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Finavera in Irish wind development deal

August 5, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The Canadian company signed a letter of intent with a large investor for the 105 megawatt Cloosh Valley Wind Project. Full Story »

BP to hold on to its renewables

July 30, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The oil giant decides against spinning off its cleantech investments. Full Story »

France's Schneider Electric grabbing Xantrex

July 28, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Schneider will acquire most of the Canadian company, with Pennsylvania's Ametek buying Xantrex's programmable power business. Full Story »

Praxair, Vattenfall in clean coal agreement

July 25, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The project involves a possible 500 megawatt plant in Germany incorporating Praxair's oxy-coal technology. Full Story »

E.ON, Dong buy Shell's stake in London Array

July 22, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The two power companies are now 50-50 partners after Shell dropped out of the giant offshore wind project. Full Story »

Tesco to build straw-powered CHP plant

July 21, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The 5 megawatt facility will power one of its U.K. distribution centers, with the excess electricity to be sold back to the grid. Full Story »

SeaGen delivers power to grid

July 17, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Marine Current Turbines says it's the world's first commercial-scale tidal power system to deliver grid-connected electricity. Full Story »

Tidal power gets modern in France

July 16, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The country that built the first tidal plant in the 60s is getting a pilot project from EDF, which plans to put turbines off the coast of Brittany. Full Story »

Rolls-Royce, British Air to look at alternative fuels

July 10, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The companies plan to test the fuels on a Rolls-Royce RB211 engine from a British Airways Boeing 747. Full Story »

Renault Nissan to bring electric cars to Portugal

July 9, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The automaker has yet to announce any partners on the deal, but Project Better Place is a likely contender. Full Story »
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