The Tees Valley Green Business Network is led by a range of local organisations with an interest in supporting businesses and encouraging improved environmental performance.

As the environment attracts more attention, as costs such as waste and energy rise and as major purchasers and the public scrutinise environmental credentials, it is increasingly important for businesses to look at their environmental performance.

The Tees Valley Green Business Network has been set up to help businesses find the information they need to take advantage of the commercial benefits that exist.

CAR dealerships on Teesside say a £5,000 discount scheme for customers buying new electric vehicles could be a huge boost to the motor sector and be like “scrappage all over again”.

BOSSES behind a £500m biomass plant on Teesside hope to start work on site by the end of the year following the Government’s backing for development in the sector.

A SUBSEA trenching boss behind a world leading wave power project says Teesside could be to tidal energy what Aberdeen is to oil and gas.

ENGINEERS are hoping a schools’ electric car challenge will rev up interest in the sector among young people.

SOARING demand for solar roof panels is being frustrated by a lack of supplies and slowing a scheme to provide the technology for free on Teesside.

A TEESSIDE company will become the only subsea cabler in the UK to manufacture high voltage wind farm cables after it was handed a £2m Government grant.

GREEN experts say the Tees Valley could become a leader in small battery recycling with EU targets set to soar.

MOTORISTS across Teesside are being invited to test-drive electric vehicles in a groundbreaking experiment to find out about day-to-day life with the technology.