UK firm’s green loan raises concerns as oil and gas business expands

Engineering company Wood Group has allegedly expanded its fossil fuel business after receiving a £430 million government-backed loan

Wood and SGN turn up the heat

Wood has partnered with SGN for extensive pre-FEED studies to determine the route and design of new hydrogen pipelines and associated transmission infrastructure

MPs say ‘time to rethink biomass subsidies’

This follows huge £893m profits from subsidies in 2021

Drax cuts down primary forests in Canada, BBC investigation finds

BBC Panorama claims that some of the wood pellets which are being burnt at Drax Power Station to produce electricity come from primary forests in Canada

Where do used chopsticks go?

Footballer Tom Davies speaks about his project that sees chopsticks from Chinese restaurants recycled and turned into new products

Green Investment Group charges ahead with 40MW UK battery storage project

It follows the acquisition of a portfolio of development stage, utility-scale battery storage projects in the UK from Capbal Limited last year

Wooden flooring tech turns footsteps into electricity

ELN has talked with scientists who have invented a wooden floor that can produce energy to power LED lights

Wood you believe it – the floor that powers your home!

Scientists have developed chemically modified wood that will turn the energy of footsteps to electricity

‘First ever’ £430m government-backed green transition loan announced

Wood plc will receive the loan to increase clean growth exports, green jobs and take advantage of the energy transition

Oranges ‘can make 100% renewable transparent wood’

Fruit can provide wood with a bio-plastic material that can make it efficient for applications such as smart windows, according to new research