Scottish windfarms paid £900,000 to stop producing energy

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Six Scottish windfarms were paid up to £300,000 to stop producing energy, it has emerged.

The turbines, at a range of sites across Scotland, were stopped because the grid network could not absorb all the energy they generated. Continue reading

UK Pledges $46.5m to Chernobyl

The UK has pledged to contribute £28.5m ($46.58m) to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to ensure safety and stabilisation of the nuclear disaster site at Chernobyl, Ukraine. Continue reading

UK Government Approves Gas Power Plant

The UK Government has given the go ahead for a gas-fired power station in South Derbyshire, UK. Continue reading

Hybrid Natural Gas Solar Power Plant

Florida Power & Light Company celebrates the opening of the world’s first hybrid natural gas solar power plant.

Florida—“The Sunshine State”—would seem like the perfect venue for a solar power plant. Florida Power & Light Company, along with government officials like Governor Rick Scottt and State Senate President Mike Continue reading

Global Power Supplier Takes On the Super Bowl

Rental Leader Brings a Warm Feeling To The Professional Football Championship at the Cowboys Stadium

The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers professional football teams won’t be the only power on display at Cowboys Stadium this Sunday, during  football’s annual championship game. As the Dallas/Fort Worth area experiences some of the coldest winter temperatures in decades, Aggreko, the global leader in temporary power generation and temperature control solutions, will provide large-scale power generation and heating for the entire event, including the half-time show. Continue reading