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Google to Invest 3.5m Euro in Green Energy

08 Apr 11

Google will invest 3.5m Euros in a solar photovoltaic power plant in Germany, according to an announcement on Thursday. The power plant has a capacity of 18.65MWp and is located on a 116 acre site - previously used as a Russian military training ground - in Brandenburg an der Havel, approximately 50 miles from Berlin.

UK CCS Market to Top £10bn by 2025

15 Mar 11

Research highlights huge carbon storage potential beneath Moray Firth and predicts industry will support 27,000 jobs by 2020. Researchers have tipped the UK to land a £10bn share of the worldwide carbon capture and storage (CCS) market by 2025, after a report found rocks under the Moray Firth could hold up to a century's worth of CO2 output from Scotland's power industry.

Carbon Trust & Siemens Launch £550M Green Finance Init

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.

EU Plans Tougher Carbon-Market Security

Report claims move to 30 per cent target would yield GDP gains of $600bn and more than six million jobs

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