This Earth Day, the National Literacy Trust and Siemens have joined forces to raise awareness of the environment and engage children on the topic of climate change. The partnership involves the gifting of over 3,000 books to primary schools across the country, an online author event with Martin Dorey and the launch of an exciting challenge, supported by Walker Books, to help children develop literacy skills to research, plan and advocate for the future.

• Commercial fleets are responsible for a disproportionate amount of CO2 emissions on the roads
• Learnings from the electrification of buses are paving the way for cleaner commercial fleets
• The road to decarbonising transport needs to gather pace if the UK is to achieve its goal of zero-emissions by 2050

First UK hydro power station to implement environmentally friendly vacuum switchgear

Siemens has installed four maintenance and F-Gas free generator circuit breakers at Drax Group’s subterranean pumped hydro storage power station in the Scottish Highlands

• Memorandum of Understanding signed to develop centre of excellence for rail research and innovation
• £50 million innovation hub forms part of extensive new rail village in Goole, East Yorkshire
• Education and upskilling opportunities will create jobs, attract talent and increase investment

The free, fun interactive is mapped to the National Curriculum to inspire young inventors and innovators

• Five-year contract covers maintenance of all existing equipment and installation of new solutions
• Locally based field services team will also upgrade and modernise equipment