News you might have missed: 1 April 2009
We keep up with developments in the cleantech sector 24/7 so you don’t have to. So here’s our daily roundup of recent headlines you might have missed:
- The Mayor of London recently issued a report detailing how plans to cut energy and tackle climate change could bring 10,000 to 15,000 jobs and contribute £600 million a year to the city’s economy by 2025;
- More than three times as many birds died last year as first estimated following an accident at a toxic waste pond at Alberta’s oil sands;
- Texas Instruments has achieved LEED Silver certification for its facility in the Philippines;
- Fertiliser-laden agricultural runoff is contributing to the production of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, in small streams, according to the Soil Science Society of America;
- The US Office of Naval Research is testing fuel-cell-powered unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles;
- Spain led the world solar market by adding 15 gigawatts of capacity last year, although reduced incentives could hurt the country’s position this year;
- Israel’s Aora Solar Energy Company is set to begin operating a station in the Arava Valley that will generate both power and heat through photovoltaics, thermal power and biofuels;
- Irish wind firm Mainstream Renewable Power plans to spend $1 billion over the next five years to build wind farms in Chile;
- Siemens says it expects the various economic stimulus packages that have been enacted around the globe will help promote sales of its “green” products.
