has underwritten a £400 million loan to boost research and development in sustainable technologies. The loan will be given to Johnson Matthey (JM), which is a world-leading multinational company based in London, specialising in sustainable […]
Volvo Cars has made a strategic investment in Bcomp, an innovative Swiss firm that develops high-performance lightweight materials based on natural fibres, through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, its venture capital arm. To create its materials, Bcomp uses flax fibres, a bio-based material that offers significant savings in terms of […]
Analysis of Google search data reveals that searches for ‘solar panels’ exploded 316% above average in March 2022 – the highest level in the past five years. The findings come as the Bank of England has predicted that annual consumer price inflation will hit 6% in April, a 30-year high. […]
