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E.U. energy plan includes electricity interconnectors linking Ireland to France

19 November 2015

The European Commission has yesterday adopted a list of 195 key energy infrastructure projects which will help deliver Europe’s energy and climate objectives and form key building blocks of the EU’s Energy Union. Electricity interconnectors linking Ireland to France and Britain, as well as two North-South interconnectors, are included in a list of “key” energy […]

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Plans sent for Welsh storage giant

18 November 2015

Snowdonia Pumped Hydro has submitted an application to the Planning Inspectorate to build the 99.9MW Glyn Rhonwy pumped hydro storage facility at near Llanberis. The application, first reported in subscriber-only newsletter renews, is for a Development Consent Order. The £160m scheme (€228m), which already has planning permission from local authority Gwynedd Council at an output […]

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UK’s coal plants to be phased out within 10 years

18 November 2015

Britain aims to close its coal-fired power plants by 2025 under plans announced today (Wednesday), becoming the first major economy to put a date on shutting coal plants to curb carbon emissions. Instead, the country will look to nuclear and natural gas-fired power plants to complement intermittent renewable energy. Indeed, gas plants emit almost half […]

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Cherbourg offshore hub on track

17 November 2015

France’s Port of Cherbourg is on track to complete a 100-hectare offshore wind and marine energy industrial and logistics hub by the end of next year, according to managing body Ports of Normandy Authority. In addition to the 44-hectare area of port land already available alongside a new heavy-load quay completed in spring 2015, 39 […]

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Offshore could reach 35% in UK

17 November 2015

Offshore wind energy could meet 35% of the UK’s electricity demand by 2030 and support 50,000 skilled jobs, according to a new Offshore Wind Vision document released today. The document is being launched as part of Offshore Wind Week (16–20 November), a cross-sector initiative involving many responsible for licensing, developing, manufacturing, constructing and operating offshore […]

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Wind energy highlighted at EWEA event in Paris

17 November 2015

Occurring once a year in a major European city, the EWEA Annual Event is a major showcase for Europe and the world’s widest array of wind industry actors. It is currently unfolding in Paris at Porte de Versailles, from today until the 20th of November, two weeks before world leaders meet to discuss climate negotiations […]

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General Electric goes large for Europe

17 November 2015

GE has taken the wraps off a new 3.4MW turbine designed to “address the complexities” of European wind conditions. The announcement has been unveiled today at the EWEA 2015 event in Paris. The US company will produce the machine in either 130 or 137 metre rotors and, together with the already unveiled 3.2-130. GE said […]

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Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems signs deal with KOSPO for technology exchange

16 November 2015

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Korea Southern Power Company (KOSPO) for exchange of technology for thermal power generation. The aim of these exchanges is to promote technical collaboration and joint research between MHPS and KOSPO. The MOU also calls for technological liaison with Korea’s Yonsei University, an […]

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Enel to sell 49% stake in Hydro Dolomiti Enel to Fedaia Holdings

16 November 2015

Italian energy company Enel’s subsidiary Enel Produzione, has signed a deal to sell its entire 49% stake in Hydro Dolomiti Enel to Fedaia Holdings for €335m. Fedaia Holdings is a subsidiary of Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 4, managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. HDE operates hydropower plants, mainly located in the Province of Trento, […]

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Eneco Group to deploy AutoGrid’s solution for software defined power plant

16 November 2015

Dutch energy company Eneco Group has signed a deal with AutoGrid to deploy its software technology for creating its first software defined power plant. The company has selected AutoGrid’s Predictive Controls technology and its application DROMS, for the software defined power plant to integrate renewable energy into Dutch grid. Eneco head of portfolio management Michel […]

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