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SWIG Finance provides "missing link" for Bristol greentech firm's European expansion

A Bristol tech company has received a £250,000 loan boost from SWIG Finance in a bid to take its environmental mission global.

Map Impact Ltd develops Earth Observation products to meet the ever-increasing worldwide demand for statutory and regulatory environmental compliance reporting.

Their technology addresses a range of environmental assessment needs including...

Shane Carr (CEO, Tugdock) is presented with DNV ‘Statement of Feasibility’ by Hari Vamadevan (Region

Tugdock hits key milestone as its pioneering technology earns DNV endorsement

Cornwall-based Tugdock has reached a significant milestone as its Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP) is awarded the prestigious ‘Statement of Feasibility’ from DNV, the world’s leading independent energy expert and assurance provider.

This endorsement recognizes the TSP as a transformative technology with applications across multiple markets, including floating offshore wind, vessel...

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Bristol startup makes a splash with urine-derived plant fertiliser

A Bristol-based startup is transforming human urine collected from events into sustainable plant fertiliser.

NPK Recovery, based at the University of the West of England (UWE), is pioneering a process that converts waste urine into ammonium nitrate—a key nutrient for plant growth. The company’s approach uses bacteria to break down the urine, mimicking wastewater treatment but with a...

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Kelpi wins prestigious Barclays Entrepreneur Award

South West cleantech firm Kelpi has been recognised at the Barclays Entrepreneur Awards 2024 in London.

The Bristol company's CEO and co-founder Neil Morris was crowned the winner of the Start-Up category, receiving the prestigious award from Dragons' Den star Sara Davies and unanimous plaudits from the judging panel.

Kelpi emerged victorious from a competitive field of more...

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England's tallest wind turbine coming to the South West

Bristol City Council has agreed to lease land for the construction of England’s tallest wind turbine, which will be run by community interest company Ambition Community Energy (ACE).

ACE, which was set up by charity organisation Ambition Lawrence Weston (ALW) in 2018, had planning permission approved for the 150m structure in July of last year on local authority land in Avonmouth,...

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Race to Zero: How machine learning can help the water industry achieve their Net Zero goals

A guest post from Ada Mode , Bristol-based providers of AI and data driven solutions by engineers, for engineers.

Race to Zero. How machine learning can help

Outside the challenges presented by the ongoing pandemic, one of the biggest global focus areas right now is reducing green-house gas emissions, given the potential harm that a global raise in temperature would have. In 2015,...

Insider view: Collaborative spirit is at the heart of Exeter tech firm Dashboard

Elizabeth Chandler, a Commercial Intern at Dashboard , discusses the importance of workplace culture at the Exeter Science Park-based cleantech firm.

Dashboard is not just a technology company; people are the “beating heart” of Dashboard. To outline what we do, Dashboard harnesses new technologies for our customers to deliver profitability, safety, security and environmentally...

South West LEP signs up to the UN’s Race to Zero campaign

The Heart of the South West LEP is aiming to be a pioneer with its ambitious commitments to clean growth, which includes a pledge to help place the Heart of the South West area on a resilient pathway to net zero by the 2040s or sooner.

The LEP joins an alliance of businesses, education institutions, cities, regions and investors in committing to the United Nations’ Race to Zero...

Cornish start-up wins place on European accelerator programme

Green+Kode, a start-up from Falmouth University’s venture studio Launchpad, is one of just 50 start-ups from over 400 applications to be accepted onto the Data Market Services (DMS) Accelerator programme.

The DMS Accelerator programme offers support and services to start-ups and SMEs that are located in Europe. Those accepted onto the programme can benefit from meeting investors and...