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Natural Power: Natural Power to provide Commercial Back Office Support Service on Hall Wind Farm for RidgeWind

(30/01/2012)

Natural Power has just been appointed to provide Commercial Back Office Support Services on Hall Wind Farm for renewable energy development company RidgeWind. The service will see Natural Power delivering financial and commercial administration services during the construction phase of the wind farm, which is due to begin on 16th January 2012. Hall Wind Farm is located approximately 5.5km north of Beverley and 14km west of Hornsea and is set to comprise of 12 x 2.05MW turbines with a maximum ins... [more]

Natural Power: Natural Power partners with Welsh firm Ecology Matters to widen ecology offerings

(27/01/2012)

Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has signed a framework agreement with Welsh based ecology consultants, Ecology Matters. This agreement widens Natural Power’s resource and expertise in onshore and offshore wind farm ecology issues, allowing the companies to work together in order to further develop their respective and mutual expertise. Natural Power’s Welsh office in Aberystwyth has consented 40MW in Wales and has another 346MW in planning as well as wor... [more]

Natural Power: Launch of the wind farm portfolio information system - WindManager™ in the US from Natural Power

(17/01/2012)

Natural Power has recently released WindManager- a groundbreaking wind farm portfolio information system increasing profitability of wind farm operations - to the US market at the AWEA Wind Project Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar in San Diego, California. WindManager is a turbine independent system based on latest international standards such as IEC 61400-25 and RDS-PP. The system is scalable from a single wind farm to large multisite wind farms. The system captures real-time da... [more]

National Insulation Association: DECC addresses key issues at NIA conference about Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation

(12/12/2011)

The National Insulation Association (NIA) has held its annual conference with over 300 industry delegates and external guests attending Harrogate Conference Centre keen to hear more about preparations for the Government’s Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO). The annual event saw its largest ever attendance and was the first opportunity for open discussion amongst industry peers, and associated agencies about the current Green Deal Consultation document. A key highlight was the atte... [more]

NSF International: First American National Standard for water reuse systems published by NSF International

(09/12/2011)

Following the new standard complements NSF International’s expanding scope of environmental standards and sustainable product standards, which help establish criteria for and clear methods of evaluating environmental and sustainable product claims, the global public health and environmental organization, published the first American national standard for commercial and residential onsite water reuse treatment systems, NSF/ANSI 350. NSF/ANSI 350: Onsite Residential and Commercial Reuse Treatm... [more]

Nourishing the Planet: Follow these 10 simple steps to reduce Food Waste during festive season

(02/12/2011)

The United States, during holiday season generate an extra 5 million tons of household waste each year between Thanksgiving and New Year's, including three times as much food waste as at other times of the year. When our total food waste adds up to 34 million tons each year, that equals a lot of food. Holiday season is indeed a time for gifts and lots and lots of food ! With the coming holidays, the Worldwatch Institute offers 10 simple steps we all can take to help make this season less waste... [more]