News you might have missed: 4 March, 2009
Trying to keep up with the cleantech headlines? Here are some stories you might have missed over the past 24 hours:
- California-based eSolar has signed a $30 million (US) agreement to build up to 1,000 megawatts of solar thermal power plants in India over the next 10 years;
- Tendril this week unveiled a mobile Web application designed to help people gain on-the-go information about their home energy use and expenses;
- SunEdison has closed on $20 million (US) in initial financing (PDF) for two Colorado projects: a 1.7-megawatt photovoltaic installation and an 8.2-megawatt utility-scale photovoltaic system;
- Earth2Tech reports that Aurora Biofuels is set to build a second plant now that it’s completed a successful 18-month trial at its algae biofuel plant in Florida;
- Dow has started building a Water Technology Development Centre in Spain designed to speed up the commercialisation of its water treatment technologies;
- Arizona State Credit Union is helping Hope Construction build Flagstaff’s first solar-powered, multi-family housing development;
- Finland’s Forestcluster and Tekes have launched a new research programme focused on forest-based biorefineries (PDF).
