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Successful funding bid for Inform leads to collaborative innovation

|Date: 9 November, 2023

Successful funding bid for Inform leads to collaborative innovation

EA Technology, together with project partners, has been successful in winning funding for the Alpha phase ...

EA Technology, together with project partners, has been successful in winning funding for the Alpha phase of the Inform project — a collaborative initiative to develop a self-serve High Voltage connec ...

9 November, 2023
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New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

|Date: 14 September, 2023

New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compar ...

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compared to two years ago, according to a new report by Energy Systems Catapult. Sixty-six local coun ...

14 September, 2023
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Aston University wins £1.8m to boost West Midlands low carbon markets

|Date: 15 June, 2023

Aston University wins £1.8m to boost West Midlands low carbon markets

Aston University is to receive £1.8m to transform the West Midlands into a powerhouse of low carbon produ ...

Aston University is to receive £1.8m to transform the West Midlands into a powerhouse of low carbon product development and commercialisation. The University will be building on its existing research ...

15 June, 2023
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New National Retrofit Hub to propel greener homes

|Date: 6 March, 2023

New National Retrofit Hub to propel greener homes

Construction industry organisations have joined forces to create a new National Retrofit Hub to help prop ...

Construction industry organisations have joined forces to create a new National Retrofit Hub to help propel retrofit rollout in the UK’s existing homes. The initiative, launched at the Building Centre ...

6 March, 2023
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Hope Rise Post-Occupancy Report shows how innovation unlocks affordable, carbon neutral homes

|Date: 16 December, 2022

Hope Rise Post-Occupancy Report shows how innovation unlocks affordable, carbon neutral homes

Dr. Ellen Grist, Research and Evaluation Lead at Bristol Housing Festival and Debansu Das, Business Devel ...

Dr. Ellen Grist, Research and Evaluation Lead at Bristol Housing Festival and Debansu Das, Business Development Director at ZED PODS, discuss the Hope Rise Post-Occupancy Report, which shows how innov ...

16 December, 2022
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Boost for net zero targets as Equans and Innovate UK provide funding to specialist net zero digital start ups

|Date: 10 November, 2022

Boost for net zero targets as Equans and Innovate UK provide funding to specialist net zero digital start ups

Equans has invested in two net zero carbon software specialists through the Clean Growth Innovation Fund, ...

Equans has invested in two net zero carbon software specialists through the Clean Growth Innovation Fund, which will support the UK’s energy, digital and industrial transitions through the development ...

10 November, 2022
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EQUANS gets government grant to progress the energy transition in the UK

|Date: 29 April, 2022

EQUANS gets government grant to progress the energy transition in the UK

EQUANS, part of the ENGIE group, has been awarded a funding extension from Innovate UK, to progress its p ...

EQUANS, part of the ENGIE group, has been awarded a funding extension from Innovate UK, to progress its plans for a town wide, smart local energy system (SLES) in Rugeley, Staffordshire, which will de ...

29 April, 2022
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Net Zero Go — the new climate platform turning local council ambition into action

|Date: 25 March, 2022

Net Zero Go — the new climate platform turning local council ambition into action

With over 80% of councils in the UK now 'declaring a climate emergency', Net Zero Go has been launched as ...

With over 80% of councils in the UK now 'declaring a climate emergency', Net Zero Go has been launched as the ultimate platform to help local authorities turn net zero ambition into action. In a decis ...

25 March, 2022
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A seismic transformation for construction

|Date: 10 October, 2019

A seismic transformation for construction

Richard Crosby, Director of construction consultants blacc, looks at how a pioneering consortium could tr ...

Richard Crosby, Director of construction consultants blacc, looks at how a pioneering consortium could transform the way schools are designed, procured and built offsite. The innovations developed by ...

10 October, 2019
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Seismic Consortium innovations for school design and construction hailed as trailblazer

|Date: 11 July, 2019

Seismic Consortium innovations for school design and construction hailed as trailblazer

The results of a pioneering new consortium which set out to transform the way primary schools are designe ...

The results of a pioneering new consortium which set out to transform the way primary schools are designed, procured and built have been unveiled at a launch event in London and have been hailed as a ...

11 July, 2019
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