A PIONEERING fund to help stimulate the North East's creative industries is coming to an end. John Hill looks at what it has achieved and assesses the state of the region's film industry.Read
ENERGY and the environment remain key sectors in the North East economy, but with developments often complex and costly, it is not an area without its challenges, reports Andrew Hebden.Read
THE microrenewables industry in the UK is growing rapidly as a result of government schemes and financial incentives such as the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) which encourages the uptake of microgeneration technologies at a domestic or small community and commercial scale.Read
ACLEAN tech company which is helping to enhance the North East’s reputation as being at the forefront of low carbon technologies has been accepted onto the elite Carbon Trust Entrepreneurs Fast Track programme.Read
FROM electric cars to photo-voltaic cells and wind turbines, Tyne and Wear is at the forefront of the emerging green economy with companies across the region leading the development of exciting, new technologies.Read
One year ago the Coalition Government promised to be the greenest government ever. This was a bold statement, but a necessary goal on the back of the UK’s ambition to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050.Read
As opportunities beckon for the North East to take the lead in sustainable technologies, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets is poised to ensure the region’s companies have the support needed to take full advantageRead
Solar panels are generating savings on electricity bills as well as clean, renewable energy for homeowners who have switched on to the benefits of power harvested from the sun’s rays.Read
ELECTRIC motors are responsible for around 65% of all electricity consumed in industry today, so finding an energy-efficient way of running them can have a big impact on reducing energy costs.Read
One of the North East’s leading suppliers of microrenewable technologies is expanding its services to give homeowners across the region the chance to combat rising energy prices and generate extra income of more than £1,000 a year.Read
PLANNING issues – particularly in rural areas – have been a bane for businesses for many years. Now the Government is shaking up the system, but there are concerns the reforms will go too far. KAREN DENT reportsRead
Social housing providers own an estimated 2.4 million homes across the UK. Many of their tenants live in fuel poverty, spending more than 10% of their household income on heating and lighting for their homes.Read
Four new RTG (rubber-tyred gantry) cranes were delivered to Teesport on August 18, forming a key component of the current £16.7m container terminal expansion and representing the biggest single equipment investment in the port since the container terminal opened in 2003.Read
The car industry is on the road to recovery, but the public seems to have been less keen to embrace the electric vehicle revolution than had been hoped. ADRIAN PEARSON reportsRead
