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UK startup scores £1M for carbon-negative cement

August 7, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Novacem, a spin out from Imperial Innovations, thinks its technology could transform the cement industry from an emitter to an absorber of carbon dioxide. Full Story »

Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!

August 6, 2009 - by Andrew Thomson - Portugal launches a nationwide network of recharging stations for electric vehicles, while the week's largest VC deal goes to a second-generation biofuel company with U.S. expansion plans.

TMO's heat-loving bug helps secure £11 million for cellulosic ethanol technology

August 4, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - UK-based company plans to use funding to enter the U.S. market with its proprietary biomass process. Full Story »

Aquamarine Power plans wave energy project for fall

August 4, 2009 - Best of the web - Scottish startup now installing device off the Orkney Islands for demonstration of its technology. Full Story »

Aleo solar's shares soar as Bosch makes €46M bid

August 3, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Unsolicited offer comes as German industrial conglomerate finalizes takeover of Johanna Solar today. Full Story »

Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!

July 30, 2009 - by Andrew Thomson - French investor Demeter Partners holds an intermediate closing of its second cleantech fund, while the European Investment Bank provides strong backing to the wind industry.

Workers cut at blade factory

What do you do with employees who occupy your factory?

If you're Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems, you apparently cut them.

Vestas today confirmed it is cancelling plans to retool a U.K. factory from 40-meter blades to 44-meter blades, citing tough economic market conditions. So that's expected to mean the jobs of 600 people at the factory, located on the Isle of Wight on the English Channel, slated for closure on July 31.

Vestas Isle of Wight sit in occupation wind turbine plant

Three of the Vestas squatters.

ABB selected for world’s longest power transmission link

July 29, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Abengoa puts in $540 million order with Swiss company for two converter stations slated for 2012 completion. Full Story »

Hydrogenics scores two deals to sell fuel cells in Europe

July 28, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Canadian firm plans to ship fuel cells for renewable energy projects in Greenland and France starting this year. Full Story »

Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!

July 23, 2009 - by Andrew Thomson - European cleantech companies score €82 million in private equity this week, while new regulations from the European Commission are set to improve the efficiency of TVs, motors, and refrigerators. 

Biomass stove could convert sound into electricity

July 20, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Researchers at the University of Nottingham are leading the project currently undergoing testing in the UK and Nepal. Full Story »

British Gas picks AlertMe for trial of online heating control

July 20, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Deal gives UK startup inroads with one of the UK’s largest suppliers of electricity and the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers. Full Story »

Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!

July 16, 2009 - by Andrew Thomson - The UK government publishes its low-carbon economy strategy, while IBM and Cisco team up to help Amsterdam become the EU’s first smart grid city.

N-Viro launches clean soil facility in Israel

July 15, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Toledo, Ohio-based company starts construction of new soil product line and manufacturing facility to serve Tel Aviv area of Israel. Full Story »

MGT Power moves forward on 295 MW biomass plant

July 15, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - UK central government grants clearance for independent British biomass power generation developer to build £500 million plant. Full Story »

UK startup to use ammonia to power rural cell phone towers

July 14, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Fuel cell developer Diverse Energy is one of 25 companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Find out more in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

Rabobank cleantech team expands to the Americas

July 13, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Major Dutch financier adds to its New York office, focused on financing wind, solar, biofuels, and biomass projects in the Americas. Full Story »

Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!

July 9, 2009 - by Andrew Thomson - The G8 leaders meet in Italy and agree to try to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, while seven companies raise venture capital funding across a range of sectors.

BayTech leads €5 financing in water treatment co.

July 7, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Greifenberg, Germany-based inge watertechnologies plans to use new funds to grow internationally and for unforeseen economic uncertainties. Full Story »

Seambiotic, NASA team up to optimize algae growth

July 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - U.S. subsidiary of Israel's Seambiotic plans to study algae oil for new potential sources of aviation fuel at U.S. space agency's testing facilities. Full Story »
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