Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates:

• The Mayor of London today pledged £3 million to develop 10 flagship Low Carbon Zones to cut carbon emissions, create jobs and slash energy bills in the capital;
• The Prince’s May Day Network, the UK’s largest group of businesses committed to taking action on climate change, came together today to report back on progress through a series of simultaneous events across the country, with a hub event led by His Royal Highness in central London;
• Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, today called on UK business to take advantage of £100 million in new funding available to help companies become more energy efficient;
• Motorists should soon be able to get more information on which tyres cut their fuel consumption, which improve their safety and which are quieter, following a vote in the European Parliament’s industry committee last month;
• A long-standing mobility award in Austria is being opened up to international entrants this year.

• Green technology investors seek safer havens in 2011
• New US consortium plans $1.4bn in cleantech investments
• What does 2011 hold for China, US?
• World Economic Forum: Cleantech rules
• Virtual design speeds green reality
• Opinion: Darling’s green bank idea is laughably small
• Some guys and Holy Grails: 5 rules for spotting ‘cleantech porn’
• Despite some ‘green shoots,’ cleantech VCs see trouble ahead
• Cleantech Connect Awards recognise fast-growing innovators
• Irish cleantech firms seek opportunities in Silicon Valley