R&D

North Wales farm trials German-built Blue Conrad machine that converts gorse and bracken on roadside verges into biomass fuel

New funding competition and catapult centre planned to support the development of emerging energy system technologies

Cambridge University spin out touts huge efficiency gains on offer from 10-fold increase in magnet's power

From grid robots to bio-gas, 10 projects set to share grid research and development funding

These options promise to be more sustainable than animal-based meats. Is the market ready for cricket flour and stem cell burgers?

Liquid nitrogen cooling system developed by Linde promises to cut carbon by 19 per cent

EU's Climate-KIC programme signs memorandum of understanding with mayor of Tianjin to work on green building and city initiatives

Sir Richard Branson hails 'revolutionary new fuel', as Chinese jet biofuel plant becomes the first in world to secure sustainability certification

Company launches its first electric car outside South Korea, even as it predicts hydrogen fuel cells may be a better long-term option

Frank Ellingsen of CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad argues that renewables and CCS technologies should be natural allies