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Ships, not pipes, for CO2 ocean burial

March 13, 2009 - Best of the web - Danish firm says it's exploring ways to use special vessels to deliver CO2 to burial sites in the North Sea. Full Story »

Scandinavian cleantech a head and shoulders taller

February 24, 2009 - by Christine Blackman - Nordic governments set high goals in green building, waste management, green biotech and biofuels. Full Story »

Sainsbury's expands biogas-vehicle trial

February 17, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - UK's Clean Air Power signs deal with grocery chain to retrofit trucks with dual-fuel technology that's also being considered by Volvo. Full Story »

Nexeon raises £10M for lithium-ion batteries

February 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Stealthy spinout of Imperial College London plans pilot-scale manufacturing facility for silicon-based anodes for lithium ion batteries. Full Story »

AFC, Waste2Tricity to build fuel-cell waste-to-energy plant

February 9, 2009 - by Christine Blackman - Improved energy conversion efficiency could allow companies to produce electricity for as little as £0.03 per kWh. Full Story »

Cambridge slashes cost to make LEDs with new silicon process

February 2, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Researchers develop new method to make Gallium Nitride, which could drastically reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of LEDs. Full Story »

Xylophane pulls $4M for advanced food packaging

January 28, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Swedish company develops biopolymer packaging material that extends the shelf life of food. Full Story »

UK researchers simplify low-light solar with paint-on PV

January 27, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Swansea University engineers are researching ways to paint photovoltaic cells onto flexible steel sheeting. Full Story »

Sainsbury's to send unsold food to UK biomass plant

January 21, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Grocer announces plan to divert 42 metric tons of wasted food a week to power homes in Scotland before rolling out the plan across the UK this summer. Full Story »

ReVolt plans for zinc-air battery to trump Li-ion with $13M in funding

January 16, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Swiss maker of rechargeable metal-air batteries plans to serve the military and consumer markets with €24 million in total funding. Full Story »
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