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22 February 2012
Poland is on the brink of launching its first offshore wind lease as the sector proves popular in attracting investor interest.
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22 February 2012
Finance provided to the offshore wind sector from the European Energy Programme for Recovery has aided European competitiveness in the technology, but may have not stimulated planned short-term economic benefits, according to a study by the European Wind Energy Association.
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22 February 2012
A US utility operating in the Midwest has brought on an investment bank to assist in the sale of its renewable energy unit.
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22 February 2012
Danish wind energy company Vestas has been contracted to supply turbines with a combined capacity of 56MW to Tozzi TRE for a facility being built in Apulia, Italy.
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21 February 2012
Danish wind energy company Vestas has been contracted to supply turbines with a combined capacity of 150MW to an undisclosed US client.
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21 February 2012
US cleantech developer Renewable Energy Solutions Americas has completed installation of the 227.5MW Crossroads wind farm in Dewey County, Oklahoma.
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21 February 2012
A UK-based renewables consultancy and Scottish university are looking to develop a system that will reduce the cost and expand the lifetime of offshore wind farms.
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21 February 2012
Building a track record long enough to get insurers to cover renewable energy projects is proving difficult in newer technology areas, a group of experts told NewNet.
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21 February 2012
Driven by strong cleantech investment, corporate venture put most money into the energy sector over recent years with $974m was invested in 95 deals, new figures show.
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21 February 2012
One of Europe’s largest engineering companies has confirmed to NewNet that it has a multi-billion funding pot with which to make acquisitions over the coming few years.
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21 February 2012
German wind energy business REpower has been contracted by French company Maïa Eolis to supply turbines with a capacity of up to 250MW for onshore wind projects in France.
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21 February 2012
A European private equity firm has partnered with a German wind farm maker to develop and then sell on offshore wind farms.
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20 February 2012
Dutch transmission company TenneT has unveiled a structure to steer Germany’s transition to a low carbon economy with 35 per cent of energy coming from renewables by 2020.
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20 February 2012
Turkey's power sector will witness considerable growth in coming years, according to a new report, supported by an extremely favourable and facilitative government policy and regulatory regime.
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20 February 2012
The Bank of London and the Middle East has signed a £14m leasing deal with submarine cable installer Global Marine Systems.
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20 February 2012
UK-based marine design consultancy BMT Nigel Gee has been contracted to supply the plan for construction of eight, 20 metre offshore wind farm support vessels for Njord Offshore.
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17 February 2012
The American Wind Energy Association has warned of manufacturing jobs losses should payroll tax legislation currently being considered in Congress not extend the Production Tax Credit..
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17 February 2012
A number of deals finalised this week highlight the US West Coast’s dominance in the cleantech space with California still proving the most progressive state.
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17 February 2012
Germany-headquartered electronics giant Siemens has opened a new wind energy distribution centre in Oklahoma, central US.
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17 February 2012
A Finnish mining company told NewNet it was considering making investments into the renewable energy sector as it carries out a share sale to increase its financial flexibility.
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