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Engineering and the Environment

Find out how we use our engineering knowledge to focus on sustainability.

The solar panel that you wear?


LSC technology

Luminescent solar concentrators could transform harnessing the power of the sun.

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Growing fuel by sunlight


Abstract image of sustainable fuel

Engineers are harnessing the power of the sun to create sustainable fuels.

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Eating away at the plastics problem


Plastic in the ocean.

Some bacteria can break down plastics - can we harness them to tackle plastic waste?

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Coffee-fuelled transport


Ground coffee

How can discarded coffee grounds can fuel a London bus?

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