News in brief

GOOGLE has set up an energy subsidiary to deal in cheap renewable energy in the US

GOOGLE has set up an energy subsidiary to deal in cheap renewable energy in the US

US SOLAR FIRM eSolar has won what could be a $5 billion, 2GW deal in China

A DESIGN graduate has designed a mobile phone for Nokia powered by Coca-Cola

APPLE has patented a home power management panel

McDONALD’S will study 350 farms that supply its beef in a bid to cut methane emissions

ELECTRIC CAR maker Tesla has signed a deal with Panasonic for the development of the next generation of its car batteries

US BIOSCIENCE and biofuel enzymes firm Codexis plans to raise €70m through an IPO later this year

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