Usually, snow spells bad news for solar panels. But a new silicone device is looking to keep the power flowing, even when covered in snow. Read on

A pair of Glasgow-based social entrepreneurs want to give your used coffee grounds a new lease of life. Read on

The printing industry doesn't just create paper waste - it uses a whole lot of plastic too. Bulgaria-based LAM'ON have come up with a biodegradable laminating film that could help eliminate the printing industry's huge - but mostly invisible - plastic problem. Read on

A Nigerian entrepeneur has come up with a blockchain decontamination programme to clean up one of Africa's most polluted regions. Read on

Electric vehicles may be better for the environment, but they might not be great for your wallet - especially in low-income countries. An Indian partnership is looking to change that. Read on

If there's one future we can bet on, it's robots helping us with agriculture. The next crop of farmers are set to be robots seeding, weeding, and feeding the plants that sustain us - and the next billion people. Read on

Just in time for the start of the season, Spoontainable has come up with a plastic-free alternative to those tiny, "use them for five minutes and then throw them away" spoons that you normally get with your ice-cream. Read on

Set to turn one high emission commercial building in Copenhagen into the site of a thriving urban farm, Refarmed is part of a growing movement to transform the way we produce and consume food. Read on