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| Estonian Shipyard to Build Windfarm Catamarans | BLRT Marketex in Estonia and Sure Wind Marine Ltd in the UK have entered into contract to build four 19.5m windfarm service catamarans. | |
| Development Banks Involved in Hydropower Projects |
The involvement of multi-national banking institutions is critical to the completion and modernization of hydroelectric projects, particularly in the developing world. This article details nearly US$16 billion in funding recently awarded for work at more than 50 projects.
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| Baltic Biomass Pellet Market Growing | With an abundance of raw materials and easy access to export markets, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are major league players in wood pellet production. | |
| ABB Opens New Production Line for Solar Inverters in Estonia | ABB, a power and automation technology group, opened its first production line for solar string inverters and an engineering center in Jüri, Estonia, to meet growing long-term demand for solar-power technology. | |
| Kuusakoski Enters RDF Market | Kuusakoski, which is part of a global Finnish group, opened a lot designated for wood waste in Paldiski. Earlier this year it also started producing waste made from plastic film and other plastic, old tires and synthetic waste. The wood chips are supplied to power plants and boiler units for use as bio fuel and the synthetic waste is used by cement plants for heating. | |
| Winterwind 2012 | February 7-9 2012
Skellefteå, in the north of Sweden
Expolaris center, Scandic Hotel | |
| New Boiethanol Pant to be Cnstructed in Estonia | The Estonian national energy company Eesti Energia in cooperation with investor and media mogul Hans Luik plan to construct a large ethanol production facility in Narva. | |
| Baltics Export Pellet Prices Now In Argus Media Weekly Report | Sparked by demand from the market, Argus Media has expanded its pellet pricing coverage to include the Baltics, long considered a key supply hub of Europe's growing pellet demand. | |
| EBRD Loan to AS Graanul Invest, Estonian Wood Pellet Producer | The €34.4 million senior corporate loan will finance the construction of two biomass fuelled combined heat and power (“CHP”) plants in Estonia and Latvia, each with a capacity of 6.4MW of electricity and 15MW of heat. | |
| Europe to Drive Offshore Wind Growth on the Baltics | Although nearly all of Europe's offshore wind capacity has been so far based in the North Sea, some countries obviously start putting their eggs in the Baltic offshore wind basket. The situation seems to be improving further as two factors are driving the development of an offshore Baltic Sea grid -- the EU's 2020 renewable energy 20% target and the need for improving the security of Europe's electricity supply. | |
| Estonian Renewables Update | Estonia’s renewable energy production increased by 50 percent in a year, reaching 254 GWh in the first quarter of this year, reports Eesti Paevaleht Online. | |
| Estonia Plans to Retain Green Energy Subsidies, Analyse Effects | Estonia’s government plans to keep its subsidies for renewable energy producers, to enable the country to meet green energy targets. It’s thus reversing a pledge by Economy Minister Juhan Parts to reduce the support. | |
| Made in Estonia: Solar Charging Shoulder Bags | The shoulder bags are made by hand from recycled sails used in the Baltic and from old safety belts taken from cars. Inserted into the side pocket of the bags is a solar power charging system designed by the Finnish firm Suntrica. The products are made in Finland and Estonia and are sold around Europe and in Japan. | |
| Biofuel-based CHP Plant Planned in Latvia | Estonian state-owned energy giant Eesti Energia has acquired a majority holding in a heating company in the Latvian town of Valka - Valkas Bioenergo Kompanija (VBEK) - and plans to establish a new biofuel-based co-generation plant in 2012, the company announced on Jan. 25, reports news agency LETA. The new name of the enterprise that will provide heat to the city of Valka is Enefit Heat&Power Valka. | |
| Estonian-Latvian Project Promotes Efficient Homes Using Solar | Tartu University Institute of Technology is participating in an Estonian-Latvian joint project which aims to promote energy-efficient construction. | |