29 September 2015
The ban was announced at a clean air conference organised by the Environmental Protection Agency in Dublin today. Environment Minister Alan Kelly said the ban, which is in place across larger urban areas and Dublin since 1990, will be extended nationally to help improve air quality. The move will require approval from the European Commission, […]
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28 September 2015
Scotland will continue to offer Renewables Obligation (RO) guarantees for solar investments in the country, in order to eliminate energy uncertainty and boost investor confidence in solar developments. This announcement by the Scottish Government is in contrast to a proposal by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), which aims to end guaranteed […]
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28 September 2015
The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has selected Balfour Beatty Equitix Consortium as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link of the 220MW Humber Gateway wind project in the UK. Selection of Balfour Beatty Equitix Consortium, which consists of Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix, concludes the third bidding round […]
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28 September 2015
Ségolène Royal, the French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, has confirmed her participation in OEE2015 in Dublin. Minister Royal joins four other European ministers and an EU Commissioner already confirmed for the high level session at the conference. In a keynote speech on Tuesday 20 October, she will outline what the French government […]
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28 September 2015
Renewables outstripped coal as a source of electricity in the UK during a full quarter for the first time ever, government data published Thursday shows. According to the report, a combination of higher wind speeds, more installed solar panels and a 19.5% increase in rainfall — which resulted in record output at hydroelectric power stations […]
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28 September 2015
Russia agreed to resume gas supplies to Ukraine over the winter under a deal clinched late Friday with the European Union, capping months of difficult talks overshadowed by the Ukrainian conflict. European Commission vice president for energy, Maros Sefcovic, told a news conference the preliminary deal was a “crucial step” to ensure Ukraine has gas […]
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28 September 2015
Irish energy firm ESB announced an operating profit of €337 million, an increase of €10 million on the same period in 2014, although its progress was crimped by factors such as the weakening euro against sterling, according to interim financial statements released last Thursday. ESB’s Chief Executive, Pat O’Doherty, said: “These results reflect a solid […]
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25 September 2015
Scotland will continue to offer Renewables Obligation (RO) guarantees for solar investments in the country, in order to eliminate energy uncertainty and boost investor confidence in solar developments. This announcement by the Scottish Government is in contrast to a proposal by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), which aims to end guaranteed […]
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25 September 2015
The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has selected Balfour Beatty Equitix Consortium as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link of the 220MW Humber Gateway wind project in the UK. Selection of Balfour Beatty Equitix Consortium, which consists of Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix, concludes the third bidding round […]
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24 September 2015
Indian power equipment manufacturer Suzlon has won orders from several SME and PSU customers in the country for wind turbine generators (WTG) totalling a capacity of 105MW. Under the agreement, the firm will be responsible for installing around 50WTGs from its 2.1MW product platform across the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, […]
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