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EIA data shows substantial US wind progress

  • 10 years ago (2014-03-11)
  • Junior Isles
New data from the EIA shows substantial growth in the role of US wind energy, with this renewable energy source making up 30 per cent of new generating capacity over the last five years and supplying over 4 per cent of electricity on the grid during 2013.

Obama requests funding for fossil fuel R

  • 10 years ago (2014-03-10)
  • Junior Isles

US President Barack Obama has requested $475.5 million in the FY 2015 budget for the fossil energy research and development (FER&D) portfolio to facilitate achievement of the President’s climate goals.

UK-Irish wind energy plan delayed

  • 10 years ago (2014-03-08)
  • Junior Isles
Ireland’s Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has revealed that a plan to export wind generation to the UK is now unlikely to happen before the 2020 deadline.

Nigeria’s plant privatisation gets underway

  • 10 years ago (2014-03-08)
  • Junior Isles
Nigeria’s Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has opened bids for privatising its ten power plants, built by the Nigerian government under the National Integration Power Projects, (NIPPs).

Competition regulator deals blow to Australian asset disposal

  • 10 years ago (2014-03-05)
  • Junior Isles

An Australian regulator blocked a A$1.5 billion ($1.34 billion) deal by New South Wales to sell a power company on competition concerns, dealing a blow to the state's plans for a series of asset disposals this year to fund new road and rail projects.

Taqa led consortium invests $1.6 billion in two Indian hydro plants

  • 10 years ago (2014-03-05)
  • Junior Isles
A consortium led by United Arab Emirates' Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (Taqa) is investing $1.6 billion in equity to acquire two hydro plants from India's Jaypee Group.

Ontario grid operator predicts glut of renewables

  • 10 years ago (2014-03-02)
  • Junior Isles
Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has said in a report that it anticipates about 3100 MW of new generation coming online over the next 18 months, almost all of which will be renewable generation.

Indonesia plans 500 MW of new hydro

  • 10 years ago (2014-03-02)
  • Junior Isles
PT Indonesia Power, subsidiary of Indonesian state-owned PT PLN, is planning the construction of several hydroelectric plants, with a combined capacity of 500 MW, to cope with the country’s ongoing power shortages.

Japan’s Basic Energy Plan supports limited role for nuclear

  • 10 years ago (2014-02-27)
  • Junior Isles
Japan has revealed drafts of its first new national energy policy since the Fukushima disaster three years ago, the Basic Energy Plan, and has stated that nuclear power should remain an important source of electricity.

UK announces Shell deal for gas-fired CCS project

  • 10 years ago (2014-02-27)
  • Junior Isles
UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Energy Secretary Ed Davey have announced the signing of a multi-million pound deal with Shell to begin retrofitting the Peterhead gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage technology.