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GE and Juice join forces on smart electric vehicle charging device
GE and charging specialist Juice Technologies are joining forces to develop an intelligent charging device for plug-in electric vehicles.
Obama announces first new nuclear power station in US for 30 years
US President Barack Obama yesterday announced plans for the first new nuclear power station in the country for nearly 30 years.
UK to build world’s largest wind turbine test rig
The UK Government-backed Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is planning to build the world’s largest wind turbine test rig in the North East.
New York giving consumers $16.8 million to swap appliances
The US state of New York is offering consumers $16.8 million in rebates for purchasing energy efficient appliances over the next week.
EU biofuels policy could leave 100 million more going hungry
Europe’s target of replacing 10% of transport fuel with biofuels in the next decade could increase the number of those going hungry in the developing world by 100 million, according to charity ActionAid.
UK and India to join forces on solar power
The UK and India have announced plans to join forces on developing cost-effective and efficient solar power.
US launches multi-agency initiative to boost building efficiency
Seven US federal agencies, including the Department of Energy, are joining forces to fund research into improving building efficiency.
UK and Ethiopia to lead climate change finance group
The Prime Ministers of the UK and Ethiopia, Gordon Brown and Meles Zenawi, are to lead a climate change finance group, they announced with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday.
South Wales and M4 corridor to become ‘hydrogen highway’
UK efforts in hydrogen are to be centred in south Wales and along the M4 corridor as far as Swindon, the Government announced on Friday.
Wales gets in on boiler scrappage scheme
As the UK Government announces that a third of the vouchers under its boiler scrappage scheme have been claimed, Wales launches a similar scheme for over 60s.