
Designer Ben Kelly and Design Museum head of curatorial Donna Loveday are among the judges confirmed for the inaugural Northern Futures Awards.
Designers, artists and filmmakers born, living, or working in the North of England, aged 21-40, will compete across four categories and are being encouraged to submit designs by 30 April.
This incentive to utilise microgeneration (a range of technologies included, but particularly favourable for photovoltaics) was recently announced by the Government. Households and communities who install generating technologies such as small wind turbines and solar panels will from April be entitled to claim payments for the low carbon electricity they produce.
MBA Business Projects help organisations to address strategic business issues which they may lack the time or internal know-how to address themselves.

The Carbon Trust is looking to establish a new framework of consultancies and appoint a lead group to address its branding, digital and print communications.

Entries are being sought for the 2010 Northern Design Competition, which is open to students at universities, colleges and sixth forms across the North of England.