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
US Solar Power Project Boost For NTR
Irish Examiner : October 07 2010
A subsidiary of Irish renewable energy group NTR has achieved a major breakthrough in becoming the first company to gain national approval in the US for a full commercial-scale solar power project.
California To Get Two Solar Plants
The Wall Street Journal : October 06 2010
The U.S. on Tuesday approved construction of two solar-power facilities that will be built on federal public land in California.
US Interior Secretary Approves Two Large California Solar-Power Projects
Dow Jones Newswires : October 05 2010
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday approved construction of two California solar-power facilities that will be built on federal public land.
Solar Project On U.S. Land In California Approved, Group Says
Bloomberg : October 05 2010
Regulators will announce approval today of the first solar-power project on federal land that produces electricity by focusing sunlight to generate heat, according to an environmental group supporting the proposal.
NTR Sells Off Most Of Its Road Assets In €50m Deal
The Irish Independent : October 01 2010
Utility group National Toll Roads (NTR) has sold most of its remaining road assets in Ireland for €50m, with the operating concession for the East Link toll bridge in Dublin having been offloaded by the group to a Dutch investment fund. The transactions bring to an end a 10-month sale process.
NTR Sells Road Assets For €50m
The Irish Times : October 01 2010
NTR IS raising €50 million by selling the East-Link toll bridge in Dublin and a range of other Irish road assets, including is shareholding in the Dundalk Western Bypass in Co Louth. The sales will largely mark the group’s exit from toll roads.
NTR To Sell Dublin's East-Link Toll Bridge
RTE.ie : September 30 2010
NTR says its roads subsidiary National Toll Roads Limited has agreed a deal to sell a number of its Irish road assets for €50m, including Dublin’s East-Link toll bridge.
Green Plains Renewable To Buy Global Ethanol
Inside Ireland : September 29 2010
NTR-owned ethanol producer Green Plains Renewable Energy is to buy Global Ethanol LLC for $169.2m.
California Regulators Approve Solar Power Plants
Fox Business : September 29 2010
NTR Plc’s Tessera Solar won approval from California regulators for a $2.1 billion, 709-megawatt solar plant, and Next Era Energy Inc.‘s Next Era Energy Resources LLC won approval for a$1 billion-plus, 250-megawatt solar plant.
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.