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Waste Recycling Group acquires UK recycler

October 10, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Subsidiary of Spain's FCC expands UK presence as it develops energy-from-waste and recycling plants. Full Story »

Vattenfall buys AMEC Wind Energy for £126M

October 9, 2008 - by Massie Santos Ballon - Acquisition strengthens Swedish power utility's UK presence and furthers its 50 TWh by 2030 wind power goal. Full Story »

Cracking crop genomes for food security

October 8, 2008 - by Massie Santos Ballon - Experts say more investment in plant science research, such as the wheat breakthrough, is crucial to future crop productivity. Full Story »

Greece’s first biogas plant opens

October 8, 2008 - by Massie Santos Ballon - €3.5-million plant built to run on the biogas it generates. Full Story »

Zenergy signs development deal with Honeywell

October 3, 2008 - by Massie Santos Ballon - Five-year plan focuses on improving Zenergy's chemical processes for large-scale production. Full Story »

Jacobs, Shell in European biofuels contract

September 30, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The three-year deal is for the installation of bioethanol and biodiesel blending facilities. Full Story »

German solar cell reaches 40-percent efficiency

September 26, 2008 - by Lee Bruno - Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE said they’ve recorded a new record for multi-junction solar cells. Full Story »

Pelamis starts Portugal wave-power farm

September 24, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - The €9 million Aguçadoura project could be expanded from 2 MW to 21 MW if initially successful. Full Story »

Ocean Power Technologies deploys Spanish wave unit

September 23, 2008 - by Lee Bruno - New utility-scale wave power station expected to eventually deliver 1.39MW of power off the coast of Spain. Full Story »

Fuel-cell line launched for traffic systems

September 19, 2008 - by Lee Bruno - SFC Smart Fuel Cell releases EFOY cells designed for outdoor applications and capable of off-grid operation. Full Story »
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