3M Energy Stories

3M and the British Science Association are joining forces to celebrate everyday scientists with a new campaign run during British Science Week, 6-15 March, to tackle stereotypes.

Winners of the fiercely contested 3M Young Innovators Challenge were presented with their prizes at celebration events held in Bracknell, Berkshire, and Loughborough, Leicestershire.

The UK’s largest electricity transmission network operator has specified 3M ACCR (Aluminium Conductor Composite Reinforced) for a major project to replace conductors on a transmission line from Dungeness to Sellindge, Kent, due to its noise reduction properties.

As much as 30 per cent of all the heating and cooling energy used in homes and commercial buildings is due to heat lost or gained through windows.

Music guru Pete Waterman presented 3M with a prize for the most innovative stand at the Overhead Power Line and Working at Height Safety Exposition held at Chester racecourse on 9 June.

Vital supplies of gas to homes and businesses across the UK rely on cast iron pipes that have been buried underground for as long as 100 years.

3M has designed a range of gloves that are both durable and flexible with the needs of electricians in mind.

3M has been ranked as one of the world’s 25 best multinational workplaces by Great Place to Work® and the business magazine Fortune.

Scotland’s first new electricity conductor in almost 30 years has gone live, delivering power from an offshore wind generation plant to South Ayrshire via a sub-sea cable.

Pupils from six Aberdeenshire schools who are enrolled on a Skills for Work Energy course were inspired by visits to 3M’s Customer Engagement Centre in Aberdeen.

The findings reveal a mixed message of ‘do as I say, not as I do’ being handed on from UK parents to the prospective next generation of scientists.

Ethisphere® has named 3M as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the fifth year running, recognising the company’s drive for positive change.

Using aluminium composite for the conductor core of a power line means you can carry twice the electrical power at half the weight—without disrupting existing infrastructure.

Micro-structured prisms optically direct as much as 80 per cent of exterior natural light in and up, helping a first-of-its-kind Walgreens Net Zero chemist produce more energy than it consumes.

In Mumbai, the power company needed to level up electric capacity to keep pace with growing demand.

Lisa Bradley's fascination with materials science began when she was given a chemistry set one Christmas and started carrying out experiments with her friends.

3M has been listed as a World’s Most Ethical Company for a third year in a row by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical practices in business.

Metal-free nanotechnology in 3M™ Window Film Prestige Exterior Series rejects up to 97 per cent of the sun’s heat-producing infrared light and up to 99 per cent of UV rays, helping the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame reduce energy costs by 8 to 12 per cent annually.

Use silver metallised and weatherable polymeric film with a solar-weighted total hemispherical reflectance of 94% to direct light. The result: Brighter LED lamps in Africa.