REC Solar ASA has signed a deal with O Capital, the renewable energy arm of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding SAE, forming a partnership to sell solar panels and related services in the Middle East and Africa.
O Capital will manage tenders and turnkey installations while REC will be responsible for the engineering side, it said in a statement. The companies are seeking to provide REC’s solar panels to residential, commercial and utility-scale projects.
Energy reform has shown that it is an increasingly influential driver of deals activity in the global power and utilities sector, even as M&A reached a six-year low of US 50.9b in the first half of 2015, according to EY’s quarterly power transactions and trends quarter two 2015 report, released today.
Anti-nuclear public opinion following the 2011 Fukushima disaster is leading to a decline in the capacity of nuclear power plants around the world,
according to research consultants Globaldata.
Fort William's Underwater Centre, is working in collaboration with asset integrity multi-national Stork to deliver a new one-day certified course in bolt tensioning for divers.
A revolutionary new electric supercar - powered by wonder material graphene and do 0-60 in 2.2seconds - is being developed by engineers in the United States.
A green energy firm has launched its battle to build a windfarm on an iconic mountain - by claiming festooning it with 14 turbines would not ruin the landscape.
Submerged countries, abandoned cities and floods of refugees await the world barring urgent action on climate change, President Barack Obama warned, painting a doomsday scenario as he began a visit to Alaska.
In a bid to further his environmental legacy, Mr Obama brought the power of the presidential pulpit to Anchorage and called on other nations to take swift action as negotiations for a global climate treaty near a close.
In a speech to an Arctic climate summit, the president sought to set the tone for a three-day tour of Alaska - including the first visit by a sitting president above the Arctic Circle - that will put the state’s liquefying glaciers and sinking villages on graphic display.
An environmental group has brokered a cross-party deal to make Scotland’s buildings more energy efficient and cut emissions from electrical generators, food producers and vehicles.
Marine engineering company Van Oord has successfully installed two Offshore High Voltage Stations (OHVS) and the first 77 transition pieces at the Dutch Gemini wind park.
Scotland’s renewables industry is expected to benefit from a new project to develop sophisticated sensors for underwater tidal turbines.
The research is a collaborative project between the fledgling Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Censis, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems, who aim to cut the cost and boost confidence in the mandatory monitoring of how subsea turbines impact on their environment.
New sensors developed under the initiative – the first joint project between ORE Catapult
Gas distribution company SGN is expecting to save in the region of £1million by implementing a driver performance improvement programme across its 2,000-strong fleet.
The planning rules on the installation of some renewable technology should be changed to make it easier for households and businesses to reduce their carbon emissions, environmental groups have said.
A pioneering initiative aimed at stopping sewers getting blocked by fat by encouraging communities to collect cooking fat to use as biofuel is being expanded.
Oil pioneer Algy Cluff said yesterday his company’s plans to tap coal reserves under the Firth of Forth were in keeping with the concept of Scottish independence.
And in announcing the first half results for Cluff Natural Resources (CNR), Mr Cluff criticised the previous UK Government’s support for North Sea windfarms.
Mr Cluff, chairman and chief executive of CNR, said large windfarms blocked access to gas fields and sucked up taxpayers’ money.
Subsea UK has launched a new support service to bring fresh, young talent into the subsea sector by making it easier for businesses to recruit apprentices.
