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Saint-Laurent Énergies is owned by two long-standing companies in the renewable energy industry: EDF Énergies Nouvelles and RES Canada Inc. In May 2008, the two companies were selected by Hydro-Québec to develop five wind farms totaling 954 MW of capacity. Saint-Laurent Énergies was created shortly afterwards to develop, supervise construction and the operation of the wind farms.
Saint-Laurent Énergies has now obtained an Order in Council from the Government of Quebec for the construction and... [more]
The Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP) scheme was closed to applications on Monday 24 May 2010, and although projects which have already applied for funding will be considered, no new applications can now be made.
Dimplex has expressed concern over the sudden closure of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme following the new coalition government’s withdrawal of grant funding for renewables projects as part of its plan to make immediate spending cuts of £6 billion.
The scheme has been key t... [more]
The Langford Wind Power Project is a 150 megawatt (MW) wind farm 25 miles south of San Angelo, Texas.
NRG Energy, Inc. has announced it has begun commercial operations at the Langford wind farm. NRG subsidiary, Padoma Wind Power, developed the project that is capable of powering more than 100,000 Texas homes with emission-free electricity.
The project’s 100 General Electric 1.5 MW turbine generators are expected to generate more than 525,000 MW hours of wind energy per year, which will be ... [more]
enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, and Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) have entered into a Power Purchase Agreement for a 201 megawatt wind facility to be built in southwestern Minnesota.
enXco will develop, build, and own the wind project consisting of 134 GE 1.5 MW turbines while IPL will purchase the power generated under a 20-year power purchase agreement. The project, expected to be operational by the end of 2010, will be operated and maintained by enXco Service Corporati... [more]
The Town of Lempster, New Hampshire, has dedicated the state’s first modern wind power project with a community celebration that brought together families, elected officials, and a number of local businesses who had a hand in developing and building the 12 new turbines now creating clean electricity for the region using nothing but wind as fuel.
The Lempster Wind Power Project, located in Sullivan County, will produce enough renewable, homegrown energy to power 10,000 typical New Hampshire ho... [more]
The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, has given a massive boost to microgeneration manufacturers by pledging £5 billion to low-carbon investments. This will help to generate 900,000 jobs in the renewable energy industry. Substantial funds have also been pledged to support existing manufactures. This will place the UK at the forefront of a worldwide low-carbon boom.
A sum of £45 million has been set aside for small-scale renewable energy through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme. Grant assistan... [more]
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