R&D

Parent company Alphabet will be responsible for Google's most innovative ventures, including driverless cars and drones

The Siemens Foundation is searching for the next big green idea to empower communities in the developing world

Technological innovation alone will not solve climate change, argues Peter Kelly-Detwiler

Funding aims to bolster research and support for innovative device, which is already yielding positive results from prototype testing

Consultancy launches state-of-the-art facility to assess emissions of petrol, diesel and hybrid electric vehicles

New York start-ups are hoping to make distributed generation a financially viable option for large power producers

Energy-optimising vehicles will benefit from £20m of government funding designed to establish UK as premier destination for revolutionary technology

Artemis Intelligent Power blows away judges with its Digital Displacement power system, which can double the power from wind turbines

Global biotechnology company says efficiency improvements have helped reduce energy use more than a third

Billionaire likens the potential growth of the renewable industry to that of the IT industry 20 years ago