Record-breaker: British wind power output tops 10GW

Wind power has set a new record in the UK, topping 10GW of output for the first time according to the latest data.

Laser-equipped aircraft to map England in 3D

Aircraft equipped with futuristic laser scanners are to map the entirety of England in 3D to help combat flooding, cut down on fly-tipping and uncover long-lost roads.

The world's first vending machine for the homeless is 100% free

New charity is installing vending machines with food and items like socks for the homeless in the United Kingdom.

UK celebrates first "Plastic Free Coastline" community

The rural town of Penzance in UK has been working extremely hard to rid its beaches and streets of single-use plastics and nearly one hundred other communities around the country are striving for similar status.

Some of the UK's trains could be running on solar power by 2020

Railway companies could save £4.5 million a year by moving to solar, according to a new study.

Seeds hold hidden treasures for future food

More than 70,000 of the world's most precious seeds have been sent from the UK's Millennium Seed Bank to the Middle East. The seeds will be used for food security research at a seed bank in Lebanon.

UK company plans massive, subsidy-free 350MW solar farm

it is the first proposed solar project to qualify as a a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. If it gets the go ahead, the farm will be producing power by somewhere around 2020.

UK supercomputer storage expands making it the world’s largest

Jasmin network supercomputer storage expands to 20PB of Panasas scale-out NAS, which has helped to cut analysis times for environmental data from days to hours.

UK's new ‘accelerator on a chip’ could revolutionize medical care

Researchers at Stanford University are developing a linear accelerator that is the size of a chip — instead of two miles long — and it could herald a medical breakthrough.

Oxford is creating a world first Zero Emission Zone by 2035

Oxford in the UK wants to become the world's first carbon emission-free city by 2035, with a plan to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles from the city centre over the next 20 years.

World's first ocean pollution-eating Seabin launches in the UK

The device, which was developed by a pair of Australian surfers, works by sucking in various kinds of pollution (including oil) and spitting out clean water.

The world’s first mobile, solar-powered recycling plant in the middle of London

Trashpresso is a giant solar-powered recycling plant that transforms discarded plastic bottles into architectural tiles.

A breakthrough in solar power with Britain's first subsidy free farm

The cost of solar panels and batteries has fallen dramatically, and this first subsidy-free development is a significant moment for clean energy in the UK.

World’s First “Molecular Robot” Heralds Future of Assembly

UK scientists have created the world’s first “molecular robot” that is capable of performing basic tasks including building other molecules.