Research and Development
Power walking: Technology could harness energy from footsteps
Researchers develop new method to produce electricity from wood pulp fibres using only footsteps
Researchers develop 'self-installing' offshore wind turbine
EU-backed €3.6m Elisa research project develops wind turbine system that can be completely pre-assembled in controlled harbour conditions
Breakthrough as MIT scientists set nuclear fusion pressure record
Researchers produce record 2.05 atmospheres of pressure in small tokamak device
How investors can help car companies tackle climate risk roadblocks
Car companies must prepare for a low-emission world by reshaping their business models to focus on greener technologies and mobility services, investors claim
Could UK small modular reactors be in operation by 2030?
Energy Technologies Institute argues small modular reactors capable of delivering clean power and heat could be in place by 2030 if the right policy framework is put in place
How are UK universities responding to the Paris climate agreement?
Friends of the Earth surveys 60 UK research and academic institutions on how they are meeting the challenge of a 1.5C world
SolarWindow starts development of electricity-generating glass technology
US clean tech firm SolarWindow announces its liquid electricity-generating coating for windows has entered into development
New online tool to aid green data centre planning
Free online RenewIT tool enables data centre operators to compare over 60 locations in Europe based on their renewable energy costs
Jeremy Corbyn unveils plan for £300m energy and climate research agency
Labour leader says Advanced Research Agency would help tackle energy security and climate change
AECOM and University of Salford to fund natural environment research
AECOM and University of Salford to co-fund environmental research on impact of major infrastructure projects on natural environment
Green economy relief? Government safeguards EU science and agricultural funding post-Brexit
Treasury promises to underwrite Horizon 2020 research funding and match subsidies from Common Agricultural Policy for UK farmers to 2020
ETI project to review lifecycle emissions from bioenergy
Energy Technologies Institute to invest £160,000 in seven-month project to review greenhouse gas emissions associated with biomass materials
EDF Energy seeks nuclear and offshore wind R&D funding bids
Bids of up to £10,000 invited by EDF Energy and Innovate UK to address nuclear and offshire wind monitoring and inspection challenges
NuScale Power eyes UK small modular reactor opportunity
US nuclear developer teams up with Sheffield's Nuclear AMRC in a bid to develop its prospective SMR technology
Sustainable fishing research projects net MSC funding
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announces six projects will share more than £200,000 research funding
Scotland offshore wind sector secures £1.5m government windfall
Scottish government announces new funding for Carbon Trust's Offshore Wind Accelerator R&D programme
Newcastle University to open £20m energy research centre
Facility to provide real-time tracking of UK energy supply and demand with view to informing policy and boosting grid efficiency
Sustainable Marine Energy to connect tidal system to grid within months
Orkney installation aims to prove the commercial viability for community scale arrays
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
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
Anglian Water dips its toe into low-carbon concrete
Water company will trial cement alternative as part of plan to squeeze carbon savings from construction activities
How to break down the barriers to business action on climate change
New Climate KIC reveals nearly two thirds of European business leaders now see climate change as a risk to their business
Floating offshore turbines tipped to emerge as key low carbon energy source
ETI report concludes floating platforms are a credible route to delivering commercially viable offshore wind energy
Funding awards from 1851 to help green students deliver clean tech spin outs
Grant programme offers £80,000 in funding to projects focused on printed solar cells and longer lasting sodium ion batteries
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