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Eon sells European gas grid to Australian bank
17/05/2012
E.ON has announced the sale of its Open Grid Europe gas distribution network in a deal worth €3.2bn ($4.06bn). |
Wave energy firm wins $10.3m grant in Australia
02/05/2012
Carnegie Wave Energy has secured a $10.3m grant from the federal government to support its $32m grid-connected CETO wave energy...
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Controversial $1.2bn power plant frozen after legal ruling
17/04/2012
In Australia, an energy technology firm has frozen development of a contentious A$1.2bn ($1.23bn) brown coal gas hybrid power p...
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Six-fold increase in wind power generation in New Zealand
03/04/2012
There will be a six-fold increase of wind farm generation in New Zealand, producing 20 per cent of the country’s electricity by...
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Australia's AGL to buy out country’s largest coal power station
24/02/2012
Australia's AGL Energy said it would take full control of Australia’s largest coal power station, buying out Japan's Tepco and ...
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BP to pull out of solar energy venture in Australia
24/02/2012
BP Plc LSE: BP NYSE: BP plans to withdraw from a venture seeking Australian government funds to build a solar-po...
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World’s largest thermal power exporter to sell stake in $6.4bn coal project
15/02/2012
Xstrata PLC, (LSE: XTA, SIX: XTAN) the world's largest thermal-coal exporter by volume, may sell part of its pro...
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New hydro electric power scheme in New Zealand
08/02/2012
TrustPower plans to start construction on a new $13m hydro electricity generation scheme in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. |
Australian power merger causing stir
23/01/2012
The New South Wales government in Australia went into the election last March planning to merge the three existing electricity ...
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APA Group announce Hastings takeover
14/12/2011
Australian gas transmission and distribution firm APA Group have announced a takeover offer for rival Hastings Diversified Util...
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