E.ON Completes World’s Largest Wind Farm in Texas
E.ON Climate and Renewables announced Thursday that they had completed the final phase of their wind farm project in Roscoe, Texas. The facility, which now has an installed capacity of 781.5MW, is the world's largest wind farm. The wind farm in ...
by Jenson Brayshaw October 1st, 2009
Leading Companies Unite Globally to Combat Climate Change
Climate change has become a key topic on everyone's agenda as the UN climate talks in Copenhagen draw near. Recently more than 500 companies globally have signed a call to action, petitioning for more aggressive measures to combat climate change. The ...
by Lynnette Adamson September 23rd, 2009
UK’s ‘Big Six’ Respond to Ofgem: Prices Unlikely to Decrease
The UK's top six energy giants have responded to Ofgem's call for reduced utility costs stating that it is not likely there will be any further cuts for energy tariffs over the next year. The statement comes as a response ...
by Tessa Clarke September 21st, 2009
E.ON Near To Agreement With EDF For Nuclear Swap
E.ON, the German utility giant, announced that they are near to signing an agreement with EDF, their France-based rival, which would see the company enter the energy market in France in the nuclear power sector. According to the agreement details, E.ON would take control of 800 MW of nuclear energy capacity
by Jenson Brayshaw September 21st, 2009
E.ON’s German Power Plant Project Put On Hold
The local government in Muenster announced Wednesday that they would be placing a partial stop order on construction at the site of E.ON AG's power plant project. The utility giant is currently building a new coal-powered facility in Datteln but ...
by Jenson Brayshaw September 17th, 2009
E.ON’s Robin Rigg Now Successfully Harnessing Wind Energy
E.ON, a UK-based utility giant, announced on Wednesday that their Robin Rigg offshore wind farm is now producing energy and generating electricity. The company announced that the wind farm has been generating energy successfully since Tuesday, and would continue to ...
by Justin Becks September 10th, 2009
E.ON Proposes New 150 MW Biomass Plant in Somerset
E.ON just recently handed in an application for approval to the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs for a proposed 150 MW biomass fueled plant. The plant would convert waste into energy using unwanted biomass. E.ON has developed the plant ...
by Justin Becks September 8th, 2009
UK Utilities Fail to Cut Prices Despite Drop in Wholesale Market
A new report released by ICIS Heren has highlighted six of the UK's major energy industry players as failing to cut down prices in gas and electricity for their customers even though wholesale prices have been dropping rapidly. Energy utilities including ...
by Emma Young September 4th, 2009
E.ON Drops Sponsorship for FA Cup
E.ON, a London-based energy utility, announced that it will be dropping its sponsorship of the FA Cup at the close of the season in May. E.ON also sponsors a similar venue in Ipswich, the Ipswich Town Football Club, which gained ground with a 'Carbon Footyprint' clean energy campaign. The campaign raised
by Tessa Clarke September 4th, 2009
Q-Cell Cuts 500 Jobs as Solar Energy Demands Decline
The recession has hit many companies hard, and the renewable energy sector is no exception. Q-Cells, a solar cell manufacture in Germany, announced yesterday that they would be laying off 500 hundred of their employees due to financial woes. The company ...
by Samantha Donovan August 17th, 2009
UK Coal Looks For Third Lender To Fund ‘Revolver’ Facility
UK Coal recently hired Close Brothers to help them obtain funding to extend their facilities. The coal company, one of the UK's largest, has entered negotiations with lenders after their bank, Landsbanki, based out of Iceland, was nationalised. UK Coal already ...
by Jenson Brayshaw August 10th, 2009
