Archive for March, 2012
8 March 2012
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has added four ECOtality electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to a store in Tempe, Arizona.
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8 March 2012
The decision that the Green Investment Bank will be headquartered in Edinburgh has buoyed those involved with Scotland’s blossoming renewable sector.
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8 March 2012
A UK-based energy storage company is on the look out for financial and strategic investors. Atraverda has designed a lead acid battery with a patented ceramic casting that can be moulded to fit any shape. It has a pilot production plant in South Wales producing 1,000 units a month and is looking for a strategic[...]
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8 March 2012
Swiss investment firm Mountain Cleantech has made the inaugural investment from its second fund into reBuy, a German specialist in recommerce - a major theme for the firm going forward.
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8 March 2012
Lead acid battery technology is a practical way to provide energy storage on a grid scale and integrate renewable energy into the network, according to one expert.
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8 March 2012
Governor Pat Quinn has shown support for wind turbine manufacturing by announcing an agreement between Rock Island Clean Line and Flora for a transmission line critical for the adoption of renewable energy.
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8 March 2012
Project developer Banks Renewables has reduced the number of turbines it plans to build at a Scottish wind farm site to ten from 20 after talks with the local community.
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8 March 2012
Senior research analyst Michael Legg has joined Roth Capital Partners to focus on environmental technologies, industrial resources and materials coverage.
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8 March 2012
Canadian Solar has reported that its diluted loss per share almost doubled over the course of 2011.
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8 March 2012
UK marine engineering company Proserv has opened a new subsea testing and assembly facility in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which will support the offshore wind and marine energy sectors, as well as oil and gas.
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8 March 2012
A request for proposals has been issued in New York for the build of a waste-to-energy plant as part of the city’s ambitious sustainability agenda.
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8 March 2012
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Suntech made a loss of $1bn in 2011, including $136.9m in the fourth quarter.
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8 March 2012
Private equity firm Denham Capital will be the lead investor in Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) in a $190m deal, which a spokesperson told NewNet will see the developer source opportunities in a number of new markets.
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8 March 2012
Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has received an order to supply and install turbines at a 27.5MW wind farm in Turkey.
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8 March 2012
Every December in recent memory the negotiations on climate change serve to raise public expectations of a ‘global deal’. And every year the outcomes fall short of this unreasonable expectation.
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8 March 2012
UK Business Secretary Vince Cable has revealed that the headquarters of the Green Investment Bank will be in Edinburgh, with the transaction team based in London.
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8 March 2012
UK innovator of energy efficient lighting Seren Photonics has raised £1.8m through equity financing.
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8 March 2012
The UK government has released additional capital to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the country.
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8 March 2012
Swiss engineering group ABB has won an order worth $15m from E.ON to supply power export cables for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm.
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8 March 2012
US bioenergy company OriginOil has received an order from its French joint venture partner Ennesys to supply an algae harvester and other components for a test programme.
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