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17 February 2012

Environmental costs for businesses to escalate dramatically, report warnsp

map_leaf_170_170 The cost of environmental impacts on business operations are doubling every 14 years, according to a report that stresses stakeholders should act now.

16 February 2012

Majority of UK companies invest in efficiency but knowledge still lackingp

Corporate behaviour is expected to be a crucial factor in the UK achieving emission reduction targets and rising energy prices are also pushing businesses to pay more attention to this area.

13 February 2012

Cleantech deal value plunges after December highp

dropping_1701 The value of private equity investment in the cleantech sector has continued to see-saw in the last couple of months, and January's activity continued this trend, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

13 December 2011

Breaking down barriers vital to UK’s water industry: studyp

Barriers to entry should be removed in the UK's water management and supply sector to encourage greater competition, according to a new influential report.

8 December 2011

Bioenergy review calls for it to meet 10% of UK energy needsp

Bioenergy and carbon capture and storage are critical components to meeting the UK's carbon budgets and hitting its 2050 emissions target, an influential review has found.

5 December 2011

Renewable energy central to economic recovery plans, urges studyp

recovery_170_170 Governments should base their economic recovery strategy - rather than their environmental strategy - on renewable energy, a new report urges.

29 November 2011

Offshore wind set for massive European growthp

European offshore wind capacity is set to increase 17-fold before 2020 with other technologies also seeing sharp ramp-ups in their deployment, according to a study by the European Environmental Agency.

23 November 2011

German solar companies to be crushed out of contracting European marketp

Only a handful of German solar companies will survive the market shakeout, according to a new report from a Swiss investment bank.

22 November 2011

Offshore wind unlikely to cut costs in short-termp

The offshore wind sector is unlikely to see a short-term reduction in costs, according to the latest analysis from a marine energy consultancy.

15 November 2011

UK cleantech firms slam lack of air quality improvementsp

The UK has failed to meet European Union standards on air pollution – a fact heavily criticised by the cleantech industry and the government’s Environmental Audit Committee.

3 November 2011

Research vital to make most of green buildingsp

Improving the energy efficiency of homes - and the appliances within them - does not necessarily reduce their overall energy consumption, according to a new report.

24 October 2011

UK’s localism agenda leaves out climate changep

The majority of local authorities in the UK are deprioritising climate change in the face of widespread cuts and the harsh economic climate, a new report has found.

20 October 2011

Recovery of critical metals market needs educated investorsp

Investors and corporations looking to enter the recycling of critical metals market should be aware of a number of issues that can affect both supply and demand, a new report has warned.

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