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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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UK’s first all-electric cement mixer completes trial

Envirotec Magazine

Ben Garner, Tarmac’s low carbon logistics lead, said: “With the arrival of this new vehicle, we’re able to offer something completely new to the market and demonstrate that a fully integrated low carbon logistics model is possible.” The e-mixer was awarded the BAA Award for Safety and Innovation at The UK Concrete Show in March 2023.

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£1.2 million government funding aims for lower-emissions freight

Envirotec Magazine

The first winners of the Freight Innovation Fund (FIF), backed by £7 million overall, were announced on 11 April and, so the Department of Transport suggests, could help create cleaner, more innovative ways of delivering freight around the country. million in UK government funding.

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Transportation Pitch Day Convenes Cleantech Ecosystem to Dive into the Future of Mobility

Greentown Labs

Days like this—where academia, entrepreneurs, and industry come together to dig into innovative solutions—are going to be where progress really happens.”. Startup and corporate collaboration is key to bringing much-needed cleantech innovations to market, and offers major benefits to both businesses. Logistics + Optimization .

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Innovative sanitation solution is crowned winner of VERGE Accelerate contest

GreenBiz

Innovative sanitation solution is crowned winner of VERGE Accelerate contest. Presenters were given less than three minutes to make a compelling argument to the audience on why their company and innovation should win this year. Innovation. Myisha Majumder. Thu, 11/05/2020 - 01:00. Sponsored Article.

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UPDATE: Impossible Foods Adds $114m in New Financing, Bringing Total to Nearly $400m

AFN Sustainable Protein

In 2017, Impossible Foods received a patent for its use of leghemoglobin in plant-based meat. The 200-person startup says it has more than 100 additional patents pending. It has also invested in StarAgri Warehousing and Collateral Management , an Indian agriculture logistics company.

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UPDATE: Impossible Foods Adds $114m in New Financing, Bringing Total to Nearly $400m

AFN Sustainable Protein

In 2017, Impossible Foods received a patent for its use of leghemoglobin in plant-based meat. The 200-person startup says it has more than 100 additional patents pending. It has also invested in StarAgri Warehousing and Collateral Management , an Indian agriculture logistics company.