Mobile phones have changed the way in which the world communicates, but their functionality can only be as good as the signal they receive. The demand for mobile network availability is growing in the world’s more remote and inaccessible regions, creating a major challenge for companies in this sector: how to develop new, robust telecommunications infrastructure that’s reliable, simple to install and inexpensive to maintain.

A project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell powered multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has beaten its original test flight target of 60 minutes with a five kilogramme payload, setting an exciting new benchmark for flight time and payload in the commercial UAV industry.

A new business has been established in the UK to help connect technology developers to international vehicle manufacturers and their tier 1 suppliers. This initiative by Productiv Limited, which has been created to take new technology into production, will provide wide ranging support to small and medium sized enterprises, helping to industrialise emerging low carbon technologies.

Chief executive Richard Bruges to chair Dragon’s Den style presentations by new technology developers to leading vehicle manufacturers