Environmental Technologies
EBay has become the latest internet giant to announce green datacentre plans, revealing that a new facility in Utah will be run using power from 30 fuel cell units.
(GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) - CleanTech Biofuels, Inc., an early stage development company focusing on producing cellulosic biomass from municipal solid waste for conversion to renewable energy, advanced biofuels, and bio-based chemicals, has appointed James E.
Uncertainty over subsidies for small-scale hydro-electric systems is holding back as much as £100m worth of investment in Scotland alone, a trade body for the sector believes.
Scheuten Solar, a PV manufacturer based in the Netherlands, says Aikosolar, a China-based PV cell manufacturer that also owns Powerway Renewable Energy, has acquired the "essential components" of Scheuten Solar.
French solar manufacturer Soitec has secured a $25 million grant from the US government to support a new concentrated solar manufacturing facility in San Diego, California.
Electronics giants Philips, Electrolux, Bosch and Siemens will today urge the European Commission to boost efforts to ensure products are designed sustainably, after a new report found the EU's Ecodesign Directive could potentially save €90bn a year for businesses and consumers.