Tagged: Clean Energy
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US President Obama plans US$2bn bid to get vehicles off oil News
15.03.2013 US President Barack Obama will today call for the creation of a US$2bn energy security trust fund dedicated to reducing the country’s dependency on oil for motor transport. -
Solar, wind and biofuels see record deployment in 2012 - report News
12.03.2013 The year 2012 has been a record year for global solar, wind and biofuels deployment, the Clean Energy Trends 2013 report reveals, while fundamental global market drivers for... -
Ireland comes 21st in renewable energy country attractiveness index News
26.02.2013 Ireland is the 21st most attractive country for investment in renewables out of 40 countries, according to Ernst & Young’s latest quarterly index out today.Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Government, Financial, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
Clean energy investments fell by 11pc in 2012 – BNEF News
14.01.2013 New data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) suggests that clean energy investments dropped by 11pc in 2012 due to factors such as regulatory uncertainty and policy... -
Taxes and Incentives for Renewable Energy Reports
02.08.2012 This report describes the 2012 taxes and incentives provided by 23 countries around the world to promote renewable energy from wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydro power.Categories: Tax, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Management, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Energy, EconomyTags: KPMG, Wind Energy, Solar, Biomass, global , Clean Tech, Energy Efficiency, Biofuels, Trends, Clean Energy, Electricity, -
Ireland’s green economy could spawn 10,000 jobs by 2015 – Bruton News
23.11.2012 The Irish Government has today published its policy statement on the growth of Ireland’s green economy, with a particular focus on creating up to 10,000 jobs by 2015 if actions...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green Tech, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
Cleantech and the UK growth opportunity Reports
12.07.2011 The UK has a once in a generation opportunity to establish a new platform for economic growth through supporting and investing in the clean technology (cleantech) sector. -
Google makes US$75m investment in Iowa wind farm News
15.11.2012 Google has made an equity investment of US$75m in a 50MW wind farm in Rippey, Iowa, bringing the company’s investment in the renewable energy sector to more than US$990m.Categories: Data Centre, Energy, Green, Green Tech, Investments, Renewable Energy, Search, Sustainability -
Solar energy company BrightSource raises more than US$80m in equity financing News
26.10.2012 US solar thermal technology developer BrightSource has raised more than US$80m, which it will use to build solar thermal power plants in the US and to expand into new markets,... -
Clean energy investment globally set for a drop in 2012 – BNEF figures News
09.10.2012 Figures from analyst Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) out today suggest that global clean energy investment for 2012 is set to fall short of last year’s US$280bn figure,... -
Ireland’s Ardnacrusha hydro-electric power station - a clean-tech exemplar? News
14.08.2012 This year marks the 83rd anniversary of the opening of the hydro-electric power station Ardnacrusha, a civil engineering feat that took four years to complete before it opened...Tags: ESB, Siemens, Ireland, Enda Kenny, Electricity, Wind Energy, Wave Energy, Tidal Energy, Clean Energy -
Electric motorbikes – are they the next big thing for urban transport? News
09.08.2012 While the global auto giants are vying to edge ahead in the marketplace with their electric and hybrid vehicle innovations, what has been happening in the motorbike space in...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Mobility, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Design -
Australia to back solar energy researchers with $1.3m in grants – reports News
16.07.2012 The Australian government is reportedly planning to inject almost AUS$1.3m into helping solar energy researchers progress technologies around clean-energy solutions. -
Clean-tech firm Wavebob wins SmartBay Innovator of the Year News
03.07.2012 Ocean wave power company Wavebob has today been recognised as one of Ireland’s leading engineering and research companies after it won the SmartBay Innovator of the Year award... -
Apple’s Cupertino HQ targeted by Greenpeace activists News
15.05.2012 Two Greenpeace activists today barricaded themselves in a giant Greenpeace version of an iPod outside of Apple’s Cupertino HQ in California. Why exactly? Well the tirade from...Tags: iPod, Apple, iCloud, Data centres, Cloud, Clean Energy, Yahoo!, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Cloud Computing -
Energy summit achieves global clean-tech commitments News
27.04.2012 Energy ministers from 23 governments and the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative were in London this week for the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)....Categories: R&D, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Government, Energy, Education, Economy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Renewable Energy, Science, Sustainability -
Grid25 will help Ireland’s economic recovery, EirGrid says News
19.04.2012 EirGrid has released the findings of its annual report in Dublin, where chairperson Bernie Gray said the Grid25 update of Ireland’s electricity grid would provide a platform for...Categories: Engineer, Energy, Engineering, Financial Results, Green, Green Tech, R&D, Renewable Energy, Sustainability