14 May 2014
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has revealed plans to remove support for solar developments over 5 MW from April 2015. The department says that the recent growth in the large-scale solar sector, fuelled by renewable obligation (RO) support, has taken up more budget than the government has anticipated and that the […]
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12 May 2014
Spanish company Abengoa has secured an approval from the Chilean Environmental Service to construct the 110MW Cerro Dominador solar-thermal plant. The project, which uses molten salts tower technology, will be the first solar-thermal plant for direct electricity production in South America and is also the first non-conventional renewable energy project to serve as a baseload […]
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12 May 2014
Siemens has received a contract from Carroll Area Wind Farm, a company of NJR Clean Energy Ventures, to supply wind turbines for the Carroll wind power plant. The contract also includes a service and maintenance agreement. To be located in western Iowa near the city of Carroll, the power plant will consist of nine 2.3MW […]
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12 May 2014
Abengoa won a favorable environmental rating from the authorities of the Chilean Environmental Service to develop asolar-thermal plant using molten salts tower technology with an installed capacity of 110 MW. The project, located in the Atacama Desert, the region with the highest levels of solar radiation in the world, has been regularly visited by the authorities […]
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12 May 2014
US President Barack Obama is to use his executive authority to bypass Congress and authorise a $2bn funding drive for energy-saving measures at federal government buildings. The Presidential announcement coincides with the news that the White House’s new rooftop solar array is operational. The $2bn funding drive will include new financing and training programmes for solar installations. The […]
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09 May 2014
Deepwater Wind plans to develop an offshore wind farm on the West Coast using floating foundation technology. Deepwater Wind entered into an agreement several months ago with Principle Power to complete the development of the 30 MW WindFloat Pacific project, using Principle Power’s WindFloat technology. Deepwater Wind is actively developing several offshore wind projects off the Eastern Seaboard. […]
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09 May 2014
US-based energy provider Dominion has acquired two stand-alone solar energy projects in south-west Tennessee with a combined output of 32MW. The two projects, Mulberry farm and Selmer farm, are located in McNairy county near the town of Selmer and these are currently in late stage development by Strata Solar. Construction of the projects is expected […]
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09 May 2014
Proposals to build a new renewable energy plant on Teesside have been lodged with Stockton Borough Council. Port Clarence Energy Ltd, a new company formed for this project, is seeking permission to build and operate the 45MW biomass plant, which will be powered by burning waste wood, plant on land to the north of the […]
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09 May 2014
A report released this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects national growth amongst renewables — including hydroelectric power — in coming decades. According to EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2014 (AEO2014), the increase in kilowatt hours generated by renewables will fall second only to natural gas through 2040, while nuclear, coal, petroleum liquid and other forms […]
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08 May 2014
Transocean LTD (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) announced it intends to pursue the creation of an entity comprising eight of its UK North Sea midwater drilling rigs. The company expects to establish the new entity, Caledonia Offshore Drilling Company (Caledonia), during the second half of 2014 and, at an appropriate stage, separate Caledonia from Transocean. The offshore drilling assets currently […]
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