National Grid has completed the latest stage of its London Power Tunnels 2 project, bringing the third high-voltage underground circuit online and further increasing the capital’s electricity capacity.

Tanya Weaver looks back at the UK’s electrical great leap forward, and the unlikely London junction where the atomic bomb was bo

Solar energy is now so cost-effective that it is the ‘cheapest option’ for electricity generation, but connecting it to existing power networks remains a challenge, according to a University of Surrey study.

UK Power Networks has launched a shared data platform to track how energy is used across the UK’s industrial sector and help accelerate decarbonisation.

Despite all the talk around solar panels, wind turbines and policy summits, the biggest transformation taking place in clean energy today is happening at a much deeper, atomic level.

Dolphin Labs is converting ocean wave energy into electricity to power its xNode remote-sensing data collection and transmission platform. Co-founder Chris Rauch explains how he is charting a new course for renewable energy in marine sensing.

The IET aims to ‘engineer a better world’, inspiring, informing and influencing the global engineering and technology community. But what does it mean in practice? We asked five experts what engineering a better world means in their sector

Shell has announced it is abandoning two North Sea floating offshore wind projects, marking a further shift in its renewable ene

Great Western Railway (GWR) has introduced the UK’s first battery-only-powered passenger train on a suburban rail link in west London.

A live facial recognition technology trial in south London resulted in more than 100 arrests over three months, the Metropolitan Police says.

A Birmingham-based rare earth magnet recycling plant aims to reduce the UK’s reliance on imports and cut carbon emissions.

The compulsory digital ID scheme, proving a worker’s right to work in the UK, has been dropped by the government amid widespread backlash.

US aerospace manufacturer Natilus has unveiled a double-decker version of its Horizon blended-wing aircraft.

Lockheed Martin has unveiled an autonomous undersea drone that can hitch a ride on the surface of larger vessels to maximise efficiency.

The EU has blamed TikTok for implementing an “addictive design” that could breach Europe’s new content rules.

The updated AirPods bring improvements to water resistance and battery life... but with still no way to change the batteries once they die, Apple continues to neglect its environmental impact.

US aerospace manufacturer Natilus has unveiled a double-decker version of its Horizon blended-wing aircraft.

Capturing and reusing the heat generated by industry could boost the UK’s competitiveness, according to the Royal Society.

Japan has restarted a reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant for the first time since the Fukushima disaster.

The US wants 40% of Taiwan’s semiconductor production to take place on American soil – a proposal firmly rejected by Taiwan.