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Wren Creates the UK’s Largest Single-Roof Solar Installation

Installation of the UK’s largest single-roof solar array – 6.6 MW - is set to begin later this month at the Barton-upon-Humber manufacturing plant of one of the UK’s leading kitchen and bedroom retailers, Wren, as part of the company’s commitment to building a more sustainable business.

6 May 2026

MIT Students Explore Climate Resilience Through Hands-On Learning in Barcelona

A dozen MIT students recently set out for Barcelona — not just to study climate resilience, but to experience it firsthand. As part of STS.S22 (How to Grow Resilient Futures: Regenerative Agriculture and Economies in Catalunya, Spain), an Independent Activities Period course taught by Kate Brown, the Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in the History of Science, they stepped beyond the classroom and into living systems of sustainability.

4 May 2026

Growing More with Less Water in a Warming Mediterranean

As climate change intensifies water scarcity and environmental pressures across the Mediterranean, the European project RAINS (Resilient Irrigation Solutions) has unveiled pioneering results that point the way toward a more sustainable agricultural future.

4 May 2026

Building Supportive Ecosystems to Drive Essential Energy Transition

Greentown Labs CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter emphasizes the importance of collaboration in the entrepreneurship space, and the role that universities play in this landscape.

29 Apr 2026

Treading Boldly: Tire Recycling Foundation Names First‑Ever Circle of Change Awards Finalists

The Tire Recycling Foundation (TRF) announced the finalists in the Foundation’s inaugural Circle of Change Awards – a national recognition program created to spotlight the people, organizations, and teams advancing tire recycling, expanding markets for recycled tire products, and demonstrating leadership in the circular economy.

29 Apr 2026