Environment News

Battery capacity has been blamed for holding back innovation in many fields, from renewable energy to mobiles. Now nanotech is providing the answer.

The University of Manchester is launching a £10 million research centre for developing sustainable energy technologies.

Last week's Innovate2006 conference in Zaragoza included a pre-conference tour of the region with an interesting visit of Endesa and one of the largest Spanish windmill farms, located just a few miles north off Zaragoza.

A cross-continent project to develop fusion as an energy source has moved once step closer to reality with the signing of a formal agreement.

The UK government has moved to promote the wider adoption of non-fossil fuels with a new action plan to unlock the potential for renewable energy in biomass.

A spin-out from Helsinki University of Technology is looking for further funding and possible partnerships to jointly develop and commercialise its thin flexible paper battery technology.

Philips Research has developed a woodstove for cooking in rural communities in developing countries – and is looking for partners to bring this technology to the market.

With high oil prices showing no sign of quitting, "cleantech" is the new darling VC investment sector. But, asks Mary Lisbeth D'Amico, is the market more froth than substance?