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Voith to equip Los Cóndores hydropower plant

  • 10 years ago (2014-09-08)
  • Junior Isles

Voith has been awarded a contract by utility ENDESA Chile to equip the Los Cóndores hydropower plant, located in Chile’s Maule Region.

Dalkia to buy two E.On power plants in Hungary

  • 10 years ago (2014-09-06)
  • Junior Isles

Energy firm Dalkia has signed an agreement to buy two Hungarian combined heat and power plants from German utility E.On by the end of next year for an undisclosed sum.

Belgium could face winter power cuts

  • 10 years ago (2014-09-03)
  • Junior Isles

A shortage of nuclear capacity could cause power shortages this winter in Belgium.

Scottish Siccar Point Energy sees $500 million investment

  • 10 years ago (2014-09-01)
  • Junior Isles
Private equity firms Blackstone and Blue Water Energy have revealed that they are to jointly back a $500 million investment in Siccar Point Energy, a new North Sea-focused oil company.

Policy uncertainty threatens renewable expansion

  • 10 years ago (2014-08-29)
  • Junior Isles

The expansion of renewable energy will slow over the next five years unless policy uncertainty is diminished, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said in its third annual Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report.

First 8 MW turbines for Burbo Bank

  • 10 years ago (2014-08-22)
  • Junior Isles

DONG Energy has signed a conditional agreement for the purchase of 32 of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s V164-8.0MW offshore wind turbine for installation at the Burbo Bank Extension project. It marks the first commercial order for what is the most powerful turbine on the market.

Australian renewables investment damaged by Abbott policy risk

  • 10 years ago (2014-08-22)
  • Junior Isles
Australia’s renewable energy industry is already predicting project cancellations due to policy risk even before Prime Minister Tony Abbott decides whether to overhaul the 20 per cent by 2020 renewable energy target (RET), according to solar industry sources.

Carbon prices enter bullish corridor

  • 10 years ago (2014-08-20)
  • Junior Isles

With prices hitting a five-month high of €6.50, energy intelligence provider ICIS Tschach has predicted a sustained increase in the price of European Trading Scheme (ETS) allowances.

First 6 MW turbine erected at Westermost Rough

  • 10 years ago (2014-08-15)
  • Junior Isles

The first of 35 Siemens 6 MW turbines has been successfully erected at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm, a joint venture between DONG Energy (50%) and its partners Marubeni Corporation (25%) and the UK Green Investment Bank (25%).

Bangladesh approves 1200 MW coal-fired plant

  • 10 years ago (2014-08-13)
  • Junior Isles

The Bangladeshi government has approved the country’s largest development project, under which a 1200 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant will be built at Matarbari coast at a cost of Tk 359.84 billion ($4.64 billion).