NISA postpones approval of Japan's first reactor stress tests
8 February 2012Japan's nuclear watchdog has postponed the completion of its review on stress tests on the first pair of dozens of idled reactors... read more
Challenge to find UK's latest innovations
6 February 2012A competition to find the most innovative pre-market products, processes and concepts was launched by the UK's Business Minister today... read more
Fukushima No.4 reactor leaking, radiation tiny
2 February 2012Fukushima's No.4 reactor has leaked more than eight tonnes of radioactive water but the utility's owner says none of it has reached outside the reactor building... read more
California nuclear plant reactor shut down after small leak found
1 February 2012A reactor at a Southern Californian nuclear power station was shut down on Tuesday after a small leak was found... read more
Liquid air energy plant planned by Highview Power Storage
1 February 2012Highview Power Storage says it will develop a commercial facility using liquid air to store renewable energy... read more
IAEA approves Japan's nuclear stress tests
31 January 2012The UN nuclear agency endorsed tests designed to show Japanese nuclear plants could withstand a repeat of last year's earthquake and tsunami on Tuesday... read more
Japan's Fukushima leaking water
30 January 2012Japan's Fukushima plant has leaked more than 600 litres of water, forcing it to briefly suspend cooling operations at a spent-fuel pond at the weekend... read more
Japan will avoid power cuts this summer
27 January 2012Japan will be able to avoid power cuts this summer even if the nation's last few nuclear reactors cease operating... read more
More work needs to be done on UK energy policy, says IET
25 January 2012Energy policies may need more fine-tuning if the UK is to meet its carbon targets and build a low carbon economy, a report says... read more
South West becomes UK's first marine energy park
24 January 2012The South West of England has been named as the UK's first Marine Energy Park... read more
Petroplus files for insolvency
24 January 2012Petroplus is to file for insolvency, putting around 1,000 jobs at risk at one of the largest UK oil refineries... read more
Air defence radar orders clear the way for wind development
24 January 2012Serco have been awarded a Ministry of Defence contract to deploy radar technology to prevent wind farms interfering with the UK's air defences... read more
60-year lifespan for Japan's nuclear reactors
18 January 2012Japan will allow nuclear reactors to operate for up to 60 years in revised regulations on power plant operators... read more
Tidal current energy turbine given all-clear
17 January 2012A tidal energy turbine in Northern Ireland has been given the environmental all-clear by scientists... read more
Shale gas water pollution ‘unlikely'
10 January 2012Fracking for shale gas is ‘extremely unlikely' to pollute ground water supplies, UK geologists say... read more
Toshiba will enter U.S. smart home energy market
9 January 2012Toshiba has said it plans to enter the smart home energy market in the United States at the end of this year... read more
Storms boost UK wind power production
6 January 2012UK wind power production reached a record high just before the New Year as storms hit the British Isles and powered onshore and offshore wind turbines, data shows... read more
Japan plans 40-year limit for nuclear reactors
6 January 2012Japan's nuclear reactors will be limited to a 40-year life, allowing extensions only under stringent conditions, under new plans to be submitted to parliament... read more
Wind power up 18 per cent at Ecotricity
5 January 2012Ecotricity's wind turbines produced almost a fifth more electricity last year compared to 2010... read more
Engineering contractors confident about job prospects in 2012
4 January 2012Engineering contractors are more confident about their job prospects in 2012 and many are expecting a pay rise this year... read more
Unions call on governments to save Petroplus jobs
3 January 2012Unions have called on governments in Britain, France, Belgium and Switzerland to step in and support jobs at oil refineries threatened with closure... read more
Shell oil spill the biggest in Nigeria in 13 years
23 December 2011Nigerian authorities were putting emergency measures in place on Thursday to prevent an oil spill from a Royal Dutch Shell facility... read more
UK solar tariff cut damaging the industry - MPs
22 December 2011The Government's plans to cut solar subsidies is hurting the UK solar industry and undermining confidence, MPs have warned... read more
Fukushima clean-up could take up to 40 years
21 December 2011Japan's government has released plans for the next clean-up phase of Fukushima, and says decommissioning the plant could take three or four decades.. read more
Shell shuts Nigerian oil facility after leak
21 December 2011Shell is shutting down production at its 200,000 barrel-per-day Bonga oilfield, 120km off the Nigerian coast, after an oil leak... read more
Government takes over offshore marine energy project
20 December 2011The government is taking over a wave power project where a hi-tech underwater "plug socket" tests ways of producing energy... read more
Co-operative Energy to cut power and gas bills
19 December 2011Co-operative Energy will cut power and gas prices by three per cent on average from next February, the energy supplier has said... read more
Fukushima reaches cold shutdown - Japan PM
16 December 2011Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant has reached a 'cold shutdown', Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says... read more
Energy Commissioner calls for binding renewables targets
16 December 2011European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger has called for 2030 renewable energy targets to be in place by 2014... read more
India plans to start Russian-built nuclear plant soon
16 December 2011India plans to start up a Russian-built nuclear power plant within weeks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says... read more
Green policy cost claims untrue - climate advisers
15 December 2011Climate advisers have refuted claims that investment in low-carbon energy will increase household energy bills dramatically... read more
Greenpeace and Facebook unite on renewable energy
15 December 2011Greenpeace and Facebook have joined forces to promote renewable energy... read more
Academics sing sustainable production message
14 December 2011Cambridge University has come up with six steps to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions... read more
Canada withdraws from Kyoto Protocol
13 December 2011Canada has announced it will withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the first country to pull out of the treaty... read more
CERN scientists find signs of Higgs boson
13 December 2011Scientists at the CERN physics research centre near Geneva say they have found signs of the Higgs boson... read more
Siemens to open UK wind turbine factory in 2014
13 December 2011Siemens has submitted a planning application to build a wind turbine factory in Hull, in the UK... read more
Manufacturers offered London showcase
12 December 2011British manufacturers have an opportunity to display their cutting-edge products or processes at an exhibition in London's Science Museum during the Olympic and Paralympic Games... read more
Fukushima operator scraps plan to dump water into sea
9 December 2011Fukushima nuclear plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), has scrapped a plan to dump water it treated for radiation contamination into the sea... read more
EU warns time running out for climate deal
9 December 2011The European Union said key developing states backed its roadmap for a binding pact to fight global warming, but warned UN climate talks could still collapse on Friday unless all major polluters came on board... read more
Primary children urged to study maths and science
8 December 2011The UK will need an extra two million engineers by the time today's primary school children are of working age, according to a new report... read more
Xayaburi dam project suspended
8 December 2011Construction of a $3.5 billion dam project on the lower Mekong River has been put on hold while a study into the environmental impact is conducted... read more
Shale gas find in China difficult to develop - PetroChina
8 December 2011A shale gas discovery in China's Sichuan province will be difficult to convert to commercial production, PetroChina has said... read more
High-tech SMEs get £75m boost
8 December 2011High-tech small and medium sized businesses were given a £75 million boost from the UK government today... read more
Bill Gates and China to collaborate on nuclear reactor deal
8 December 2011Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates is teaming up with China to develop a fourth generation (4G) nuclear reactor... read more
Japan's Kansai to manually shut Mihama nuclear reactor
7 December 2011Kansai Electric Power Company's Mihama No.2 nuclear reactor is being manually shut as a safety precaution... read more
UK must use biomass energy to meet greenhouse gas targets
7 December 2011Plant sources such as wood must be used for energy if the UK hopes to meet its targets to slash greenhouse gases... read more
Carillion jobs at risk after solar subsidies proposal
1 December 2011Around 1,500 jobs at services company Carillion could be axed following plans to cut solar subsidies... read more
UK Energy Secretary opens carbon capture plant
30 November 2011Energy Secretary Chris Huhne opened Britain's biggest carbon capture pilot plant attached to a power station in Yorkshire today... read more
George Osborne delivers Autumn Statement
29 November 2011Investments in infrastructure, science, technology and education were announced by Chancellor George Osborne today... read more
Government and private sector to fight cyber crime
25 November 2011The UK has unveiled its Cyber Security Strategy... read more