Carillion Energy Services has been named as the preferred bidder for the Birmingham Energy Savers (BES) scheme in a deal which could ultimately be worth up to £1.5 billion.Read
Birmingham has unveiled a blueprint to attract £1.5 billion of investment to the city over the next three to five years and create up to 50,000 jobs.Read
Ambitious government plans to boost the automotive sector and encourage motorists to buy electric vehicles have been a flop, a Commons inquiry has found.Read
Birmingham’s efforts to cut carbon emissions and slash millions from its energy bills need to be increased by 15 to 20 major schemes if the city is to reach its carbon reduction target by 2026, it has emerged.Read
A futuristic hydrogen powered car created by students from Aston University has won one of the top awards at an international environmental motoring challenge.Read
An electric-powered vehicle designed and made in the Midlands has attracted interest from as far afield as Dubai and Singapore – but it may have to be manufactured abroad after difficulties in attracting funding in the UK.
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A delay in granting planning permission to a controversial rubbish incinerator will “hit rate payers in Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the pocket” to the tune of £16 million, according to Mercia Waste Management.Read
Green campaigners have reacted angrily to the Chancellor’s backing for fossil fuels, which included £3 billion in support for new drilling in the North Sea.Read
A fifth all Birmingham’s commercial buildings could become virtually unlettable within six years if landlords don’t take urgent action because of new legislation, it is claimed.Read
Directors of companies in the West Midlands’ growing solar industry say the sector faces months of “paralysis” after the Government’s rush to cut subsidies was deemed to be flawed.Read
A partner in SGH Martineau’s construction team has picked up an award at the Midlands Environmental Business Company’s 20th anniversary business celebration dinner.Read
Thousands of workers for one of the country’s largest solar panel businesses have been put on notice of redundancy on the back of the Government’s decision to cut the subsidy for solar PV under the Feed-in Tariff scheme.Read
