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Emerging technology, BODYHEAT, promises to make clubs more carbon neutral. Sophie Lou Wilson speaks to those behind it, the first club to trial it (SWG3 Glasgow), and others about how it works, as well as its potential and limits

Fifteen minutes’ walk from the site of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, there’s a nightclub. SWG3 is an independent venue that has put on...

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It hopes to kickstart a transition within the UK outdoor live sector to grid power

A new initiative has been launched to bring renewable power to UK festivals. The Live Nation-owned Festival Republic, which promotes festivals including Reading and Leeds...

The city will have its own airport and currency

Akon has been awarded a $6 billion contract to build a city in Senegal.

Originally announced in 2018, Sengalese-American artist Akon revealed he was working...

It coincides with the independent music company's 25th anniversary this year

Secretly Group has revealed plans to become “carbon positive” within the next five years.

One of the world's biggest independent music companies, Secretly - which...

He was initially awarded a $6 billion contract to build a city in Senegal last year

 Akon has announced plans to build a second city.

In 2018, Sengalese-American artist Akon revealed he was working with the Sengalese government to build a...

A new spin on renewables... 

Festival goers at Reading will help provide power to the grid by doing little more than heeding the call of nature. 

Human waste at the...

The international events promoter has outlined a list of sustainability goals for its festivals...

Live Nation have pledged that five of the biggest UK festivals will go plastic-free by 2021.

The international promoter have confirmed Download, Latitude, Leeds, Reading...

World's first bioplastic record unveiled by Music Declares Emergency

Including tracks by Bicep and others, people can get their hands on one of 20 copies via a Crowdfunder prize draw

UK environmental pressure group Music Declares Emergency has unveiled the world's first plant-based, bioplastic record. The records, which have been produced in a very limited...

Over 2,000 tents were recovered at the festival site after the August Bank Holiday event

Abandoned tents and other camping equipment left behind by attendees of this year's Reading Festival are set to be sent to refugees in France.

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The set took place in association with Neversea festival, which “aims to become the world's first music festival powered almost entirely by green energy” by...

A DJ has performed on top of a wind turbine for the first time ever.

Alex Parker, who also performed on the main stage at...

Glasgow club SWG3 starts using dancers' body heat to power venue

It's hoped that the new energy system will help the venue to reduce its carbon emissions by about 70 tonnes of CO2 a year

Glasgow warehouse venue SWG3 has installed a new energy system that recycles dancers' body heat to power the space. With the new system, BODYHEAT, set...

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Dance for peace this weekend @ Earthdance and the Wave Form Festival!

This Saturday 15 September sees the return of the biggest synchronised dance event in history - Earthdance. Last year the global festival united people...

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'Song From Plastic' is the brainchild of a South Koreana husband-and-wife design team

A record player has been created that generates music from plastic waste. Check out a video demonstrating the device in action below. The brainchild of...

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