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Green
08 April 2011
Google will invest 3.5m Euros in a solar photovoltaic power plant in Germany, according to an announcement on Thursday.
Green
15 March 2011
Research highlights huge carbon storage potential beneath Moray Firth and predicts industry will support 27,000 jobs by 2020.
Green
07 March 2011
The Carbon Trust and Siemens announced the launch of a new £550m (US $894 million) green financing initiative that commits to helping firms cover the upfront cost of energy efficiency investments.
Green
24 February 2011
Report claims move to 30 per cent target would yield GDP gains of $600bn and more than six million jobs
Green
23 February 2011
Novell has customized a version of its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server software for heavy users of SAP software, the company announced Tuesday.
Green
23 February 2011
Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has deployed a technology that it claims will help to alleviate strain on the National Grid at peak times.
Green
21 February 2011
The government will this week signal that it could support proposals to move the clocks forward by an hour, according to reports suggesting the coalition's new tourism strategy will argue that changing the clocks would cut carbon emissions and boost the UK's economy.
Green
16 February 2011
An increase in the number of government and industry schemes will help to boost the UK's green jobs market, according to trade and professional body RenewableUK.
Green
10 February 2011
Consultancy giant Capgemini has this week announced it is teaming up with business software specialist CA Technologies to deliver a new service that will allow firms to outsource the management and reporting of their carbon and energy footprints.
Green
09 February 2011
Ericsson is joining the move towards using smaller mobile base stations, announcing Ericsson Air (antenna integrated radio), which aims to reduce power consumption while expanding coverage to more areas, it said on Tuesday.
Green
02 February 2011
New figures show UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 8.7 per cent in 2009, as ministers seek to secure future of green investment bank.
Green
27 January 2011
A number of the UK's best-known businesses yesterday stepped up their commitment to reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill, signing up to two schemes designed to cut waste levels and increase UK recycling rates.
Green
24 January 2011
BT has started offering corporate customers new carbon footprinting service developed on Olympic project.
Green
19 January 2011
The UK is failing to adequately invest in low carbon products and services and risks falling behind international rivals such as Germany in the pursuit of 'green growth'.
Green
12 January 2011
Global investment in low-carbon technology reached $243bn (£156bn) in 2010, according to new research from analyst firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) which suggests the sector is halfway to achieving the $500bn-a-year investment target that experts believe is required to ensure greenhouse gas emissions peak by 2020.
Green
11 January 2011
The UK has today confirmed it will develop formal partnerships with China in an attempt to accelerate low-carbon growth in both countries through the exchange of clean technologies, expertise and policy.
Green
07 January 2011
Greenpeace's latest report into the environmental friendliness of electronics manufacturers has shown promising progress, but some companies are refusing to take part.
Green
07 January 2011
Technology is being positioned at the forefront of local government efforts to meet cost-saving targets, according to a survey of councillors.
Green
06 January 2011
Almost two thirds of UK companies are not improving the energy efficiency of their equipment because of financial pressure, threatening the UK's economic competitiveness.
Green
04 January 2011
The government this week hailed the success of its recent efforts to fast-track the processing of green patent applications, releasing figures showing 329 patents have taken advantage of the scheme since it was launched in May last year.
Green
24 December 2010
Small business will waste more than £40m and pump out unnecessary tonnes of carbon dioxide if they leave computers, printers and photocopiers on over the festive period.