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UKRI publishes annual report on investment by region and nation

Stuart Mitchell

Half of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) investment in research projects last year was made to organisations outside London and the south-east. This is the highest proportion of our funding ever provided to projects outside the greater south-east. It represents a cumulative additional £1.4 billion invested outside the greater south-east since 2021 to 2022. All regions and nations received an increase in UKRI investment between 2021 to 2022 and 2023 to 2024. The greatest absolute increases in investment were in the north-west, the West Midlands and the East Midlands. The…

UKRI challenge reveals impact on plastic packaging sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

UKRI’s Smart Sustainable Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, has revealed new data on its sizeable impact on UK plastic packaging sustainability and circularity. The SSPP Challenge has revealed that its work has boosted UK plastics recycling infrastructure. It has also enabled potential carbon dioxide equivalent savings of more than 1.5 million tonnes between 2025 and 2030 as its funded projects have come online and reached commercial scale operation. The challenge is delivered by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The contribution of the £60 million challenge to driving plastic…

Carbon Clean announces successful completion of world’s first industrial deployment of CycloneCC

Stuart Mitchell

Carbon Clean has announced the successful completion of the world’s first industrial deployment of CycloneCC. The modular unit has achieved the major milestone of around 4,000 operating hours over a six-month period, moving CycloneCC to Technology Readiness Level 7 (TRL 7)1. CycloneCC has been operating continuously, delivering a high purity CO2 product, which exceeds the projected target and meets Fertiglobe’s CO2 purity requirements.   System validation has confirmed that the industrial demonstration unit can now be further scaled up and commercialised.   The mobile CycloneCC unit was installed on site in under a…

Tetra Pak and Schoeller Allibert to launch transport crates made from used beverage cartons

Stuart Mitchell

In an innovative step towards a circular economy and as a result of close collaboration, Tetra Pak and Schoeller Allibert will launched a new transport crate made of polyAl from used beverage cartons at the Plastics Recycling Show in Amsterdam. Schoeller Allibert is a leading global manufacturer of returnable transport packaging solutions. By integrating up to 50% polyAl from used beverage cartons with raw materials from other recycled streams (without using any virgin materials), Schoeller Allibert has developed warehouse crates and other reusable logistics packaging that meet high industry standards…

World-leading companies on track to run 100% EV fleets by 2030, despite challenges

Stuart Mitchell

A challenging economy, geopolitical events and political shifts are not stopping companies from forging ahead with ambitious plans to operate zero emission fleets by 2030. Members of EV100, Climate Group’s global network of companies committed to full fleet electrification, advanced their plans with steady momentum over the last 12 months, according to the network’s latest Progress and Insights Report.  Nearly 70% of companies said they were able to sustain progress towards a 100% EV goal by 2030, the EV100 deadline – despite challenging conditions. Collectively, members added more than 127,000 EVs…