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OM Group Inc. plans to purchase the German advanced materials firm Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. (VAC) for around €700 million ($1 billion). Founded in 1923, VAC designs, produces and markets technologically advanced materials and technologies, cores and components, and permanent magnets for electronic equipment markets, including the alternative energy, automotive,
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It’s an ambitious vision, but one its planners believe is achievable: a six-square-kilometre planned development in the United Arab Emirates that will be built with regionally appropriate architecture, feature sustainable materials, be powered by renewable energy, feature a low carbon footprint, use water sustainably and produce zero waste. Dubbed
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One of the interesting concepts explored during the recent IBM sustainability summit was how to encourage renewable energy in the poorest developing countries, in particular those in Africa. A large amount of aid is currently funneled towards developing economies, along with a lot of investment, particularly from China. With the
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Global spending on renewable energy projects could more than double by 2030, but that alone won’t be enough to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by the amount needed to prevent dangerous climate change, according to a new projection from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. To achieve the level of carbon reductions
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Antarctica’s the coldest, driest continent on the planet, and it’s also the windiest. Couple that with the fact that the summer months bring round-the-clock sunshine, and you’ve got an ideal spot for taking advantage of wind and solar power. That’s just what a number of Antarctic
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Could clean energy, rather than being the saviour of our civilisation, actually lead to TEOTWAWKI (as in, “The end of the world as we know it”)? We don’t think it’s likely, but we thought we’d explore a few conceivable cleantech apocalpyse scenarios anyway: Earthquakes Enhanced geothermal energy
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By promoting innovation in renewable energy sources (RES), the European Union could see a gross domestic product in 2020 that’s about 10 per cent higher than would be expected under a “business as usual” approach, according to a new study carried out on behalf of the European Commission’s
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The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has released its shortlist of nominees for the fourth annual British Renewable Energy Awards. The awards, which recognise achievement in the UK renewable energy industry, will be presented 11 June in an awards diner at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London on the 11th June
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Energy regulator Ofgem has said that it will allow a temporary relaxation from the rules governing the electricity networks to speed up connections for low-carbon generators (PDF). The temporary relaxation is to the rules for connection to and use of the high-voltage electricity networks. It means any generator wanting to
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Europe’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) plans to fund 49 new clean-energy projects in 25 developing nations around the globe. The organisation’s seventh round of funding for such projects, it is also the largest: €4.7 million. That’s 46 per cent more than REEEP allocated
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Several European public organisations have come together to launch a new search engine focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency. The reegle Website features a searchable global map where users can click on locations to get information on the latest news, events and green-energy development projects for that area. The
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The Irish Technology Leadership Group and The Irish Times have announced the seven finalists for the second annual Irish Technology Leaders Silicon Valley Awards 2009. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 14 April at Silicon Valley’s Stanford University. The Hon. Mary Coughlan T.D., Ireland’s Trade Secretary and
