New government-backed clean-tech investment fund to target start-ups committed to improving resource efficiency. The government has recently formally launched the UK Innovation Investment Fund (UKIF), with the first of a new £125m fund for investing in cutting-edge environmental technologies. The UKIF was announced last June and was followed by the appointment of Hermes Private Equity and the European Investment Fund as managers for the two funds, one focussing on low carbon technologies and the...
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The recession could leave a legacy of improved resource efficiency in the East of England as businesses adopt an increasingly ‘thrifty’ mindset - that’s according to a new report published by sustainability experts Envirowise. The Envirowise Business Thrift Shift Report, which encompasses responses from more than 500 UK companies, reveals... [Read the rest of this news article]
New integrated trade and inward investment business support arrangements from April 2010
Companies across the East of England, and those looking to set up in the region, will benefit from new arrangements for fully integrated trade and inward investment business support from 1 April 2010. EEIDB Ltd has been selected as preferred provider for both the East of England Development Agency’s (EEDA) inward investment activity and UK Trade &... [Read the rest of this news article]
East of England: a global economic force
The East of England is an economic force to be reckoned with compared to other top-performing global regions but investment in high-level skills and infrastructure is holding back greater growth. A report from Insight East, the economic experts at the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), compares the region with other international world-leading... [Read the rest of this news article]
WWF Green TV ‘Inside Cop15′
The critical Copenhagen climate change conference is now well underway. ‘Inside Cop15′ is a WWF Green TV initiative at the conference, producing six podcasts and a live show (at 18:00 GMT; 19:00 CET) every day. ‘Inside Cop15′ will be reporting the highs, lows and everything in-between in the negotiations for a global climate... [Read the rest of this news article]
Britain’s first dual fuel bus will cut emissions by half
Britain's first dual fuel bus A consortium brought together by low-carbon experts at the University of East Anglia has launched the first bus in the UK to run on clean, biomethane gas. The innovative dual-fuel diesel-biomethane powered bus will reduce pollutant emissions and greenhouse gas emissions by around a half. It is hoped the technology... [Read the rest of this news article]
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