"Some of the world's biggest energy companies" have gone into a huddle wiuth the Department of Trade and Industry in the UK to support the creation of a new institute "to accelerate the development of secure, reliable and cost-effective low-carbon energy technologies towards commercial deployment".

The latest announcement from BASF Venture Capital America Inc. brings back memories of the dash for energy R&D 30 years ago.

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

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.

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