Research & Development
The latest environmental research and development news, from green packaging and low carbon technologies, to advances in biofuels and batteries.
Google banks on airborne wind turbine device to help address future world energy needs
Google has found a new way to play a part in the future of the world’s energy production needs, this time working on a “radically cheaper” wind energy project from its ‘secret’ innovation facility Google X.Phase two of £35m Energy Entrepreneurs Fund opens for bids
Small businesses and entrepreneurs with innovative low carbon energy technologies are being invited to bid for funding in the second and final tranche of the Government’s £35 million Energy Entrepreneurs Fund.Sustainable business: how we can learn from India’s ‘frugal’ innovators
India’s culture of jugaad, or frugal innovation, has helped produce a wide range of sustainable breakthroughs. Are there lessons there for the rest of the world? Ian Thornton meets the innovators.Naked Energy to begin UK trials of its ‘two-in-one’ solar system
Naked Energy, the UK cleantech firm that has developed a super-efficient ‘two-in-one solar’ energy system, will shortly begin trialing its patented technology with two commercial partners.Bringing closed loop into the mainstream: HP opens the doors on its pioneering plastics recycling
In an effort to reduce their environmental footprint and ‘insure’ their businesses against the risks of a resource constrained world, more and more companies are introducing ‘closed loop’ systems into their manufacturing businesses. But one company claims to be doing it on scale not seen before. Louise Bateman reports on Hewlett Packard’s printing cartridge recycling business that has seen it team up with a small, pioneering plastics recycling firm in Montreal, Canada.BRE to begin research into solid wall insulation
BRE, the sustainable building research consultancy, is set to begin a £2 million Government-funded research project to find potential areas for energy saving from solid wall insulation.£25m boost for UK wave and tidal energy
The UK wave and tidal industry received a significant boost this week when four projects received more than £25 million worth of funding to advance marine energy innovation and cut down costs.Innovative ‘solar glass’ developer receives £2 million boost
A UK company that has developed an innovative solar PV system that can be ‘printed’ on glass has received a £2 million investment boost.Unilever spray deodorant can marks “step change” in green packaging
Unilever has released a new aerosol deodorant that is half the size and cuts its carbon footprint by 25 per cent.Trial to test whether kites can generate green energy
Trials have begun in Germany to test whether kites can be used to generate renewable energy to power homes and businesses.P&G;’s Bob Macdonald on the importance of innovation in sustainability
Bob McDonald on the importance of innovation in sustainability, the values of the world’s largest consumer goods company and how it can grow while being environmentally responsible.£40,000 Shell Springboard competition opens for entries
Shell’s long-running award scheme that champions British low carbon innnovations has opened for entries – with £40,000 up for grabs for the winning idea.BP to trial ‘game-changer’ biofuel at London 2012
A new biofuel being developed by BP is to be trialled for the first time at the London 2012 Olympic Games, the company announced today.Breakthrough in energy from water technology
A US company that has developed groundbreaking new technology to convert water into energy for use in a wide range of commercial applications is to start developing it for commercial use following independent scientific validation.Energy display pioneer embarks on non-domestic expansion drive
Scottish energy management firm, Ewgeco, is embarking on an expansion drive to bring its pioneering real-time energy display monitoring system to businesses across the UK.
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