Renewables take off

GE has reinforced its capability to meet the growing global demand for wind turbines, signing an agreement with one of the leading wind turbine blade suppliers, TPI Composites. A GE spokesman, somewhat amusingly, claims these are "exciting times in the wind industry". I don't know why I find that amusing, but I do!

BusinessGreen reports on the launch of the UK's first bioethanol plant in Norfolk last week.

HP is buying renewable in Ireland:
HP today announced relationships with two renewable energy providers, Airtricity in Ireland and SunPower Corp. in the United States, as part of the company’s goal to reduce its energy use by 20 percent by the end of 2010.The contract with Airtricty will ensure that nearly 90 percent of HP’s energy use in Ireland is renewable, exceeding the company’s 2007 target for carbon emission reductions.