Latest renewables news hot off the press - 30/03/2012
Friday, 30 March 2012 REM • Floating Windmills in Japan Help Wind Down Nuclear Power Bloomberg • Feds, 5 states to push for Great Lakes wind farms Ohio.com • Burning biomass for energy could release more carbon emissi...
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Potential investors in renewables are everywhere, but debt finance is hard nut to crack
Thursday, 29 March 2012 Dan McCue Why should energy-intensive corporations invest in green power plays like wind and solar farms? According to Fintan Whelan, corporate finance director and co-founder of Mainstream Renewable Power, be...
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 29/03/2012
Thursday, 29 March 2012 REM • Japan Unveils Deregulation Plan to Boost Clean Energy Use Bloomberg • RoboJelly, the Hydrogen-Powered Robot Jellyfish Popular Mechanics • UK energy plans in 'tatters' after Npower and E. ON ...
Japan
Solar and wind power to benefit from new Japanese FiT
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 REM The new Japan feed-in-tariff (FiT) scheme offers attractive returns for solar and wind projects, setting the stage for renewables to become an important source of electricity, says Bloomberg New Energ...
Northern Ireland
Multi-million pound wind power agreement signed
Monday, 26 March 2012 Toby Price The Northern Irish wind energy company, Simple Power, has announced an exclusive agreement with global manufacturer Vergnet SA to deliver the company’s wind turbines throughout the province. The dis...
Japan
Dutch tidal energy supplier signs dealership agreement with Japanese
Monday, 26 March 2012 REM Tocardo International, the leading tidal energy supplier from the Netherlands, has made a significant step in commercialising its Tocardo Tidal Turbine Technology by signing a dealership contract for ...
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 26/03/2012
Monday, 26 March 2012 REM • Japan to Ease Regulations on Solar, Wind Power, Nikkei Reports Bloomberg • Bangladesh: Energy research council to be formed: Taufiq The Financial Express • Absent financiers the missing link...
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 23/03/2012
Friday, 23 March 2012 REM • Eurus Energy Considering 40-Megawatt Solar Project in Japan Bloomberg • Leith chosen for wind turbine factory by Gamesa BBC News • U.S. Army to Invest $7 Billion in Renewable-Energy Projects...
Malaysia
Malaysia looking to exploit its own palm oil biomass
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 Toby Price The Malaysian government has incorporated the Malaysian Biomass Initiative under the Global Science and Innovation Advisory Council to spur the development of the country’s palm oil biomass industry...
The nihilistic political campaign against the Chevy Volt…and against American industry
Tuesday, 20 March 2012 Michael Hoexter Our blogger Michael Hoexter recently took a very satisfactory test drive in the US’s new Chevy Volt electric car. However, lower than expected sales and a fire after a crash test have been exploited...
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