Northern Europe

Finland, Vietnam launch fish fuel project

December 1, 2008 - News brief - Vietnamese companies competing against local exporters find biodiesel made from catfish fat too pricey for production. Full Story »

Wind farms being built at old U.K. coal mines

November 14, 2008 - Best of the web - New joint venture plans to repurpose 14 old coal mines as wind farms. Full Story »

Norway fast-tracks hydrogen highway

October 20, 2008 - Exclusive - Mazda zooms down Norway’s hydrogen highway, but California focuses on keeping its hydrogen-fueled cars close. Full Story »

Norske Skog, Choren to work on biomass to liquids

September 29, 2008 - News brief - The companies plan to look at the production of second generation biofuel based on woody biomass. Full Story »

Photovoltech to boost capacity to 260MW

September 11, 2008 - News brief - The Belgian company plans to build a new plant to raise its production capacity up from 140 megawatts. Full Story »

Solel opens solar reflector plant in Finland

September 10, 2008 - News brief - The $9 million factory will produce parabolic solar reflectors for Solel's solar thermal projects. Full Story »

DNV to develop CO2 pipeline standards

August 27, 2008 - News brief - The Norwegian foundation will lead a group of industry partners on the project. Full Story »

Shopping for cleantech at Ikea

August 6, 2008 - Exclusive - The furniture giant plans to invest €50 million in cleantech startups, with the goal of eventually selling solar panels, smart meters and other technology in its stores. Full Story »

Foster Wheeler, E.ON in waste to energy contract

July 29, 2008 - News brief - Foster Wheeler will supply an 84 thermal megawatt waste to energy plant for E.ON in Sweden. Full Story »

Cleantech cars advance as old guard stumbles

July 15, 2008 - Exclusive - Fisker announces that Finland's Valmet will build its first plug-in hybrid, as General Motors plans more layoffs and cuts in truck production. Full Story »
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