16 April 2015
Russian nuclear power corporation Rosatom has started construction of the Akkuyu power plant in Turkey, the first nuclear project in the country. The power station is being developed at the Akkuyu site in Mersin province along the Mediterranean shores and is expected to involve an investment of $20bn. It will house four power-generating units, each […]
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07 April 2015
John Daly has been appointed as general manager of Dublin Waste to Energy, which is the company in charge of a €500m public private partnership (PPP) project to build a waste-to-energy facility in Poolbeg, Dublin. Work started on the 600,000 tonne facility late last year and operations are targeted for late 2017. When complete, the […]
Posted in Renewable Energy, Waste Disposal0 Comments
07 April 2015
Energy company Fortum has announced that it is planning to build a new multi-fuel combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Zabrze, Poland. The total value of the investment is approximately €200 million. Commercial operations are expected to begin by the end of 2018, providing district heating to some 70,000 households in Zabrze and Bytom. […]
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31 March 2015
Councillors on Donegal Co. Council are objecting to plans to build Ireland’s largest windfarm in the county. Plans have been lodged by Planree Ltd for up to 49 wind turbines stretching from Barnesmore Gap to Castlefin. Almost 200 submissions and objections from members of the public on both sides of the border were received by An Board Planela. […]
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30 March 2015
SSE is one of the largest generators and suppliers of energy in the UK. Langhope Rig is currently nearing construction and consists of 10 GE 1.6 MW wind turbines which GE Energy UK will service under a long-term operations and maintenance agreement. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, GE Energy Financial Services will own […]
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30 March 2015
German engineering firm Siemens has signed a long-term agreement to offer its services and maintenance for the RWE’s Rhyl Flats Wind Farm, which is located off the coast of North Wales in the UK. The agreement for 15 years is an expansion of a previous service and maintenance deal with Siemens which started when the […]
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30 March 2015
Norway’s power grid operator Statnett has signed an agreement with UK National Grid for construction of a 1.4GW interconnector between the two countries. The subsea electricity cable will extends over 730km, connecting Blyth in Northumberland to Kvilldal in Rogaland on the Norwegian side. It is expected that the subsea electricity interconnector project will be completed […]
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24 March 2015
India-based wind equipment manufacturer Suzlon Energy has received approval from its shareholders for the sale of its German subsidiary Senvion to US-based venture capital firm Centrebridge Partners. The board of directors has also authorised the firm to issue up to Rs1bn ($16m) equity shares on a preferential basis. The approval was granted to enable Suzlon […]
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23 March 2015
Europe experienced the much-awaited solar eclipse today, though partially, as 90% of the Sun’s surface was blocked out by the Moon. The next eclipse has been predicted to occur after over a decade, in 2026. The authorities had earlier anticipated the eclipse to affect the power sector across the continent. European Network of Transmission System […]
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23 March 2015
Switzerland-based ABB has won nearly $900m of contracts for the NordLink project from a consortium formed by Statnett, TenneT and KfW for supplying on-shore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations along with a cable system. The link will extend over 623km. It will be the first-ever interconnection between the power grids of Norway and Germany. […]
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Strafford to construct a new €3m smokeless fuel manufacturing facility
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