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8 February 2012

China consolidates market leading position in wind sectorp

Chinamap_170_170 More than 41GW of wind power was installed around the world in 2011, with China leading the way, according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council.

8 February 2012

Indian finance group to increase investment in renewablesp

A major India-based finance house is reportedly planning to double its investment into renewable energy projects over the next year.

6 February 2012

Smart grids find home in smart buildingsp

building170sq Constant electrical power is absolutely critical to commercial and industrial buildings and now the managers of these facilities are investigating how to make these operations more energy intelligent and efficient, according to sector specialist Memoori.

2 February 2012

Biofuel deployment to cost EU transport sector £2bn, report warnsp

The deployment of biofuels across Europe for the transport sector could cost users £2bn extra at the pump, according to new research.

31 January 2012

Tariff on Chinese imports could cost US solar sector dearp

china_us_170SQ Putting a tariff on Chinese imports of solar cells and modules into the US would result in the loss of 50,000 American jobs over the next three years, a new analysis has found.

30 January 2012

Smart grid M&A activity, value forecast to decrease in 2012p

finance_170_170 Smart grid M&A declined in the last quarter of 2011 and with transaction flow down across all manufacturing industries, 2012 activity is unlikely to pick up, according to sector specialist Memoori.

24 January 2012

Divided energy priorities will result in post-Kyoto failure, warns reportp

The vast majority of energy and natural resource executives believe that a post-2012 Kyoto agreement will fail, according to a new report.

20 January 2012

Cleantech dominates VC energy activity in US: studyp

US venture investment into the energy and utilities industry raised $2.9bn for 134 deals as investment stayed flat but deal activity rose 14 per cent, according to new research.

19 January 2012

Biofuels offers key energy opportunity: BP reportp

canola_170_170 Oil giant BP has identified biofuels as one area of five key opportunities for the energy sector in its Energy Outlook 2030.

18 January 2012

US maps water power potentialp

tidal_wave_170SQ Water power can potentially provide 15 per cent of the entire energy needs of the US by 2030, according to two new major reports.

13 January 2012

ACEEE hails energy efficiency over renewable energy deploymentp

The US is thinking ‘too small’ when it comes to energy efficiency and is ‘crowding out’ economically beneficial investments in energy efficiency by focusing on riskier bids to develop new energy sources, a report has warned.

12 January 2012

US state clean energy funds mobilise investmentp

Washington is paralysed by fear and a pull back on clean energy economic development seems likely. But a new report has found that state clean energy funds do hold a partial answer.

10 January 2012

Slow growth in cleantech investment values as deal numbers fallp

green-growth_170sq1 The value of private equity, venture and development capital investment in global cleantech companies increased for the second consecutive year in 2011, reaching $9.70bn. However, growth since 2009 has been slow, averaging at less than three per cent over two years, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.

9 January 2012

Where will future smart grid investment come from?p

USmoney_170_170 Investment in the world’s grids will need to reach $2tn if smart energy management techniques are to be deployed the world over but a lack of capital could lead to a slowdown in growth, the latest analysis from sector specialist Memoori warns.

6 January 2012

Water meter market expanding but with growing painsp

A fundamental increase in demand for water will drive the smart water meter market over the next five years, new research has found.

3 January 2012

US renewables share increases over 2011p

US-flag_170_170 New figures show that for the first nine months of 2011 the share of power that renewable energy provided increased to 11.95 per cent, up from 10.85 per cent for the same period in 2010.

22 December 2011

UK renewables share rises in Q3 2011p

Renewable energy accounted for a greater proportion of the UK’s entire energy mix in the third quarter, constituting nine per cent of all power consumed, new figures show.

21 December 2011

Number of plug-in EV models to rocket over next 2 yearsp

Two years from now, more than 80 different models of plug-in electric vehicles will be found across the globe, according to new research.

20 December 2011

UK’s cleantech sector surprisingly optimistic, says reportp

sun_on_leaf_170_170 The UK's cleantech sector has witnessed a surprisingly strong optimism over the past eight months, a new report has found.

16 December 2011

Influential report questions renewable energy potentialp

questionmark2_170_170 Renewable energy technologies are neither economically competitive or easily capable of providing the necessary level of energy security needed by a developed society, a major report has warned.

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