Scientists claim it’s twice as effective as trees in soaking up carbon

Residents say the heatwave has meant Japanese knotweed has gone “rampant” in their gardens

It aims for the facility to produce 500MW of electricity from hydrogen production by the end of the decade

‘Living walls’ can slash the amount of heat lost by more than 30%, according to new research

Cotoneaster franchetii is at least 20% more effective at soaking up pollution, the Royal Horticultural Society says

EDF had planned to keep generating electricity from the 44-year-old facility until 2023 but says it will now move into the defuelling phase no later than 7th January 2022

The meat-free ‘Plant, Lettuce, Tomato’ is now being trialled at 29 restaurants across Ontario, Canada

Hyperdrive Innovation will make up to 30,000 battery packs for electric vehicles and energy storage systems at the factory each year

Centrica Business Solutions says 81% of those firms already generating their own on-site power aim to step up the amount they generate over the next five years.

Only 40MW of Clearway Energy’s 250MW California Valley Solar Ranch remained operational after a bird caused a fire