Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is entering into stage 5 of its expansion. A new hydrogen hybrid engine out of Belgium will help the shipping industry meet EU emissions targets. The European Commission president calls for tougher 2030 emissions cuts goals. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the
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An employee looks for items in one of the corridors at an Amazon warehouse. Carlos Jasso | Reuters Amazon, one of the largest consumers of batteries in the world, is investing in battery recycling start-up Redwood Materials, a company started by former Tesla executive JB Straubel. The investment, which wasn’t disclosed, is part of $2
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces the co-founding of The Climate Pledge at the National Press Club on September 19, 2019, in Washington. Paul Morigi | Getty Images | Amazon Amazon on Thursday announced the first recipients of its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund. The Climate Pledge Fund, launched by Amazon in June, is designed to
The head of Test and Trace has said that she doesn’t believe “anybody was expecting to see the really sizeable increase in demand” for coronavirus tests. Baroness Dido Harding’s comments in front of the Commons Science and Technology Committee come after some residents in COVID-19 hotspots complained they were finding it difficult to get tested.
A Cabinet minister has bemoaned “endless carping” about problems with coronavirus testing and claimed the current system is a “phenomenal success”. The government is under increasing pressure after many people reported problems in being able to get a COVID-19 test, as well as them being advised to travel to distant parts of the country to
6:24 AM ET THE NINE MONTHS it took to schedule a dinner between Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and the franchise’s newest superstar, LeBron James, really wasn’t that long by Los Angeles standards. James lives in Beverly Hills; Buss lives in Playa Vista. Busy people, L.A. traffic, intense jobs — nine months is actually
Nearly two thirds of people in leading Western European countries would consider augmenting the human body with technology to improve their lives, mostly to improve health, according to research commissioned by Kaspersky. As humanity journeys further into a technological revolution that its leaders say will change every aspect of our lives, opportunities abound to transform
Elon Musk is hailed as an innovator and disruptor who went from knowing next to nothing about building cars to running the world’s most valuable automaker in the space of 16 years. But his record shows he is more of a fast learner who forged alliances with firms that had technology Tesla lacked, hired some
Downing Street has suggested US presidential candidate Joe Biden doesn’t understand its proposed Brexit legislation after the White House hopeful weighed into the controversy. On Wednesday night, Mr Biden issued a warning that a post-Brexit US-UK trade deal “must be contingent upon respect” for the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, and the avoidance of
They’re one of the biggest pop bands on the planet, with millions of record sales, number ones, awards and sold-out shows at arenas around the world under their belts. But almost a decade since they shot to fame as the first ever group to win The X Factor, Little Mix say it is only in
Diversity’s Black Lives Matter-inspired performance on Britain’s Got Talent will not face investigation from media regulator Ofcom. The four-minute routine sparked around 24,500 complaints from members of the public since it aired on ITV on 5 September. The watchdog say the subject of the complaints included concern that the themes of violence and racism were
Britain’s economy is “less weak” than previously expected but a recent rise in COVID-19 cases could take its toll on activity, the Bank of England has said. It now sees GDP being 7% smaller in the current quarter than it was prior to the pandemic – not as bad as it had previously feared. But
People in northeast England will not be able to meet others outside their household from today – as Lancashire is also expected to be placed under tighter restrictions. More than 10 million people across the UK are now in lockdown, after new restrictions in Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham
New local restrictions are being introduced in northeast England – including a 10pm curfew for bars and pubs and a ban on people mixing with others outside their household. Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the measures in a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday following government talks with North East councils and local
Alexei Navalny was poisoned via a water bottle in his Siberian hotel room, according to the Kremlin critic’s entourage. The claim was made via an Instagram post on the politician’s account on Thursday morning. The politician’s team say they found traces of the novichok nerve agent on a bottle in his room in Tomsk. Image:
John Lewis Partnership has confirmed it will not pay a staff bonus next year after it posted a half-year loss of £635m. It is the first time in more than 60 years that workers at the employee-owned business will not receive a pay-out, which was last axed after in 1948 in the aftermath of the