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August 10, 2010
New Brunswick will soon be benefiting from a new source of clean, renewable energy thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada. The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, announced today that the Lamèque Wind Power Project, located on the Isle of Lamèque, will receive up to $13.79 million over 10 years through the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power program.
"Today's announcement is another example of our Government's action to increase the supply of clean, renewable energy for Canadians," said Minister Ashfield. The Lamèque Wind Power Project, developed, owned and operated by ACCIONA Energy North America, consists of 30 wind turbines and is expected to produce enough energy per year to power 8,000 homes in New Brunswick.
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August 10, 2010
German wind developer Pro Ventum International is teaming up with GE to build a 90-megawatt wind farm about 250 kilometers northeast of Bangkok.
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed today for GE to supply 36 2.5-megawatt wind turbines to the Thep Sathit Wind Farm in the Chaiyaphum province of Thailand. At the same time, GE also is looking into a potential equity investment in the project. It will be the first wind project in Thailand for both Pro Ventum and GE and when operational, could potentially be one of the first wind farms of this scale in Thailand and the greater ASEAN region.
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August 10, 2010
The plant will be built by U.S.-based Qualibou Energy Inc. The proposed geothermal site, Sulphur Springs, has been studied for over 30 years, and has an estimated capacity of 170 megawatts (MW). 30 megawatts of power has already been generated through several test sites.
The project will be completed in three phases. The first phase of construction will see 12 MW come online by 2012. The second phase is expected to expand the geothermal plant to 75 MW by 2013. The third, and final phase will bring the plant's capacity to 120 MW by 2015.
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August 10, 2010
Indonesia has shortlisted India's Tata Power Co Ltd and PT Medco Energi International (MEDC.JK: Quote) as bidders for a geothermal power project, an official at the mines and energy ministry said on Friday.
The plant, in Sorik Merapi in North Sumatra, will have an initial capacity of 55 megawatts (MW), gradually increasing to 200 MW. Indonesian energy explorer Medco is part of a consortium with Ormat Technologies , while Tata, India's largest private sector utility, is part of a consortium with Indonesian firm PT Supraco Energy.
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August 10, 2010
Mobile telecommunications operator MTN on Monday unveiled its R22-million, 2-MW trigeneration plant, which would power a new building housing a data centre and a test switch centre at its head office campus in Fairland, Johannesburg.
The trigeneration plant is powered by methane gas, which is piped over 800 km from Sasol's Mozambique gas fields to Egoli Gas in Johannesburg, and then to the company's office, MTN South Africa MD Karel Pienaar explained.
The JSE-listed company hopes to become energy independent at its head office, which consumes between 5,5-MW and 7,5-MW of electricity, as it adds additional phases onto the project.
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August 10, 2010
The State Energy Conservation Office has awarded a renewable energy technology grant to Boerne Independent School District to install solar panels on schools.
The school district will receive $164,000 from the state. The total cost of the project is estimated at $264,000.
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August 09, 2010
Gujarat government today said it will finalise power purchase agreements (PPAs) for generation of 1,000 MW solar power by September in Gujarat, attracting an investment of Rs 15,000 crore. "We have so far signed PPAs for 365 MW generation of solar power, and applications seeking establishment of 5,000 MW are pending with us," Principal Secretary Energy & Petrochemical Department, D J Pandian told PTI. "We have called for financial and technical details of these pending projects from the applicants, of which PPAs for 1,000 MW of solar power generation are likely to get finalised by September," Pandian said. Gujarat has set an ambitious target of having 1,000 MW established solar power generation capacity by the end of 2012 & 3,000 MW in next 5 years. "The move is expected to attract an investment of Rs 15,000 crore in the state, and create jobs for over 5,000 persons," Pandian said. He said, Asian Development Bank (ADB) was willing to fund the renewable energy (RE) projects in Gujarat.
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August 09, 2010
Councils in Britain will from next week be allowed to sell renewable electricity to the grid as part of plans to spur a local power revolution and create income for local areas.
From 18 August, the Department for Energy and Climate Change, or DECC, will overturn a ban on local authorities selling renewable electricity. It's hoped this will open up new sources of income for local councils, including the full benefit of the feed in tariff - a payment to anyone who owns a renewable electricity system, for every kilowatt hour they generate. DECC estimates that local authorities across England and Wales could boost their incomes by up to £100 million a year through the scheme.
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August 09, 2010
Canada has the potential to generate enough clean, low-cost electricity from geothermal sources to power 5 million homes, the country's geothermal association said on Monday.
As things stand though, the resource-rich country does not produce a single unit of geothermal energy, which comes from hot water and steam produced by heat deep below the earth's surface.
This is a result of a lack of government funding, a shortage of land made available for development, a dearth of knowledge and the existence of other cheap and more traditional power sources like hydro and natural gas, Alison Thompson, chairman of the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association said.
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August 05, 2010
Siemens is participating in the development of two ecofriendly combined-cycle power plants – one in the German state of Brandenburg and the other in Hungary. The project has a total value of roughly €1.5 billion and will employ up to about 1,000 people in the Wustermark region of Brandenburg as well as in the Hungarian city of Szeged during the three-year construction period. Once in operation, each location will provide jobs for about 50 highly qualified personnel on a long-term basis.
As part of the project to develop the two power plants, Siemens has – via its equity company Siemens Project Ventures GmbH – acquired 50 percent stakes in each of the two project companies of Swiss project developer Advanced Power AG that are responsible for building the facilities. Construction of both plants will begin in 2012 and is scheduled for completion by 2015.
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