Australia fixes REC price
Google enters US green energy market
Better Place electric vehicle company raises $350m
Salicornia biofuel promising for Masdar and Honeywell
Government trumpets Scottish offshore wind farm announcement
China renewable energy boost to reduce Chinese emissions
Tidal energy project for the Clyde in Scotland
First Solar is first solar PV panel company to produce 1 GWEmissions»
Australia fixes REC price (0)
The Australian Rudd Government has announced this morning that from 1 January 2011 the Renewable Energy Target will be separated into two parts and a fixed price of $40 per megawatt hour will be set for small-scale technologies. Renewable energy developments in Australia have been hampered by a plummeting REC price, driven by […]
Green Business»
UK Green Loans launched (0)
Ed Miliband announced the governments’ ‘”green loans” scheme on Tuesday. The scheme is designed to help people pay for enviromental upgrades to their homes such as insulation and solar panels. With the expense of green technology and people moving house on average every nine to 12 years, householders may not have a long enough period […]
Green Energy»
Salicornia biofuel promising for Masdar and Honeywell (0)
Honeywell, the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Boeing and Etihad Airways have announced an agreement to establish a research institute in Abu Dhabi dedicated to pioneering bioenergy research.The institute, the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Project (SBRP), will use integrated saltwater agricultural systems to support the development and commercialization of biofuel sourcess for aviation and co-products.The […]
Green Technology»
UK Boiler grant provides vouchers for biomass and heat pumps (0)
Thousands of households will be able to apply for vouchers giving them £400 off the price of a new boiler under a “scrappage” scheme to cut carbon and help people save money on bills.Up to 125,000 households with working boilers with the lowest “G” rating in England can apply for vouchers from the Energy Saving […]
Recycling»
All food waste in Wales set to be recycled (0)
According to Wales Online, every household in Wales will be recycling all its food waste within 12 to 18 months, says the chair of Waste Awareness Wales.At the moment most of Wales’ 22 counties are recycling some food waste, with all planning to phase in complete collection services. At the end of this month Wrexham […]
Transport»
Better Place electric vehicle company raises $350m (0)
Two years after announcing its first car partnership and its first country deployment in Israel, Better Place today announced that it has signed an agreement with an HSBC-led investor consortium for new equity financing of $350 million. The deal marks one of the largest clean-tech investments in history and values Better Place at $1.25 billion.The […]
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