25 November 2015
By 2030, Sweden plans to become a fossil fuel-free country and wants be one of the world’s first fossil fuel-free welfare states. Minister for Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation Kristina Persson, dubbed the “minister for the future” by the government, said the goal can be achieved by breaking the link between economic growth and increased […]
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24 November 2015
A Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator-led programme has devised a methodology to pre-determine the load-bearing capacity of vibrated piles as part of a project to test alternative ways of installing offshore foundations. What It appears that vibration-driven piling could make installing monopiles and jackets offshore quieter and up to 10 times faster. The test involved […]
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24 November 2015
Allianz will withdraw investment from coal companies over the next six months, a top executive told German state broadcaster ZDF on Monday. The Munich-based insurer, which manages €2 trillion worth of assets, is divesting from mining firms and utilities that get more than 30% of revenues or power from coal. Chief investment officer Andreas Gruber […]
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23 November 2015
Siemens is to supply a total of 130MW to three wind farms in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It will equip the plants with a total 42 direct-drive D3 units made up of SWT-3.0-113 and SWT-3.2-113 turbines by the end of 2016. The Italian regulatory authority Gestore Servizi Energetici has prescribed an awarding procedure […]
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23 November 2015
Terna Energy, member of large Greek conglomerate GEK Terna, has acquired a 380MW wind energy project from Tri Global Energy in Texas, US. If terms of the deal have not been disclosed, the facility is due to power around 110,200 homes once completed. Comprising nearly 32,000 leased acres of privately owned farm and ranch land, […]
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20 November 2015
Moscow and Cairo signed an agreement on Thursday for Russia to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, with Russia extending a loan to Egypt to cover the cost of construction. A spokesman for Russia’s state-owned nuclear firm Rosatom said the plant, Egypt’s first, would be built at Dabaa in the north of the country […]
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20 November 2015
Irish wind hit a new peak output earlier this week with favourable weather conditions helping wind farms to supply almost 50% of electricity demand. According to EirGird figures, wind power in the Republic reached the new high at tea time on Wednesday. Wind output hit some 2035MWs or enough to meet 46% of the country’s […]
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19 November 2015
RWE Innogy has selected the Port of Lowestoft as the base for the construction of its 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm. The deal has been announced which it said “signifies a multi-million pound investment into the local economy” in terms of lease and port payments and the preparation of the facility ahead of it becoming […]
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19 November 2015
Two bilateral agreements signed in Paris at the International Energy Agency biannual ministerial meeting mark the strengthening of ties and growing co-operation between Ireland and France in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy security. The agreement between the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the French Agency for Environment and Energy Management […]
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19 November 2015
ScottishPower Renewables has submitted plans to build a 1.2GW offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk, after the government yesterday announced it would continue to provide support for new projects over the course of this parliament. The project called East Anglia THREE will spread across a 305km² area in the southern North Sea, off […]
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