GAELECTRIC HAS raised $18m for a US wind power project in Montana.

IRISH MARINE energy firms Wavebob and Openhydro have won $12.4m in development grants from the US Department of Energy.

ESB VENTURE capital arm Novus Modus has invested €2.5m in SELC, a maker of lighting controls and photocells in Mayo

BORD GÁIS will invest €1.8m in Wavebob.

BIOMASS POWER firm Biotricity, in Co Offaly, plans to issue €1m worth of biomass crop contracts.

ECOLO DATA Centres plans to build a world-class green data centre in North Wicklow.

FLATPACK FURNITURE giant Ikea has added six German wind farms to its renewable energy portfolio.

A GOOGLE-funded study has discovered a massive geothermal energy source under the “big coal” US state of West Virginia.

GOOGLE WILL also co-fund a multi-billion dollar offshore wind grid connection project in the United States.

SOLAR PANELS supplying electricity and a solar water heater will be fitted to the White House next year.

ANALYST FIRM Verdantix says UK spending on green business consulting will reach €720m this year.

THE FIRST wave power device to be connected to the American grid has been deployed in Hawaii.

EVENTS DIARY

NOVEMBER 2010

2-4: Renewable UK 2010; SECC Glasgow; renewable-uk.com

17-18: Globe Forum on Smart Green Innovation; National Conference Centre, Dublin; globeforum.com