The Racing Green Endurance team has built an all-electric supercar to test the limits of electric vehicle technology. WatchMojo.com takes a look at what it takes to transport this vehicle from the UK to the Americas and back. Source: WatchMojo.com

UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne announces the launch of the first Annual Energy Statement. He commented: “Our actions must be informed by the best information about the future. That is why I am publishing our work on 2050 energy pathways, which has been worked up in consultation with industry, scientists, engineers and economists. We are making the data and analysis available and we are inviting comments over the summer. We want to start a grown-up debate about what a low-carbon future will look like and the best way of achieving it”. Source: DECC

Our natural environment underpins our economic prosperity, our health and our wellbeing. As a result, protecting the environment and enhancing biodiversity is one of Defra’s top 3 priorities. Here UK Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman launches a discussion document on the new Natural Environment White Paper. Source: DEFRA

Tests on water taken from Russia’s Lake Baikal show the newly re-opened Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill continues to pollute, even though it is not yet running at full capacity. Source: Reuters

Swedish company Minesto has developed a ground-breaking technique, called Deep Green, to draw energy from tidal currents. This new technology is applicable in areas where no other known tidal energy technology can operate cost effectively, due to its unique ability to operate in low velocities. Source: Reuters