German utility EWE and the Enova Group have joined forces to develop an offshore wind park called Riffgat off Germany’s North Sea coast.

A Kingston University professor is developing a hand-held computer that could help disabled and older people to find their way around town and city centres.

Government funding of more than £46m will see 542 new low-carbon buses on roads across England by March 2012, according to transport minister Norman Baker.

Qinetiq’s Zephyr High Altitude Long Endurance solar powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle achieved its longest flight to date during a set of flight trials at the end of July.

A new company spun out from the National University of Ireland, Galway aims to become a major player in the biofuels industry.

Cross London Rail Links (CLRL) has shortlisted four organisations to compete for Stage 2 of the Crossrail Project Delivery Partner tendering process.

ScottishPower Renewables and partner Eurus Energy are seeking to re-energise one of the UK’s oldest windfarms in Powys, mid-Wales.

Scottish engineers have been awarded a £2m R&D Plus grant to develop new technology that will help protect aircraft from terrorist attacks.

Loughborough University spin-out Intelligent Energy has raised $30m from both existing and new investors to accelerate the commercialisation of its fuel-cell power systems.

Wärtsilä has been awarded contracts by a UK-based brewer to supply and install equipment for two biomass-fuelled combined heat and power plants.