Both firms have applied for €180m each of EU money to help with carbon capture and storage demonstration
90 per cent tax cut aimed at making nation a production hub for eco-friendly cars
Grid operators required to buy excess electricity at rates on a par with coal-fired plants
But UK outlook remains decidedly murky
Eight demonstration projects to receive government funding as energy secretary highlights rapid adoption of smart grid technologies
Workers occupy Vestas Wind Systems factory in protest against closure
Committee calls for new policy to increase farming R&D and prepare UK for increased threats to food security
As a raft of states pass new legislation demanding increased renewables capacity, new figures confirm green power now accounts for over a tenth of US energy
Agriculture to play key role in low-carbon transition as government indicates it will improve financial support for green farming
1.2m green jobs, seven million green homes, and 40 per cent of our power coming from low carbon sources