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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.
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18 April 2012
The solar industry is in a ‘survival period’ with more companies likely to go under before macroeconomics improve and grid parity is reached, according to Sanyo, which is bucking the trend with fresh product launches in the sector.
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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.
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18 April 2012
India-based solar company Waaree Energies has installed a 5MW photovoltaic plant in Rajasthan for Greentech Power.
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18 April 2012
SunEdison has opened a 25MW solar power plant at the Charanka village in Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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18 April 2012
Japanese electronics giant Mitsubishi has unveiled its Seventh Environmental Plan, a three-year strategy to make the company more sustainable.
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18 April 2012
US technology giant Honeywell has launched a biofuel test flight programme in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada and Agrisoma Biosciences.
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17 April 2012
The global wind energy industry is set to install more than 46GW of new generating capacity throughout 2012.
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17 April 2012
The solar industry must learn to survive without the protection of favourable government policies, SAG Solarstrom CEO’s told NewNet, as a wave of bankruptcies strike many of its competitors.
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17 April 2012
Developing nations are becoming crucial markets for small-scale solar generation, with some of the most forward-thinking companies focusing their attention here, rather than worrying about support mechanisms woes in Europe.
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17 April 2012
US company First Solar has announced plans to cut 2,000 jobs, as it restructures operations to achieve annual savings of $100m to $120m.
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17 April 2012
Waste Management has opened northern Nevada’s first landfill gas-to-energy power plant at its Lockwood Landfill.
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17 April 2012
Reports in the Chinese media that China National Offshore Oil company was negotiating to buy Canadian Solar have been denied by the solar company.
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17 April 2012
UK biomass project developer Real Ventures has received permission to build a 49.5MW plant at the Port of Immingham, North East England.
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17 April 2012
Danish energy company Dong has received consent to test two offshore wind turbines at its Gunfleet Sands site in South East England.
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16 April 2012
Greater inter connectivity will deliver real savings and also underpin the UK’s energy security the Energy Networks Association told NewNet after news surrounding the world longest interconnecting cable between Iceland and the UK was released last week.
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16 April 2012
Producing sugars synthetically can create a low-cost feedstock for the alternative fuel and chemical sectors, alleviating competition for land between bio-crops and food.
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16 April 2012
The integration of IT solutions with energy storage is the crucial aspect to integrating renewables and modernising electricity networks, according to one expert.
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16 April 2012
French company Solairedirect saw consolidated net profit rise 113.9 per cent in 20111 to €19.3m.
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16 April 2012
Chinese energy supplier Huaneng Power International has received permission to construct a wind farm in Jiangsu province, east China.
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