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Energy: Commission releases €750 million for infrastructure projects
The first call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to help finance key trans-European energy infrastructure projects is open. A total of €750 million will be made available for first priority projects mainly in the gas and electricity sectors. These projects will address security of supply issues and help bring an end to the energy isolation of some Member States. They ...
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Clarke Energy Wins ‘Infrastructure Project 2018’ at Australian Engineering Excellence Awards
Clarke Energy was announced as the winner of ‘Infrastructure Project 2018’ by Engineers Australia at the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards, Northern Division on the 17th August in Darwin. Clarke Energy’s submission for the award was based on their detailed engineering, procurement and construction works on the Owen Springs Power Station Expansion Project during the ...
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Pattern Energy secures USD 11bn for SunZia wind, transmission project
Pattern Energy Group LP has secured USD 11 billion (EUR 9.88bn) in loan facilities for SunZia Transmission and SunZia Wind, described as the biggest clean energy infrastructure project in US history, and launched full construction works. The project envisages the construction of a 550-mile (805 km), 525-kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line between central New Mexico and ...
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Energy systems are still far from being sustainable, warns World Energy Council report
The World Energy Council’s (WEC) annual Energy Sustainability Index reveals that most of the over 90 countries assessed are still far from achieving fully sustainable energy systems. Released at COP-18 in Doha, the Index is part of WEC’s 2012 World Energy Trilemma report, “Time to get real – the case for sustainable energy policy”, which ranks countries on their ...
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Energy: EU invests €217 million in energy infrastructure
Today Member States agreed on a Commission proposal to invest €217 million in key trans-European energy infrastructure projects, mainly in Central and South Eastern Europe. In total, 15 projects were selected following a call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), an EU funding programme for infrastructure. The selected projects will increase energy security and help end ...
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Energy: EU invests €150 million in energy infrastructure
Today (July 14, 2015) Member States agreed on the Commission's proposal to allocate €150 million to key trans-European energy infrastructure projects. The bulk of the support will go to projects in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe as well as to projects in the Baltic region. In total, 20 projects were selected following a call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), ...
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Major Green Energy Infrastructure Projects Announced to Power New York City
During Climate Week, Governor Kathy Hochul recently (Sept 20) announced two major green energy infrastructure projects to power New York City with wind, solar and hydropower projects from upstate New York and Canada. If approved, these infrastructure projects will create approximately 10,000 jobs statewide and bring $8.2 billion in economic development investments, including developer-committed ...
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EC calls for proposals for EUR 4bn worth of energy investments
The European Commission has launched a call for proposals covering key energy infrastructure projects such as energy interconnections, offshore wind energy and carbon capture and storage as part of the implementation of the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR), on which the Council and the Parliament recently reached agreement. Project promoters are invited to submit their proposals by ...
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MPs call for IPC to assess the sustainability of energy from waste fuel sources
The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) should have a greater role in assessing the sustainability of energy from waste (EfW) fuel sources, according to a new report by the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee. The report entitled The proposals for national policy statements on energy focuses on the Government’s proposals on national policy statements (NPSs), which will form ...
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New York Announces Completion Of Eight New Large-Scale Renewable Energy Infrastructure Projects
During Earth Week, Governor Kathy Hochul announced eight new large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects have been completed in the last six months to deliver clean energy to New York's power grid. During development and construction, the projects supported the creation of nearly 1,800 jobs and spurred nearly $800 million in private investment across the state while contributing nearly ...
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EU Invests 444 Million in Key Energy Infrastructure
Today (2/17) EU Member States agreed on the Commission's proposal to invest 444 million in priority European energy infrastructure projects. The 18 selected electricity, smart grids and gas projects are seen as contributing to achieving the Energy Union's goals by connecting European energy networks, increasing security of energy supply, and contributing to the sustainable development by ...
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GE, Clean Line join forces for America’s largest clean energy project
Clean Line Energy Partners and General Electric (GE) have announced a collaboration in the development of the nation’s largest clean energy infrastructure project, a massive 720-mile electric transmission line that will deliver wind energy from the Oklahoma Panhandle to homes in Arkansas, Tennessee, and other states in the Southeast. The Plains and Eastern Clean Line will be the first ...
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Energy: EU invests €647 million in key energy infrastructure
Today (Oct 29, 2014) Member States agreed to allocate €647 million to support key priority infrastructure projects. The bulk of the support goes to gas projects in the Baltic region as well as in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe. Funding will come from an EU programme called the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The supported projects will increase Europe’s energy security and ...
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The Legal 500 UK Award Victory!
Lightsource is pleased to announce that Dr Ece Gürsoy, Chief Legal Officer, director and company secretary at Lightsource is the winner of The Legal 500 UK in-house individual of the year: Environment category for 2016. Dr Gürsoy was appointed Chief Legal Officer at Lightsource in 2011. She previously worked on project finance, infrastructure, energy and privatisation projects in ...
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Lightsource’s Chief Legal Officer wins The Legal 500 UK award
Lightsource is pleased to announce that Dr Ece Gürsoy, Chief Legal Officer, director and company secretary at Lightsource is the winner of The Legal 500 UK in-house individual of the year: Environment category for 2016. Dr Gürsoy was appointed Chief Legal Officer at Lightsource in 2011. She previously worked on project finance, infrastructure, energy and privatisation projects in ...
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Lib Dems plan to launch bus scrappage scheme and investment in AD
The Liberal Democrats plan to increase the amount of anaerobic digestion technology in the UK and invest GBP£140 million in a bus scrappage scheme that helps bus companies to replace old polluting buses with low carbon ones, according its party’s manifesto. Like the boiler scrappage scheme, the bus scrappage policy is expected to create a demand for scrap. The manifesto also pledges to aim for ...
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Canadian Firm Inerjys Featured at Clinton Global Initiative
Stephan Ouaknine, chairman and CEO of the Montreal-based clean energy investment firm Inerjys, has been invited to the Clinton Global Initiative to discuss finance for impact and scale. Ouaknine is challenging the CGI community to not just to devote more resources and attention to clean energy—but to rethink how finance can be used as part of the ...
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Energy and water projects top US$2bn IDB funding for Central America
The Inter-American Development Bank has announced its new initiatives and projects for Central America and the Dominican Republic in 2008, which include some US$2 billion in investments. Initiatives include formulating action plans and programs for biofuels, energy efficiency and renewable energy; support for infrastructure projects by both the public and private sectors; sector strategy plans ...
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Duke Energy, American Transmission Co. Project to Deliver Wyoming Wind Power to California and Southwest
Duke-American Transmission Co. has acquired the Zephyr Power Transmission Project and will continue the design and development of the proposed 950-mile transmission line that would deliver wind energy generated in eastern Wyoming to California and the southwestern United States. DATC, a joint venture of Duke Energy and American Transmission Co., acquired the Zephyr Power Transmission Project ...
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Ameresco Completes 10 Megawatt Distributed Energy Security Project at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, recently announced the completion of construction of a comprehensive energy resiliency and energy infrastructure project at the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina. The $91 million project, which required no upfront capital from MCRD PI, features resilient distributed energy systems ...
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