http://d1024245.blacknight.com/ntr.ie/index.php http://www.ntrplc.com/images/corvil-logo.png http://www.ntrplc.com/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/wind-capital-group-goes-for-another-cant-be-done-wind-farm/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/wind-capital-group-goes-for-another-cant-be-done-wind-farm/#When:14:22:41Z The map of wind developments in the southeastern United States recalls nineteenth-century maps that labeled the U.S. West “the great American desert” and left it blank. Today’s Southeast is a blank slate in terms of wind development. Wind Capital Group, founded by Tom Carnahan, is pioneering the territory. Having built the first wind project in Missouri after they told him it couldn’t be done, he now wants to build 150 megawatts of onshore wind power in West Palm Beach County, Florida, the first utility-scale wind project in the Southeast. Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Wind Capital Group 2011-02-15T15:22:41+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/blackrock-raises-its-alternatives-play/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/blackrock-raises-its-alternatives-play/#When:15:10:23Z At any other fund manager Matthew Botein would be one very big fish in a very big pond. As head of BlackRock Alternative Investors, with $115bn under management, he is among the most powerful executives at the world’s largest fund manager. Humbly, he describes himself as a goldfish – although he doesn’t argue with the size of the pond. Ntr in the News 2011-05-23T17:10:23+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/san-antonio-recycling-growth-story-presented-to-un/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/san-antonio-recycling-growth-story-presented-to-un/#When:08:41:04Z U.S. based recycling company, Greenstar Recycling has been discussing the role it played in helping San Antonio, Texas create a pathway to zero waste at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Greenstar has been working with San Antonio - the United States' seventh largest city - to help increase recycling volume by 300% in the past five years. The company has built build of the country's largest, and most automated recycling facilities in the city, and claims to have helped create a sustainable program where discarded materials are viewed as resources instead of waste. Ntr in the News 2011-03-08T10:41:04+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-joins-blackrock-in-energy-venture/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-joins-blackrock-in-energy-venture/#When:08:49:36Z The Chief executive of renewable energy and waste management group NTR, Jim Barry, is to step down and become chief investment officer of a new joint venture with international fund manager BlackRock. The venture will focus on investments in renewable assets. Mr Barry will be replaced as chief executive by Michael McNicholas, who is currently NTR’s chief operating officer. Ntr in the News 2011-03-01T10:49:36+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-seals-deal-with-global-powerhouse-blackrock/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-seals-deal-with-global-powerhouse-blackrock/#When:08:47:46Z World's largest asset manager will use 'deep experience' of Irish firm to identify alternative energy investments NTR PLC, the renewable energy and toll road operator, has signed a radical new deal with BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, to identify new investments in the alternative energy sector. The new venture will be headquartered in Ireland and is expected to trawl markets in various locations for renewable deals. Ntr in the News 2011-03-01T10:47:46+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-and-ny-giant-in-investment-venture/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-and-ny-giant-in-investment-venture/#When:08:44:02Z Renewable energy company NTR is to form a new investment vehicle with New York-based giant, BlackRock. The new business, which will utilise both companies’ names, will be headquartered in Dublin (with additional offices planned for London and New York) and will target investment opportunities in the renewable energy sector; an area largely untouched by BlackRock. Ntr in the News 2011-03-01T10:44:02+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/blackrock-names-ntrs-barry-to-set-up-renewable-power-unit/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/blackrock-names-ntrs-barry-to-set-up-renewable-power-unit/#When:12:35:15Z BlackRock Inc., the world’s biggest money manager, named NTR Plc’s Jim Barry head of a newly created renewable-power unit as it expands its $110 billion alternative investments division. Barry, the chief executive officer of Dublin-based NTR, has been appointed chief investment officer of the unit and will bring about 10 NTR professionals with him to BlackRock. He will report to Matt Botein, the head of New York-based BlackRock’s alternatives division, which manages hedge funds, real estate funds and private-equity strategies, the executives said in an interview. Ntr in the News 2011-02-28T14:35:15+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-sells-off-second-us-solar-asset/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-sells-off-second-us-solar-asset/#When:10:46:58Z The Dublin-headquartered renewable energy group yesterday announced — via its US solar business, Tessera Solar — the disposal of its 709 megawatt Imperial Valley Solar Project to a joint venture between US firms AES Corporation and Riverstone Holdings. Only a few weeks ago, Tessera Solar sold its 750-megawatt Calico project, also based in southern California, to San Diego-based company K Road Power Holdings. No further transaction details, including the value of the deal, were disclosed by NTR, for what it called "commercial reasons", but group chief executive Jim Barry said that NTR’s board is confident the value created in this project "will be enhanced for NTR shareholders over time". Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Tessera Solar North America 2011-02-18T11:46:58+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/us-biofuels-industry-consolidating-and-ready-for-new-growth/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/us-biofuels-industry-consolidating-and-ready-for-new-growth/#When:10:24:04Z GPRE (NASDAQ) Emerging as the Leading Ethanol Growth Stock! The United States ethanol production industry suffered mightily during the Great Recession. Even before the Crash of 2008, the mortgage crisis, and the ensuing Great Recession, ethanol producers had serious problems of their own. The price of corn and other ethanol inputs had risen above the value of the ethanol product, putting many companies into a position of being 'upside down', losing money on every gallon of production. Those industry problems, coupled with the Crash, Recession, and the fears of investors hit the industry heavily, sending many producers into Chapter 11 Re-Organization.   A small number of shrewd consolidators took advantage of the situation, purchasing production assets at attractive prices and putting together new, larger production companies that are now more competitive than the smaller, stand-alone plants of the pre-Crash days. These consolidators are now benefitting from economies of scale, lower financing costs, and new technologies that increase the profitability of ethanol production. On top of that, federal incentives are now kicking in, which further strengthens the future outlook for the industry. Ntr in the News 2011-02-17T12:24:04+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/new-recycling-center-aims-to-make-process-easier/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/new-recycling-center-aims-to-make-process-easier/#When:11:18:09Z Featuring Matt Delnick, CEO of Greenstar North America. Ntr in the News, Sustainable Waste Management, Greenstar Recycling (North America) 2010-12-20T12:18:09+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/greenstar-launches-all-in-one-recycling/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/greenstar-launches-all-in-one-recycling/#When:16:23:10Z Greenstar Recycling said Wednesday it had opened the first “single-stream” recycling facility in Houston. Ntr in the News, Sustainable Waste Management, Greenstar Recycling (North America) 2010-12-15T17:23:10+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-chief-suggests-flotation-within-next-two-years/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-chief-suggests-flotation-within-next-two-years/#When:09:29:42Z The chief executive of utilities group NTR has committed the company to what he described as a “significant liquidity event” within the next two to three years that could lead to either a flotation of the business or the sale of some of its existing asset portfolios. Ntr in the News 2010-12-09T10:29:42+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/dynamo-goes-green-with-new-jersey/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/dynamo-goes-green-with-new-jersey/#When:16:30:09Z As expected, the Houston Dynamo on Tuesday unveiled the team’s new uniforms bearing the logo of a new corporate jersey sponsor, Greenstar Recycling. Ntr in the News, Sustainable Waste Management, Greenstar Recycling (North America) 2010-12-08T18:30:09+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/how-they-built-wind-where-they-said-it-couldnt-be-done/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/how-they-built-wind-where-they-said-it-couldnt-be-done/#When:08:45:54Z Tom Carnahan, President and CEO of Wind Capital Group, was a St. Louis attorney in 2005 and wanted to get into renewables. Surfing the web, he found a map of the U.S. at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) website. States with wind farms were colored in. “Everything was colored in except Missouri in the Midwest,” he said. No Missouri wind farms had been built, Carnahan discovered, because “nobody had ever tried.” Experts told him “you can’t do wind power in Missouri. It’s not going to happen.” A lifelong citizen of the show-me state, this firmed Carnahan’s resolve to do it. Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Wind Capital Group 2010-11-24T09:45:54+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/betting-on-success-six-profitable-quarters-for-gpre/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/betting-on-success-six-profitable-quarters-for-gpre/#When:12:11:24Z Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. CEO Todd Becker credits a successful hedging strategy for much of the company’s success in the third quarter of 2010. “We continued to take advantage of opportunities to lock away forward margins as they became available,” he told investors during a conference call to announce GPRE’s quarterly earnings. “In the past few months, ethanol industry operating margins expanded as ethanol prices increased more than the recent increases in corn prices. As a result, we expect an even stronger fourth quarter.” Ntr in the News 2010-11-15T13:10:24+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-aims-to-power-ahead/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-aims-to-power-ahead/#When:12:07:20Z Jim Barry, chief executive of NTR, has reined in expectations for the green energy company, after a difficult year which saw investors and lenders run for cover Ntr in the News 2010-11-14T13:07:20+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/renewable-energy-group-ntr-losses-rise-to-210.6m/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/renewable-energy-group-ntr-losses-rise-to-210.6m/#When:15:07:21Z Renewable energy group NTR saw its losses rise to €210.6 million in the year to end of March 2010, up from €22.4 million a year earlier. Chief executive Jim Barry said this was not a poor trading outcome, as a core part of NTR’s business model involves investing and building value in pre-revenue development companies. Ntr in the News 2010-11-13T16:07:21+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/Profits-as-Green-Plains-up-35/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/Profits-as-Green-Plains-up-35/#When:09:09:04Z Profits at Green Plains Renewable Energy, the US bio-diesel subsidiary of Irish utility NTR, grew over 35 per cent to $7.4 million (€5.34 million) in the third quarter of the year, figures released yesterday show. NTR said revenues at Green Plains were up 38 per cent at $496 million in the three-month period ended September 30th from $362 million during the same quarter in 2009. Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Green Plains Renewable Energy 2010-10-27T10:09:04+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-renewable-energy-smashes-estimates-sees-strong-4th-quarter/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-renewable-energy-smashes-estimates-sees-strong-4th-quarter/#When:09:05:28Z Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) smashed estimates after the bell today posting an EPS of $0.23/share vs the analyst estimate of just .13/share on revenues of $496 million vs the analyst estimate of $433 million. That’s a 5 percent bump in EPS over the year ago quarter and a 37 percent surge in revenues. That’s the sixth straight profitable quarter and the company expects to remain profitable next year. Not too shabby for any company especially an ethanol company. Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Green Plains Renewable Energy 2010-10-27T10:05:28+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-encounters-surprises-in-solar-and-wind-projects/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-encounters-surprises-in-solar-and-wind-projects/#When:13:44:19Z “If you cut us,” said Jim Barry, CEO of Dublin-based renewables developer NTR, “we bleed development.” One aspect of development is foremost in Barry’s thinking today. “When you overlay the risk profile of launching new technology in 2010 against the state of financial markets and the general macroeconomic context,” he said, “you have challenges.” Ntr in the News 2010-10-08T15:44:19+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/us-solar-power-project-boost-for-ntr/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/us-solar-power-project-boost-for-ntr/#When:10:39:05Z 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. General, Ntr in the News 2010-10-07T11:38:05+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/california-to-get-two-solar-plants/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/california-to-get-two-solar-plants/#When:16:08:51Z The U.S. on Tuesday approved construction of two solar-power facilities that will be built on federal public land in California. Ntr in the News 2010-10-06T17:08:51+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/us-interior-secretary-approves-two-large-california-solar-power-projects/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/us-interior-secretary-approves-two-large-california-solar-power-projects/#When:16:24:03Z U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday approved construction of two California solar-power facilities that will be built on federal public land. Ntr in the News 2010-10-05T18:24:03+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/solar-project-on-u.s.-land-in-california-approved-group-says/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/solar-project-on-u.s.-land-in-california-approved-group-says/#When:15:56:38Z 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 in the News 2010-10-05T17:56:38+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-sells-off-most-of-its-road-assets-in-50m-deal/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-sells-off-most-of-its-road-assets-in-50m-deal/#When:09:39:50Z 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. General, Ntr in the News 2010-10-01T10:39:50+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-sells-road-assets-for-50m/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-sells-road-assets-for-50m/#When:09:17:28Z 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 in the News 2010-10-01T10:17:28+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-sell-dublins-east-link-toll-bridge/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-sell-dublins-east-link-toll-bridge/#When:09:22:49Z 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. Ntr in the News 2010-09-30T11:22:49+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-renewable-to-buy-global-ethanol/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-renewable-to-buy-global-ethanol/#When:16:17:23Z NTR-owned ethanol producer Green Plains Renewable Energy is to buy Global Ethanol LLC for $169.2m. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Green Plains Renewable Energy 2010-09-29T18:17:23+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/california-regulators-approve-solar-power-plants/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/california-regulators-approve-solar-power-plants/#When:14:51:30Z 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. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Green Plains Renewable Energy 2010-09-29T15:51:30+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/west-valley-gains-ground-as-solar-hub/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/west-valley-gains-ground-as-solar-hub/#When:11:24:42Z 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. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems 2010-06-25T13:30:42+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/video-up-close-and-personal-with-stirling-energys-csp/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/video-up-close-and-personal-with-stirling-energys-csp/#When:11:40:45Z 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). General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems, Tessera Solar North America 2010-06-21T13:40:45+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/stirling-system-may-yet-prevail/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/stirling-system-may-yet-prevail/#When:11:22:37Z 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. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems 2010-06-14T14:53:37+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-sell-uk-arm-of-its-greenstar-business-for-135m/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-sell-uk-arm-of-its-greenstar-business-for-135m/#When:11:21:05Z 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. General, Investors, Ntr in the News, Sustainable Waste Management 2010-06-10T11:10:05+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-sells-greenstar-uk-unit-for-135m/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-sells-greenstar-uk-unit-for-135m/#When:11:19:54Z 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. General, Investors, Ntr in the News, Sustainable Waste Management 2010-06-10T10:47:54+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-nets-96m-in-waste-firm-sale/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-nets-96m-in-waste-firm-sale/#When:11:17:01Z 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. General, Investors, Ntr in the News, Sustainable Waste Management 2010-06-10T10:16:01+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/sc-awarded-contract-to-provide-engineering-services-for-solar-energy-plant/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/sc-awarded-contract-to-provide-engineering-services-for-solar-energy-plant/#When:08:29:09Z 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. General, Ntr in the News 2010-06-01T10:29:09+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/greenstar-opens-des-moines-mrf1/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/greenstar-opens-des-moines-mrf1/#When:11:17:01Z 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. General, Ntr in the News, Sustainable Waste Management, Greenstar Recycling (North America) 2010-05-28T13:17:01+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/social-class-finalists-line-up-for-500000-entrepreneur-award/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/social-class-finalists-line-up-for-500000-entrepreneur-award/#When:11:53:40Z 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. General, Ntr in the News 2010-05-26T13:53:40+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/global-renewable-energy-group-ntr-hires-caroline-bergin-as-legal-adviser/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/global-renewable-energy-group-ntr-hires-caroline-bergin-as-legal-adviser/#When:11:37:36Z 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. General, Ntr in the News 2010-05-14T13:37:36+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ethanol-makes-a-comeback/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ethanol-makes-a-comeback/#When:06:21:14Z That bountiful corn crop is going to turn into profits for Green Plains Renewable and others. One of the hit songs from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! describes corn that is “as high as an elephant’s eye.” It’s not a bad image for the 2009 corn harvest, 13.1 billion bushels plucked off 86 million acres. This was not entirely a blessing for farmers, since bumper crops come with depressed prices. But it was good news for the beleaguered ethanol industry. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Green Plains Renewable Energy 2010-04-22T08:31:14+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/extending-its-reach/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/extending-its-reach/#When:13:49:05Z The last time I caught up with Stirling Energy Systems, it was supplying its sister company with materials for its concentrating solar power project [3]in the Arizona desert. Now it’s gone outside its corporate umbrella to join forces with one of the most recognizable names in aerospace. General, Ntr in the News 2010-04-06T15:49:05+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/850mw-tessera-stirling-project-gets-first-regulatory-thumbs-up/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/850mw-tessera-stirling-project-gets-first-regulatory-thumbs-up/#When:11:33:24Z Tessera Solar and Stirling Energy Systems’ proposed 850MW Calico solar thermal electrical generation project in southern California has cleared an early regulatory hurdle after receiving a generally positive review from state officials. General, Ntr in the News 2010-04-01T13:33:24+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-firm-wins-boeing-solar-contract/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-firm-wins-boeing-solar-contract/#When:10:43:50Z Irish-based renewable energy group, NTR, today said that one of its companies has won a major contract with Boeing to develop new solar power technology. Stirling Energy Systems (SES), in which NTR has a controlling stake, and the Boeing Company have formed a strategic partnership to complete the commercialisation and deployment of Boeing’s XR700 high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar power technology. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems, Tessera Solar International, Tessera Solar North America 2010-03-31T12:43:50+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-secures-boeing-solar-power-deal/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-secures-boeing-solar-power-deal/#When:07:12:34Z NTR has announced that its Stirling Energy Systems (SES) subsidiary and Boeing have formed a strategic partnership to complete the commercialization and deployment of Boeing’s XR700 high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar power technology. General, Ntr in the News 2010-03-31T09:12:34+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/boeing-licenses-hcpv-technology-to-stirling-energy-systems/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/boeing-licenses-hcpv-technology-to-stirling-energy-systems/#When:06:45:30Z Aerospace and defence giant Boeing has licensed its high-concentration PV technology to engine-based solar systems developer Stirling Energy Systems. Under the deal, SES acquired the exclusive rights to develop, manufacture and deploy Boeing’s XR700 HCPV technology globally. Tessera Solar, SES’ project development affiliate, will be responsible for development, construction and operation of solar power projects using the XR700. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems, Tessera Solar International, Tessera Solar North America 2010-03-31T08:44:30+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/solar-patent-king-boeing-teams-up-with-stirling-energy-systems/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/solar-patent-king-boeing-teams-up-with-stirling-energy-systems/#When:06:52:13Z A little known fact about Boeing: It’s got more solar patents than anyone else in the U.S. (14 solar thermal patents since 2002 as of January, according to cleantech patent tracking law firm Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti). So sooner or later the defense contractor would want to commercialize ‘em. This morning Boeing says it has teamed up with solar thermal company Stirling Energy Systems to develop Boeing’s high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar power technology. General, Ntr in the News 2010-03-30T08:52:13+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ethanol-making-comeback-as-valero-sees-profit-where-gates-lost/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ethanol-making-comeback-as-valero-sees-profit-where-gates-lost/#When:13:32:45Z Ethanol, the commodity that cost Bill Gates more than $44 million the last time prices collapsed, is poised to rally as much as 20 percent as the fastest drop since 2008 spurs demand. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Green Plains Renewable Energy 2010-03-08T15:32:45+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-launches-foundation-to-tackle-climate-change/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-launches-foundation-to-tackle-climate-change/#When:13:08:15Z Irish Renewable energy group NTR yesterday launched a not-for-profit foundation that will provide funding and other support for climate change initiatives around the world.  Former US president Bill Clinton gave his support to the initiative at a launch in New York yesterday and urged the 120 executives and local dignitaries who attended to seize the economic opportunities provided by climate change initiatives as a way of stimulating growth and saving the planet. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy 2010-03-05T15:21:15+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/clinton-backs-ntrs-environment-foundation/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/clinton-backs-ntrs-environment-foundation/#When:09:20:15Z Ireland’s first ever environmental foundation set up by a private company got a high level and passionate endorsement yesterday from former US president Bill Clinton at a ceremony in New York.  Mr Clinton, a major campaigner on climate change, told guests of NTR Plc, which is setting up the foundation, that only economic arguments will ultimately win the day on the climate change debate. He was speaking at the University Club in Manhattan. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy 2010-03-05T11:20:15+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/bill-clintons-green-jobs-plan/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/bill-clintons-green-jobs-plan/#When:13:00:16Z Former President Bill Clinton told a collection of green business executives at a lunchtime speech today that in order to get some momentum behind changing the nation’s energy portfolio, business leaders need to prove to elected officials and voters that going green will create jobs and improve the economy.  “Defend the science, but argue the economics,” he said. “It’s up to you to prove the economics.” General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy 2010-03-04T15:00:16+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/businesses-want-more-guidelines-on-green-issues/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/businesses-want-more-guidelines-on-green-issues/#When:08:44:13Z About 50 per cent of America’s top business leaders believe a lack of clarity on climate legislation is negatively impacting upon the ability of the US to compete in the global market.  This is the key finding to emerge from a survey of Fortune 500 senior executives undertaken by Irish renewable energy group NTR, which has established a foundation to support climate change initiatives. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy 2010-03-03T10:44:13+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/fortune-500-survey-shows-that-legislation-is-not-a-prerequisite-for-climate/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/fortune-500-survey-shows-that-legislation-is-not-a-prerequisite-for-climate/#When:11:38:28Z NTR plc, the international renewable energy group: ‘Fortune 500 Survey Shows that Legislation is Not a Prerequisite for Climate Action, and Business Should Take a Greater Role in the Climate Policy Debate’: General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy 2010-03-02T13:38:28+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ethanol-producers-rise-sharply/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ethanol-producers-rise-sharply/#When:09:34:22Z Shares of ethanol producers rose sharply after one of the larger producers, Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc., reported a bullish fourth quarter and said industry trends looked positive for 2010.  Green Plains shares shot up 17% to $16.61 in recent trading, after earlier rising to $16.79, the highest the stock has traded since September 2007. More than a million shares had changed hands roughly midway through the trading day, more than 10 times the typical volume for the stock. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Green Plains Renewable Energy 2010-02-22T11:34:22+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-soars-on-profit-from-more-ethanol-sales/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-soars-on-profit-from-more-ethanol-sales/#When:09:28:50Z Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. ethanol producer, surged after reporting a fourth-quarter profit of $23.1 million as sales more than doubled.  Green Plains advanced $2.85, or 20 percent, to $16.99 in Nasdaq Stock Market composite trading, the highest price since Sept. 4, 2007. The shares have risen from $1.55 a year ago. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Green Plains Renewable Energy 2010-02-22T11:28:50+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/in-detroit-is-there-life-after-the-big-3/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/in-detroit-is-there-life-after-the-big-3/#When:15:11:04Z CRUISE the blighted streets that shoot off in either direction from 8 Mile Road, and the scars of the automotive crisis abound. “For sale” signs adorn the front of long-shuttered metal, paint and tool-and-die shops. And at factories still in business, the small number of cars in the parking lots testify that the shops are working below capacity. Ntr in the News 2010-02-14T17:11:04+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/everybodys-watching/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/everybodys-watching/#When:11:55:11Z Suncatchers are producing electricity at a plant in Arizona in the first commercial-scale project for the concentrating solar power technology. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems, Tessera Solar North America 2010-02-02T14:29:11+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/diverse-interests-across-the-sea/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/diverse-interests-across-the-sea/#When:11:38:23Z HAVING BECOME something of a conglomerate with diverse interests in waste management, recycling and wind energy - as well as broadband, water, wastewater and roads, NTR’s most innovative streak is to be found in its biofuel and solar power businesses. General, Ntr in the News 2010-01-08T13:38:23+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/Wind_Capital_Group_To_Install_About_150_MW_Start_New_Project-/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/Wind_Capital_Group_To_Install_About_150_MW_Start_New_Project-/#When:11:57:59Z Wind Capital Group plans to install 150 megawatts of its current wind project and start construction of a new one in 2010, as it switches to a model of owning projects as opposed to developing and selling them off, according to the company’s president. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Wind Capital Group 2010-01-06T13:57:59+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-power-ahead-in-20101/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-power-ahead-in-20101/#When:16:25:33Z Jim Barry, the chief executive of renewable energy group NTR, jokes that, if anyone has a spare $1 billion, he could do with it at the moment. This is the level of capital the group aims to raise this year, in addition to huge sums of debt and tax credits. Barry also said that to some extent he has become ‘‘immune’’ to the scale of investment NTR is seeking, but in fact he is all too aware of the task which lies ahead. However, Barry said he is ‘‘absolutely confident’’ that the money needed by NTR’s various subsidiaries will be raised. The real issue is price in the current market. Ntr in the News 2010-01-03T18:25:33+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-outline-cash-event-for-envestors-in-2010/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-outline-cash-event-for-envestors-in-2010/#When:14:15:44Z Renewable energy company NTR is to outline to shareholders how and when they will be able to turn their investment in the company into cash. Speaking to The Sunday Business Post, chief executive Jim Barry said shareholders were suffering from the lack of liquidity in the stock. General, Ntr in the News 2010-01-03T16:15:44+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/are-engines-the-future-of-solar-power/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/are-engines-the-future-of-solar-power/#When:12:32:13Z Nearly 200 years after their invention, and decades after first being proposed as a method of harnessing solar energy, 60 sun-powered Stirling engines are about to begin generating electricity outside Phoenix, Ariz., for the first time. Such engines, which harness heat to expand a gas and drive pistons, are not used widely today other than in pacemakers and long-distance robotic spacecraft. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems 2009-12-30T14:32:13+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ready-to-catch-some-sun/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ready-to-catch-some-sun/#When:17:56:42Z Any day now, innovative concentrating solar power units will start feeding electricity onto the grid in Arizona. The units are part of the Salt River Project in Maricopa County, a 1.5-megawatt demonstration plant that will be officially dedicated sometime next month. And that’s just a start. In less than a year, ground will be broken on two projects using the SunCatcher CSP technology, slated to be the largest solar electric generation plants in the U.S., totaling at least 1,600 megawatts. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems, Tessera Solar North America 2009-12-15T19:56:42+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/in-energy-innovation-everything-new-is-old-again/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/in-energy-innovation-everything-new-is-old-again/#When:11:15:38Z PEORIA, Ariz.—As light filled the sky on a recent morning here, a handful of giant mirrored dishes were being prepared to track the sun and ultimately feed solar-generated electricity into the Phoenix area. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems 2009-12-11T13:15:38+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/epa-recognizes-greenstar-through-climate-leaders-program/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/epa-recognizes-greenstar-through-climate-leaders-program/#When:14:53:31Z Recycling services provider Greenstar North America, based in Houston, has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a goal setter in its Climate Leaders Program during the Climate Leaders Partners Conference from Dec. 1 to 3 in National Harbor, Md. General, Ntr in the News, Sustainable Waste Management, Greenstar Recycling (North America) 2009-12-02T16:53:31+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/suncatcher-system-unveiled-at-sandia-national-labs-site/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/suncatcher-system-unveiled-at-sandia-national-labs-site/#When:10:39:54Z Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar recently unveiled four newly designed solar power collection dishes at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) in Albuquerque, N.M. Called SunCatchers, the new dishes have a refined design that will be used in commercial-scale deployments of the units beginning in 2010. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems, Tessera Solar International, Tessera Solar North America 2009-11-30T12:44:54+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/solar-energy-industry-brings-a-ray-of-hope-to-the-rust-belt/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/solar-energy-industry-brings-a-ray-of-hope-to-the-rust-belt/#When:11:27:24Z Areas hard-hit by the U.S. automakers’ slump are pitching themselves to green technology firms. Workers and machines that used to crank out cars are now making parts for solar and wind power plants. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems 2009-11-23T13:27:24+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/show-me-the-way/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/show-me-the-way/#When:16:19:34Z I first met Tom Carnahan last spring on a renewable energy tour that made a stopover in his native Missouri. The president of a relatively new wind development company was eager to show one of his first projects, but there was some business to take care of. General, Ntr in the News 2009-11-16T16:19:34+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/renewable-projects-fight-risk-aversion-wind-capital-group/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/renewable-projects-fight-risk-aversion-wind-capital-group/#When:14:05:35Z Tom Carnahan, President and CEO of Wind Capital Group knew his timing was poor. After all, he was trying to finance the development of his $350m, 150-megawatt wind farm in Missouri in the aftermath of a debilitating financial crisis. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Wind Capital Group 2009-11-16T16:05:35+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/full-capacity-lifts-green-plains-quarter/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/full-capacity-lifts-green-plains-quarter/#When:11:30:52Z While ethanol plants in the US are idling, Nebraska-headquartered Green Plains Renewable Energy facilities are running at full capacity. General, Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Green Plains Renewable Energy 2009-11-13T13:30:52+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/tom-carnahan-ceo-wind-capital-group-talks-to-msnbcs-ed-schulz/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/tom-carnahan-ceo-wind-capital-group-talks-to-msnbcs-ed-schulz/#When:14:44:55Z MSNBC’s Ed Schulz and Tom Carnahan, CEO of Wind Capital Group, talk about how wind power can help improve clean energy capabilities, the enviornment and the creation of new jobs. General, Ntr in the News 2009-11-02T16:44:55+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/wind-capital-group-secures-240m-in-construction-term-loans/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/wind-capital-group-secures-240m-in-construction-term-loans/#When:13:41:44Z Wind Capital Group, a subsidiary of NTR PLC, said Monday it secured $240 million in project debt financing to support its 150-megawatt project in Missouri. Lead arrangers for the financing were Nord/LB, Bayern LB, Rabobank Group, Banco Santander and Union Bank. Ntr in the News 2009-10-27T15:41:44+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/wind-capital-group-secures-usd-240m-for-150mw-missouri-wind-project/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/wind-capital-group-secures-usd-240m-for-150mw-missouri-wind-project/#When:13:38:35Z Wind Capital Group, the US subsidiary of Irish infrastructure and renewable energy investor NTR, has closed on USD 240m in debt financing for its 150MW Lost Creek wind farm in Jefferson City, Missouri. Nord/LB, Bayern LB, Rabobank, Santander, and Union Bank of California were lead arrangers for the financing. The debt facilities consist of a combination of construction and term loans, NTR said in a written statement. General, Ntr in the News 2009-10-27T15:38:35+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-unit-gains-240m-financing-for-lost-creek-wind-project/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-unit-gains-240m-financing-for-lost-creek-wind-project/#When:13:29:09Z Wind Capital Group, the wind energy arm of infrastructure specialist NTR, has secured $240m (€160m) in project debt financing for its 150MW Lost Creek wind farm in Missouri, the company said yesterday. With only 20 wind project finance transactions completed in the US so far this year, and project finance down 50pc on last year, the group claimed the successful completion of the deal signifies the quality of the Lost Creek wind farm project. General, Ntr in the News 2009-10-27T15:29:09+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/greenstar-expands-with-veolia-buy/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/greenstar-expands-with-veolia-buy/#When:08:27:46Z Waste management company Greenstar is to buy Veolia Environmental Services’ Irish commercial waste and recycling businesses. The move is part of a move by Veolia’s parent company Veolia Environment to sell off some of its assets, though it will hold on to its Irish hazardous waste management business. The deal is subject to approval by the Competition Authority. Ntr in the News 2009-10-21T10:27:46+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/the-name-is-not-illuminating/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/the-name-is-not-illuminating/#When:11:48:29Z NTR plc is an Irish holding company with a name that offers no clue to where its recent and future interests lie. But it’s determined to make its presence in the U.S. renewable energy markets known. “We’re an infrastructure company that’s been around for 30 years and after our first 20, all we had to show for it were two toll roads,” says CEO Jim Barry. I caught up to him as he was departing Brussels, where he is part of a European Union working group on sustainability. General, Ntr in the News 2009-10-02T13:48:29+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/stirling-energy-sets-for-2010-mass-production-2.2b-solar-thermal-project/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/stirling-energy-sets-for-2010-mass-production-2.2b-solar-thermal-project/#When:11:37:46Z One year after receiving a life-sustaining investment from investment firm NTR, Stirling Energy Systems (SES) is on track to start mass producing equipment for its solar thermal power equipment in the second half of 2010, said an NTR executive. The production schedule would enable SES to supply parts for a 750-megawatt power plant in California’s Imperial Valley that is estimated to cost $2.2 billion to build, said Michael Walsh, the finance director for NTR, during an interview in San Francisco this week. Ntr in the News 2009-10-02T13:37:46+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/phoenix-weighs-developers-for-utility-scale-solar-project/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/phoenix-weighs-developers-for-utility-scale-solar-project/#When:13:59:35Z Tessera Solar is the top candidate to build a utility-scale solar facility on a city-owned landfill outside Phoenix, Arizona. To boost renewable generation in Phoenix and create additional revenue, Phoenix in May issued a solicitation seeking a 150-MW to 200-MW solar facility using dry-cooled technology. In response, Houston-based Tessera proposed building a 175-MW solar concentrating plant. Johnson Controls proposed a plant using concentrating photovoltaic technology. BrightSource Energy also offered a proposal. Ntr in the News 2009-09-28T15:59:35+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/tessera-solar-confident-in-200-mw-colo.-project/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/tessera-solar-confident-in-200-mw-colo.-project/#When:08:42:19Z In a state so far largely ignored by utility-scale solar developers, Tessera Solar is developing a 200-MW solar plant near Saguache, Colorado. Tessera, based in Houston, has offered to sell power from the project to Xcel Energy, which earlier this year issued requests for proposals for roughly 1,000 MW of renewable energy to serve its Colorado customers. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is expected to vote on the RFP results in November, which will clear the way for the utility to enter into final contract negotiations with developers like Tessera. Ntr in the News 2009-09-14T10:42:19+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/further-consolidation-expected-in-waste-sector-says-chief-executive/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/further-consolidation-expected-in-waste-sector-says-chief-executive/#When:06:33:19Z Utility company NTR announced at its agm yesterday that its Irish waste management business Greenstar has succeeded in refinancing a €120 million debt facility.  A consortium of seven Irish and international banks will provide the facility, which matures in September 2012. Ntr in the News 2009-09-11T08:33:19+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-sees-stronger-ethanol-sector/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-sees-stronger-ethanol-sector/#When:06:27:14Z The shakeout in the U.S. ethanol industry in the past year has helped draw stronger players to the business and made producers better able to cope with soft margins, Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc’s chief executive said on Thursday. Ntr in the News 2009-09-10T08:27:14+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntrs-tessera-to-rev-up-1.5mw-stirling-engine-plant/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntrs-tessera-to-rev-up-1.5mw-stirling-engine-plant/#When:12:46:00Z Tessera Solar is partnering with Arizona utility Salt River Project to build Tessera’s first commercial plant, a 1.5MW project that will employ 60 Stirling Energy Systems (SES) concentrating devices.  Tessera will build the Maricopa Solar Plant on land leased from SRP, which will purchase the solar energy generated at the site next. Ntr in the News 2009-08-20T14:46:00+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-build-solar-plant-in-arizona/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-build-solar-plant-in-arizona/#When:12:35:39Z Utility company NTR plans to build its first large-scale solar power plant with the deployment of 60 SunCatcher machines in Arizona within five months.  The firm expects the 1.5 megawatt (MW) project to demonstrate the commercial viability of a system that uses mirrors to concentrate the sun’s energy on to an engine which converts thermal energy to grid-quality electricity. Ntr in the News 2009-08-20T14:35:39+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-publish-its-2009-annual-report-financial-statements-on-13th-august/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-to-publish-its-2009-annual-report-financial-statements-on-13th-august/#When:13:02:31Z NTR published its 2009 Annual Report & Financial Statements and Annual Review documents on 13th August 2009 on www.ntrplc.com. This year, the Annual Report & Financial Statements document is available to view within a dedicated micro-site to ensure easy reading and navigation and to reduce the need to download and print the document. Ntr in the News 2009-08-13T15:02:31+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/a-wind-boom-in-missouri/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/a-wind-boom-in-missouri/#When:10:59:47Z Figures released last month by the American Wind Energy Association show that Missouri’s wind power supply grew far more quickly than that of any other state in the second quarter. Ntr in the News 2009-08-13T12:59:47+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-looks-stateside-for-further-growth-in-sun-and-wind-projects/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-looks-stateside-for-further-growth-in-sun-and-wind-projects/#When:06:17:55Z When NTR sold its nationally vilified West Link toll road to the Government in 2007 and in quick succession offloaded its Airtricity wind energy unit, it could almost have been endgame for the company.  With €1.3bn in the bank, it was surely at least a little tempting to simply return almost all the surplus to shareholders, perhaps offload its Greenstar waste business, and contemplate riding off into the corporate sunset. Ntr in the News 2009-08-06T08:17:55+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-eases-into-era-of-new-departures/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-eases-into-era-of-new-departures/#When:08:02:15Z Few companies can report a €1.1 billion slump in their bottom line without triggering shareholder unrest, but NTR is a special case. The renewable energy and waste management group had little to worry investors last week despite announcing after-tax losses of €46 million for the year to March, down from profits of €1.05 billion a year earlier. The fall-off was due to the non-recurrence of a series of once-off items in 2008, which included windfall gains from the sale of its 51 per cent stake in wind operator Airtricity and the exiting of its interest in the Westlink toll bridge in Dublin. Ntr in the News 2009-07-26T10:02:15+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-seeks-668m-for-energy-projects/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-seeks-668m-for-energy-projects/#When:08:12:10Z Utility Company NTR has engaged Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered Bank to advise on its preparations to return to the international capital markets next year to raise as much as $950 million (€668.1 million) to fund the development of its solar and wind energy projects. Ntr in the News 2009-07-24T10:12:10+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-thrives-by-spreading-its-bets/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-thrives-by-spreading-its-bets/#When:08:06:45Z While margin pressure and volatile feedstock prices have forced several pure play ethanol producers into bankruptcy, diversified agriculture companies like Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) and The Andersons (ANDE) are rebounding along with the stabilizing economy. Green Plains stock is up nearly fivefold since early March as investors have come to realize that the corn ethanol industry is not going away. Ntr in the News 2009-07-15T10:06:45+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/newly-acquired-ethanol-plant-up-and-running-after-eight-days/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/newly-acquired-ethanol-plant-up-and-running-after-eight-days/#When:08:11:56Z NTR’s ethanol business, Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE), began operations at its new ethanol plant in Ord, Nebraska on 12th July 2009, just eight days after the acquisition of the plant was completed. The company anticipates production of ethanol by as early as 17th July. Ntr in the News 2009-07-14T10:11:56+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-begins-operations-at-former-verasun-ethanol-plant/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/green-plains-begins-operations-at-former-verasun-ethanol-plant/#When:13:33:12Z A former VeraSun ethanol plant in Ord, Nebraska, has been restarted by Green Plains Renewable Energy, which also plans to restart a second plant soon due to improving margins, it said Monday. Ntr in the News 2009-07-13T15:33:12+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/catching-rays/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/catching-rays/#When:09:08:03Z Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar have unveiled new solar power collection dishes they have developed with the help of engineers at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF). Ntr in the News 2009-07-10T08:00:03+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/tessera-solar-lands-texas-csp-contract/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/tessera-solar-lands-texas-csp-contract/#When:08:31:43Z On 22 June 2009, San Antonio, Texas-based Tessera Solar North America signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with San Antonio municipal utility CPS Energy. The 27 MW PPA stems from CPS Energy’s 13 August 2008 request for proposals and is the first contract signed from the RFP. To date, no CSP systems have been installed in Texas. Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Tessera Solar North America 2009-06-30T10:31:43+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/in-the-news-utilities-arrange-green-power-buys-from-western-us-solar/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/in-the-news-utilities-arrange-green-power-buys-from-western-us-solar/#When:09:45:15Z US utilities are moving beyond power purchase agreements with wind farms plant developers as large-scale solar projects in the states of Nevada and Texas have signed contracts this month to sell their output to retail electricity suppliers. For instance, Las Vegas, Nevada-based NV Energy said it had entered into a long-term PPA to buy power produced from a 20-MW PV power plant that will be constructed near Searchlight, Nevada, 55 miles south of Las Vegas. Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Tessera Solar North America 2009-06-29T11:45:15+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/news-ntr-in-the-news-texas-first-big-solar-project-pges-deal-with-nrg-esola/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/news-ntr-in-the-news-texas-first-big-solar-project-pges-deal-with-nrg-esola/#When:08:45:20Z When it comes to renewable energy, Texas has been all about Big Wind. But this week the Lone Star State took on its first Big Solar project when San Antonio utility CPS Energy signed a 27-megawatt deal with Tessera Solar. Ntr in the News 2009-06-25T10:45:20+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntrs-us-solar-firm-signs-20-year-deal/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntrs-us-solar-firm-signs-20-year-deal/#When:12:19:59Z NTR’s solar energy company, Tessera Solar North America, has signed a 20-year deal with CPS Energy to develop a 27-megawatt project in West Texas in the US. Ntr in the News 2009-06-23T14:19:59+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/new-milestone-for-ntrs-solar-business/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/new-milestone-for-ntrs-solar-business/#When:11:16:58Z On 23rd June 2009, NTR’s solar project development company, Tessera Solar North America, announced that it had reached a significant milestone by signing a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with CPS Energy to develop a 27 MW solar project in West Texas, USA. Ntr in the News 2009-06-23T13:16:58+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/news-ntr-in-the-news-ntr-backed-tessera-inks-20-year-solar-ppa-with-cps-ene/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/news-ntr-in-the-news-ntr-backed-tessera-inks-20-year-solar-ppa-with-cps-ene/#When:07:39:47Z Developer Tessera Solar has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Texas utility CPS Energy for the output from a proposed 27MW project that would employ Stirling Energy Systems devices. Ntr in the News 2009-06-23T09:39:47+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/Tessera-Solar-North-America-Signs-20-Year-PPA-with-CPS-Energy/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/Tessera-Solar-North-America-Signs-20-Year-PPA-with-CPS-Energy/#When:09:08:52Z Tessera Solar and CPS Energy sign agreement Ntr in the News 2009-06-22T11:08:52+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-ntrs-arizona-stake-to-hit-51pc/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/ntr-ntrs-arizona-stake-to-hit-51pc/#When:13:53:43Z NTR is expected to boost its stake in Arizona-based solar energy firm Stirling Energy Systems (SES) to 51pc via a $50m (€36m) equity injection within the next six to nine months. Ntr in the News 2009-06-19T15:53:43+00:00 http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/stirling-solar-energy-lives/ http://www.ntrplc.com/news/news-article/stirling-solar-energy-lives/#When:14:27:34Z Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, famous for its nuclear research programs is now home to Stirling Energy Systems, the solar thermal company that initially announced plans to develop large levels of solar thermal capacity in 2005 and subsequently dropped off the radar. Ntr in the News, Renewable Energy, Stirling Energy Systems 2009-06-18T16:27:34+00:00