News Headlines
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Internet of things placed on English trees to see how cope with climate change
Science
Vodafone has partnered with Defra and Forest Research to investigate how Internet of Things (IoT) technology can help monitor tree growth and support research into the role of trees in tackling climate change, with trials currently underway in Surrey and Northumberland.
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Nearly plastic free affordable low carbon homes granted planning in Redditch
Buildings & Cities
Accord Housing Association has secured planning permission for a ground breaking development of virtually plastic free affordable homes in Redditch.
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Throwaway plastic made into roads in Carlisle for Dept of Transport
Transport
An award-winning waste plastic roads company, MacRebur, who got the idea for using waste plastics in roads and car parks after witnessing landfill waste pickers in India melting the scavenged material for pothole infilling, is working with Cumbria County Council to lay the UK's first waste plastic highway in Carlisle.
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First batch of 60,000 wildlife and climate-friendly seagrass seeds cultivated in Plymouth lab
Nature
The first batch of 60,000 seeds of seagrass, one of the UK's most ecological and climate-friendly habitats, have been planted in a cultivation laboratory at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.
Transport
Go-Ahead expands air-filtering bus fleet following trial success
• Go-Ahead will increase its unique fleet of air-cleaning vehicles, deploying five buses in Southampton by end of 2019.
• Results from initial pilot show that one bus has the capacity to draw 65g of particulates from the air over 100 days – just over the weight of a tennis ball.
Go-Ahead launches pollution-busting bus to clean up urban air
The Go-Ahead Group, one of the country's largest bus and rail operators, has unveiled the UK's first air filtering bus that makes the air around it cleaner as it travels – allowing the surrounding community to breathe easier.
Green Motion wins Green World Environment Award
Green Motion International has won a Green World Environment Award in the international campaign to find the world's greenest countries, companies and communities.
Turbine technology aims to boost affordability, driving distance, and environmental appeal of Battery Electric Vehicles
Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe B.V. (MTEE), a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group company, introduces the RANGE+, a power generator capable of rapidly charging the battery of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) while driving. It allows for fast recharging, increased driving distance and independence from recharging infrastructure.
