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Despite there being no official consolidated opinion in the European Union over how a North Sea transmission grid to connect offshore wind farms should be developed, a number of issues have been set out that need to be examined by 2012 at the latest, a new report shows.
Many thought leaders have extolled the enormous potential of the smart grid and its value in delivering a worldwide low-carbon economy. But despite this there is an uncertainty about how the business will progress in this decade, according to an executive brief from business intelligence provider Memoori.
Affordable electric vehicles will not be available on the UK market until 2015 and their adoption will need to be supported by government subsidies, according to a new survey.
The Italian solar market is predicted to witness a doubling of installations in 2011 as global investment flows into the country, according to the latest research.
As Europe has already cut its emissions by 17 per cent, it is likely to surpass its 20 per cent greenhouse gas reduction target by 2020, according to a new report by the European Wind Energy Association. 
The agreement to develop a Green Climate fund to channel finance and transfer technology to poorer countries was one of the key accomplishments of the recent United Nations Cancún summit in Mexico, according to Standard & Poor’s (S&P).
Scotland can plausibly generate almost all its electricity from renewable sources by 2030 as both nuclear and fossil fuel power plants get phased out, according to a new report. 
More rooftop solar panels were installed in Australia in 2010 than in the whole of the industry’s previous history in the country, a new report shows. 
The US has released its Critical Materials Strategy, which it said will be crucial to ensuring access to rare earths needed in the country’s move to a low carbon economy.
Time is running out to remove the major obstacles that stand in the way of growth in the UK’s clean energy and technology sector, according to a new study.
The value of private equity and venture capital investment in cleantech companies declined month-on-month in November, erasing two previous months of growth and putting deal volume and value back among the lowest levels recorded this year, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.
Green infrastructure bonds offer the most attractive option for plugging a deficit in the UK that leaves the level of financing from utilities and infrastructure funds available in the next decade for low carbon infrastructure at only a quarter of the amount needed to make the transition to a low carbon society, according to a report by Climate Change Capital. 
A combination of M&A activity, alliances and invested capital means the home energy hardware and software business is rapidly developing. Although still in its infancy, its ability to connect with the smart grid sector makes for a compelling argument.
As the offshore wind industry has matured from being a niche market the UK has become the most attractive destination for investors in the sector but securing funding has become an increasingly major issue for offshore wind players, according to KPMG research. 
China is now the clear leader in the global renewable energy market, according to Ernst & Young’s attractiveness indices, with heavy investments in the wind sector pushing up growth.
Europe’s lead in cleantech investing is under threat and further complacency will jeopardise 2020 European Union (EU) targets on emissions reduction and renewable energy, the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has warned.
Climate change financing will be central to the success of the upcoming United Nations (UN) summit in Cancun, Mexico, and offers the possibility of an agreement on an adequate mechanism to combat global warming, a report by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said.
The long-term energy plan detailed by the Canadian province of Ontario sets the course for a clean energy revolution and will create thousands of jobs in the region, according to its government.
There has been little progress in working towards the creation of a single European grid to support the connection of renewable energy projects, according to a new study.
Smart meters are continuing to gain traction in the US, with more than 90 utilities planning to install a total of 57.9 million devices, according to the latest figures.
