Sustainable technology

Bilal Ahmed, a maths teacher from Srinagar, with the solar car he developed.

Meet the Indian maths teacher who built his own solar-powered car

Growing vegetables in seawater could help with fresh water shortages.

Growing vegetables in seawater could be the answer to feeding billions

Nighttime solar could revolutionise renewable energy

Scientists one step closer to capturing nighttime solar power

There are three broad kinds of meat substitute, but microbial 'meat' may have the environmental edge.

Is fermented mushroom ‘meat’ the solution to our beef addiction?

The energy cubes are now in use in around 20 countries, from Vanuatu to Mozambique.

‘Lego blocks’ of solar energy could power all homes by 2030

Solar panels on the roof of a house.

Will installing solar panels in your home cut your energy bills?

Dr Kasper Moth-Poulson and his team have found a novel way to store solar energy.

Major solar breakthrough means energy can be stored for up to 18 years

A solar panel working at night.

'Night solar panels' that work in the dark could be just as productive

08/04/2022

How it feels to have a mobile that doesn’t cost the Earth.

Why I swapped my iPhone for a €600 ethical Fairphone

26/03/2022

Turkey's first biorefinery is making fuel out of algae.

New €6 million project in Istanbul is turning algae into bio-jet fuel

07/03/2022

Sunflowers are being planted by drones on a farm in Australia.

Drones are planting thousands of sunflowers on this modern farm

22/02/2022

Swedish Ligna Energy is making batteries from forest materials in Norrköping, Sweden.

Wooden batteries are hitting the market

10/02/2022

5 tips to avoid greenwashing as a business.

How to avoid the greenwash trap in 2022 – 5 tips for businesses

28/12/2021

What is the environmental impact of surgery in hospitals?

How and why hospital surgery is contributing to the climate emergency

16/10/2021

Model Daisy Lowe was the first to trade her old smartphone in at the pub.

Pay for your drinks with old iPhones at this unique London pub

14/10/2021

Founder of founder of Sky Diamond Dale Vince is holding the carbon-negative, laboratory-grown diamonds.

Millionaire creates zero-impact diamonds made from carbon dioxide

06/07/2021

One company specialises in using artificial intelligence to improve vessel performance monitoring and optimisation in the shipping industry.

These are the companies starting an environmental revolution in Europe

02/07/2021