innovation

The government has announced £4m of new funding to support 11 innovative waste-reduction projects

It will focus on reducing emissions and promoting energy efficiency in the areas of electricity, transport, agriculture, manufacturing and buildings

It will undertake a review of the data landscape, identifying gaps and making suggestions on how data can be used more effectively in the energy system

They will identify innovations that could help improve the environmental performance of offshore oil and gas production

The energy giant’s Springboard programme aims to help innovative firms stay in business

Fuel cells have higher efficiency than diesel or gas engines and could be used to power homes, offices, factories and cars

Its core mission is to address the regional productivity gap in the UK

The O-Wind project is able to generate energy using wind from any direction

The UK Green Building Council’s guide also includes practical templates to promote new thinking and help organise ideas

The funding aims to find technologies that can be used to build the power grid of the future