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 Tessera Solar First To Receive State & Federal Government Approval
October 06 2010
NTR’s solar business, Tessera Solar, announces today that its Californian based Imperial Valley Solar Project has become the first utility-scale solar power project to be approved by both the state and federal governments, with the issuance today of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Record of Decision. The BLM’s decision follows last week’s California Energy Commission (CEC) project approval.
NTR Sells Roads Assets For €50m
September 30 2010
NTR plc, the international renewable energy group, today announces that its Roads subsidiary, National Toll Roads Limited (NTRL), has reached agreement to sell a number of its Irish road assets for a total consideration of €50m.
Green Plains Renewable Energy to Acquire Global Ethanol, LLC
September 29 2010
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE), of which NTR plc is a shareholder, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Global Ethanol, LLC. Global owns two operating ethanol plants, which are located in Lakota, Iowa and Riga, Michigan and have a combined annual production capacity of approximately 157 million gallons (“mmgy”). The acquisition will increase Green Plains’ capacity by 31% to approximately 657 mmgy. Once the transaction is closed, Green Plains will market and distribute more than one billion gallons of ethanol production on an annual basis.
NTR’s Greenstar North America Announces Appointment of CFO, Dan Crociata
August 18 2010
NTR’s Houston-based sustainable waste management business, Greenstar North America (http://www.greenstar-na.com), a leading recycler in North America, today announced the appointment of Dan Crociata as its Chief Financial Officer.
NTR’s GPRE Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results
July 29 2010
NTR’s investment in the bio-ethanol sector, Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:GPRE) announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2010. Net income attributable to Green Plains was $8.7 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the same period of 2009. Revenues were $453.4 million for the second quarter of 2010 compared to $284.7 million for the same period of 2009.
NTR's SES Wins Best Commercialized Technological Innovation Award
July 07 2010
Following a popular vote among peers and conference attendees at the Fourth Concentrated Solar Power Summit for the first US CSP Today Industry Awards, the Stirling Energy Systems (SES) SunCatcher technology was honored with the Best Commercialized Technological Innovation Award.
Sale of Greenstar UK Releases Strong Value for NTR Shareholders
June 10 2010
NTR plc, the international renewable energy group, today announced the proposed sale of its UK based sustainable waste management business, Greenstar UK, to Montagu Private Equity (“Montagu”) and Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), the controlling shareholders of Biffa, for a gross consideration of £135m (circa €162m; $194m).
NTR’s National Toll Roads (A Condortium Member Of CRG) Announces Dublin To Cork Motorway Opening
May 28 2010
An Taoiseach, Mr Brian Cowen, TD, will open the final section of the M8 Dublin to Cork motorway today (28th May 2010). The new wishbone-shaped 41km M7/M8 Portlaoise to Cullahill / Castletown PPP Motorway Scheme, costing €491 million, was completed four months ahead of schedule in a PPP partnership between the National Roads Authority and Celtic Roads Group (Portlaoise) Ltd.
Six Finalists Named in 2010 Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards
May 25 2010
€500,000 prize fund announced as six finalists named in 2010 Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards. The awards are supported by the NTR Foundation, categories include mental health, education, young people, community and active citizenship.
NTR’s Greenstar North America Announces Opening of Des Moines Recycling Facility
May 18 2010
NTR’s North American based sustainable waste management business, Greenstar North America, announced today that it has officially opened its Des Moines Single Stream Recycling Facility. The facility utilizes advanced technology to provide highly automated sorting and processing capabilities with capacity per hour increasing by five times over the previous system.