Press Releases
Below you can find our most recently issued NTR Group Press Releases, together with an archive of press releases categorised by business and sector.
Latest Press Releases
NTR’s Wind Capital Group Receives Approval of Power Purchase Agreement with Westar Energy
RMT Selected to Construct Post Rock Wind Energy Facility
May 19 2011
Dublin, 19th May 2011: NTR plc, the international renewable energy group, today announces that its wind business, Wind Capital Group, has received approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission for its power purchase agreement with Westar Energy for the electricity generated by the 201 MW Post Rock Wind Energy Facility in Lincoln and Ellsworth Counties in central Kansas facility, an important milestone for the project.
Additionally, Wind Capital Group announces today that it has selected RMT, Inc. (RMT) to design and construct its Post Rock Facility.
NTR’s Green Plains Renewable Energy Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
Net income of US$7.7 million; Eighth consecutive quarter of profitability
April 28 2011
Dublin, 28th April 2011: NTR’s investment in the bio-ethanol sector, Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE), announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2011. Net income attributable to Green Plains for the quarter ended 31 March 2011 was US$7.7 million, or US$0.20 per diluted share, compared to US$15.6 million, or US$0.58 per diluted share, for the same period in 2010. Revenues were US$812.2 million for the first quarter of 2011 compared to US$426.5 million during the same period in 2010.
Green Plains Renewable Energy and BioProcess Algae Host U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack at Grand Opening of Phase II Grower Harvester Bioreactors
April 15 2011
Dublin, 15th April 2011: NTR plc, the international renewable energy group, today announces that U.S. Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, will deliver the keynote address at the Grand Opening of Phase II of BioProcess Algae’s Grower HarvesterTM bioreactors at Green Plains Renewable Energy’s ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa.
NTR’s Green Plains Completes Acquisition of Ethanol Plant from Otter Tail Ag Enterprises
March 25 2011
Dublin, 25th March 2011: NTR plc’s investment in the bio-ethanol sector, Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: GPRE), announced today that it has completed the purchase of an ethanol plant from Otter Tail Ag Enterprises, LLC. The plant is located near Fergus Falls, Minnesota and brings Green Plains’ total expected ethanol production capacity to approximately 740 million gallons annually.
NTR plc’s Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2010 Financial Results
March 03 2011
Dublin, 3rd March 2011: NTR’s investment in the bio-ethanol sector, Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:GPRE), announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended 31 December 2010. Net income attributable to Green Plains for the full year of 2010 was US$48.0 million, or US$1.51 per diluted share, compared to US$19.8 million or US$0.79 per diluted share in 2009. Revenues were US$2.1 billion for the year ended 31 December 2010, compared to US$1.3 billion in 2009.
NTR plc Interim Results For Period Ended 30th September 2010
NTR Enters Strategic Relationship Agreement With BlackRock Inc. To Form A Renewable Power Investment Group
February 28 2011
Dublin, 28th February 2011: NTR plc, the renewable energy and sustainable waste management group, today announces its financial results for the six month period ended 30th September 2010.
NTR Group’s US based wind, waste and ethanol divisions continue to perform well, while the Group’s actions in response to the decision to delay the roll-out of utility-scale SunCatchers have since begun to produce results.
BlackRock Establishes Renewable Power Investment Capability; Announces Strategic Relationship Agreement with NTR plc
February 28 2011
New York; Dublin, February 28, 2011: BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) ("BlackRock") and NTR plc ("NTR") today announce the formation of a strategic relationship agreement to launch a new renewable power investment group. This comprises a number of key renewable power principals from NTR joining the BlackRock Alternative Investors (“BAI”) investment platform, which currently manages over US$110 billion of assets across a range of alternative investment strategies.
Interim Chairman’s Statement 2010
February 28 2011
The six months ended 30 September 2010, and the period since, were characterised by further considerable change as NTR plc (NTR) continues to evolve as a diversified Renewable Energy and Sustainable Waste Management Group. These changes are a reflection of the Group’s decisive response to rapidly changing and very challenging trading and capital markets conditions.
Imperial Valley Solar Project Sold to AES Solar
February 17 2011
NTR plc’s solar development company, Tessera Solar, announced today that AES Solar, a joint venture between the AES Corporation and Riverstone Holdings, has acquired the 709MW Imperial Valley Solar Project in California. AES Solar develops, finances, constructs, owns and operates utility-scale solar power plants globally. AES Solar intends to move the project forward and is committed to working with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to fulfil its obligations under the power purchase agreement.
NTR's Calico Solar Project Sold With Mixed Solar Technology to Be Deployed
December 29 2010
NTR plc’s solar development company, Tessera Solar, announced today the execution of an agreement with K Road Sun, LLC transferring ownership of the 850 MW California based Calico Solar Project to K Road, a leading energy investment firm. The transaction both monetises value in Calico Solar while ensuring the continued construction and operation of the solar project. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.