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RBI Solar to acquire Renusol

04 June 2014

RBI Solar has signed an agreement to buy Renusol, one of the PV industry’s solar mounting specialists for residential and commercial projects in Europe and in the US. Under the terms of the agreement, RBI Solar will acquire Renusol, which is 100% owned by Centrosolar Group. RBI Solar will also purchase the American subsidiary Renusol […]

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China plans to limit carbon emissions from 2016, top government adviser says

04 June 2014

China will limit its total carbon emissions by the end of this decade, China’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change chairman He Jiankun said. The Guardian quoted Jiankun as saying at a conference in Beijing that the nation would introduce an absolute cap on carbon emissions. The target will be included in country’s next five-year plan, […]

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GE chief says high-efficiency 9HA gas turbine technology fit for Europe

04 June 2014

John Lammas, GE Vice President Thermal Engineering says that high-efficiency 9HA gas turbine technology should prove to be an appropriate solution for Europe, once market design takes into account the need for more secure, flexible gas-fired power to combat the volatility of renewables. GE together with Toshiba announced a fresh order for the latest in […]

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Dublin hosting international energy innovation summit

04 June 2014

Dublin is playing host to one of the world’s largest group of influential thinkers and organisations with regard to clean tech, hosted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The three-day summit sponsored by the ESB got underway yesterday and will finish tomorrow, Thursday 5 June but until then, this International Technology Innovation Summit is […]

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Siemens innovations in control room technology announced at POWER-GEN Europe

04 June 2014

Siemens has made a leap forward in its SPPA-T3000 Instrumentation and Control room technology as announced at POWER-GEN Europe in Cologne, Germany on Tuesday. Hans-Christian Ostertag, Siemens Energy’s Head of Market Requirements delivered a presentation on the advance in control room technology at the event, which he explained was primarily motivated by the question, “How can a control system […]

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Seadrill newbuild ultra-deepwater unit West Jupiter contracted for offshore Nigeria

04 June 2014

Seadrill Limited (“Seadrill”) has secured a contract with Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd for employment of the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillshipWest Jupiter, in support of the EGINA ultra-deep offshore project in Nigeria. The contract is for a firm period of 5 years and has a total revenue potential for the primary contract term of approximately US$1.1 billion inclusive of mobilization. Seadrill’s total consolidated […]

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US EPA’s Clean Power Plan proposal to build clean energy economy

04 June 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has outlined guidelines for a new plan in an effort to cut carbon pollution from the existing power plants, making them more efficient and emitting less pollution, as part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan. The plan, known as Clean Power Plan, aims to reduce 30% of carbon pollution […]

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€30m Johnson & Johnson wind turbine project goes live in Cork Harbour

03 June 2014

Two wind turbines in Cork’s lower harbour that will support the manufacturing operations of DePuy Synthes and Janssen Biologics have gone live. They will reduce the environmental impacts of both plants and reduce energy costs by 30pc. This follows a series of recent announcements by Johnson & Johnson in Ireland including the investment of €80 […]

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German Energy Reforms Could Spell Trouble for Small Renewable Energy Producers

03 June 2014

BERLIN — There’s bad news in the pipeline for Germany’s small-scale producers of renewable energy, the backbone of the country’s heralded Energiewende, or clean-energy transition. Germany’s Bundestag is currently in the midst of passing long-anticipated reforms of its landmark renewable energy laws. The center-right government of Angela Merkel claims that the measures are intended to “better […]

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REPORT UNLOCKS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONSHORE WIND

03 June 2014

New research that has been published by the Eskdalemuir Working Group (EWG) reveals the potential to install more than a gigawatt of onshore wind energy in Scotland in the years ahead – enough to power more than half a million British homes. Welcoming the study today, RenewableUK chief executive Maria McCaffery said it provided a […]

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