KUWAITaims to generate 10 per cent of its electricity from renewables by 2020
FACEBOOKis building its first green datacentre in Sweden, 100km south of the Arctic Circle
ENERGYinefficiency is costing UK small businesses €9bn a year, a survey by utility E.On has estimated
GLASGOWfirm Ferguson Shipbuilders is to build the worlds first hybrid diesel- electric passenger ferries
RENOWNEDarchitect Sir Norman Foster has designed a tidal energy powered airport which could be built in Britains Thames Estuary
DESERTEC, the German-led African solar power group, plans to build its first 150MW solar energy installation in Morocco next year
THE GLOBALenergy storage business could be worth €500bn by 2030, the European Association for Storage of Energy claims
GEhas inked a $1bn deal to supply wind turbines for Vietnam's Mekong Delta region
IKEAplans to use cardboard shipping pallets next year which will save 10 per cent on its transport costs
GLOBALhotel group Hilton cut its energy use by 6.6 per cent last year, saving $74m in total by implementing sustainability measures
Events Diary
December 2011
Nov 29 – Dec 1:European Offshore Wind Conference; Amsterdam;
offshorewind2011.info
Dec 14 – 15:AWEA Wind Resource Project Energy Assessment; Washington, US
Dec 14 – 16:EFC 11, European Fuel Cell – Technology Application Conference; Rome, Italy