University of Cambridge research shows bats made from bamboo offer a better ‘sweet spot’ compared to conventional willow ones

The move aims to encourage the use of cleaner fuels in the home – wood-burning stoves and coal fires are the single largest source of particulate matter pollutants

Environmental thinktank Sandbag claims biomass does not allow ‘near-immediate carbon and cost reductions’

A new study has found biomass production in the continent accounted for 90% of round-wood production in 2016, out of which 16% was converted to charcoal

The companies involved believe the contract is the first of its kind in the country – it will see much of the wood recycled into furniture

It will provide developer EDF Energy with full life cycle services to improve project delivery and commercial performance

The Sellafield nuclear site is home to one of the most complex portfolios of construction projects in the world

The firm will work for at least seven years to close down the old nuclear reactors at the Scottish site

Researchers made the material by removing a light-absorbing component from the cell walls of balsa wood and injecting acrylic and polyethylene glycol

Finnish company Arla claims to be the first to deploy the sustainable packaging in supermarkets