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31 March 2009

Next generation offshore wind technology in UK receives £10m government funding boost

UK energy and climate change minister Mike O'Brien is set to make £10m available for the development of next-generation offshore wind technology.

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31 March 2009

Google Ventures to target cleantech

Google's newly established venture capital arm, Google Ventures, will focus on cleantech investments, as well as industries including consumer internet, software, hardware, biotech and healthcare, the company revealed.

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31 March 2009

Minotaur Exploration takes stake in geothermal company Petratherm

Australian mining exploration company Minotaur Exploration has acquired 2 million shares in Petratherm and now holds 32 per cent.

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31 March 2009

Integrated solar energy company REC Silicon’s new polysilicon plant starts production

Integrated solar energy company REC Silicon's new polysilicon plant in Washington, US has started production.

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31 March 2009

Prism Solar Technologies closes acquisition of a solar manufacturing site in New York

US solar company Prism Solar Technologies has closed the acquisition of a new manufacturing site in New York, US. The facility was bought for $3.7m from PLASMACO, a Panasonic facility.

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31 March 2009

Linde Group to supply Masdar’s German solar PV manufacturing facility

Technology group The Linde Group, has won a long-term contract to supply all the gases for Masdar's next-generation thin-film photovoltaic module manufacturing facility in Germany.

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31 March 2009

European Parliament votes on energy efficient building measuresp

The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) has welcomed today's vote on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in the Industry, Transport, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee of the European Parliament.

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31 March 2009

Alstom and Dow Chemicals to build carbon capture plant in West Virginia, US

Alstom, a power generation company, and The Dow Chemical Company, a diversified chemical company, have teamed up to design and construct a pilot plant to capture CO2 from a coal-fired boiler at one of Dow's facilities in West Virginia, US.

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31 March 2009

Truell brothers launch UK cleantech venture capital firm

The founders of UK private equity firm Duke Street Capital, Edmund and Danny Truell, have established a new cleantech and renewable energy-focused venture capital firm, Curzon Park Capital, according to reports.

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31 March 2009

EPV Solar extends private debt exchange offer

US solar company EPV Solar has extended its private offer to exchange any and all of its eight per cent convertible senior secured notes due 2010 for one per cent convertible secured PIK notes due 2016, shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase shares.

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31 March 2009

New Generation Biofuels signs biofuel supply deal with Catoctin Mountain Growers

Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels has signed an agreement with Catoctin Mountain Growers in Maryland, US to supply 370,000 gallons of biofuel annually.

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31 March 2009

AGL Energy to construct 132MW wind farm in south Australia

AGL Energy, an Australian energy provider, has entered into an agreement with Suzlon Energy Australia for the construction of the 132MW Hallett 4 wind farm in south Australia.

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31 March 2009

US fuel cell developer IdaTech sees increase in sales in 2008

US fuel cell product company IdaTech saw sales increase in 20087, with a 16.8 per cent gain totaling $5.9m.

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30 March 2009

Independent North American wind power company First Wind appoints Michael Alvarez as president and COO

First Wind, has promoted Michael Alvarez to president and COO. Alvarez previously had been serving as First Wind's executive vice president and COO, overseeing the company's construction, engineering, operations, IT and facilities.

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30 March 2009

Evolution Solar says Chinese solar subsidies cause surge in solar stocks

In response to the surge in solar stocks, Evolution Solar Corporation's CEO Robert Kaapke said the jump could be attributed to several factors.

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30 March 2009

National Wind Solutions launches initiative to help minority business owners develop wind and fuel cell projects

National Wind Solutions, a Texan wind resources developer, has unveiled a new initiative designed to help minority business owners launch wind and fuel cell projects.

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30 March 2009

US energy-from-waste provider Covanta to build plant in north west England

The North of England Inward Investment Agency said that US-based energy-from-waste provider Covanta Energy has bought land in northwest England and submitted a planning application to build a new plant.

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30 March 2009

POET and city of Sioux Falls complete landfill gas pipeline

Ethanol producer POET and the city of Sioux Falls have completed a landfill gas pipeline that is providing methane gas to POET's Chancellor 105 million gallon per year ethanol plant.

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30 March 2009

Energy Biosciences Institute appoints Brent Erickson of BIO to its advisory committee

Energy Biosciences Institute has appointed Brent Erickson, executive vice president of the Biotechnology Industry Organisation (BIO) to its advisory committee.

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30 March 2009

Viper Networks to build Korean waste disposal compost plant

Viper Networks, Inc. has received government approval for a large-scale plant installation in Korea to process up to 100 tons per day of new waste and existing waste dump that can relieve the region from several million of metric tons of bio waste to convert to compost.

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