Europe
15 October 2010
Denmark-based enzyme producer Novozymes is tipped to form a new partnership to develop biofuels with Brazilian oil company Petrobras, according to Danish media.
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15 October 2010
Brookfield Renewable Power has agreed to sell seven million share units in the Brookfield Renewable Power Fund for $21.85 each to provide it with additional liquidity.
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15 October 2010
The UK government has abolished the Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) alongside several transport quangos, a government body announced this week.
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15 October 2010
Smart grid company Viridity Energy has secured a $1.66m grant to assist a distributed energy optimisation project at the University of California in San Diego, California.
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14 October 2010
The UK will need to move to an integrated approach using the latest direct current (DC) technology to connect its offshore wind farms as efficiently and cost effectively as possible, a leading power group said.
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14 October 2010
UK waste treatment company New Earth Energy has been granted planning permission by Bristol City Council for a low-carbon renewable energy facility that will work alongside a waste treatment facility in Avonmouth, Bristol.
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14 October 2010
The UK is not fully engaging with the supply chain to further its offshore wind industry, according to an industry expert.
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14 October 2010
Solar photovoltaic cell manufacturer 3Sun, a joint venture between Enel Green power, Sharp and STMicroelectronics, has appointed a new CEO and chairman.
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14 October 2010
Green fuels and materials synthesised from biological building blocks are moving ever closer to reality with technology specialist Avantium’s latest plant to pilot its novel catalytic process to convert carbohydrates into furanic compounds.
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14 October 2010
Solar power project developer Premier Power expects its third quarter revenues will be up to 376 per cent higher than the revenues it reported for the equivalent period of 2009.
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14 October 2010
After months of speculation, Enel Green Power, a renewable energy project developer and operator registered in Italy, is finally set to carry out an initial public offering (IPO) on Italy’s stock exchange after securing authorisation from the Italian stock exchange commission Consob.
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13 October 2010
Former head of engineering and wind resource assessment at SSE Renewables, Dr Patrick O’Kane, has joined wave energy developer Aquamarine Power to spearhead its technical operations as CTO.
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13 October 2010
Construction group Elecnor has awarded Fluor an engineering services contract for two new 50MW solar power plants in Spain.
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13 October 2010
New York-based solar project developer Prime Sun Power has entered into a master acquisition agreement with financial advisory company EnWay and DFD Select Group to co-develop up to 1GW of photovoltaic (PV) projects in France next year.
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13 October 2010
Construction and development company Skanska is set to invest NOK220m (€27.1m) in the development of a residential complex in a disused Tiedemanns tobacco plant in the Ensjø district of Norway’s capital city Oslo, which will be powered mainly by renewable energy.
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13 October 2010
City University London has taken an equity stake in Totempower Energy Systems, a clean technology vehicle launched in the UK to take the university’s renewable energy research to market.
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13 October 2010
Pod Point has teamed with renewable energy supplier Ecotricity to provide charging points for electric vehicles (EV) across the region.
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13 October 2010
Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has agreed to finance a research and development (R&D) programme by Denmark-based wind turbine manufacturer Vestas with the goal of developing a new type of 3MW wind turbine for low and medium wind conditions.
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12 October 2010
Renewable energy project developer Vattenfall has expanded its operations in France and announced its intention to participate in the tender processes for hydropower concessions in the country, which are due to begin next year.
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12 October 2010
E.ON’s latest wind plant off the coast of Denmark is now operating in the Baltic Sea after its 90 component Siemens turbines were erected six weeks ahead of schedule.
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