The UK Government has announced £12 million in funding for industry, businesses and community groups investing in biomass-fuelled heating and combined heat and power systems.
United Nations officials at the Poznan conference have ruled that carbon capture and storage technologies will not be eligible to earn credits under the Clean Development Mechanism.
The European Union has agreed a compromise deal that will increase the region’s share of renewable energy to 20% by 2020 but still includes a controversial 10% target for biofuels.
Shell and Dutch energy company Essent are joining forces to look into the feasibility of a 1000 MW low-carbon power plant in southwest Netherlands.
Better Place, the electric car infrastructure developer, is teaming up with Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries and other Japanese carmakers, including Honda, on an electric vehicle project for the country.
The University of Bath in southwest England has cut its electricity and water usage through energy efficiency measures encouraged by energy efficiency ‘champions’.
European power generating company, Alstom is to team up with PGE Elektrownia Belchatów to develop carbon capture and storage technology at the Belchatów power plant in Poland.
A super-efficient way of powering, heating and cooling homes using vegetable oil could be on the cards thanks to research at the Newcastle University in the UK.
R&D efforts to accelerate the development of solar technology through efficiency improvements appear to be gaining ground.
Our regular look at renewables projects throws up some interesting developments in bioenergy, whilst wind continues to develop apace.