R&D
The climate solutions beneath our feet
There are myriad emissions-busting solutions offered by the natural world, but, argues WWF's Melissa Ho, too many of them are being ignored
As long as two Angels of the North: World's longest wind turbine blade to arrive in UK
GE Offshore Wind will today dock the first 107 metre long blade for its Haliade-X 12MW turbine at the Blyth testing facility near Newcastle
From planes to plastics, government unveils new wave of net zero R&D funding
In what could prove to be a parting gift, Business Secretary Greg Clark announces £80m of funding for electric car and aircraft projects, and unveils a £60m sustainable plastics challenge
Meals from methane: BP Ventures invests $30m in green animal feed
BP Ventures has snapped up a stake in Californian company Calysta, whose feedstock protein aims to enhance the sustainability of fish and livestock farming
Waitrose trials "invisible door" to cut retail energy bills
'AirDoor' could cut £1.5bn from the energy bills of British retailers
Refreezing the poles and greening the oceans: Centre for Climate Repair launches in Cambridge
Cambridge University has created a research unit dedicated to exploring radical approaches for repairing the Earth's climate, but concerns over geo-engineering remain
ExxonMobil promises $100m for biofuels and CCS research
Oil giant announces latest clean tech R&D push
UKRI launches £30m fund for smart energy innovators
Entrepreneurs can now apply to a new £30m fund to support smart energy innovations, launched as part of the UKRI's Prospering from the Energy Revolution programme
Shell launches expanded clean tech funding competition
This year's New Energy Challenge is set to feature two competitions for both start-ups and scale-ups run by young entrepreneurs
What is green gas and where could it come from?
It could herald an end to fossil fuel heating and cooking, but can green hydrogen be sourced at scale? IMechE's Dr Jen Baxter mulls some of the options
UK and China cut ribbon on joint offshore wind research centre
New £2m joint venture in Yantai City aims to help accelerate expansion of global offshore wind industry
Goldwind backs Oxford PV as part of £31m funding round
Chinese renewable energy giant invests in pioneering UK-based perovskite solar specialist
North West prepares pitch to become UK Low Carbon Industrial Cluster
New collaboration hoping to mobilise £500m of investment in low carbon heavy industry over the coming decades
SUSTAIN: £35m research network aims to fire up 'carbon neutral' steel sector
New university and industry-backed network aims to deliver 'cleaner, greener, and smarter' steel sector
C-Capture secures £3.5m backing from BP, Drax and IP Group
UK carbon removal specialist's fundraise will help it further develop chemical-based system to remove CO2 from power plants, steel works, and cement factories
Solar trains: Government confirms funding for low carbon rail projects, but does it go far enough
Five projects to each received £350,000 as Department for Transport seeks to cut diesel emissions across the UK rail network
Storage at Scale: Government charges up new £20m long-term storage competition
BEIS launches new funding competition to support innovative long-duration energy storage technologies
Three things you need to know about Malta, the Google-incubated and Bill Gates-backed startup
The energy storage technology company is proving that batteries aren't just for backup anymore
World first: Coca-Cola HBC to use captured CO2 to add the fizz in soft drinks
Swiss soft drinks bottler teams up with carbon capture pioneers Climeworks to make the world's first fizzy drink using CO2 sucked from the air
Government steps up support for smart local energy projects
Funding awarded to new community-scale smart energy projects and national R&D programme
Unilever pours €100,000 into plastic-free laundry tablet
Multinational hopes plastic-fighting idea will help stem the use of single-use laundry liquid sachets
'Fusion Island': UK start up reveals plans for pioneering nuclear fusion research
UK Atomic Energy Authority and First Light Fusion team up for project that aims to deliver fusion breakthrough by 2024
3M orders up greener Post-its, and a lot more besides
Global giant announces new sustainable product development strategy
Government launches £60m green plastic packaging challenge
New innovation challenge to drive development of waste-to-plastic materials and smart packaging breakthroughs
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