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Iberdrola Renovables now has 41 wind farms in the US
Iberdrola Renovables has produced 6,046 million kilowatt hours (kWh) at all its facilities around the world in the second quarter of 2010, an increase of 16.5 % on the same period last year. Of the total, 5,771 million kWh were generated by the company’s wind farms, which continued to form the core of Iberdrola Renovables’ business in the quarter, accounting for 95.5% of the generation mix. Of the total, 2,962 million kWh was generated in the ... [more]
Good Energy gets social energy from GoodBrand and Company
Good Energy has turned to creative and social insight agency, GoodBrand & Company to help bring its vision - of changing the way energy is produced and used in the UK - to life. Good Energy tasked the agency to bring on board new customers and encourage a growing demand for renewable energy in the UK. The acquisition campaign, which encourages people to ‘join the homegrown energy movement’, will launch on 21st June , with direct mail and email... [more]
We need all possible sources of energy to replace our dependence on declining fossils fuels
We have heard a lot from politicians over the last month about the economy, immigration, defence and tax. However there has been very little discussion about how we are going to deal with one of the biggest issues facing this country over the next decade. Where is our energy going to come from? With plentiful supplies of coal in the first half of the 20th century and gas and oil from the North Sea since the 1980s, the UK has until recent times... [more]
Flexitricity brings increased energy-asset reliability to UK businesses and reduces carbon emissions in the national electricity system
Flexitricity believes it could unlock revenue streams worth millions of pounds annually to private industry, and help reduce Britain’s carbon footprint, using a unique system that harnesses the hidden flexible capabilities of existing commercial energy assets, such as standby generators, electricity consuming equipment, combined heat and power (CHP) generators and hydro generators. Using its patented aggregation technology, Flexitricity’s cli... [more]
Growing interest in Latin America to promote renewable technologies
According to Fitch Ratings, the prospects are good for renewable energy development in Latin America and the Caribbean, even as development across the region remains in the early stages and information on clean power initiatives is limited. There is growing interest from Latin American governments to promote renewable technologies, and most countries possess abundant renewable energy sources such as wind, small hydro, biomass and solar. Fitch ... [more]
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Hydroelectric project performing close' to expectations
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Hydro-electric power station being considered for the GF area
Preliminary permits have been approved and feasibility studies are under way for a proposed multibillion dollar hydroelectric power station that would be located on the banks of the Minnesota River near Granite Falls.
Emerson Awarded Automation Contract To Modernize 100 Hydroelectric Turbine Generators In Ukraine
UkrHydroEnergo, the main hydroelectric generating company of Ukraine, has awarded Emerson Process Management, an Emerson (NYSE: EMR) business, a US$28 million contract for automation systems to manage and control 100 turbine generators in nine hydroelectric power plants
Cutler, LePage debate power, schools, welfare
BREWER -- Republican Paul LePage and independent Eliot Cutler -- two of five candidates for governor -- talked about energy, education and welfare Thursday night at a forum sponsored by the forest products industry.
Kyrgyz Launch Hydroelectric Dam
TOKTOGUL, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan launched a $200 million hydroelectric power station on Monday, its first since the collapse of the Soviet Union, in a move likely to intensify competition for Central Asia's scarce water resources.
Research and Markets: Vietnam Power Report Q3 2010
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5e86f1/vietnam_power_repo) has announced the addition of the "Vietnam Power Report Q3 2010" report to their offering. Business Monitor International's Vietnam Power Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, power associations, government ...
Kyrgyzstan launches new hydroelectric power plant
Source: Reuters (Corrects spelling of name of hydroelectric plant) * First Kyrgyz hydro plant since Soviet Union * More hydro projects planned * Intense competition for C. ...
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Kyrgyzstan launches $200 million hydroelectric dam
TOKTOGUL, KYRGYZSTAN : Kyrgyzstan launched a $200 million hydroelectric power station on Monday, the first in the nation since the fall of the Soviet Union.
CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Kyrgyzstan launches new hydroelectric power plant
(Corrects spelling of name of hydroelectric plant)
