Glasgow selected to be City of the Future Glasgow, Scotland is poised to receive £24 million of government investment to demonstrate how a city of the future will work, after surpassing 30 other UK cities in a competition to host the Technology Strategy Board’s ‘Future Cities Demonstrator’. | Panorama Zayed Future Energy Prize ceremony receives WindMade label First-of-its-kind Global Atlas for renewables debuts UK is failing to support cleantech start-ups warns new report IRENA launches roadmap to double renewable energy by 2030 Wind Ireland IWEA welcomes Ireland-UK wind energy agreement First Olsen pioneers innovative ‘Bucket Foundation’ for offshore wind Japan planning world's largest offshore wind farm near Fukushima Availon wins major order from Japan’s EOS Engineering & Service UK parliamentary committee slates offshore transmission process North American Development Bank supporting 54 MW wind project in Mexico PV SolarWorld AG releases statement of necessity of restructuring India Fonroche Energie collaborates on Indian solar PV project Canadian consortium signs PPA for 50 MW solar PV plant in Ecuador Sweden Swedish researchers achieve breakthrough on solar cell efficiency New UK National Solar Centre launched by Climate Change Minister China Trina Solar to develop grid-connected solar plant in Gansu Province Ocean Energy Dundee University launches GeoWAVE project to research wave anchoring systems REA welcomes Crown Estate decision to invest in wave and tidal Geothermal Geothermal energy's value chain to be subject of conference in Iceland Plugged in to progress with geothermal energy in Kenya NSF International introduces new standards for heat pumps Energy saving Germany German renewables sector receives EUR 150 million investment boost Electric/Hybrid Hong Kong Tesla Model S launched in Hong Kong Miscellaneous Renewable energy installation is growing while nuclear plant declines US needs to adopt clear, long-term and consistent energy policies warns Pew Trust report Big names to speak at Ecobuild Conference Fraunhofer and UBC to partner up on sustainable energy technology Australia Australia could be self-sufficient in renewable energy within 10 years Energy efficiency improvements to be highlighted at London conference Agenda World Sustainable Energy Days |