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
West Valley Gains Ground as Solar Hub
Phoenix Business Journal : June 25 2010
The West Valley has become a key destination for the onslaught of solar companies and suppliers looking to establish a supply-chain cluster and gain access to California markets. Linamar Corp. this week added its name to a growing list of companies locating operations in the West Valley. The Canadian company announced plans to open a manufacturing facility in Glendale that initially will employ 52 people.
Video: Up Close and Personal with Stirling Energy's CSP
RenewableEnergyWorld.com : June 21 2010
Just outside Phoenix, Arizona, sits a field of dishes reflecting the hot desert sun. Pulling up to the humming devices, installed by Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar, the cars passing by on an adjacent road are dwarfed by their size. This is the Maricopa Solar project, a 1.5-megawatt (MW) array of SunCatcher Systems (also known as the Stirling Dish Engine).
Stirling System May Yet Prevail
Financial Times : June 14 2010
Take the ideas of an obscure 19th century Scottish vicar, add a dash of new thinking from the submarine, Formula One and chemical industries - and apply the mix to the requirements to find new sources of energy that are independent of fossil fuels.
This is the recipe for a new business that could produce annual revenues of up to $4bn (£2.75bn) within a few years, according to NTR, a privately-owned Irish company.
NTR To Sell UK Arm Of Its Greenstar Business For £135m
The Irish Times : June 10 2010
Renewable Energy group NTR has agreed to sell the UK arm of its Greenstar waste management business for £135 million (€163.6 million).
Subject to regulatory approval from the European Commission, Greenstar UK will be sold to Montagu Private Equity and Global Infrastructure Partners, the controlling shareholders of leading UK waste group Biffa.
NTR Sells Greenstar UK Unit For £135m
Irish Independent : June 10 2010
Diversified utility group NTR has no immediate plans to put its Greenstar business in Ireland back up for sale after it announced yesterday that it had agreed to offload its UK arm in a £135m (€162m) deal.
NTR Nets €96m In Waste Firm Sale
Irish Examiner : June 10 2010
NTR plc is to net €96 million from the sale of its waste management business Greenstar UK – the company plans to keep its Irish and US Greenstar branded waste businesses.
S&C Awarded Contract To Provide Engineering Services For Solar Energy Plant
NEMA : June 01 2010
S&C Electric Company announced that it was awarded a contract to perform engineering services for one of the largest solar plants in the world, Calico Solar. The plant, located near Barstow, California, is being developed by Tessera Solar and EPC firm Mortenson Construction and will use the Stirling Energy Systems (SES) SunCatcher™ solar dish to provide 850 MW of electricity to consumers.
Greenstar Opens Des Moines MRF
Recycling Today : May 28 2010
Greenstar North America has celebrated the opening of its new Des Moines, Iowa, materials recovery facility (MRF) with a visit from that city’s mayor. The single-stream facility has the capacity to process five times more material per hour than the system it replaces, according to the Houston-based company.
Social Class Finalists Line Up For €500,000 Entrepreneur Award
Irish Independent : May 26 2010
A €500.000 fund was announced yesterday along with the six finalists names in the 2010 Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards. Supported by environmental charity the NTR Foundation, categories include mental health, education, young people, community and active citizenship.
Global Renewable Energy Group NTR Hires Caroline Bergin As Legal Adviser
New Energy World Network : May 14 2010
International renewable energy group NTR has appointed Caroline Bergin as legal adviser and company secretary as of July 2010. Bergin will succeed Eamon Bolger, who will retire in July following eight years of service. She joins NTR from Greencore Group, an Irish-headquartered publicly traded convenience foods company, where she has been group company secretary since 2002.