Jurdy: A sol-less act
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cleantech
News you might have missed: 29 May 2009
Looking for a quick update on cleantech news and developments as the weekend approaches? Here you go: * A coalition of groups including Oxfam, the World Development Movement, the RSPB, the Woodcraft Folk and the National Union of Students have organised a 4 July protest at Kingsnorth, site of a planned
solar energy
BP, RGE announce mega-solar plant in Germany
RGE Energy AG is partnering with BP Solar to plan one of the world’s largest solar projects: a 46-megawatt peak installation to be built in Koethen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. BP Solar will supply around 210,000 crystalline photovoltaic modules for the facility, and RGE Energy will install the modules. Reyad
Scrappage scheme fuels one in five new car orders
Figures released today show the Government’s £2000 car scrappage scheme has proved popular with consumers, as manufacturers reported taking more than 35,000 orders since the programme’s announcement. That amount comes to one scrappage scheme order out of every five new car orders in this period. “This scheme
photovoltaics
A first for solar firms: PV performance insurance
Photovoltaics firm Signet Solar has inked what might be a first in the renewables industry (PDF): a 25-year insurance plan that covers the performance warranty of Signet’s solar modules. Implemented by insurance provider Munich Re, the plan is designed to protect against the risk of performance deterioration in Signet’
Love London Green Festival kicks off on 4 June
The Love London Green Festival, which is set to run from 4 through 28 June, will feature nearly 200 different eco-oriented events across the capital. Billed as one of the largest annual green festivals in the world, Love London will kick off with a Recycled Sculpture Show at the WWT
carbon emissions
Ecobox developer wins monthly innovation award
Origo Industries Ltd., a North West business that’s developed a device that halves carbon emission in vehicles, is the latest monthly winner of the Merseyside Innovation Awards. The firm, which has its manufacturing base in Liverpool, has also been shortlisted for the £10,000 cash prize at this year’
carbon capture and storage
ScottishPower launches Longannet carbon capture test
ScottishPower today flicked the switch on a test project to extract carbon dioxide emissions from its Longannet power station. It will be the first time in the UK that emissions have been captured from a working coal-fired power plant. The company says the test puts it on track to deliver
global warming
Report: Climate change already a 'silent human crisis'
A report unveiled in London today assesses for the first time the human costs of climate change, both now and in the future. “Human Impact Report: Climate Change — The Anatomy of a Silent Crisis” was produced by the Global Humanitarian Forum. The study was reviewed by international experts including Rajendra
cleantech
Cleantech ticker: 29 May 2009
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * The chemical mechanism that occurs on the surface of an automotive catalytic converter has been deciphered thanks to an observation speed record established by Frédéric Thibault-Strarzyk at the Laboratoire Catalyse et Spectrochimie in Caen; * At “Laser 2009” in Munich, June
electric cars
Report: Electric car benefits a potentially costly 'myth'
Misplaced faith in the energy efficiency of electric cars threatens to “distort UK transport policy and, potentially, to waste a great deal of public money,” according to Richard Pike, chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Pike’s latest analysis, “The electric cart before the low-carbon horse,” (PDF) is
cleantech
News you might have missed: 28 May 2009
Skipped a few RSS feeds over the past few hours? Not to worry: Greenbang’s here with your daily roundup of cleantech news and developments you might have missed: * PV Tech reports that Air Liquide has signed several new contracts since January to supply gases and on=site services to