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Balfour Beatty sells wind farm transmission system

  • 9 years ago (2015-02-16)
  • Junior Isles

Balfour Beatty, the largest construction contractor in the UK, has today announced that it has sold 80 per cent of the transmission system for the Thanet offshore transmission project (Thanet Ofto) to Equitix, an infrastructure fund, for £40 million ($61.5 million).

Birol to take over at IEA

  • 9 years ago (2015-02-13)
  • Junior Isles

The Governing Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Fatih Birol as its next Executive Director. He will succeed Ms. Maria van der Hoeven, who will complete her four-year term on August 31, 2015.

China’s installed wind capacity hits 7 per cent

  • 9 years ago (2015-02-12)
  • Junior Isles

According to the National Energy Administration the installed grid-connected wind power capacity in China increased by nearly 26 per cent to 96.37 GW in 2014 – nearly 7 per cent of the country's total output.

US seeks $2 billion private investment in clean energy

  • 9 years ago (2015-02-11)
  • Junior Isles

US President Barack Obama is setting a goal of raising $2 billion from the private sector for investments in clean energy.

Gamesa to construct 300 MW Greenko wind power plant

  • 9 years ago (2015-02-10)
  • Junior Isles

Gamesa, the Spanish-based wind turbine maker, has signed an agreement with independent power producer Greenko to supply, erect and commission 80 of its G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in Jaisalmer region in Rajasthan and Basavanabagewadi in Karnataka in the project’s opening phase.

Shetland wind farm cleared by Supreme Court

  • 9 years ago (2015-02-09)
  • Junior Isles

A huge prospective onshore wind farm in the Shetland Islands, which is expected to be one of the most productive in the world, has been cleared for construction by the UK Supreme Court after it rejected an appeal based on the protection of local wildlife.

EDF forms Chinese partnerships

  • 9 years ago (2015-02-06)
  • Junior Isles

French utility Électricité de France (EDF) has entered into strategic partnerships with China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and China Huadian Corporation in China.

Northeast India gets its first solar power plant

  • 9 years ago (2015-02-05)
  • Junior Isles

India’s North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has put forward plans for the construction of a 5 MW solar power plant at Monarchak in Tripura, which will be the first in northeastern India.

E.On looks to offload further Italian assets

  • 9 years ago (2015-02-04)
  • Junior Isles

German utility, E.On, is looking to offload its most valuable Italian power asset – the 531 MW Terni hydropower plant.

Israeli wind power looks set to grow rapidly

  • 9 years ago (2015-02-02)
  • Junior Isles

Israel's wind capacity has stayed at 6 MW for years but looks set to grow rapidly, with 22 MW currently under construction and a further 3 GW under development.