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 Announces Senior Appointments
December 15 2009
NTR plc, the international renewable energy group, today announced senior appointments across its portfolio of green energy and resource-sustaining businesses.
NTR's Greenstar Presents Environmental Goals to EPA
December 03 2009
NTR plc, the international renewable energy group, today announced that its sustainable waste management business, Houston-based Greenstar North America, has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a goal setter in its Climate Leaders Program. Greenstar, North America’s fastest growing recycling company, set a goal for a 10 percent emissions reduction at its 15 recycling facilities within the next five years. The EPA made the announcement at its Climate Leaders Conference today in Washington D.C.
NTR’s Green Plains Renewable Energy Announces Third Quarter Financial Results
November 10 2009
NTR’s bio-ethanol business, NASDAQ listed Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc., today announced its financial results for the quarter ended 30th September 2009. Green Plains reported revenues of $361.7 million, a 27% increase over the second quarter of 2009, and net income of $5.5 million, or $0.22 per diluted share.
NTR’s Wind Capital Group Secures $240m in Financing for Lost Creek Wind Farm
October 27 2009
NTR plc, announces today that its wind energy business,Wind Capital Group, has successfully secured $240m in project debt financing for its 150 MW Lost Creek wind farm in Missouri. With only 20 wind project finance transactions completed in the US to date this year, and project finance loan volumes year to date in the US dropping by over 50% on 2008 , the successful completion of this transaction signifies the quality of the Lost Creek wind farm project.
NTR’s Greenstar to Acquire Veolia Environmental Services’ Irish Commercial Waste Business
October 21 2009
NTR’s Greenstar Ireland has today announced its acquisition of the commercial waste and recycling operations of Veolia Environmental Services in Ireland. The sale, which is part of the asset disposal programme announced by parent company Veolia Environnement on 6th March 2009, does not include Veolia’s hazardous waste management business, which will continue to operate as part of its strategic plan in the Irish market.
NTR’s Roads Business Opens Waterford City Bypass
October 19 2009
NTR plc announces today that its roads business, National Toll Roads, as part of the Celtic Roads Group (CRG) consortium, has opened the 33km Waterford city bypass on time and on budget.
NTR’s BioProcessAlgae To Unveil Phase I Algae Project
October 13 2009
NTR plc, the international renewable energy group, announces today that its algae investment, BioProcessAlgae, LLC, will unveil Phase I of its photobioreactor pilot project on 14th October at Green Plains Renewable Energy’s Shenandoah, Iowa ethanol plant. BioProcessAlgae has completed the installation of Phase I of the multi-phase pilot project and algae production has commenced at the plant.
NTR’s Greenstar UK Commences Work On Four New Contracts
October 13 2009
NTR plc, the international renewable energy group, announces today that its recycling-led waste management company, Greenstar UK, has started work on four new contracts to process at least 70,000 tonnes of recyclables annually, a figure that could rise to nearly 120,000 tonnes a year.
NTR Appoints Director Of New NTR Foundation
October 07 2009
Tanya Harrington has been appointed as Director of the new NTR Foundation. The mission of the NTR Foundation is to address the challenges posed by climate change, resource sustainability and security of energy supply through the provision of targeted financial and expert support to entrepreneurial projects, research programmes and non-governmental organizations.
NTR’s Stirling Energy Systems Signs Two Significant Manufacturing Contracts
September 30 2009
NTR plc, the international renewable energy group, announces today that its concentrating solar thermal company, Stirling Energy Systems Ltd (SES), has signed two significant contracts with major automotive suppliers for the production and assembly of SunCatcher concentrating solar power (CSP) system components.