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Vestas receives an order for a new project in France
Danish manufacturer of wind turbines Vestas has received an order from Ostwind International for the delivery of 12 units of its V90- 3MW wind turbines for the new Atrebatie project in France. The Le Bois du Haut, Le Vert Galant, and Garimetz wind farms will be composed from 12 wind turbines with a total capacity of 36 MW.
read more... 09/10/2012
BP unveils the start-up of Devenick gas project in UK
The energy major British Petroleum (BP) unveiled the successful start-up of a natural gas project in the North Sea which will be able to provide enough gas to meet the needs of about 500, 000 homes per year.
read more... 09/10/2012
EU may not need Nabucco project
The Nabucco pipeline is a project that would supply gas to Europe, reducing the region's dependence on Russian gas, but with US LNG exports, the European Union may not need the Caspian gas, as there are three main reasons that US LNG are more attractive:
read more... 08/10/2012
TGC Renewables to build the largest solar farm in UK
TGC Renewables, one of the most important renewable energy developers in the UK, has announced that they will commence now the construction of the 6.2 MW solar PV project, at Marley Thatch in South Devon. This will be the largest solar PV project and once completed the solar farm would provide enough electricity to power about 2,500 homes, TGC Renewables said.
read more... 05/10/2012
Ireland will miss to meet the 2020 EU targets
According to the EU- funded “Sustainable Energy for the Rural Village Environment” (SERVE) project, Ireland is to miss its EU energy efficiency target by 2020. The project stated that about 90,000 buildings will need important improvements every year by 2020, even if this year less than 50,000 buildings undergo energy upgrades.If Ireland doesn’t reach its objective by 2020, it will have to pay severe penalties.
read more... 03/10/2012