The Government has announced a £186m investment package to help solve global problems by accelerating technological developments in big data, space and satellites, robotics and autonomous systems, synthetic biology, regenerative medicine, agri-science, advanced materials and energy storage.
A selection of 12 innovative UK technology companies are to visit China next week to explore greener approaches to manufacturing.
Survival of the fittest isn't just about individual companies any more, as Martin Barrow, associate director of the Carbon Trust, explains. In this guest blog, Mr Barrow argues that only companies adapting to create the fittest value chains will continue to thrive.
Can you spare 5 minutes? The Manufacturer magazine is conducting a survey into the industrial energy market and will provide feedback to suppliers to assist them to improve their level of service to you.
A new report from RWE npower bemoans the lack of transparency between government, industry and consumers, but there is an opportunity to work with the public more, says Marc Sobbohi.
Energy company RWE npower has warned that the Government's "heroic" assumptions on energy savings are too optimistic.
The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has established a £2.8m public-private initiative to support SMEs in the north east of England.
The European Parliament has approved measures to temporarily withhold the auction of 900 million CO2 allowances in an effort to drive up the price of carbon.
The Government today revealed plans to drive economic recovery by investing in energy infrastructure, especially in renewable energy such as offshore wind.
Reaching beyond flowery expressions of corporate values, Dai Morgan, research associate at the Centre for Industrial Sustainability, Institute for Manufacturing, investigates the practicalities of sustainability for manufacturing SMEs.
