R&D

Manufacturers in "active discussions" to commercialise new energy storage technology that weighs same as conventional battery

Huge natural gas field in north-west England revealed, but environmentalists alarmed at controversial fracking method

Jan Matthiesen of the Carbon Trust reveals some of the 'crazier' entries that failed its offshore turbine maintenance competition

Carbon Trust shortlists 13 revolutionary concepts that could improve access to new wind farms being developed 300km off the coast

BusinessGreen takes a look at some of the concepts that could tap into the £2bn offshore wind farm access market

Launch of Weinberg Foundation aims to raise profile of thorium-fuelled modular nuclear reactors

Swansea University leads £12m initiative to create best practice guidelines for investors in next-generation biofuels

Government launches Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy to train new generation of engineering leaders

Could Toyota and Ford's hybrid partnership prove the shape of things to come?

Campaigners say plants being grown in US may worsen global food crisis, while farmers express cross-contamination fears