04 August 2015
30 July 2015, source edie newsroom – European offshore wind has set a record for annual capacity installation just six months into 2015. According to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), offshore wind installations surpassed previous year-long records in the first half of the year, reaching more than 2,342MW. This represents a tripling of grid-connected capacity compared with […]
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30 July 2015
ScottishPower Renewables has started construction of the 239MW Kilgallioch wind farm in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Estimated to require an investment of around £300m, the wind farm is expected to meet the energy requirements of around 130,000 households annually. Construction is underway for development of 55km of tracks at the site, while 14km of existing forest […]
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28 July 2015
Enel Green Power has commissioned a biomass power plantEnel Green Power has commissioned a biomass power plant at the Cornia 2 geothermal power plant in Tuscany, Italy. Said to be the first-of-its-kind, the 5MW facility will be fuelled by locally sourced forest biomass to heat the geothermal steam. This will increase the energy-efficiency and output […]
Posted in Biomass Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Energy0 Comments
28 July 2015
German power equipment manufacturer Siemens has won separate orders for construction, installation and commissioning of turbines at three onshore wind projects in Ireland and Scotland. Under the terms of the agreements, Siemens is responsible for delivering 52 units of its D3 direct drive wind turbines in total for the projects. Two of the schemes in […]
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09 June 2015
Siemens and J-Power Systems, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries have secured a €500m contract to build first electricity interconnector between the UK and Belgium. German company Siemens has won an order to deliver a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system for Nemo Link, while J-Power Systems will be responsible for design, manufacture and installation […]
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09 June 2015
G7 commits to decarbonisation as EU energy ministers exclude Ireland from new energy sharing pact. Monday, June 8th 2015 – Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said today: “The new Climate Advisory Council due to be announced this week will have to act fast in setting Ireland on a course to do without fossil fuels.” “The meeting of the […]
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08 June 2015
German multinational Siemens has won contracts worth €8bn from the Egyptian Government to build 16.4GW of natural gas-fired and wind power projects in the country. The proposed developments are likely to boost Egypt’s power generation capacity by more than 50% to meet its rising demands. The German firm will work with Egyptian partners Elsewedy Electric […]
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08 June 2015
France has approved the merger of state-owned Areva’s nuclear reactor business to a joint venture controlled by EDF. According to a series of guidelines issued by the country, which aims at renewal of the French nuclear industry, Areva and its governing authorities will work in co-ordination with EDF under a global strategic partnership. Office of […]
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08 June 2015
UK-based OXIS Solar Centre for Autonomous Research (OSCAR) has launched a new project, termed Project Helios, which will work as a global launch-pad for cheaper commercial solar energy. OXIS Solar is a customised and specially built demonstration facility which houses OXIS’ entire solar storage technology. The demonstration for the project includes a 3.8kWp solar PhotoVoltaic […]
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05 June 2015
Clonakilty, Sacred Heart Secondary School students pick up top prize at international awards for their research into LED street lights – Friday 5th June, 2015 – Ellen Fitzgerald, Aoife Dolan and Niamh Nyhan, three students from Sacred Heart Secondary School, Clonakilty, Cork, represented Ireland at the 7th annual International Environment and Sustainability Project Olympiad (INESPO) […]
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