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News you might have missed: 5 May 2009

newspapersSo what else has been going on in the cleantech sector lately? Here are some news stories and developments you might have missed:

  • Despite being damaged by the recent global credit crunch, the world’s wind energy industry can expect bright prospects for the future, according to a new report from Pike Research;
  • Volkswagen this week launched its first consumer blog forum that aims to dispel myths about diesel fuel;
  • China could increase its solar power capacity by five- to 10-fold by 2020, according to a researcher with the economic planning ministry;
  • Bioethanol output in the EU is expected to continue rising over the next 10 years, according to a report in Reuters;
  • The Financial Times reported this week that the French utility firm EDF is thinking about selling its British power grid to help it pay for acquisitions and new power plant construction.

Published by:

Dan Ilett

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