Brussels calls for extra €2bn of funding for cleantech

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MEPs vote in favour of major increase in EU's support for alternative energy R&D

European cleantech firms could soon receive a major windfall in the form of over €2bn in extra funding from the European Commission, if MEPs get their way. The European Parliament last week voted...

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