Greentech News for February

Posted on the 28 June 2014 by Greentech

Here is your round -up of Greentech news for February…

In India farmers are being encouraged to use solar energy to power pumps to irrigate their crops. In order to conserve water the farmers must agree to use drip irrigation in exchange for subsidies to purchase the solar powered pumps more

Plans were submitted for the creation of a tidal lagoon in Swansea, Wales that could provide power for 120,000 homes.

Tidal power is a very reliable form of renewable energy as the production of electricity is not dependent on weather conditions. More

Australian Prime Minister and climate change denier Tony Abbott launched a ‘full frontal attack’ on the renewable energy industry more

Tesla became the best performing car manufacturer for over 20 years with a share price increase of over 600%. The luxury electric car maker now has a market capitalisation of $31bn. The impressive share price performance has provided founder Elon Musk with funds to build a new batter factory more