Cleantech ticker: 4 June 2009
Cleantech news as it happaens — check back for regular updates: * The National Grid Service (NGS) has undergone a period of
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IBM helps analyse 'space weather' threats in real time
IBM is working with Uppsala University and the Swedish Institute of Space Physics to create a Stream Computing project that
Sweden's Opcon acquires bioenergy plant supplier
Swedish energy and environmental technology firm Opcon AB has acquired 100 per cent of Saxlund Holding AB, a Northern European
RES sells N. Ireland wind project to Airtricity
RES has announced it will sell its eight-turbine Slieve Divena Phase II wind farm project (PDF) in Northern Ireland to
News you might have missed: 3 June 2009
So many headlines, so little time … that’s why Greenbang presents its daily roundup of cleantech news and developments you
Hydrogen storage firm taps Russian for president
Switzerland-based C.En Ltd., a developer of hydrogen storage technology, has nominated Russian academician E.P. Velikhov as its honorary
New lab sets sights on energy-efficient 'Zero' house
Spain’s Tecnalia Technological Corporation and the Metropoli Foundation have created a new enterprise focused on eco-efficient architecture. AmetsLab will
Lax hand-washers caught green-handed!
Hopeless hand-washers will be caught — not red-handed — but with glowing green fingers, thanks to the Society for General Microbiology’s
Toxic trucks passing by? Good Route could protect Europe's roads
Did you know that millions of trucks ply Europe’s roads each year carrying billions of tonnes of toxic chemicals,
Schott joins European solar cell research effort
Germany-based Schott Solar, a photovoltaics manufacturer, has entered into a three-year research partnership with IMEC, a European nanoelectronics research centre,
Olive pits soak up lead in industrial waste
The next time you nosh on some tapas, don’t throw away those olive pits: they could provide a greener
One litre of biodiesel costs 14,000 litres of water
Biofuels carry a heavy water footprint, although the size of that print varies widely from crop to crop, according to