Europe
24 May 2013
Waste management business Shanks has been selected as preferred bidder for the £560m 25-year residual waste treatment contract by the North West Regional Waste Management Group.
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24 May 2013
The Department for Energy and Climate Change has given the go ahead for the 504MW Galloper wind farm off the coast of Suffolk.
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24 May 2013
Vestas has brought in the Danish fraud squad to investigate the actions of former CFO Henrik Nørremark, who it has blamed for missing money in association with a series of deals in India.
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24 May 2013
The developer of the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon has confirmed to NewNet its community share offer will take place on 10 June.
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24 May 2013
Dutch technology investor BVP Investments has reportedly seen strong interest in its wind energy bond, which is focused on the Northern Irish market.
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24 May 2013
UK renewable energy company Estover Energy has announced plans to develop a £65m biomass CHP plant at Sandwich, Kent-based Discovery Park.
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24 May 2013
Insurance group Munich Re is reportedly buying a 30MW-strong portfolio of wind farms in Sweden through its asset management arm.
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24 May 2013
The Swansea Bay tidal lagoon developer Tidal Lagoon Power has named a former opencast mining worker and executive as development director for Wales.
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24 May 2013
3i Group has made an offer for Barclays’ European infrastructure fund management business.
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24 May 2013
UK and Ireland renewable energy group Kedco has received €1.15m of senior term loans from Allied Irish Banks for the construction of its Pluckanes wind farm.
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23 May 2013
Dong Energy has called for greater industry certainty to be created through the implementation of the long-awaited UK Energy Bill.
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23 May 2013
Europe’s largest professional body for engineers has formed a new group to ensure that networks are ready to meet the significant challenges of low carbon generation technologies.
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23 May 2013
Sustainable Marine Energy is to build and test a new generation systems integration platform, fitted with 50 tidal turbines provided by propulsion specialist Schottel.
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23 May 2013
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has promised to continue drawing in private sector financing for Scotland’s renewable energy industry off the back of a world-first £18m marine renewables fund.
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22 May 2013
UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey told NewNet Scotland will struggle to meet its renewable energy generation targets if it becomes independent as investment levels will suffer.
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22 May 2013
SolarWorld will update shareholders in July at an extraordinary meeting called after the business recorded losses totalling half of its capital stock.
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22 May 2013
Asset management firm Capital Dynamics has invested in a 21MW onshore wind farm project in Northern Ireland.
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22 May 2013
An £18m marine renewables fund launched by the Scottish government last year will now be used to provide a dedicated support mechanism for the wave sector to enable wave projects get to the first array stage and development.
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22 May 2013
Centrosolar creditors have reportedly approved a debt swap deal, which will see debt from a €50m bond equated to 5.5 million newly-issued shares.
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22 May 2013
Italian developer Falck Renewables will sell its non-controlling interests in UK wind plants, amounting to 49 per cent of its business in the country, is seeking a co-investment partner for the construction of new plants.
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