Solar Media Team

The government has announced £20 million of funding for companies developing low and zero-emission transport technologies.

The UK’s green economy grew by 18.7% between 2010 and 2014 to be worth £29 billion, according to government figures.

Rugby Union team Harlequins will see the energy consumption used to light its stadium fall by two thirds after installing a new LED floodlighting system.

The Church of England’s investment arm has launched a ranking of energy companies’ progress on transitioning to low carbon.

Climate change minister Nick Hurd has rejected concerns over the possible asset stripping of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) following its privatisation, suggesting such a practice would be considered were the bank to remain a public institution.

Business technology firm Kodak Alaris has made savings of 11% on the annual energy costs of its UK manufacturing site after utilising a new cloud-based energy-management product from DONG Energy.

Apple has been named world’s greenest internet company by Greenpeace for the third year in a row.

Decarbonising the way businesses heat their premises remains one of the biggest challenges for government moving forward, climate change minister Nick Hurd has said.