R&D

Speeding up patent applications for clean technologies can cut processing time by up to 75 per cent, shows report

Government unveils winners of latest £2.3m funding round designed to drive down cost of offshore wind energy

Intelligent Energy and Cable & Wireless team up for Channel Islands trial of innovative fuel cell-powered mobile devices

Study reveals patent applications increase as environmental regulations tighten

Report argues UK has potential to become a global clean tech manufacturing hub, but lack of support means output is 'faltering'

Crown Estate signs agreement for lease that would allow National Grid to store CO2 70 miles off the coast of Yorkshire

British firm develops colourful, transparent solar cells that will add just 10 per cent to glass buildings' cost

Network of underground tunnels left over from the region's mines could provide 40 per cent of city's heating

Major new trial with UK Power Networks and Imperial College London aims to find out if people will shift their energy use to match wind power output

Development of new technology would move UK away from fossil fuels and generate two-thirds of power by 2050