R&D

David Willetts reveals new plans to allow autonomous cars to drive on Britain's roads

Dimitri Zenghelis argues that innovation can tackle the looming resource crunch - it just needs intelligent policies if it is to be unlocked

MEPs approve plan to limit light commercial vehicle emissions to 147 grams per kilometre, but reject longer term target

Scottish-South Korean renewable energy ties strengthened as part of trade mission

Energy minister Fergus Ewing says Scotland is keen to remain at the forefront of the emerging offshore wind industry

Supermarket joins government-backed research programme to assess viability of hydrogen vehicle technologies

New concentrated solar technology borrows supercomputer cooling system to achieve 80 per cent efficiency

EV sales have been disappointing to date, but new options could yet turns things around, writes Lem Bingley

Coalition of leading UK firms reveals major leap forward in fuel cell performance, promising significant improvements to zero emission vehicles

Colin Tattam of the Chemistry Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network argues the UK has the potential to lead the world in the development of green biotechnologies