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United Airlines Makes History Flying the Most Eco-Friendly Commercial Flight of its Kind

United Airlines made history on June 5 – World Environment Day – with the departure of the Flight for the Planet, the most eco-friendly commercial flight of its kind in the history of aviation. On the Flight for the Planet, United became the first known airline to demonstrate all of the following key actions on a single commercial flight: utilization of sustainable aviation biofuel; zero cabin waste efforts; carbon offsetting; and operational efficiencies.

Prestige Funds Finances £22.7 Million Biogas Plant

Prestige Funds, providers of private finance to the UK’s agriculture, clean energy and SME markets, has agreed to a £22.7 million funding deal for the construction of a 3 MW gas-to-grid anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in the northeast of England.

Iona Capital in partnership with Wensleydale Creamery to produce energy from cheese by-product

Low carbon sustainable fund manager Iona Capital has secured a deal with the Wensleydale Creamery to produce over 10,000 MWh of energy per year from a by-product of cheese making.