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Zenobē powers up a world first solution and Europe’s biggest battery at Blackhillock, Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

Zenobē, the UK’s leading owner and operator of grid-scale batteries on the GB transmission network, has announced that Europe’s largest battery site, located in Blackhillock, Scotland, has begun commercial operations today. The Blackhillock site is launching in two phases. Phase 1 comprises of 200MW which is going live today and will be followed by a further 100MW in 2026, making a total of 300MW/600MWh. The total capacity of the site is the equivalent of powering >3.1 million homes, substantially more than all the households in Scotland, for one hour. Deliberately…

Polytag to provide traceability of 146,000 tonnes of waste in Wales

Stuart Mitchell

Polytag has recently announced the successful integration of four Polytag Plastic Detection Units at Material Recycling Facilities (MRFs) in Wales. The new sites in Conwy, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire, and Anglesey mark a significant step in Polytag’s Ecotrace Programme, an industry-led initiative empowering brands, retailers, and waste management businesses with real-time data on the recycling of single-use plastic. The four units have joined Re-Gen’s MRF in Newry (Northern Ireland) and Biffa facilities in Edmonton and Teesside in the programme. Using Polytag’s technology brands will gain data visibility on the 146,000 tonnes of…

Spin-outs from MRC-funded research attract £10bn in investments

Stuart Mitchell

New report shows how the Medical Research Council (MRC) is boosting UK jobs and economic growth. Research funded by MRC has led to spin-out companies with an economic value of greater than £6.1 billion. This has created more than 3,800 jobs and attracted £10.2 billion of external investment, according to new analysis published today. Independent evaluation The report was conducted by independent evaluator Ipsos UK. It was commissioned to establish an overview of the investment and growth outcomes achieved by spin-outs that have been linked to intellectual property developed with…

Sodexo recognised in top 25 maturity matrix index for ethnic diversity inclusion

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo UK and Ireland has been named as one the Top 25 companies for race and ethnic inclusion in the workplace score as part of Investing in Ethnicity’s Maturity Matrix. It is the first year Sodexo UK and Ireland has been ranked in the Top 25 index of the Maturity Matrix, a benchmarking tool that assesses how organisations are making progress towards improving ethnic diversity and inclusion within their organisations. The Top 25 index recognises organisations that have gone above and beyond to break down barriers to improving racial diversity…

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and AWS to Accelerate AI-Driven Cancer Innovation

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), a leading global cancer center, today announced a collaboration harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI), high performance computing (HPC), and other cloud technology to accelerate breakthroughs in cancer. With cancer deaths projected to reach 15 million annually by 2040, uniting MSK’s research and clinical expertise with AWS’s advanced cloud technologies is a bold step towards addressing one of the world’s most pressing health challenges. Unlocking data to deliver unprecedented oncology insight In keeping with…