Stay up to date on cleantech



Follow cleantech innovations »

Northern Europe

EcoPellets plans £100M wind-biomass project in Wales

June 1, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Irish company's proposed project at Llangefni expected to power 50,000 homes using wood pellets and wind. Full Story »

Swedish startup seeks funding for next-gen mass transportation

May 26, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - NowaitTransit is one of 20 companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking for funding. Find out more in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

i2O raises £4.2M to reduce water leaks

May 5, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - UK firm says changing water pressure in off-peak periods can reduce losses by 25 percent. Full Story »

Nordic cleantech companies aim for world stage

April 30, 2009 - by Dallas Kachan - Not familiar with the state of clean technology innovation in Scandinavia? Fifty handpicked leading companies were introduced today to investors at Cleantech Forum XXII in Copenhagen. Full Story »

Swedish port city in green transformation

April 28, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Cleantech Forum XXII kicks off with a tour of the green building and technology advancements helping to make Malmo's Western Harbor a zero-emission part of the city. Full Story »

UK: No new coal without CCS

April 28, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Standards for new plants increase over time, reaching 100 percent of emissions captured by 2025. Full Story »

UK to spend £250M on electric car incentives

April 17, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Government offers £5,000 subsidies for electric cars, as well as a plan to eventually build charging stations for plug-in vehicles. 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 »

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 »

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 »
Syndicate content