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Nuclear 'super cluster' planned in Gloucestershire as sale of 40-acre site goes through

A nuclear "super cluster" is set to be established on the site of a former nuclear power station in Gloucestershire, after the sale of the plot by South Gloucestershire and Stroud College goes through.

The £6.5m acquisition of the 40-acre science park in Berkeley by Chiltern Vital Group (CVG) paves the way for the development of cutting-edge nuclear technology and a low-carbon energy...

sea

Clean energy innovator secures £5m investment

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...

HydroWing Tocardo Turbines

Inyanga Marine Energy Group appoints Brand Innovation

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has appointed Brand Innovation to handle its strategic communications and PR. The company’s goal is to become the world leader in tidal stream energy arrays, using its innovative HydroWing technology.

The new Brand Innovation contract has kicked off with an international industry PR campaign to promote Inyanga’s plans and its latest new product development...

A JET fusion reactor

Top universities back plan to bring fusion research to the South West

A campaign to bring the UK’s flagship fusion energy research project to the South West has received a boost, as four of the UK’s top universities announced their support for the project.

The GW4 Alliance , a partnership between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter, are backing the Western Gateway’s bid to bring the UK’s first prototype fusion plant to sites in...

Cornwall

"Fitting legacy": Cornwall earmarked for 10% of national innovation fund

The Government has ringfenced £1m from the ninth round of the £10m Energy Entrepreneurs Fund for projects based in Cornwall, "to reflect the important part played by Cornwall in the 2021 G7 and [...] to create a positive legacy."

The Energy Entrepreneurs Fund has been developed to support sustainable innovation in the areas of energy efficiency, power generation, heat generation,...