Adam Hartland

Butterfly farm to open British garden

Over recent years global warming has been causing the number of British butterflies to slowly but surely diminish. Until recently there seemed to be no hope for several British species. A saving grace for our native butterflies has come in the form of a brand new butterfly garden, specially designed to house the beautiful insects. [...]

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BMW makes eco range

As our climate gets progressively worse, more and more people are starting to take notice and act accordingly. None more so than German car giants Bavarian Motor Works, or as it’s more commonly refereed to BMW. BMW’s exclusive new EfficientDynamics range, has been specially designed with the environment in mind. Lowering the Emissions on all BMW [...]

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West Midland wind farm woe

Wind farms are vastly becoming an ever present structure on skylines across the United Kingdom, although inexplicably the West Midlands doesn’t house any of the UK’s wind farms. Although in recent years plans have been submitted the West Midlands is still a considerable stretch behind the rest of main land England. Currently there are 262 [...]

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Electric car scheme trialled in Birmingham

The Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Demonstrators (CABLED) are currently trialing electric cars to show the West Midlands that ultra low carbon automobiles are now able to withstand the hustle and bustle of city life. Over the next few years 110 automobiles from six different manufacturers are set to be trialled over a span of [...]

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Bournville College set to build green campus

The new Bournville College campus is utilising the latest in technological advancements to make the build as environmentally friendly as possible The 66 million pound project is due for completion in the summer of 2010. To allow for the most efficient build Bournville College is currently relocating to an all new green environment, which will [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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