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World Food Prize Foundation Names Top Ten Agritech Startups for Inaugural Innovate for Impact Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

The World Food Prize Foundation have announced the Top Ten agritech startups selected for its inaugural Innovate for Impact Challenge, a global competition recognizing scalable, science-based innovations advancing agricultural productivity and sustainability. The semi-finalists were selected from nearly 400 submissions spanning 65 countries across all hemispheres. The Top Ten startups—representing eight countries and four continents—bring a diverse range of technical expertise, including biotechnology, digital agriculture, post-harvest innovation, soil and seed science, animal health and renewable energy solutions. Their selection underscores the geographic breadth and disciplinary depth of the Challenge, as…

Ceres calls on EPRI to strengthen their draft emissions reduction guidance

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres issued the following statement in response to the release of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)’s draft SMARTargets methodology designed to encourage utility companies to set and deliver on greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.   “Ceres has fundamental concerns that the proposed methodology disregards the well-established scientific consensus on sectoral decarbonization and instead defaults on projected global emissions. This represents a step backward at a time when investors and other stakeholders require greater sector-specific accountability and action to address climate-related risks and opportunities,” said Steven Clarke, Program Director of Climate…

Unity Trust Bank partners with Birmingham County FA to support sustainability initiatives within local grassroots football

Stuart Mitchell

Unity Trust Bank has partnered with the Birmingham County Football Association (BCFA) to support local sustainability initiatives.   Unity is sponsoring the BCFA’s ‘Green Innovation Fund’, which supports the sustainability efforts of local grassroots football clubs through green project funding.   BCFA affiliated clubs can apply to receive up to £500 to support their environmental initiatives.  More than 150 grassroots organisations have already benefited from the fund since its inception in season 22-23.   As part of its sponsorship, Unity will contribute £12,500 to the £16,000 fund. It will also join the BCFA…

Northern Endurance Partnership Awards Halliburton Contract For Carbon Capture And Storage Monitoring

Stuart Mitchell

Halliburton has announced a contract award to provide completions and downhole monitoring services for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) carbon capture and storage (CCS) system in northeast England’s East Coast Cluster (ECC). Halliburton will manufacture and deliver the majority of the equipment required for this project from its U.K. completion manufacturing facility in Arbroath. For more than 50 years, the center has supported North Sea operations and provides on-site product development and testing resources alongside advanced manufacturing capabilities to support efficient production and the delivery of equipment. Halliburton is pleased…

Zoopla and Vauxhall partner to electrify Britain. EV charger functionality is UK property website first

Stuart Mitchell

Zoopla, one of the UK’s leading property websites, has become the first UK property website to add EV specific search functionality to its website, enabling buyers and renters to find the nearest on-street chargers to a property, and filter properties with home-charging.  The functionality was developed in conjunction with Vauxhall as part of their Electric Streets of Britain campaign which supports drivers looking for practical and accessible on street parking near them.  It launches as new research from Vauxhall reveals 40% of UK drivers said proximity to EV charging will…