6 Aug 2020
Battery Storage Training Day- 19/08/20
AceOn is looking for installers for our projects across the UK and is offering free training on our battery energy…
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4 Aug 2020
Innovation in technology, transport and housing in £66 million package to help kick start West Midlands economic recovery
Eight ‘shovel ready’ projects, ranging from the National Brownfield Land Institute to Very Light Rail developments are to benefit from…
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3 Aug 2020
‘Reducing fuel poverty and driving clean growth’- Midlands Energy Hub Summer 2020 newsletter
The Midlands Energy Hub recently released their Summer 2020 newsletter, titled: ‘Reducing fuel poverty and driving clean growth’. Key topics…
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3 Aug 2020
Funding Opportunity: BECCI Innovation Incubator
BECCI, part of the University of Wolverhampton, is launching a new Innovation Incubator to nurture and support individuals across the…
Member News
31 Jul 2020
First rail companies pledge £300,000 to boost apprenticeships at small companies
Two large employers are helping the region’s economy recover from Covid-19 by pledging £300,000 to the Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Fund…
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31 Jul 2020
Ten ways to stay your cool in your home during a heatwave
Energy expert Ron Fox suggests 10 ways to make life more pleasant now and three long-term plans ready for the…
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31 Jul 2020
UK Climate Risk launch new website hosted by the Committee on Climate Change, with help from SWM!
Our friends at UK Climate Risk have launched a new website – www.ukclimaterisk.org – which will become the digital home…
SWM News
31 Jul 2020
Young Innovators Awards 2020/21
Young people can apply for an award to make their business idea a reality. The Award includes a £5,000 grant,…
General News
27 Jul 2020
Job vacancy: Director at ecobirmingham
This is an exciting opportunity to shape ecobirmingham’s next strategic plan, diversify their income and help tackle the biggest issue of our…
General News
27 Jul 2020
Facelift plans for West Midlands green spaces
A new project is underway looking at how to enhance three West Midlands open spaces. An ambitious trial is initially focusing on three…
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27 Jul 2020
Green light for £56 million University Station redevelopment
The £56 million University Station redevelopment has now been confirmed after West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) bosses agreed on the…
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17 Jul 2020
Transform, Collapse or Disciplined Change? How business action could determine what happens next
As countries start to approach or pass the pandemic’s peak, the conversation is gathering pace on how we ‘build back…
General News
16 Jul 2020
How has Covid-19 has affected the UK’s sustainable development?
As the UK looks to rebuild its economy following the effects of Covid-19, there is a question of whether the pandemic,…
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16 Jul 2020
Keele University undertakes research on hydrogen combustion
A €4 million study led by Keele University to support emerging technology for combustion engines has made “significant progress”. Professor…
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16 Jul 2020
Laying in parliament – national flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England
The strategy sets out a vision of a nation ready for, and resilient to, flooding and coastal change – today,…
General News
16 Jul 2020
Cenex review supports Severn Trent’s electric vehicle ambition
Severn Trent has taken a step closer to its electric vehicle ambition, thanks to a comprehensive fleet review by Cenex.…
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14 Jul 2020
Local authorities in the West Midlands to trial e-scooters from the end of the summer
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and Birmingham City Council is leading on the development of e-scooter rental trial in the…
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10 Jul 2020
National Express WM is going electric
National Express West Midlands has stated that it plans to never to buy another diesel bus.Zero-emission goal Since 2015, National…
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10 Jul 2020
Green investment good for economy and homeowners- AceOn Energy
The managing director of pioneering renewable energy company AceOn Energy has welcomed the Chancellor’s £3billion ‘green investment’ funding programme to…
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9 Jul 2020
Summer Statement: Green key messages in Chancellor’s economic plan to help with coronavirus
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his summer economic plan to help the UK economy recover from the impact of the…
SWM News
7 Jul 2020
Ambitious plan launched to retrofit 50,000 homes across the West Midlands
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has set out ambitious plans to retrofit 50,000 homes across the West Midlands by…
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7 Jul 2020
Launch of Cycle Parking for Organisations scheme
Transport for West Midlands has launched Cycle Parking for Organisations supported by Park That Bike scheme to help organisations across the West Midlands…
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6 Jul 2020
More than 600 business chiefs, including SWM, call on Chancellor to back £3.2bn blueprint to recharge West Midlands economy
More than 600 of the region’s top business leaders today called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to back a £3.2bn blueprint…
General News
3 Jul 2020
Birmingham secondary school saves £25,000 a year with LED lighting
The School Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School and Sixth Form Centre is a large and popular secondary school in Acocks Green,…
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