Archive for February, 2011
10 February 2011
The US Environmental Protection Agency claims that a proposed bill to revoke certain elements of the country’s Clean Air Act would hamper clean energy and associated economic growth.
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10 February 2011
Canadian renewable energy project developers Kruger Energy and Canadian solar developer Helios Energy have formed a joint venture company with to develop large-scale rooftop solar modules in the US.
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10 February 2011
High wind speeds this quarter in the US are expected to provide a window of opportunity for increased wind power output, as a result of the La Niña surface water cooling phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean.
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10 February 2011
A new UK joint venture wind farm that is expected to generate up to £11m in profits has been given the go-ahead from a Scottish regional council.
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10 February 2011
Sweden-based utility group Vattenfall has published full-year financial results for 2010, showing net profits down slightly despite rising revenues, due to one-off capital costs.
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10 February 2011
Indonesia’s government is about to announce a decree mandating that state-owned utility PLN buy more of the county’s geothermal power, according to the Jakarta Post.
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10 February 2011
Stable government subsidies and regulation are still seen as being the most important growth drivers for the cleantech sector, according to a survey by Jefferies.
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10 February 2011
The Mayor of London has inaugurated construction of an £80m waste-to-energy plant that is estimated to power up to 15,000 local homes and divert landfill.
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10 February 2011
Aerospace and defence major EADS is teaming up with researchers in Scotland to develop clean hydrogen technology that could be used to power airplanes and cars.
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10 February 2011
UK-based investment and advisory firm the Ingenious Group has invested £1m from its corporate balance sheet in its solar venture capital trusts (VCTs), following significant interest from investors in the funds.
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10 February 2011
World champion Formula One driver Nelson Piquet has inked an agreement with a group including clean energy company Acta to develop bio-ethanol and an enriched diesel product for the Brazilian fleet market.
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10 February 2011
The Greece-based subsidiary of solar developer juwi aims to strengthen its presence in the country after capturing a tenth of its solar market in 2010.
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10 February 2011
Last year was a stellar year for the smart grid industry; sales revenues increased, investment boomed and consolidation through acquisition and merger produced a much stronger base of vibrant companies, writes business intelligence provider Memoori.
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10 February 2011
The UK government has given the green light for E.ON to build a 230MW wind farm off the coast of Humberside in the north-west of England.
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10 February 2011
NYSE-listed biodiesel producer Archer Daniels Midland plans to invest in sustainable palm production in Brazil over a five-year period.
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10 February 2011
Renewable energy producer Hunt Global Resources has inked its intent to acquire recycling company Carbon Green with its majority shareholders
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10 February 2011
Publicly-quoted clean mining technology developer Green Technology Solutions is targeting the rare earth development market in South Korea, as well as Mongolia.
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10 February 2011
US utility Southern California Edison has signed a power purchase agreement with First Solar for 250MW of solar panels.
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10 February 2011
Renewable Energy Corporation saw revenue for the full year close at NOK13.78bn (€1.74bn), an increase of 56 per cent from 2009.
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10 February 2011
California-based solar manufacturing company Tegal Corporation has sold its Deep Reactive Ion Etch (DRIE) product line and certain related assets to SPP Process Technology Systems (SPTS).
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