Decarbonising Transport
Climate change is the most pressing environmental challenge of our time. There is overwhelming scientific… More >
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News by topic: Innovation and location: Shropshire (newest first)
Climate emergencies and net zero targets: how SWM can support you
After months of heightened media engagement around climate change and the need to make urgent… More >
Green GB Week 2019 taking place 4-8 November
The Government is running its second Green Great Britain week, this year to be held… More >
Funding opportunity: Driving the electric revolution
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £19 million across… More >
Our Comment: A little less conversation, a little more climate action
In our last newsletter we commented on the increasing interest in sustainability and the declarations… More >
Funding: Innovation loans July 2019 open competition
Innovate UK is offering up to £10 million in loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).… More >
Our comment: Have we reached a tipping point?
So far, 2019 has shown signs that climate change is increasingly recognised as a critical issue.… More >
Report: Understanding the True Value of V2G
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is a system whereby electric vehicles plugged into a chargepoint can provide bi-directional… More >
Funding: Small grants championing STEM across the West Midlands
As part of the Millennium Point Charitable Trust’s aim to support science, technology, engineering and… More >
Blog from new SWM Board Director James Willcox from Willmott Dixon
Having been recently selected to join Sustainability West Midlands as a board director, James Willcox,… More >
Funding: APC 13 – advancing the UK’s low carbon automotive capability
£25 million of collaborative (match) funding is available for UK-developed late stage R&D, to support… More >
Our Comment: Is Brexit taking the environmental biscuit?
Does anyone know what is happening with Brexit at the moment? If anyone has any… More >
Business Growth Programme 2 now open for applications
The new £23.5 million Business Growth Programme 2 (BGP2) has launched and the first funding round… More >
Intelligent Mobility Accelerator is open for applications
The ‘Intelligent Mobility Accelerator’ for start-up’s with innovative solutions to improve the UK transport system,… More >
Funding opportunity: Flexibility exchange demonstration projects
The government’s FleX competition supports the development and demonstration of innovative solutions to value and… More >
Funding opportunity: Horizon 2020 Batteries Funding Calls
There are several Horizon 2020 projects currently open relating to the development of battery technologies.… More >
Clean Air Strategy published by Government
The Clean Air Strategy 2019 sets out how the Government intends to tackle sources of air… More >
SWM are recruiting a ‘Young Director’
Are you passionate about changing the way people think and act so that we can… More >
Competition! Win 2019 SWM Annual Membership
Have you been considering joining SWM as a member and seeing the benefits for yourself?… More >
NHS Long Term Plan published
The NHS Long Term Plan was published earlier in January. The plan includes the following… More >
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