R&D
Battery storage projects win big in new Industrial Strategy funding
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund will invest £1bn over the next four years into robotics, batteries, autonomous cars, future materials and other cutting-edge R&D
E.ON sets sights on developing airborne 'kite' wind power technology
Energy giant confirms it is to test airborne wind technology in flurry of clean tech announcements
ETI launches project to clean up biomass impurities
Research aims to boost efficiency and cost-effectiveness of biomass power plants
Britvic develops bottle made from sustainable wood pulp
EXCLUSIVE: Beverage giant reveals it has developed 'patent-pending' moulding and processing techniques that enable production of wood fibre bottles on prototype manufacturing line
Princess Anne backs GM crops and livestock - unlike Prince Charles
Anne says she would farm GM food and GM livestock a 'bonus', while Charles says GM crops will cause 'biggest disaster environmentally of all time'
Danone and Nestlé Waters launch joint bio-bottle push
World's two largest bottled water firms announce new partnership with US start up to accelerate development of bio-based plastic bottle
Heathrow promises to clear green aviation R&D incubator for take-off
Airport unveils wide-ranging new sustainability strategy, vowing to switch to 100 per cent renewable power and improve local air quality
Centrica launches £100m energy innovations venture
Centrica Innovations will "incubate and accelerate" new energy technologies in attempt to boost growth across the business
Innovation Birmingham participant, Crop Intellect, finding ways to turn air pollutants into plant feed
Innovation Birmingham's Cleantech for Acceleration programme aims to turn low carbon business plans to commercial successes
The app effect: How BT snowballed climate action in its supply chain using mobile technology
App of the Year winner at the BusinessGreen Technology Awards, BT's Supplier Assessment Tool replaces time consuming face-to-face consultations with tailored online advice
How lithium mined from hot springs in Cornwall could boost Britain's green tech
Could an old mining hotbed be on the brink of the UK's first lithium boom?
Clean tech R&D boost from £15m Innovate UK funding competition
Robot inspection of wind turbines, rapid charging for multiple EVs and zero emission cremation among winning projects
Race for the sun: British team launch crowdfunding bid to develop solar racing car
Solar Team Great Britain hopes to raise up to £26,000 to develop solar supercar to win the World Solar Challenge Race, held in Australia later this year
A winning formula? Getting under the skin of The Body Shop's new green beauty lab
BusinessGreen pays a visit to The Body Shop's new £1m innovation lab, to discover some of the sustainability secrets driving green beauty up the cosmetics agenda
Tevva Motors unveils £2.74m project pipeline for electric truck technology
Start-up plans to develop its range extenders for trucks with cash from the Department of Transport
Monsanto and Novozymes hail crop yield-boosting microbial seed coating breakthrough
New coating promises boost yields while allowing farmers to use fertilisers more efficiently, firms say
Supercapacitor breakthrough promises to massively boost energy storage potential
Researchers claim new polymeric electrolyte could overcome the main downfall of supercapacitors as energy storage units - their low power density
Sadiq Khan launches hunt for brightest green business ideas from London students
Entrepreneurs could win £20,000 for green business ideas to help tackle capital's 'urgent' environmental problems
Smart(phone) energy: Does gamification hold the key to unlocking domestic demand response?
Early trials in North East England suggest consumers are willing to use less energy to win a smartphone game
Theresa May vows to make Britain 'go-to' destination for scientists with £2bn R&D boost
Speaking at CBI conference Prime Minister unveils investment for science and research that is set to benefit range of clean tech firms
Chile seeks solar breakthrough down the mine
Desert solar innovations could soon unlock clean copper for Chilean miners
Nissan R&D hub powers up vehicle-to-grid technology
Installation is the first stage of Nissan's planned rollout of V2G technology across its major European facilities
Oil and gas firms agree 'unprecedented' $1bn climate funding
Oil and Gas Climate Initiative launch fund to accelerate CCS, cut methane emissions and boost transport and industry energy efficiency
Companies band together to pursue brightest renewable energy ideas
Bright Minds Challenge will ask the public to help search for scientists with the best ideas for scaling renewable energy solutions, with a focus on solar and energy storage
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