Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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Biofuels and green energy

One of Green Building Renewables' solar installations.

Green Building Renewables: Yorkshire farms reap the benefits of a solar...

Farmers are embracing renewable energy and installing solar PV panel systems to help power their operations. In the past six months alone, Yorkshire-based cleantech...
HVO diesel is a renewable, cleaner-burning alternative to fossil diesel.

LubiQ: Supplying HVO diesel throughout the UK

Grangemouth-based LubiQ has launched a new service to make it easier to quickly access smaller quantities of renewable HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) diesel fuel...
Lincolnshire-based contractor Tim Russon.

Terravesta: Harvesting miscanthus adds additional income for contractors

Contractors contending with higher costs and labour shortages are feeling the pinch, but an increasing number are finding a new opportunity in miscanthus harvesting,...
Kubota has confirmed that lower-emmission HVO and GTL synthetic fuels can be used in all of its diesel engines.

Kubota: Diesel engines approved for low-emission HVO and GTL fuels

Kubota (UK) has approved use of the paraffinic fuels hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and gas to liquid (GTL) in all its diesel engines, contributing...
CNH Industrial has reinforced methane’s strategic role in farming’s energy independence by taking a majority stake in Bennamann.

CNH Industrial takes controlling stake in Bennamann

CNH Industrial has expanded its alternative fuel capabilities by taking a majority stake in Bennamann – a UK-based expert in solutions to capture, repurpose...
JCB's pre-production hydrogen-powered backhoe loader has been given special approval for use on UK roads.

JCB: Hydrogen backhoe loader approved for use on UK roads

JCB has been given special dispensation, under a vehicle special order, to test and use its world-first hydrogen-powered backhoe loader on UK roads. Hydrogen isn't...
Lithium battery specialist easyLi was founded in 2011 and creates and manufactures advanced battery systems and turnkey energy storage solutions.

Manitou takes a majority stake in easyLi

Manitou Group has announced the acquisition of an 82 per cent stake in easyLi, a specialist in the design and production of lithium-ion batteries....
Manitou Group is evaluating hydrogen as a power source for its equipment to help reduce emissions.

Manitou: Dedicated hydrogen power development plan revealed

Manitou Group has presented a roadmap for research and development on hydrogen-powered machines as part of its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by...
The first tractor to benefit from Agco's new Core75 engine is the Generation 7 Fendt 700 Vario.

Agco: Next-generation greener engine revealed

Agco has announced a new engine that can run on recycled and potentially green fuels. The Core75 power unit - that features in the...
JCB has unveiled a new mobile hydrogen refueler that can deliver the fuel to the firm's hydrogen-powered plant.

JCB: Mobile hydrogen refueler addresses fuel delivery questions

JCB, the developer of the world’s first working construction machines powered by hydrogen, has unveiled a mobile hydrogen refueller that will provide a quick...
Users of AD plants can realise the full nutrient value of digestate by adding Origin Fertilisers’ additive Digest-It.

Origin Fertilisers: Digestate additive reveals nitrogen increases

An innovative trial exploring if a new slurry additive can improve nutrient availability in digestate has shown a 20.3 per cent increase in available...
Kubota has released a limited number of its LXe-261 electric tractor into the European market.

Kubota: LXe-261 electric compact tractor arrives in Europe

Kubota has released the LXe-261 electrically powered compact tractor. Designed to meet current environmental standards, the battery-powered machine will be showcased at several key...
Voltage Energy, an Abu Dhabi-based company investing in novel energy and healthcare projects, could bring the first products using its clean-burning Kinetic 7 gas to market before the end of 2022

Voltage Enterprises: Breakthrough Kinetic 7 gas is produced from water

The commercial development of a revolutionary gas that's produced from water and is claimed to be clean-burning, and stable and safe to store, has...
Craig Livingstone of Preston Farms

Terravesta: Miscanthus complements regenerative farm approach in Berkshire

Preston Farms near Basingstoke, Reading, has a whole farm approach to sustainability that stems from a long tradition of environmental and conservation measures. Two...
An HYDI hydrogen electrolysis unit installed on an excavator

HYDI: Hydrogen injection improves diesel engine economy

Norfolk-based Prior Power Systems has started marketing the Australian designed-and-built HYDI diesel engine hydrogen injection system in the UK to help operators reduce both...
Cummins' Darlington UK site

Cummins: Fuel-agnostic Powertrain Test Facility coming to Darlington

Cummins has announced it will open a new Powertrain Test Facility at its Darlington, UK campus to help accelerate the move towards cleaner, next-generation...
AtomicTractors' electric-powered small tractor takes its design cues from the Ferguson TE20 ‘Little Grey Fergie’

Atomictractor: Revolutionary low-carbon tractor initiative

Former Massey Ferguson executive Campbell Scott has launched a new venture that aims to help farmers escape their reliance on diesel power. His new...
KWS Exelon is a new early maize variety

KWS: High-yielding early maize variety added to descriptive list

New early maize variety KWS Exelon has been added to the British Society of Plant Breeders' Forage Maize Descriptive List for 2022. One of...
New Holland's brand president Carlo Lambro (left) and CNH Industrial chief digital officer Parag Garg

New Holland: Smart Farm partnership with Il Raccolto

New Holland Agriculture has announced a partnership with  the Il Raccolto farm in Bologna, Italy, to demonstrate sustainable farming practices through a circular economy...
Norfolk farmer Andrew Thornton has made a long-term investment in growing miscanthus

Terravesta: Local market for Norfolk-grown miscanthus

New miscanthus growers in Norfolk and surrounding counties can not only supply a local market - Snetterton power station, in an industry first -...