Energy trade association Renewable UK has launched a national campaign to highlight the importance of investing in improvements to the UK’s port facilities.

A new funding approach to help universities apply their knowledge, ideas and expertise in response to market needs has been announced by Lord Sainsbury.

GE has announced plans to invest €110m (£98m) to develop offshore wind-turbine manufacturing facilities and locate design, application and service engineering resources in the United Kingdom.

Planetary scientists in the US have modelled how dust from the Moon could potentially be used to shield the Earth from the Sun to mitigate global heating.

An alternative electrode material for brain implants has been shown to be MRI compatible and more durable compared to metal implants.

A UK team claims to have perfected a new method of producing polypropylene vehicle components that are strong, lightweight and easy to recycle.

The government has unveiled plans to reduce carbon emissions from domestic transport by up to 14 per cent by promoting cycling, low-emission cars and high-speed rail.

Detailed studies into the way bats use sound to ’see’ in the dark could soon be used to create robots that can find their way around hazardous environments.

International oil and energy ministers have met in London to discuss plans to prevent future oil price changes in light of the economic downturn.