BusinessGreen.com Most Read - 18 Feb 2010

Economists hail EU emissions trading success
Study challenges conventional view that the ETS has failed, hailing the scheme's profound impact on the European energy sector

Hertz to offer Nissan electric Leaf in car hire range
Car giant invites first customers to pre-order its all-electric Leaf

Winter Olympic medals: Gold, silver bronze and green
Recycled gold, silver and copper recovered from electronics equipment used to make Vancouver medals

Norway joins race to build world's largest wind turbine
Giant 10MW turbine will be tested on land before being installed in North Sea

Utah House of Representatives passes bill citing climate change "conspiracy " Resolution calls on EPA to reverse endangerment finding on the gr ounds climate scientists have been involved in an "organised and ongoing effort " to promote " discredited" global warming

BA plans pioneering east London waste-to-biofuel plant
Airline says entire fleet operating from London City airport could be using bio jet fuel from 2014

Renewable energy early adopters "betrayed" by clean energy cashback scheme
Having campaigned for a feed-in tariff, businesses and households that have installed solar panels and wind turbines will only receive reduced rates from the scheme

North East plans giant wind turbine test rig
Offshore wind centre of excellence to add another string to its bow

" Self-recharging" fuel cell promises round-the-clock renewable energy
Electro Power System's zero-emission backup power fuel cell promises to produce its own hydrogen, allowing off-grid facilities to operate using renewable energy alone

Big firms drop support for US climate bill
BP America, Caterpillar and Conoco end support; opponents claim climate law is dead in the water