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Largest UK smart city-wide, low carbon energy system plans unveiled
Low carbon, smart energy scheme in Peterborough aims to deliver a significant drop in CO2 emissions by 2030, while cutting energy bills by up to a quarter. Scheme could be rolled out to other UK towns and cities to help UK achieve its Net Zero ambitions Project is…
read moreDiscover Peterborough’s Smart City credentials at the 2019 Smart City Summit & Expo in Taipei
As one of the UK’s top Smart Cities, we’re delighted to be part of the UK government’s stand at the 2019 Smart City Summit and Expo in Taipei this week (26 – 29 March 2019). Peterborough is among the UK’s top 5 fastest growing cities and we’re a hotbed of innovation…
read moreCircular Economy Conference 24th January 2019
Opportunity Peterborough (OP) and Peterborough City Council (PCC) held a conference on 24 January 2019 to bring together practitioners in the fields of Circular Economy (CE) and Future Cities (FC), to share ideas and experience and develop the business case for…
read moreCircular Economy focus as Peterborough site bids to help build expanded Heathrow
Pictured (l-r): Steve Bowyer, Chief Executive of Opportunity Peterborough, John Holdich, Leader of Peterborough City Council, Emma Gilthorpe, Executive Director of Expansion at Heathrow, Mayor James Palmer, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority,…
read moreBoosting productivity, innovation & efficiency in the manufacturing sector
With the likes of Blue Planet shocking the nation and Michael Gove now eager to bring in new sustainability legislation in the post-Brexit era, the public mood is changing. How do you ensure that your business is a sustainability leader, rather than on the back foot?…
read moreLearn more about our fantastic new features on Share Peterborough
The exciting new things you can do on our sharing platform – Share Peterborough Since the launch of the Share Peterborough platform in December 2016, we’ve been continuing to engage with local organisations, finding out how they’re using the site and…
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