The UK government has announced it will expand the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme to cover 10,000 electricity-intensive manufacturing businesses from 2027.

Government-owned firm UK Fusion Energy (UKFE) has unveiled a strategy setting out how the country can move fusion energy from research to commercial deployment.

Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) and Rolls‑Royce SMR have signed a contract to deliver the UK’s first three small modular react

The 800MW Springwell Solar Farm has been granted approval as Britain breaks the solar power generation record with the sunny spring weather.

Network Rail is introducing quantum navigation technologies that can measure the position of trains with extreme precision.

The High Speed Two railway project could see trains running 16% slower in a bid to drive down spiralling costs and delivery times.

Upgrading outdated stations and infrastructure should take priority over building new railway schemes, argues a report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Up to £6.65m will fund further development of the planned 18.5km West London Orbital Overground rail service.

Network Rail is introducing quantum navigation technologies that can measure the position of trains with extreme precision.

The High Speed Two railway project could see trains running 16% slower in a bid to drive down spiralling costs and delivery times.

Upgrading outdated stations and infrastructure should take priority over building new railway schemes, argues a report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Temperatures in the London Tube and other underground train systems are continuing to increase, leading to escalating complaints

A UK tech firm has developed modular micro-refineries to extract and process rare earth elements from industrial waste at source, reducing reliance on China.

The UK nuclear sector risks falling behind unless sustainability becomes central to investment, delivery and public trust, according to a report by the Next Generation Nuclear Industry Council.

Engineering firm JCB aims to break the land speed record with a hydrogen-powered vehicle, 20 years after setting the diesel land

UK fire brigades are tackling a lithium-ion battery fire every five hours, according to new research.

The number of coal-fired power plants continued to grow on a global basis in 2025.

The government will need to ‘closely’ monitor the finances of the Sizewell C nuclear power station during its construction due to the risky nature of the project, and consumers might not see the financial benefits of the project until 2060.

Scientists have proposed building an ‘ultrastable laser’ in one of the Moon’s darkest craters to provide GPS-level navigation on the lunar surface.

Ofcom has said social media platforms should start implementing automated detection technology to stop the spread of revenge porn online.

IBM and the US Department of Commerce have announced plans for a US-based quantum chip foundry aimed at scaling quantum computing from laboratory research towards industrial-scale manufacturing.

A UK tech firm has developed modular micro-refineries to extract and process rare earth elements from industrial waste at source, reducing reliance on China.

US-based Star Catcher Industries has raised $65m to bring the ‘first space-based energy grid’ to orbit, with a demonstration mission planned for later in 2026.

European aerospace giant Airbus has deployed new supercomputing infrastructure across two sites.