21 May 2014
The deadline for the 1,000-MW Unit 1 at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant has been extended to July 22, set by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India. Nuclear Power Corp filed a petition to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), for permission to inject ‘infirm power’ into the grid from the first unit up to the date of commercial […]
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20 May 2014
Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. and its institutional partners have entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining interest in the 417-MW Safe Harbor hydropower plant. The US$613 million deal will see Brookfield assume control of the remaining 67% share from a wholly-owned subisidary of the Exelon Corporation. Brookfield acquired the previous 33% in February. “We […]
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20 May 2014
Duke Energy Carolinas will build and operate a natural gas-fired combined cycle plant in South Carolina, US. The 750MW power plant will be built at the existing Lee Steam Station site in Anderson County. The North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation will own 100MW of the project. Recently, the Public Service Commission of South Carolina approved […]
Posted in Biogas Energy, Business0 Comments
20 May 2014
Entergy Louisiana, LLC signed a 10-year commercial and contractual agreement with PennTex North Louisiana, LLC to supply up to 25 MW of electric power to PennTex’s Lincoln Parish power plant near Arcadia, La., beginning in March 2015. In March 2014, PennTex announced plans to construct a natural gas processing plant at a new site in Lincoln Parish, which […]
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20 May 2014
Agri-business Aurivo has opened a new $7.1m (€5.25m) biomass facility at its dairy ingredients plant in Ballaghadereen, Co Roscommon, in the west of Ireland. The biomass facility is set to cut its fuel oil consumption by over 70 per cent and its carbon emissions by 50 per cent. Operational from this month, ultimately, the facility will be developed […]
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19 May 2014
The Scottish Government has approved a 22-turbine wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway. The Ewe Hill project represents a £65m investment by developer ScottishPower Renewables and will have a generating capacity of up to 51MW. The project is expected to create around 80 short-term construction jobs, with further employment opportunities likely to arise during the […]
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19 May 2014
The next Labour government will prioritise renewable biogas as a cost-effective, locally-sourced, low-carbon source of heating. This was announced last week by the Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Caroline Flint, who described green gas as the “big overlooked area” in energy policy. Drawing on analysis from National Grid that shows up […]
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19 May 2014
The Serbian government has moved to protect the Termoelektrane Nikola Tesla lignite-power plant, after water burst through a nearby dam, threatening the facility which provides 40 per cent of the country’s power supply. At least 12 fatalities have been recorded after the dam flooded as Serbia struggles to cope with record rainfall. A state of emergency has been declared […]
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19 May 2014
New Hampshire — Does nuclear energy deserve a seat at the table alongside renewable energy technologies in weaning us off of fossil fuels and transitioning into a cleaner energy world? A new report published yesterday suggests not only will newer small modular reactor (SMR) technology be at least as expensive as larger reactors, it won’t fit […]
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16 May 2014
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada is investing $27 million in a cogeneration power system in its motor manufacturing plant in Ontario. They expect the development will significantly reduce its energy use and demand on the power grid once completed in 2015, the company announced midweek. Ian Miles, president at Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro, the utility that Toyota […]
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Strafford to construct a new €3m smokeless fuel manufacturing facility
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