Apple issues $1.5billion of green bonds
Apple has issued $1.5 billion in bonds dedicated to financing clean energy projects across its global business operations, the largest green bond to be issued by a US corporation.
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NorSea Group wins Statoil Hywind contract
NorSea Group has struck a deal with Statoil for the use of its Strodbase in Norway to assemble the world’s first floating windfarm off the coast of Aberdeenshire.
Renew News: India’s demand for renewables to surge
India will see a huge demand for renewable energy that far outweighs even its current output, according the chief executive of one of the country’s leading businesses.
RWE takes £1.6billion hit on UK and German power stations
The owner of energy provider npower has revealed it will slump into the red after taking a 2.1 billion euro (£1.6 billion) hit on its UK and German power stations.
EU plans for green levy rejected by Germany
Germany’s economy ministry has rejected plans by the European Commission for an additional levy for industrial firms as unacceptable.
Siemens’ new wind turbines pass latest tests
The development of Siemens' offshore flagship wind turbine has reached its final stage with the 7MW offshore turbine successfully passing final type certification.
Intertek technology offers sampling boost for oil and gas
New speciality sample cyclinders will enable offshore chemists to transport samples containing mercury and hydrogen.
Statoil launches $200million renewables investment fund
Statoil has launched a new venture capital fund to invest up to $200 million in growth companies in renewable energy.
Torness nuclear plant to remain open until 2030
Torness nuclear power station will have its life extended by seven years, operator EDF Energy has announced. The facility, near Dunbar in East Lothian, had been due to close by 2023 but will now be operational until 2030. The power station started operating in 1988 and now employs 550 full-time staff plus around 180 contractors.
Amec Foster Wheeler joins nuclear safety association
Amec Foster Wheeler has become the sole UK member of the European association for nuclear safety bodies.
EDF Energy to extend generation from four of its UK nuclear power stations
EDF Energy is to extend generation from four of its UK nuclear power stations by up to seven years, the company has announced.
Tech Tuesday: World’s first deep sea mining vehicles set for seabed
With an estimated 70% of the world's mineral deposits located under the ocean, subsea technology developed in the oil and gas sector could help open up the potential of submerged mining.
Statoil to launch new renewables investment fund
Statoil is to launch a new investment fund specifically for investment in renewable energy.
Objection to Highland windfarm backed by campaigners
Conservation charity the John Muir Trust has welcomed a decision by Highland Council to object to a proposed windfarm that would be partly built on designated "wild land" in Sutherland.
‘Barmy army’ of Tory MPs will lock onshore windfarm plans, warns Labour MP
A “barmy army” of “Nimby” Tory MPs will stand in the way of even the most appropriate applications for new onshore windfarms, a Labour MP has warned.
Green energy projects to benefit from £2.5million in funding
Community projects to transform disused buildings and generate green energy will benefit from a £2.5 million fund.
System looks to claw back wasted wind energy
Gusty weather could give a major boost to UK businesses with the launch of a new system which claws back wasted wind energy.
Statoil’s Hywind project taking shape
The first part of Norwegian operator Statoil's substructure for its Hywind project has begun to take shape.
Skytron Energy wins African solar power contract
Skytron Energy said it has been selected to fit out one of the largest solar power plants with its technology.
Tech Tuesday: A carbon fibre oil rig may not be that far fetched after all
An oil rig made primarily of carbon fibre sounds far fetched, but then, who'd have thought 20 years ago that airliners could be made from the "black stuff"?
Phones with 7-day battery life seen by fuel-cell maker
A British fuel-cell developer that was first to put the technology harnessing the power of hydrogen into London’s distinctive black cab said it’s working on a system that would allow mobile phone users to charge just once a week.
Wind power provided 48% of Scotland’s energy needs in January
Wind power provided almost half of Scotland’s entire energy needs last month, new research has shown.
California is the US sunshine state when it comes to solar power
Florida may be nicknamed the Sunshine State, but when it comes to solar power, California comes out on top in the US.
Velocys gives $12million to US biogas project
Gas-to-liquids technology company Velocys has made $12 million available to its joint venture Envia Energy, as it announced the final major contract for Envia's commercial reference plant in Oklahoma has been signed.
Centrica sells stake in wind farms for £115million
Centrica has agreed to sell its interests in three UK wind farms to a consortium for £115.