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Government funding for innovations that “could revolutionise British rail travel”

Envirotec Magazine

Government funding of over £5 million has been provided to help launch innovative ideas that could transform rail travel and help decarbonize the rail network. FOAK 2022 saw funding awarded to 24 innovators in all, who received grants of up to £400,000 each. Project title: Lead organisation: Project grant: Levelling up Freight.

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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Katie Smith is a Technical Assistant with Reddie & Grose LLP, a firm of patent, trade mark and design attorneys. Last year the European Patent Office and the International Energy Agency published a detailed report on innovation in batteries and electricity storage. Energy storage is widely viewed as a potential solution.

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Water start-up signs deal to start manufacture of “revolutionary” reverse osmosis technique

Envirotec Magazine

Te-Tech will manufacture and market Salinity Solutions’ patented, batch reverse osmosis technology, which is said to deliver significant advantages over conventional reverse osmosis technology. One patent has already been granted and four more are in the pipeline. 40% of the world’s population live in water stressed areas.

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UK firm presents “game-changing” solution to monitoring indoor air quality

Envirotec Magazine

Butterfly is an innovative and patented IAQ monitoring system including a suite of beautifully designed hardware with integrated software that has been developed at Imperial College London over the past four years to responsibly address this issue. The BRE recently released a report finding that 2.4

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Draught-proofing for chimneys picks up Queen’s Award

Envirotec Magazine

West Cumbrian company Chimney Sheep has picked up a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation for its energy-saving innovation of the same name. After developing and patenting the Chimney Sheep, Phillips took the product to market in 2012 not knowing what demand would be like for her innovation.

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Scottish green chemicals firm launches crowdfunding campaign

Envirotec Magazine

Their patented technology converts low-value by-products, residues and waste from a range of industries, such as food and drinks production, into high-value green chemicals. This is the first real innovation that I have seen in the chemical space that is truly green, not just greenwashed.

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H2 WOW Factor of Hazer Group Clean Hydrogen and Graphite Production

Hydrogen Fuel News

Leading the charge in this green revolution is Hazer Group, an innovative company poised to redefine the dynamics of hydrogen production. Hazer Group’s innovative process has the potential to be a highly cost-effective solution in the global graphite and hydrogen markets, thanks to its use of inexpensive feedstocks and catalysts.

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