NTR In The News
NTR plc Group features regularly in print, online and broadcast media, both in Europe and North America. We have selected some recent items that highlight what the world is saying about the Group and our businesses.
In The News
Are Engines The Future Of Solar Power? Stirling Engines Might Be The Best Way To Harvest The Power Provided By The Sun
Scientific American : December 30 2009
Nearly 200 years after their invention, and decades after first being proposed as a method of harnessing solar energy, 60 sun-powered Stirling engines are about to begin generating electricity outside Phoenix, Ariz., for the first time. Such engines, which harness heat to expand a gas and drive pistons, are not used widely today other than in pacemakers and long-distance robotic spacecraft.
Ready To Catch Some Sun
Energy Central, Renewables Biz : December 15 2009
Any day now, innovative concentrating solar power units will start feeding electricity onto the grid in Arizona. The units are part of the Salt River Project in Maricopa County, a 1.5-megawatt demonstration plant that will be officially dedicated sometime next month. And that’s just a start. In less than a year, ground will be broken on two projects using the SunCatcher CSP technology, slated to be the largest solar electric generation plants in the U.S., totaling at least 1,600 megawatts.
In Energy Innovation, Everything New Is Old Again
The Wall Street Journal : December 11 2009
PEORIA, Ariz.—As light filled the sky on a recent morning here, a handful of giant mirrored dishes were being prepared to track the sun and ultimately feed solar-generated electricity into the Phoenix area.
EPA Recognizes Greenstar Through Climate Leaders Program
Recycling Today : December 02 2009
Recycling services provider Greenstar North America, based in Houston, has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a goal setter in its Climate Leaders Program during the Climate Leaders Partners Conference from Dec. 1 to 3 in National Harbor, Md.
SunCatcher System Unveiled At Sandia National Labs Site
Reliable Plant Magazine : November 30 2009
Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar recently unveiled four newly designed solar power collection dishes at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) in Albuquerque, N.M. Called SunCatchers, the new dishes have a refined design that will be used in commercial-scale deployments of the units beginning in 2010.
Solar Energy Industry Brings A Ray Of Hope To The Rust Belt
latimes.com : November 23 2009
Areas hard-hit by the U.S. automakers’ slump are pitching themselves to green technology firms. Workers and machines that used to crank out cars are now making parts for solar and wind power plants.
Show Me the Way
Energy Central - energyblogs.com : November 16 2009
I first met Tom Carnahan last spring on a renewable energy tour that made a stopover in his native Missouri. The president of a relatively new wind development company was eager to show one of his first projects, but there was some business to take care of.
Renewable Projects Fight Risk Aversion - Wind Capital Group
Financial Times : November 16 2009
Tom Carnahan, President and CEO of Wind Capital Group knew his timing was poor. After all, he was trying to finance the development of his $350m, 150-megawatt wind farm in Missouri in the aftermath of a debilitating financial crisis.
Full Capacity Lifts Green Plains’ Quarter
Biofuels International : November 13 2009
While ethanol plants in the US are idling, Nebraska-headquartered Green Plains Renewable Energy facilities are running at full capacity.
Tom Carnahan, CEO Wind Capital Group, talks to MSNBC's Ed Schulz
MSNBC : November 02 2009
MSNBC’s Ed Schulz and Tom Carnahan, CEO of Wind Capital Group, talk about how wind power can help improve clean energy capabilities, the enviornment and the creation of new jobs.