18 February 2014
Nordex has secured a contract from Eneco to supply its Generation Delta wind turbines for the Moy wind farm, located near Inverness in northern Scotland. As per the contract, Nordex will supply the Generation Delta wind turbines for the 66MW wind farm in 2015. The company has also secured a 15-year premium service contract from […]
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18 February 2014
A survey by OnePoll and electrical supplies distributor Rexel has revealed a ‘split personality’ on energy consumption behaviour among the UK consumers. According to the survey, 48% of the British public would say themselves as energy conscious at home, while only 20% say the same about their behaviour in the workplace. More than 70% of […]
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18 February 2014
A consortium consisting of the European Investment Bank (EIB), KfW IPEX-Bank and Rabobank will provide €350m to NOP Agrowind to develop 26 new wind turbines at the existing Windpark Noordoostpolder in the Netherlands. The 26 new Enercon E-126 wind turbines are part of Windpark Noordoostpolder, comprising 86 wind turbines on-shore and near-shore with a total […]
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17 February 2014
A partnership between Somerset waste management firm Viridor and Highview Power Storage has been awarded more than £8 million to develop innovation in storing energy. The partnership has won a contract as part of the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s innovation competition to support energy storage technology research and development. Taunton-based Viridor will now […]
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17 February 2014
Fennovoima has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report to the Finland Ministry of Employment and the Economy for its Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in Pyhajoki.. The EIA report, which was submitted on 13 February 2014, shows that construction of the new 1,200MW nuclear power plant is feasible. During the EIA procedure, the company […]
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17 February 2014
The Smart Grid Innovation Hub is calling on applicants for its competition to find the best energy start-up in Ireland with a top prize of €10,000 in funding along with a range of smaller prizes for runners-up. The hub is part of a collaborative initiative between the EirGrid Group and the National Digital Research Centre […]
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17 February 2014
Energy consumption declined by 8 per cent between 2006 and 2012 as Ireland is shown to have one of the highest dependence rates in EU. Ireland had one ofhe highest energy dependence rates in the European Union in 2012, new data from Eurostat shows. According to the data, Ireland had a dependence rate of 85 […]
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14 February 2014
The world’s largest solar power plant just outside Las Vegas, Nevada, has officially begun operation and is expected to produce 392 megawatts of solar power at full capacity. The three 450ft solar towers, known as Ivanpah, will provide enough solar electricity to provide 140,000 California homes with clean energy and avoid 400,000 metric tonnes of […]
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14 February 2014
Irish exploration firm, Petroceltic International has all but concluded its planned secondary farm-out at its highly-rated Ain Tsila gas discovery in Algeria, with the country’s government signing off on the deal. The $180m asset sale has been described by management as being “a major commercial milestone” for the Dublin-based company. Yesterday’s announcement basically copper-fastened the […]
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14 February 2014
In what could prove to be the first step towards nuclear fusion, the ‘holy grail’ of energy production, a team of Californian scientists have re-created the energy of the sun in a laboratory. The scientists’ research results have been published in the weekly scientific journal Nature. The team was able to create nuclear fusion by […]
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