R&D

Marine

Could FloWave's ocean simulator help turn the tide for the marine energy industry

Marine energy award winner talks to BusinessGreen about how its testing tank can help marine technologies better prepare for the hardships of ocean deployment

clock 07 March 2016 • 5 min read

Solar

Panasonic hails new world record with super-efficient solar cell

Japanese electronics maker claims new solar panel can deliver conversion efficiency of more than 23 per cent

clock 02 March 2016 • 1 min read

Wind

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult cuts ribbon on giant 7MW demonstration turbine

Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine offers "unrivalled opportunity" to improve next generation of offshore wind farms

clock 01 March 2016 • 2 min read

R&D

Dulas launches battery-free solar fridges for vaccine storage

Renewable energy firm debuts solar fridges that make use of advanced phase change material to overcome battery challenges

clock 29 February 2016 • 2 min read

R&D

Where should we stash carbon? Look down

At GreenBiz 16, filmmaker Peter Byck and author Paul Hawken explore novel ways to keep carbon out of the air

clock 26 February 2016 • 4 min read

Nuclear

ETI launches small nuclear reactor 'enabler' project

New £300,000 study aims to identify the initial work that will have to be done over the next five years to deliver a small nuclear reactor in the UK by 2030

clock 24 February 2016 • 3 min read

R&D

Bill Gates: World will deliver 'clean energy breakthrough' within 15 years

Tech billionaire predicts innovation will deliver the clean energy the world desperately needs, but only if young people, businesses, and governments step up to the plate

clock 23 February 2016 • 4 min read

R&D

Metalysis raises £20m to expand low-carbon powdered metal business

Yorkshire-based tech firm has developed low-energy way of producing powdered titanium for use in 3D printers

clock 19 February 2016 • 1 min read

R&D

Next year will we mainly be wearing algae?

Hubbub's Trewin Restorick explores how H&M's new Global Challenge Award promises to deliver exciting new innovations in green fashion

clock 18 February 2016 • 3 min read

Energy

Why DECC should pump R&D funding into these six sectors

Targeted government spending on research and development could ensure UK cements its position as a world leader in renewable energy, says Scottish Renewables

clock 18 February 2016 • 4 min read