Becoming England's Greenest Region
Low Emission vehicles – Enterprise
At Enterprise, one of our main focuses as a family owned business is to operate with the next generation in mind. This deep sense of stewardship plays out in how we manage our company and the way our… Read More
Built environment – Home Group
Home Group is a housing association, and one of the UK’s largest providers of high quality housing and integrated housing, health and social care. When we’re building new homes and communities, for people to rent or buy, we’re… Read More
Zero-emission transport – Hitachi and Hyperdrive
Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive Innovation have signed an exclusive agreement to develop battery packs to power zero-emission trains and create a battery hub in the North East. The two North East manufacturers will now accelerate the creation of… Read More
Renewable energy – Banks Renewables
Banks Renewables is one of the leading developers in the UK’s onshore wind sector, owning and operating ten wind farms across northern England and Scotland which have a total installed generating capacity of 224MW of clean green electricity…. Read More
Low emission vehicles – AVID Technology
AVID Technology is based in Cramlington, Northumberland and was established in 2005 by Ryan Maughan. AVID designs and manufactures components and systems for electric and hybrid heavy-duty and high-performance vehicles. Ryan established the business in order to… Read More
Carbon Capture & Storage – Net Zero Teesside and Northern Endurance Partnership
Net Zero Teesside (NZT) and Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) projects aim to deliver a world first gas-fired power station with carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and decarbonize a range of carbon-intensive businesses across Teesside, creating what would be the UKs first net-zero carbon industrial cluster by as early as 2030.
Climate Emergency Activities – Durham County Council
Despite the challenges of being a rural authority, politicians, corporate managements and staff are united in tackling climate change for the benefit of residents. We are delivering innovative technological, behavioural and organisational projects to ensure a holistic and… Read More
Marine Restoration – Wild Oysters Project Groundwork NE & Cumbria
The Wild Oysters Project is a marine restoration project, which aims to restore native oysters back to self-sustaining levels in UK seas, which in turn will provide clean water, healthy fisheries, and plentiful biodiversity. The project is a… Read More
Public engagement – Climate Writer in Residence New Writing North
New Writing North is the regional writing development agency. From a base in Newcastle upon the Tyne we produce creative projects, festivals, events, talent programmes and a wide programme of work with young people. We reach over 25,000… Read More
Last Updated: 12 April 2021 by Allison Madine
Recycling – J Denham Metals
Durham based firm continues to fly the flag for North-East metal recycling. J. Denham Metals continued to export scrap metals produced by the North-East engineering and manufacturing companies to steelworks around the world. The recycling company was founded more than 50 years and has… Read More