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 solar wafer and cell manufacturers in five countries. The company says it plans to invest €13 million to meet the needs of those customers;
- The Guardian profiles the Benedictine nuns of Conventus of our Lady of Consolation of the UK; the nuns recently moved into a new eco-convent near Helmsley;
- An expert on environmentally-friendly homes has insisted that insulation is not an expensive solution to improve energy efficiency;
- A six-month trial of biomethane fuel for vehicles has shown good results, its organisers have announced;
- The Scottish Renewables Festival 2009, set for 13 and 14 June, will introduce the public to a variety of clean-energy projects around the nation;
- The Environment Agency has been ranked as the top green UK public sector organisation in the Sunday Times’ annual Green List;
- Isis Innovation, Oxford University’s technology transfer company, has announced increased revenues of £5.6 million in the last financial year, up 18 per cent from the previous year;
- Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon is calling for an international consensus on ensuring that shipping and aviation are included in any global environmental deal in Copenhagen this year;
- The Prince of Wales’ recently concluded three-day meeting on climate change saw attendance by some 60 scientists, including 20 Nobel Laureates.
