Europe
20 April 2012
NEOS Resources, a producer of non-edible seed complexes, has sold off its animal feedstock intellectual property to long-time partner Quinvita and will feed the cash back into its R&D programme.
Read full story
20 April 2012
UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Energy Minister Edward Davey have called for a European carbon floor price and a more aggressive emissions target.
Read full story
19 April 2012
Korea-based wind company Doosan Power Systems has shelved plans to develop an offshore wind farm in Scotland.
Read full story
19 April 2012
RBS loaned more to renewable energy projects in the UK than any other bank, according to its new sustainability report.
Read full story
19 April 2012
The market for electric vehicles is set for rapid expansion, Swiss technology giant ABB told NewNet, as it prepares to cash in on this trend.
Read full story
19 April 2012
Waste management company Viridor has begun construction of a £10m anaerobic digestion facility in Somerset, UK, with help from biogas company Monsal, which will be providing the technology.
Read full story
19 April 2012
US company SPI Solar has singed a memorandum of understanding with two fund management companies in Greece, for the development of solar projects across the country.
Read full story
19 April 2012
European wind turbine manufacturer Nordex will look to sell the assets of its offshore wind business as it closes its operations in the sector.
Read full story
19 April 2012
German company Gehrlicher Solar has commenced work on a 35MW photovoltaic plant at a former military site in Bavaria.
Read full story
19 April 2012
Rusnano has invested €25m in Finland-based solar company Beneq through a combination of a capital injection and share purchase.
Read full story
19 April 2012
Danish wind energy company Vestas has secured a conditional order for turbines from Ukrainian company the DTEK Group.
Read full story
18 April 2012
European wind turbine manufacturer Nordex will exit its offshore wind business after talks to find an industrial partner for this side of the business faile
Read full story
18 April 2012
Poland-based utility PGE has received three government permits to build the first Polish offshore wind farms on the Baltic Sea.
Read full story
18 April 2012
Sustainability is now a central feature of the UK corporate agenda, with businesses more interested in the commercial benefits it can bring, rather than their carbon footprint, according to one expert.
Read full story
18 April 2012
A global electronics giant told NewNet it was looking to establish new partnerships as it aims to offer a green buildings solution suite in Europe.
Read full story
18 April 2012
Green energy discussions are too narrow and authorities should rethink what the concept of ‘renewable energy’ really means, according to the CEO of the Renewable Energy Association.
Read full story
18 April 2012
With many believing the UK’s proposed Green Investment Bank will take on risks that other investors are not prepared to shoulder, the executive director of the bank’s new team, warned against this mind-set, stating it wants to stay at the front of the market but not ahead of it.
Read full story
18 April 2012
Danish energy company Dong has appointed Henrik Poulsen as CEO, joining from telecommunications company TDC, where he also served as CEO.
Read full story
18 April 2012
UK filtration and environmental technology company Porvair has purchased Canadian business Pulse Information, for an undisclosed sum.
Read full story
18 April 2012
Italy is planning to introduce a new carbon tax in a bid to alter the way renewable energy is currently funded in the country.
Read full story