Kite-robots: Surrey’s solution to greenhouse gases

Robots will utilise helium kites to carry lightweight wireless gas sensors, monitoring greenhouse gas emissions at the University of Surrey and various sites, promising more accurate data collection

£52m funding boosts Northern England’s net zero

A £52 million funding has accelerated carbon capture and storage infrastructure development

BEIS returns £1.6bn allocated to research funding

The Treasury has taken back the amount it had allocated for the UK’s involvement in the European Union’s research programme

Fresh £3.6m investment for networks to help communities be greener and resilient

Each network will focus on key challenges facing UK cities or environments in green infrastructure development, low carbon connected digital infrastructure and sustainable urban systems

New £16.7m funding to build supply chain for green electric revolution

A total of 10 projects will be supported, with each aiming to help develop the self-sufficiency of supply chains and build the manufacturing base for power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD)

UK opens new £105m advanced materials research and innovation hub

The Henry Royce Institute Hub building hosts state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for sustainable materials, metals processing, digital fabrication and biomedical materials research

From lab to market: Next-gen UK science leaders set for £113m boost

Projects supported include autonomous four-legged robots given the ability to navigate through difficult terrain, including in construction and agriculture, as well as during natural disasters and measuring and mapping the origins of and reducing methane emissions

Quantum camera to ‘dramatically’ cut methane emissions in oil and gas industry

Developed by University of Bristol spinout QLM Technology, the camera can continuously detect, quantify and model the development of leaks and notify plant operators immediately when gas escapes

Scotland launches hybrid-electric flights

The hybrid-electric aircraft aims to offer a viable solution for regional carriers to support their decarbonisation efforts

Fresh £1m funding to boost equality and diversity in the energy research community

Teams must have experience of researching energy as part of engineering or the physical, geological, biological and social sciences as well as equality, diversity and inclusion in an applied context