Posts Tagged ‘UK’
17 May 2013
UK solar company PV Crystalox has released its interim statement, saying it expects wafer shipments of 75MW to 85MW for the first half of 2013.
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15 May 2013
The UK’s National Grid and Norwegian transmission system operator Statnett have signed a co-operation agreement to continue work on the €1.5bn energy transmission link between the two countries.
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15 May 2013
SmartReach, one of the major consortiums bidding for the UK’s £11.7bn smart meter roll-out, told NewNet the government’s recent delay of the programme was a sensible move that will help build confidence that its aims are achievable.
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14 May 2013
SAG Solarstrom has revealed bumper first quarter installations totalling 44MW but told NewNet its growth trajectory is in danger of being derailed if anti-dumping duties are brought in.
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14 May 2013
Chinese solar firm ReneSola has opened a UK office to provide direct support to customers.
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13 May 2013
UK not-for-profit group Regen SW has published a South West Renewable Energy Manifesto which sets out eight key commitments to put sustainable energy at the heart of the region’s economic future.
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10 May 2013
Highview Power Storage, which this week secured financing from the UK government, has revealed to NewNet that Chinese investors have shown an interest in licencing its liquid air energy storage business, representing ‘huge potential’ for the company.
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8 May 2013
The Department of Energy and Climate change (DECC) has awarded £21m in funding to UK entrepreneurs aiming to bring a range of low carbon products to market.
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7 May 2013
Bioethanol group Vireol will look to raise £80m ($125m) to invest in a plant in the north-east of the UK through a partnership with Future Fuels.
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2 May 2013
A number of UK energy companies including British Gas, Drax and GDF are to be investigated by industry watchdog Ofgem for failing to meet one or more of their energy efficiency targets.
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2 May 2013
Tidal Energy has received a £1.6m European Union grant for its deployment of Wales’ first full-scale tidal energy generator in Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire.
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30 April 2013
A partnership between Abu Dhabi’s state-backed renewables investment company Masdar and the UK’s Green Investment Bank may result in up to £2bn of investment into the country’s alternative energy schemes.
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30 April 2013
Abu Dhabi’s state-backed renewable investment company Masdar has confirmed it will invest up to £1bn in alternative energy schemes alongside the Green Investment Bank.
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30 April 2013
Abu Dhabi is in talks with the UK government to invest up to £1bn in alternative energy schemes alongside the state-owned Green Investment Bank.
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25 April 2013
Lightsource Renewable Energy is holding a community consultation to discuss a proposed 6MW solar farm Northwold, UK.
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25 April 2013
Retailer Sainsbury’s has joined phase two of the UKH2 Mobility project, an initiative to provide a ‘roadmap’ for the introduction of vehicles and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in the UK of which ITM Power is also a partner.
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24 April 2013
Iberdrola’s first quarter results today showed profit reductions of 14 per cent, representing €878.6m, compared with €1.02bn in the same period last year.
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23 April 2013
RWE Innogy has received planning permission to ‘repower’ its first ever UK onshore wind farm; reducing the number of turbines by a third while almost doubling energy output and also putting 19 Polish wind turbines into action this week.
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19 April 2013
UK ministers have awarded a 20-year contract worth up to £500m to a renewable energy company Air Products, which was previously represented by a lobbyist who was working as an adviser to the energy department at the time.
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18 April 2013
UK-based conservation charity National Trust told NewNet it will invest up to £34.5m to provide clean energy to 43 of its historic properties if an initial five-site pilot project is successful.
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