Power Archive
17 Jun 2013
Cuba to construct $60m bio-fuel power plant
By On 17 June 2013 In Cleantechnology Business Review
Cuba, an island in the Caribbean, is planning to construct a $ 60m bio-fuel power plant, a move that will boost the electricity generation capacity in the region. CTBR – News
14 Jun 2013
Exxaro, Tata Power venture closes $700m funding for two wind farms in South Africa
By On 14 June 2013 In Cleantechnology Business Review
Cennergi, the joint venture between Exxaro and Tata Power, has completed ZAR7bn ($ 700m) funding for two wind power facilities in South Africa. CTBR – News
12 Jun 2013
GDF Suez opens 205MW biomass power plant in Poland
By On 12 June 2013 In Cleantechnology Business Review
GDF Suez, a French multinational electric utility, has opened Green Unit – a biomass power plant – in south Poland, with a total capacity of around 205MW. CTBR – News
12 Jun 2013
Fortum acquires 5.4MW solar power plant in India
By On 12 June 2013 In Cleantechnology Business Review
Finland-based energy firm Fortum has acquired 5.4MW solar power plant in the state of Rajasthan, India, a move that strengthens the company’s aim to build a small photo-voltaic (PV) solar portfolio in the country. CTBR – News
10 Jun 2013
Volvo to power heavy-duty trucks with alternative fuel
By On 10 June 2013 In Cleantechnology Business Review
Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks is planning to use a new, clean-burning alternative fuel to power its heavy-duty trucks. CTBR – News
7 Jun 2013
San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant To Be Retired
By On 7 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
Southern California Edison, the operator of the San Onofre plant north of San Diego, has decided to retire the reactors. ‘[The plant] has served this region for over 40 years. But we have concluded that the continuing
7 Jun 2013
$1 Billion Nuclear Power Plans Abandoned In Iowa
By On 7 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
Plans for Iowa’s second nuclear power plant have been dropped by Mid American Energy. No design has been approved for the type of nuclear plant the company had intended, so they have let the idea go. It
7 Jun 2013
Switchgrass Will Power Navy Jet Fighters With 95% Less Greenhouse Emissions
By On 7 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
The more you poke at the Navy biofuel initiatives, the more you just seem to rile them up. Earlier this spring, for example, the Navy went ahead and announced a new round of $ 18 million in
7 Jun 2013
Tata Power secures financial closure for 134MW wind project in South Africa
By On 7 June 2013 In Cleantechnology Business Review
Indian electric utility firm Tata Power, through its joint venture company Exxaro, Cennergi, has secured financial closure for its 134MW Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm project in South Africa. CTBR – News
5 Jun 2013
Google to purchase power from Swedish wind farm
By On 5 June 2013 In Cleantechnology Business Review
Search engine firm Google has entered into a power purchase agreement with O2 for the purchase of electricity from the latter’s wind farm, which is to be built in Sweden. CTBR – News