A round-up of greentech news from around the globe
UK scientists announced plans to mimic photosynthesis as a way to make more efficient biofuel.
Sweedish furniture retailer Ikea announced plans to invest $4bn in renewable energy as a way of keeping costs down.
German car manufacturer VW turned on a 9.5MW solar power plant at it’s Tennessee manufacturing plant.
The UK and Ireland signed an agreement for Irish windfarms to support power directly to Britain’s national grid.
Construction started at the world’s largest windfarm at Dogger Bank off the British coast.
And finally a UK supermarket has announced that frozen burgers withdrawn from sale after they were found to contain horse meat will be sent to anaerobic digestion plants to be converted into fuel.
