Res Group - Renewable Energy Company

PRESS RELEASES - 2005

23   Dec   2005
Lough Hill wind farm given go-ahead
Wind Farm Developments Ltd, a joint venture between B9 Energy Services and Renewable Energy Systems, have just received planning permission for their six turbine Lough Hill wind farm near Drumquin, Co. Tyrone.
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21   Dec   2005
CO2 Savings From Den Brook Wind Farm Will Help Fight Against Climate Change
Responding to the ASA’s ruling on 21 December 2005 on information published by Renewable Energy Systems Ltd relating to the Den Brook wind farm proposal and emissions savings, Rachel Ruffle, Project Manager for the Den Brook wind farm, said:
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15   Dec   2005
Horizon Wind Energy And RES Announce Texas Project
Houston and Austin, Texas, December 15, 2005 – Horizon Wind Energy LLC (Horizon) and RES America Developments, Inc. (RES) have agreed to build the first 200 MW phase of the Cross Timbers Wind Farm in Shackelford County, Texas. Cross Timbers Wind Farm has been developed by RES over the last several years. Under the provisions of the sale, RES will complete engineering of the project and will construct the wind farm in 2006, while Horizon will own and operate the project. The transaction is expected to close by the middle of January 2006.
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24   Nov   2005
Construction Begins at Black Hill Wind Farm
Construction work has commenced at the 22-turbine Black Hill wind farm project near Duns in the Scottish Borders, the project owner Renewable Energy Systems Group (RES) announced today. The 28.6MW project is expected to be completed in Spring 2007.
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14   Nov   2005
RES & B9 sign wind farm deal with Scottishpower
Wind Farm Developments Ltd, the joint venture between Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) and B9 Energy Services Ltd (B9), today announced the sale of Callagheen wind farm to ScottishPower. Construction work on the 17MW project, located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, began in May 2005. B9’s sister company, B9 O&M Ltd, has been contracted by ScottishPower to provide operation and maintenance management service for the wind farm, which is expected to be fully operational by March 2006.
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14   Nov   2005
RES & B9 Sign Wind Farm Deal With Scottishpower
Wind Farm Developments Ltd, the joint venture between Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) and B9 Energy Services Ltd (B9), today announced the sale of Callagheen wind farm to ScottishPower. Construction work on the 17MW project, located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, began in May 2005. B9’s sister company, B9 O&M Ltd, has been contracted by ScottishPower to provide operation and maintenance management service for the wind farm, which is expected to be fully operational by March 2006.
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27   Oct   2005
Wolf Bog Wind Farm Gets The Go Ahead
B9 Energy Services Ltd. and Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) have this month received full planning permission to build Wolf Bog wind farm, an extension to Elliott’s Hill wind farm, at Tildarg near Ballyclare, Co. Antrim.
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13   Sep   2005
RES Opens Canadian Office
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc (RES Americas) has announced today that it is opening an office in Canada. RES Americas is part of the Renewable Energy Systems Group of companies, a long-time player in the European and US wind industry and one of the largest and most successful wind energy developers in the world.
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12   Sep   2005
EOLE-RES Group invests more than 100 million €uros and quadruples its installed wind power capacity
Specialising in the development, construction and operation of wind farms, the EOLE-RES Group will quadruple the installed wind energy capacity it owns and operates in 2006
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03   Sep   2005
M25 Wind Turbine Dresses Up for Red Nose Day and Generates Cash for Comic Relief
On Thursday 10 March 2005, the famous wind turbine next to the M25 in Hertfordshire will be given a red nose for Red Nose Day 2005. All proceeds from the sale of the electricity it generates for a week will be donated to Comic Relief, which raises cash to help tackle poverty and social injustice, both in the UK and Africa.
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20   Jun   2005
Sir Robert McAlpine Joins Forces With Mayor of London For Action On Climate Change
The Sir Robert McAlpine Group, through its renewable energy division Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (‘RES’), has announced that it will be a founding sponsor of the new London Climate Change Agency, being launched today by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone.
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15   Jun   2005
Construction begins at Callagheen and Taurbeg
Wind Farm Developments Ltd [a joint venture between B9 Energy Services Ltd and Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES)], have started construction of two new wind farms, Callagheen Wind Farm, 6km south of Belleek in Co. Fermanagh and Taurbeg Wind Farm near Rockchapel in Co. Cork. Callagheen will increase the amount of wind power supplied to the Northern Ireland electricity grid by 16% from 103MW to 120MW, and Taurbeg will increase the amount of wind power supplied to the Irish grid by 7.5% from 339MW to 364MW.
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14   Jun   2005
Den Brook Wind Farm Developer Recognised By The Queen
Renewable Energy Systems (RES), the company proposing to build a wind farm at Den Brook in North Tawton, has won acclaim for its responsible approach to wind farm development and its commitment to the environment. The company has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category - the most prestigious business award in the UK. A ceremony will take place for award-winners at Buckingham Palace in July.
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12   Jun   2005
RES Breaks Gigawatt Barrier with Completion of US Project
Renewable Energy Systems Group (RES) has now built over 1,000MW of wind energy capacity worldwide following commissioning this week of the 150MW Hopkins Ridge project in Washington State, USA. The project brings to 1,146MW the total amount of capacity developed and/or constructed by companies within the RES Group since RES’s first project at Carland Cross in Cornwall in 1992.
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21   Apr   2005
UK Wind Farm Developer Recognised By The Queen
Leading wind energy developer Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has won the most prestigious business award in the UK - the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, it was announced today, the Queen’s birthday.
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23   Mar   2005
RES Announces Completion of €225 Million Deal to Finance Expansion of Generating Portfolio
Leading international wind energy company Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Group announced today that it has closed a deal to finance further significant growth of its European wind powered generation business. Through the financing process, “Project Astraeus”, facilities totaling €225 million have been arranged for the refinancing of existing investments and the construction and term financing of five new wind farms. Upon completion of the new projects, RES will own a geographically diversified portfolio of 200MW of wind energy capacity in the UK, Ireland and France.
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21   Mar   2005
RES Signs Deal for Construction of 150MW wind farm - Hopkins Ridge, Washington State, USA
RES America Construction Inc1 has won a contract to build a 150MW wind project in southeastern Washington State, USA, for the energy utility Puget Sound Energy (PSE)2. A formal notice to proceed was issued by PSE on 11 March 2005 and construction is under way, with completion of the project scheduled for nine months’ time.
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14   Mar   2005
RES Decides Not To Progress With Wind Farm Development At Nocton Fen
Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) has announced today that it will not be pursuing plans for a wind farm at Nocton Fen, Lincolnshire, after careful consideration of a range of issues including the results of bird assessments and MOD issues.
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08   Mar   2005
ASA Rules in Favour of RES on Den Brook Wind Farm Benefits
Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES), the company proposing to build a wind farm at Den Brook in North Tawton, has today welcomed an adjudication by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)2 that public information circulated to local residents about the scheme was accurate. A report issued today by the ASA rejected five complaints lodged by an opponent to the wind farm that RES had exaggerated the project’s environmental benefits.
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06   Mar   2005
Wind Farm Company Wins Top Business Environmental Award
Renewable Energy Systems, the leading international wind farm developer, has won the top award at the prestigious national Business Commitment to the Environment Awards 2004. The ‘Peter Parker Award’ was given to RES for its environmental commitment exemplified by its groundbreaking zero -emissions headquarters, Beaufort Court. The Award was presented by Professor Howard Dalton, Chief Scientist at DEFRA, at a ceremony in London on Tuesday. RES will now go forward to the European Environmental Awards.
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28   Feb   2005
Construction of Mynydd Clogau wind farm begins: RES Welcomes Deal with NMRE
Renewable Energy Systems UK Ltd (RES) announced today the completion of a deal with Novera Macquarie Renewable Energy Limited (NMRE), on the ownership and construction of the 14.45MW Mynydd Clogau wind farm in mid-Wales.
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08   Jan   2005
Turbines Start Generating At Glens Of Foudland Wind Farm
Construction has been completed and the first electricity generated at Glens of Foudland Wind Farm in Scotland, Renewable Energy Systems (RES)1 has announced. RES, which developed the project, has undertaken construction through a turnkey contract with Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of Centrica plc, the project owner2. The 20-turbine 26MW project near Huntly is Aberdeenshire’s first wind farm and will supply electricity equivalent to the annual needs of over 13,000 homes.
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