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China to get first biomass plant using sea buckthorn, caragana

April 15, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Inner Mongolia plant expected to generate 150 million kWh per year using the native shrubs. Full Story »

Is biomass worse than fossil fuels?

April 14, 2009 - Best of the web - Planting energy crops could produce more carbon dioxide emissions than burning the fossil fuels being replaced, according to the UK's Environment Agency. Full Story »

Investors pump up Wind 2.0

April 9, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - New technologies in the wind sector and small-scale turbines triggered five deals this week. Details of these and 39 other deals in the cleantech sector. Full Story »

'Bacteria battery' grazes on biomass for baffling benefits

April 8, 2009 - by Ryan Kushner - A new experiment out of India's Dhempe College produces a surprising amount of energy from the least desirable of materials. Full Story »

Norway channels billions into cleantech

April 6, 2009 - by Lizette Wilson Chapman - Government fund backed by oil profits, one of the largest in the world, to invest $3.1 B in clean technologies through 2013. Full Story »

Ghana: New hotspot for Indian alt-energy firms

March 25, 2009 - Best of the web - India is the second-highest foreign investor in Ghana, and biofuel producers are now looking to cultivate jatropha there. Full Story »

Ireland pushes for fast action on small-scale renewables

March 23, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Government establishes a short window for eligibility for new feed-in tariffs and subsidies for micro-generation projects in wind, solar, hydro and combined heat-and-power. Full Story »

High hopes for Singapore cleantech

March 11, 2009 - Exclusive - Singapore, the small but mighty "red dot," is serious about creating solutions to address rapid global urbanization, says the cleantech director of the Singapore Economic Development Board.

Solar sell-off accelerates

March 5, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Five solar technology developers raised more than $450 million this week. Details of this, and 50 other cleantech deals this week. Full Story »

Ontario casts green shadow on U.S.

March 3, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Liberal government's new energy plan could mean $5B in spending to enact one of the most ambitious green agendas in North America. Full Story »
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