04 March 2014
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has obtained a share of the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) from the Scottish Government to develop tidal energy monitoring system. The funding will enable EMEC to further develop, test, operate and validate their Integrated Marine Energy Measurement Platform – a seabed monitoring pod set to evaluate various parameters […]
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04 March 2014
Alstom has secured a contract from German transmission grid operator TenneT TSO to provide a 300MVAr mechanically switched capacitor with damping network (MSCDN) to improve efficiency and voltage stability at the Karben electrical substation on the Frankfurt am Main network. Network operators are being called on to provide cleaner electricity, in the context of Germany’s […]
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28 February 2014
Reacting to the news from DECC that the biomethane injection tariff will be reviewed, Charlotte Morton, chief executive, ADBA said: “We welcome the announcement that the government plans to review the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) biomethane injection tariff. The industry needs tariffs which will fairly incentivise all scales of biomethane injection, and biomethane support needs […]
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28 February 2014
One of Ireland’s leading wind-turbine producers, Airsynergy, has raised €2m in funding, which it hopes to put back into new clean-tech projects. Founder and chief executive of the Longford-based company, Jim Smyth, said the company raised the €2m from existing and new investors in its fourth funding round over the past seven months, bringing total […]
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27 February 2014
US-based solar technology manufacturer SunEdison has announced the completion of a debt financing deal with Deutsche Bank for the construction of photovoltaic (PV) plants in the UK. The closing of the debt financing agreement will allow SunEdison to build four utility-scale PV solar plants with a combined capacity of 56MW. The agreement marks the company’s […]
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27 February 2014
Irish engineering firm Kentz has won a $640 million contract for the construction of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG)project facility in Australia. The unit rate re-measurable contract is to be performed by the UGL Kentz JV, a 50/50 joint venture between UGL Resources and Kentz. The contract for the Ichthys Project Onshore LNG facilities […]
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26 February 2014
UK-based industrial fuel cell technology provider AFC Energy has signed a new co-operation agreement with Waste2Tricity International (Thailand) and Alter NRG Corporation in Bangkok, Thailand. The agreement is to advance the adoption of AFC Energy’s fuel cell systems in proposed energy-from-waste (EfW) projects in Thailand. The agreement includes a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that builds […]
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26 February 2014
Drilling at the highly anticipated Moroccan offshore licence, in which Dublin-based explorer, Fastnet Oil & Gas holds a significant stake, is expected to begin next month. Fastnet — which has a 12.5% shareholding in the Foum Assaka field, which contains an estimated 360m barrels of oil equivalent, said yesterday that lead partner on the licence, […]
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25 February 2014
Irish oil and gas explorer Providence Resources has said it is to acquire part of a 3D seismic survey on the Drombeg licence off the coast of Ireland. The company, which is listed in Dublin and London, said the survey, which is planned to commence this summer, will cover the deep-water Drombeg exploration prospect that […]
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24 February 2014
New projects to greatly increase North Sea oil and gas output and develop a “cleaner” low-carbon power station have been unveiled by ministers as the UK cabinet met in Scotland. The new North Sea efficiency programmes could increase oil and gas production by up to 4bn barrels and £200bn over the next 20 years, said […]
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