Posts Tagged ‘R&D’

27 April 2012

Abengoa leads two solar thermal research projects

Spanish cleantech company Abengoa will lead two major research and development (R&D) projects, exceeding €12m in cost, into the advancement of solar thermal technology.

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20 February 2012

Saudi Arabia to invest $4.8bn in renewable energy development

Saudi Arabia has allocated SR18bn ($4.8bn) for renewable energy development over the next ten years.

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17 October 2011

EIB gives Iberdrola €200m research loan

The European Investment Bank has finalised a €200m loan to Spanish utility Iberdrola to finance part of its research, development and innovation programme.

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22 September 2011

NewNet Investor Profile: Kevin Parker, Deutsche Bank Asset Managementp

Climate change is set to impact every aspect of the global economy, with investments on course to grow dramatically as opportunities arise in associated sectors such as energy efficiency, agriculture and renewable energy generation.

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12 April 2011

Atlantis Resources competes $6m in R&D fundraising

Marine energy project developer Atlantis Resources has raised $6m to support its research and development programme, with the majority being from the company’s shareholders.

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19 November 2009

US Department of Energy announces $104.7m in funding for clean energy research

US Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman has announced that $104.7m in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will go to clean energy and efficiency technology research at seven national laboratories.

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7 October 2009

Boeing, Honeywell and Masdar partner for biofuel study

Aviation giant Boeing is to join with aerospace company Honeywell to commission a study on the sustainability of saltwater-based plant candidates for renewable jet fuel. The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi will lead the study.

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9 September 2009

Fraunhofer IKTS to utilise Optomec solar lab system for solar cell R&D

Fraunhofer IKTS (Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems) has selected Optomec's Aerosol Jet Solar Lab system to be part of its Energy Systems Department. The system, which will be installed at the IKTS facility in Dresden, Germany, will be primarily used to develop front side collector line printing solutions to increase solar cell efficiencies.

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17 August 2009

Wind energy company Catch the Wind signs agreement with NREL to undertake new research

Wind energy technology company Catch the Wind has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to provide a test unit of its Vindicator laser wind sensor.

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13 August 2009

NewNet Investor Profile: Gijsbert Nollen, Prime Energy Investmentsp

Gijsbert Nollen discusses the opportunities for clean energy investments in Southeast Asia, why he is turned off by biofuels, and what the future holds for the region. 'If the past two years is any precedent more and more Asian domestic companies will be established developing and refining their technologies in the bioenergy sector and ramping up development. The real success stories will be centered around locally adapted and developed technologies and research and local business entrepreneurs.'

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12 August 2009

BP and nutritional product developer Martek to undertake biofuels joint venture

Nutritional product developer Martek Biosciences is to collaborate with oil and energy company BP to work on the production of microbial oils for biofuels applications.

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10 August 2009

US Department of Energy to fund 46 Energy Frontier Research Centres across the US

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that 46 multi-million dollar Energy Frontier Research Centres (EFRCs) will be built at universities, laboratories, non-profit organisations and private firms across the nation.

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23 July 2009

Energy Secretary Chu announces $6.m for biofuels research

US Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has awarded up to $6.3m towards fundamental genomics-enabled research leading to the improved use of plant feedstocks for biofuel production.

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22 July 2009

NewNet CSR Profile: Mitsubishi Electricp

Hans-Joerg Hinkel and Martin Fahey of Mitsubishi Electric discuss why CSR practices make good business sense, which countries are waking up to the idea and what the future holds for big corporates. 'We are a company with the technologies and R&D to become a talking point in the industry. We pre-empted a real debate and have hopefully helped to shape the way other companies address their challenges.'

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16 July 2009

US and China announce joint clean energy research effort

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Chinese Minister of Science Wan Gang, and Administrator of National Energy Administration Zhang Guo Bao have announced plans to develop a US-China Clean Energy Research Center.

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16 July 2009

Geothermal energy the most efficient renewable energy alternative, according to new studyp

Geothermal and wind energy are the most efficient forms of renewable energy, and are yielding greater returns on the R&D invested in them, than most other renewable energy alternatives, according to a new study from NYU Stern.

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14 July 2009

ExxonMobil to launch algae biofuels programme

Oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil has formed an alliance with biotech company, Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI), to research and develop next generation biofuels from photosynthetic algae.

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14 July 2009

TÜV SÜD America and Renewable Energy Test Center partner to provide photovoltaics testing and certification

TÜV SÜD America, Inc. has announced a cooperation agreement with Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC), an engineering services and test provider based in Fremont, California. Through this cooperation, RETC will provide TÜV SÜD a global partner for testing and certification for photovoltaics and renewable energy products, including third-party outdoor performance and reliability testing.

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8 July 2009

Ascent Solar exceeds ten per cent module efficiency milestone

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a US developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, has achieved its initial target module efficiency goal of ten per cent for its flexible Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenide (CIGS) monolithically integrated modules.

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8 July 2009

Waste energy company Enerkem to form energy research centre with City of Edmonton and Alberta Energy Research Institute

Enerkem, a waste-to-biofuels and green chemicals technology company, is to jointly form an advanced energy research centre with the City of Edmonton and the Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI).

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