R&D

New fund to bolster efforts to produce more sustainable and recyclable plastics, as Ministers reveal call for evidence on plastics tax has attracted a record record 130,000 responses

Some £22m in innovation funding awarded to battery pioneers, including a project to develop solid state EV batteries that could slash recharging time

First investments from $1bn Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) will be in two energy storage firms

Cutting edge energy storage technology cools air to turn it into liquid form

It's beginning to integrate circular economy principles into its core manufacturing processes

The UK's energy sector is transforming fast, but as a series of studies highlight this week a crucial new wave of policy decisions is awaiting the government

Government kicks off first round of funding competition designed to help tackle social challenges

Government announces new £20m Hydrogen Supply initiative, as flagship HyNet project predicts it could support over 5,000 jobs

Thérèse Coffey to announce £200,000 of funding to support work to explore impact of micro plastic threads from clothes and tyres on marine habitats

Ministers aim to make UK an AI research hot spot as clean tech firms seek to exploit machine learning opportunities