26 June 2014
North American power company Hydro Alternative Energy, Inc., and South America’s Generamos Energia SA ESP have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop hydrokinetic power projects in Colombia. The agreement announces HAE and GESA’s intent to partner “for purposes of providing the country of Colombia with additional electrical power generation capacity by developing one or […]
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25 June 2014
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is planning to launch a £1bn fund to acquire equity stakes in operational offshore wind projects in the country. The Bank is seeking a suitable group of strategic, long-term co-investors to participate in the fund, which will be managed by a GIB subsidiary. It will also seek permission from […]
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25 June 2014
A bill has been introduced to the US Congress, which aims to help industrial facilities become more efficient and retain power during significant storms. The Power, Efficiency and Resiliency (POWER) Act would increase tax credits for industrial facilities that install energy-efficient technologies such as combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) and allow them to […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Biomass Energy, Hydroeletric Energy0 Comments
25 June 2014
Metso has received orders from Tampereen Sähkölaitos Group to supply its automation technology to the Tarastenjärvi waste-to-energy plant and to the Hervanta woodchip-fired heating plant in Finland. The technology, automation and services provider Metso will also supply an energy management system as part of the agreement. Metso automation sales director Olli Koivumäki said with modern […]
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25 June 2014
The Scottish Government has launched new planning policies, National Planning Framework 3 (NPF3) and Scottish Planning Policy (SPP). The government hopes these policies will shape long-term economic development and local planning policy, and balance economic growth with environment protection. NPF3 determines the government’s efforts to support for 14 large-scale national developments whereas NPF3 and SPP […]
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25 June 2014
The African Development Bank Group’s board of directors has approved a US$22 million grant to help fund development of the 31.5-MW Jiji and 16.5-MW Mulembwe hydroelectric projects. The investment is the largest made in the country’s infrastructure since the 1980s, according to the AfDB, and comes from the bank’s Fragile States Facility. Burundi’s water and electric […]
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24 June 2014
Alstom’s chief executive says the French heavy engineering firm’s agreement to sell off most of its power generation business to U.S. rival General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) will save jobs and protect France’s national interests. The $17 billion deal was agreed over the weekend after weeks of international negotiations that reached the highest levels of […]
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24 June 2014
At 8:48 p.m. on March 26, wind power generation on the electric grid covering most of the state of Texas reached a new instantaneous peak output of 10,296 MW. At that moment, wind supplied almost 29 percent of total electricity load, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the grid’s operator. The average wind production […]
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24 June 2014
The Scottish government’s new National Planning Framework 3 (NPF3) and Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), which include guidelines for the development of renewable electricity, heat and transport, have been welcomed by local lobbyists. Joss Blamire, senior policy manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “We’re pleased that the new planning guidelines recognise that renewables developments are an essential […]
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23 June 2014
Spain set new rates for electricity suppliers that use renewable sources, waste and co-generation based on a “reasonable return,” formally ending a subsidy system dating to the 1990s that had spun out of control. The Industry Ministry today published the new formulas and tables to be used for generators ranging from wind turbines to solar […]
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Strafford to construct a new €3m smokeless fuel manufacturing facility
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