Bath-based startup DRIFT Energy, which develops clean energy-generating yachts, has secured £5m from Octopus Ventures and Blue Action Accelerator.

Money from the funding round will launch a fleet of high-performance sailing vessels that harness deep ocean wind to produce green hydrogen at sea.

DRIFT Energy produces high-performance sailing vessels which cruise around the...

The Heart of the South West LEP is aiming to be a pioneer with its ambitious commitments to clean growth, which includes a pledge to help place the Heart of the South West area on a resilient pathway to net zero by the 2040s or sooner.

The LEP joins an alliance of businesses, education institutions, cities, regions and investors in committing to the United Nations’ Race to Zero...