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Hemp is due a hayday as farm-grown revival begins across UK
Business
The British Hemp Company has launched a mill in Warminster and has boosted its plans for 12 farms across the UK, with its founder Stephen Glover pointing out that being locally grown it avoids the carbon footprint of imports. In the 1930s hemp fell out of favour in Britain after the price fell and a government disinformation campaign wrongly linked hemp with Cannabis.
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Darker skies and less carbon from Cumbria County Council's lighting replacements
Energy
Cumbria County Council's seven year £12.9m programme to replace over 45,000 street lights with more energy efficient and cost effective LED technology is nearing completion.
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"Offsetting a cop-out" Polestar boss says as aims for climate neutral car
Transport
Thomas Ingenlath, the boss of Swedish electric car brand Polestar, has turned his back on carbon offsetting in an ambition to create the first 'truly climate neutral car' by 2030.
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Fashion made from seaweed fibre hopes for green takeoff
Business
Fashion from seaweed fibre is behind an environmental entrepreneur's campaign to offset one gigaton of C02 by 2030 and counter the plastic microfibres shed into the environment from clothing.
Energy & Resource Management
Thorn provides an eye-catching energy efficient stream of light across the Firth of Forth
Thorn Lighting has supplied luminaires for the illumination of the new Queensferry Crossing. Thorn Lighting has worked with national M&E specialist SES Engineering Services (SES), on the £1.35 billion bridge spanning the Firth of Forth which has been designed to relieve pressure on the Forth Road Bridge.
Synaptec's offshore turbine monitoring tech wins award for slashing costs
Glasgow-based Synaptec Ltd was the winner of the Best Offshore Renewables Innovation at the 2017 UK Energy Innovation Awards for its Refase™ product.
Air source heat pumps now a viable alternative
Heating UK homes with air source heat pumps is now a viable and credible alternative to traditional methods and can help to combat rising energy bills through greater efficiency.
Soft drink maker gets energy and process efficiency benefits from air screens
ECEX Air Intake Screens are helping to save energy and improve operational efficiency at Lucozade Ribena Suntory's factory in Coleford, The Forest of Dean, by improving their heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
F&P to build on strong position in market at AD and Biogas Exhibition
Peer-to-peer lending specialist, F&P Sponsors, is returning to the Anaerobic Digestion & Biogas and World Biogas Expo 2017, to be held between 5th – 6th July at the NEC, Birmingham, where on stand C504 it will highlight its strong track record in helping businesses to achieve funding.
Pharmaceutical Warehouse Industry Leaders - cooling systems with minimal carbon footprint
Jet Environmental is a specialist in the pharmaceutical sector with many successful implementations in large and niche operations. We estimate that over 50 per cent of medicines prescribed in the UK pass through a warehouse distribution centre temperature controlled by Jet Environmental.
AIR CONTROL INDUSTRIES' LED LIGHTING OVERHAUL REDUCES COSTS BY 70%
Industrial air movement specialist Air Control Industries is experiencing lower electricity bills and a huge improvement in its warehouse's working environment, thanks to a bright idea to introduce a new LED lighting system.
