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SSE targets expansion of Ireland's only operational offshore wind farm

Energy company SSE Airtricity hopes to complete the expansion of Ireland's only operational offshore wind farm, and have it working at full capacity as a meaningful energy provider, by the early 2020s. The small seven-turbine Arklow Bank wind farm, off …

Lidl’s home deliveries, Davos and climate change, and ESB’s offshore wind farms

Lidl plans to roll out online grocery shopping across Dublin with delivery times starting at one hour, after trialling it in partnership with a home delivery start-up backed and chaired by Eamonn Quinn, whose father Feargal founded Superquinn. Mark Paul …

ESB signs partnership to develop offshore wind farms in Irish Sea

The ESB and Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind have reached an agreement “to kick-start the offshore wind-generation industry in the Republic” by developing two large offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea. The Irish utility has acquired up to 35 per …

Offshore wind farm to power 280,000 homes - and 100 jobs

0 Comments Offshore wind farm to power 280,000 homes - and 100 jobs Independent.ie Up to 100 full-time jobs will be created when an offshore windfarm capable of generating power for 280,000 homes becomes operational in 2023. https://www.independent …

Another step in planning process for Moray (West) offshore wind farm

Highland councillors yesterday agreed to a further planning option for the Moray West off-shore proposed wind farm. Highland Council is a consultee in the planning process, which is ultimately determined by Marine Scotland. In November, councillors agreed …

ESB makes first Irish offshore wind farm investment

The ESB has entered an agreement to co-develop two planned offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea, marking its first such investment in Ireland. The State-owned utility has agreed to buy a stake of up to 35% in the Oriel wind farm, off the coast at Dundalk. …

Offshore wind farm project offers compensation to fishermen

An offshore wind farm project is offering to pay more than $6 million to compensate Rhode Island commercial fishermen who will lose access to fishing grounds. Vineyard Wind is also offering to create a $23 million fund to research new fishing gear and …

Renewables In Britain To Overtake Fossil Fuels By 2020

Clean Power Published on January 23rd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill 0 January 23rd, 2019 by Joshua S Hill  Renewable electricity is on track to overtake fossil fuels to become the dominant source of electricity generation in Britain by 2020 according to a new …

Now that UK nuclear power plans are in tatters, it's vital to double down on wind and solar

More spin less gas? Credit: Marc Stuber Now that Japanese giants Toshiba and Hitachi have walked away from UK nuclear power projects that had previously been abandoned by others, it has forced the government to reassess the pro-nuclear bias of its energy …

50 top Canadian stock picks for 2019 as chosen by the pros

Last year was a rough one for investors, with markets turning in their worst performance in 10 years. And volatility promises to be a constant challenge for investors in 2019. But where there is upheaval there is also opportunity, and the drop in …

Citizens group forms to raise clean energy awareness

Deborah McDermott dmcdermott@seacoastonline.com @dmcdermoSMG YORK More attention is being drawn by the day to the effects of climate change, said York resident Mac McAbee, and the subsequent need to cool down the planet by using renewable forms of power. …

New UK Energy Storage Idea Is As Dumb As A Box Of Rocks

Clean Power Published on January 22nd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley 0 January 22nd, 2019 by Steve Hanley  Engineers and scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde say sandstone in the sea bed off the coast of the UK could be used …

Sununu decides N.H. shouldn’t be left behind as offshore wind farms become reality

Gov. Chris Sununu has joined governors in some neighboring states in seeking a federal study of offshore wind power, as a new study supports that technology’s ability to help New England cope with natural gas shortages during extreme cold spells. Sununu’s …

Researchers survey beachgoers on potential implications for offshore wind farms

Credit: CC0 Public Domain As the United States moves closer to developing offshore wind farms, one of the most important questions for coastal communities is how those wind farms are going to affect recreation and tourism. By surveying beachgoers, …

North-east businesses set to benefit from onshore wind farm HQ

North-east businesses are being invited to an event to hear about the opportunities available to them when the new wind farm HQ is built at Fraserburgh Harbour. Moray East Offshore Wind Farm announced last year that their operations and maintenance onshore …

LIA's top lobbying priority: Make the 2% tax cap permanent

Making permanent the state cap on increases in property taxes, abolishing the $10,000 federal cap on deductions of state and local taxes, and winning new research equipment for Brookhaven National Laboratory are among the top priorities of Long Island’s …

TEPCO & Ørsted Sign MoU To Explore Japanese Offshore Wind Projects

Clean Power Published on January 21st, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill 0 January 21st, 2019 by Joshua S Hill  Danish power giant Ørsted has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, better known as TEPCO, to explore the …

Danish energy firm is latest to apply to build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm

TEPCO & Ørsted Partner To Bring Offshore Wind Power To Japan

Clean Power Published on January 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley 0 January 21st, 2019 by Steve Hanley  A new partnership between Tokyo Electric Power Company and Danish energy company Ørsted has been created to explore “offshore wind business opportunities” …

Aspirelabs Announces Sustainability Startup Accelerator - CleanEdge Accelerator Program

Aspirelabs Announces Sustainability Startup Accelerator - CleanEdge Accelerator Program DELHI NCR, DELHI, INDIA, January 24, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- India today faces major Challenges in area of Environmental Sustainability, Waste Management …

POLAND / Polskie LNG - environmental and location decisions for the LNG Terminal Expansion Program

POLAND. Polskie LNG has obtained a set of environmental and location decisions for all 4 projects implemented under the LNG Terminal Expansion Program. WARSAW, POLSKA, January 24, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- LNG Terminal ready for expansion …

SMi’s 8th annual Smart Water Systems conference - The latest Technological Innovations in Smart Water Systems

Insights into the latest technology for Smart Water Systems LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, January 24, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SMI’s 8th Annual Smart Water Systems Conference taking place in London on 29th-30th April, will focus on the latest …

RELMAR AWARDED MAJOR MARINE INNOVATION GRANT

Relmar Limited, the Hull-based Marine and Reliability Engineering support company, has been awarded a grant of over £200,000 by Innovate UK KINGSTON-UPON-HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, January 24, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Relmar Limited …

Thunder Energies (TNRG) Advances the Development of a Real Time Detector of Precious Metals in Mining Operations

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla., Jan. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Ruggero M. Santilli, CEO and Chief Scientist of Thunder Energies Corporation, a publicly traded company with stock symbol (OTC: TNRG), announces advances in the development of the real time …

Parex Resources Announces Approval of Automatic Share Purchase Plan

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parex Resources Inc. (“Parex” or the “Company”) (TSX:PXT), announced today that the Company has entered into an automatic share purchase plan with a broker in order to facilitate repurchases of up to 11, …

TransGlobe Energy Corporation Announces Its 2018 Year-End Reserves

AIM & TSX: “TGL” & NASDAQ: “TGA” This Announcement contains inside information as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 (“MAR”). Upon the publication of this Announcement, this inside information is now considered to …

ASAP Systems announces the release of the new Asset Reservation Cart feature for its Cloud-based Asset Tracking System.

ASAP Systems’ Cloud-Based Asset Tracking Software, new Asset Reservation Cart. The new Cart is designed to increase visibility over the organization’s assets. AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, January 23, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- ASAP Systems, the …

Azincourt Energy Samples up to 8,061 ppm Uranium (0.95% U3O8) at Escalera Project, Puno, Peru

Sample mapping identifies two new uranium prospective areas measuring an estimated 4.5 and 2.0 kilometres in length Azincourt Energy Corp (TSX:AAZ) VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, January 23, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Vancouver B.C., January 23, 2019 - …

Bloomberg: Wind & Solar Jobs Growth Is 200% of Any Other Career

The U.S. Bureau of Labor projects exponential increases over the next decades TEHACHAPI, CA, USA, January 23, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Fossil fuels are as obsolete as are the dinosaurs from which they originated. Fundamental economics and …

Hydro One and Avista Mutually Agree to Terminate Merger Agreement

TORONTO and SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hydro One Limited (“Hydro One”) (TSX: H) and Avista Corporation (“Avista”) (NYSE: AVA) today announced that the companies have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced merger …

Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP Mourns Passing of Board Member Peter Adamson, III

TULSA, Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP (NASDAQ: MCEP) (“Mid-Con Energy” or the “Partnership”) announced that Peter Adamson, III passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Adamson, 77, served as a Director of Mid-Con Energy GP, …

Transocean Ltd. Announces Pricing of U.S. $550 Million of Secured Notes Due 2027

STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced today that Transocean Poseidon Limited (“Transocean Poseidon”), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Transocean, has priced an offering of U.S. $550 million …

DCP Midstream Announces Common and Preferred Unit Distributions

DENVER, Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DCP Midstream, LP (NYSE: DCP) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner declared a fourth quarter 2018 common unit distribution of $0.78 per unit, or $3.12 per unit on an annualized basis. …

Ultra Petroleum Corp. Enters into Agreements to Exchange an Incremental $24.1 Million Principal Amount of 2022 Notes ...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Ultra Petroleum Corp. ("Ultra Petroleum" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: UPL) announced it has entered into agreements to effect, subject to customary settlement procedures, an incremental …

Artesian Resources Corporation Declares Common Stock Dividend

NEWARK, Del., Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock. The quarterly dividend …

The U.S. Department of Energy, As Part of an International Team, Has Successfully Drilled a Gas Hydrate Test Well on ...

In a unique international effort, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have taken a significant leap forward in investigating the resource potential of natural gas hydrates within the Prudhoe Bay Unit ( …

Recipients Selected for Latest Round of Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program

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Department of Energy Announces $38 Million for Improving Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $38 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects enhancing technologies that improve the overall performance, reliability, and …

BioLargo Letter to Stockholders on Revenue Records in 2018 and Forecasted Positive Cash Flow in 2019

WESTMINSTER, Calif., Jan. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB:BLGO), developer of sustainable science and technologies and a full-service environmental engineering company, today released a “Letter to Stockholders” describing the milestones …