West Midland pioneers to build all electric car
The worlds most efficient electric car to date is to be built in Lichfield by Zytek Automotive. West Midlands based company Zytek Automotive will be working under the supervision of Gordon Murry Design, after the Technology Strategy Board supplied funding of 4.5 million pound for the state of the art, all electric car project. The [...]
Theme parks are turning eco-friendly
The prospect of green theme parks in the UK has just become a lot more realistic as America has introduced Environmentaland, the world’s first eco-theme park. In the West Midlands our very own Drayton Manor has it’s own strong environmental targets and policies. However Environmentaland offers theme goers the chance to learn about the environment [...]
Electric cars are a hit with the police
Three months on from its launch, the Mitsubishi MiEV is proving to be popular with the West Midlands Police force. The MiEV took to the streets of Walsall in December last year under a new scheme created by the Government. It features the West Midlands Police logo and is estimated to be worth £30,000. Sergeant [...]
Birmingham to London in 45 minutes – the big debate
Travelling from Birmingham to London in 45 minutes could soon become a reality for Midland commuters but it has caused a debate about it’s environmental impact. This railway is already being hailed by the national newspapers as a ‘victory’ that could ‘bridge the North/South divide’ but it has been criticised by Birmingham Friends of the [...]
Discussions about what’s next for St. Mary’s Church
The residents of Moseley are in discussion about how to get over the objections that Birmingham City Council have put in place after they discarded the proposed idea of installing solar panels on St Mary’s church in Moseley. On February the 13th local City Councillors refused the plans of 42 solar panels to go up [...]
How ‘green’ is your phone?
These days everything from your food, your car, and your clothes are ‘going green’. Even your house can jump on the proverbial band-wagon and undergo an ‘eco’ make over. But what about the one thing we are all glued to: our mobile phones? While everyone will tell you they want to reduce their ‘carbon footprint’, [...]
Environmental Technology event comes to Birmingham
The event Environmental Technology, part of Sustainabilitylive!, will be held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham on April 20, 2010. The showcase will be attended by Government ministers, environmental experts and the public who will be sharing ideas and solutions to environmental issues. This year’s event will include a new Green Transport and [...]
Wind farms on the horizon for West Midlands
Severn Trent Water is currently looking at creating the first wind farms in the West Midlands. David Wood, who is part of the renewable energy team at Severn Trent Water, explained about plans for future wind farms which have been submitted by himself and Severn Trent Water. We have not had any plans approved yet, [...]