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Airtricity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Airtricity is 51% owned by NTR plc- the company that operates the East-Link and West-Link toll bridges in Dublin- and is run by Dr. Eddie O' Conner, former head of Bord na Móna. Airtricity is a wind farm operator in Ireland. Airtricity is currently expanding operations into Scotland, England, and parts of the USA. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Airtricity   (585 words)

Hartsville, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the fall of 2005, it was publically revealed that Irish windmill company Airtricity was planning to build several windmills in Hartsville, and had signed contracts with several landowners for the use of land on which to put these windmills. The opposition also says that the board members have been biased in favour of Airtricity, pointing to various supporting statements by certain members of the board and the fact that the town supervisor is the daughtor of one of the landowners signed up with Airtricity. The board defends itself by saying that it was as aware as anyone else of what Airtricity was up to prior to when the project was announced, and that it considered itself not to be sppeding the project through. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hartsville,_New_York   (660 words)

RTE Business - Airtricity to build wind farm in Scotland Airtricity was established in 1997 to develop wind energy and is currently developing wind farms in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and the United States. Airtricity says that this will mitigate around 221,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum, which is the equivalent of taking over 55,000 cars off the road. Airtricity has received approval for a 100 megawatt wind farm in Scotland. www.rte.ie /business/2004/1006/Airtricity.html   (201 words)

Airtricity Airtricity is planning to create up to 50 jobs in Northern Ireland over the next three years, having formed a new subsidiary to offer cheaper electricity to small businesses, and is currently seeking approval for two wind farms in Fermanagh and Tyrone. Airtricity is said to be drawing up plans for a £1.2bn wind farm with 5,000 turbines in the North Sea. Airtricity is looking to raise up to £84m to fund the expansion of its renewable energy business, including a wind farm off the coast of Suffolk. www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /aiy02816.htm   (209 words)

Airtricity in £800m wind-farm investment plan for Scotland - [Sunday Herald] Airtricity is proposing a controversial plan to build 173 turbines in the upper Clyde Valley and is currently building wind farms producing a total of 130MW at Braes of Doune, Minsca and Dalswinton. Airtricity founder Eddie O’Connor outlined his plans last Friday for setting up a UK operations group, while revealing that the Irish company was well-financed to orchestrate its plans, having been given commitments for €130m (£88.8m) in the last two weeks. But Airtricity’s greatest ambition is a proposal for a £16bn offshore farm in the North Sea that would have 1300 turbines and supply power to both Britain and Germany. www.sundayherald.com /52264   (713 words)

RTE Business - Airtricity hires former UK energy minister Airtricity was established in 1999 to develop wind energy in Ireland and abroad. Airtricity has appointed a former British energy minister as chairman of its new UK operation, reflecting its gradual move away from the Irish market. The objective of the company's new UK Operations Group, is to co-ordinate all of Airtricity's UK-based activities. www.rte.ie /business/2005/1014/Airtricity.html   (247 words)

The Impact of Emerging Technologies: A Supergrid for Europe - Technology Review (Airtricity is vague on the exact location, since it is still staking claim to the seabed, which lies in the U.K., German, and Dutch waters.) The wind farms would produce 10,000 megawatts of electricity-- 50 times more than today's biggest offshore farms. Airtricity proposes to start by building a massive 20 billion euro ($23.8 billion) project in the North Sea. Last month a Dublin-based wind-farm developer, Airtricity, and Swiss engineering giant ABB began promoting a bold solution to the continent's power grid bottlenecks: a European subsea supergrid running from Spain to the Baltic Sea, in which high-voltage DC power lines link national grids and deliver power from offshore wind farms. www.technologyreview.com /BizTech-Energy/wtr_16595,296,p1.html   (520 words)

i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - Open Text Powers Airtricity’s Document and Records Management Solution Airtricity was established in 1997 to develop wind energy in Ireland and abroad, and is currently developing wind farms in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Airtricity is one of Europe's leading fully integrated renewable energy companies, focusing in three main areas: Wind farm development, finance and ownership of wind farms and green electricity supply. Airtricity will also use Livelink to automate burgeoning paper and unstructured electronic media repositories, implement common filing policies and reduce the effort in storing and retrieving documents and files. i-newswire.com /pr8202.html   (753 words)

Doune - Sponsorship Airtricity is one of Europe's leading fully integrated renewable energy companies and is focussed on Wind farm development Finance, ownership of wind farms and green electricity supply the company was established in November 1999. Airtricity is actively developing wind farms in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Airtricity believes it can play a significant role in the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions on a national and international level. www.douneanddeanston.net /DouneSponsor.htm   (580 words)

Telegraph Money Airtricity, the Dublin-based renewable energy specialist, is preparing an audacious plan to build the world's biggest wind farm in the North Sea at a cost of about £1.2bn. Airtricity, which is backed by NTR, the largest multi-utility group in Ireland, has drawn up plans for a wind farm of about 5,000 turbines producing more than 10,000 megawatts of electricity. Airtricity is one of the most active players in the UK wind power sector. www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/02/06/cnirish06.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2005/02/06/ixcity.html   (406 words)

Sligo Weekender: Building work starts on Sligo’s €35m wind farm Airtricity recently received planning permission for the development and its chief executive Dr Eddie O’Connor explained that the construction of the wind farm reaffirms their dedication to their continued development of wind energy in Ireland. Airtricity announced today that the wind farm will comprise of 10 Nordex turbines and when they are fully operational next year, they will produce enough electricity to power 25,000 homes. Dr O’Connor explained them: “It is a condition of the green electricity supply license granted to Airtricity by the Commission for Energy Regulation that supply and demand of green power are balanced over a period of time. www.sligoweekender.ie /news/story.asp?j=5742   (328 words)

NIjobs Airtricity is a world leading renewable energy company, established in 1999 when it purchased the business of Future Wind Partnership, an independent renewable energy company established in 1997 to develop wind energy in Ireland and abroad. Airtricity together with its joint venture partner Fluor, has also been awarded a lease from The Crown Estate to build and operate a 500 megawatt offshore wind park at Greater Gabbard in the United Kingdom. Airtricity’s core business is the generation and supply of green electricity. www.nijobs.com /Member.asp?Mid=2357   (171 words)

B2B Renewable Energies Airtricity says it has agreements with landowners to construct turbines o­n 23,000 acres between Amarillo and Lubbock by the end of next year. Airtricity's board has not approved plans to enter the Texas residential market, but O'Connor said he expected the board to do so. O'Connor said Airtricity was drawn to Texas by the growing population, which will require additional power plants, plus less regulation than power companies face elsewhere. www.b2brenenergy.com /print.php?sid=757   (568 words)

National Squib Owners Association Airtricity currently supplies renewable electricity to over 35,000 commercial customers in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and is developing onshore and offshore wind farms in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and the United States. Welcome to the webpage for the Airtricity National Squib Championship, which was hosted by Howth Yacht Club from the 17th to the 24th of June 2005. Commenting on the announcement of the sponsorship, Mark Ennis, CEO of Airtricity Supply said, "Airtricity is delighted to be associated with this popular sailing event. www.squibs.co.uk /nationals2005.html   (740 words)

BreakingNews.ie: Airtricity forms joint venture in US Airtricity is currently developing a project in Wicklow and has wind farms operating in Cavan, Sligo and Donegal. BreakingNews.ie: Airtricity forms joint venture in US The Taoiseach (pictured) has revealed this morning in the Dáil that gardaí warned former spy Denis Donaldson that his life could be under threat, before he was killed. Airtricity, the Irish wind energy firm, has formed its first joint venture the US and aims to produce 300 megawatts of power from four new sites in Utah and Idaho. www.breakingnews.ie /story.asp?j=1855620&p=y855635&n=1855712&x=&fs=3   (227 words)

RTE Business - Airtricity agrees $300m Mitsubishi deal Airtricity is now operating at a competitive advantage and we will continue to grow aggressively', he said. Airtricity will receive 250 turbines from Mitsubishi Power Systems in Japan during 2007 and has the option for an additional supply of 200MW of turbines in 2008. Irish renewable energy firm, Airtricity, today said it had signed a wind turbine purchase deal worth more than $300m with Mitsubishi Power Systems for expansion in the US market. www.rte.ie /business/2006/0126/airtricity.html?rss   (139 words)

Irish Echo Online - Business Airtricity, a leading renewable energy company, last week announced an imminent investment of $270 million in its business in the U.S. The firm also stated its intention to invest at least $1.5 billion in the U.S. between now and the end of the decade. Airtricity appears to be well positioned to take commercial advantage of any increase in the prevalence of wind power. Irish media reports suggest Airtricity is currently valued at around $420 million and that the valuation has climbed steeply in the past twelve months. www.irishecho.com /newspaper/story.cfm?id=16734   (828 words)

The Papers Today RENEWABLE energy company Airtricity is to power ahead with a joint-venture plan to build a 500 megawatt offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary in England which will cost at least £500m (€724m), it has been learned. Airtricity has just completed meetings with key local officials in the area and support for the project has been forthcoming across the board, according to the company. Airtricity now has 1,850 megawatts of wind-power projects under development in Britain. www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.net /papers/article.php?sid=5655&mode=thread&order=0   (288 words)

Energy Saving Trust My Home - News Airtricity will pay £260,000 over the lifetime of the turbines, or £13,000 each year, to the fund. He also announced the creation of the Tappaghan Airtricity Community Fund in recognition of the positive role played by the local community. Mark Ennis, Airtricity chief executive, said: "Now that it is operational, this wind farm will save the release of nearly 60,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year." www.est.org.uk /myhome/news/index.cfm?mode=view&articleid=8061991   (268 words)

airtricity responses Airtricity are looking at some sites on the M8, but generation would cost 5/6p per kilowatt-hour if on a lowland industrial site, which compares badly with coal at about 5p/KWh. Representatives of Airtricity had been invited to the Clydebelt's 12th November 2002 meeting to answer questions on their wind farm proposal. A member said that wind farms would be far better along motorways than in precious landscape. www.clydebelt.org.uk /airtricity.html   (871 words)

RTE Business - Airtricity to develop 16 US sites Airtricity's Chief Executive Eddie O'Connor said he was looking forward to working with the new minister to solve some of the continuing challenges in the Irish renewable industry. Airtricity is currently involved in projects in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and the US. Renewable energy company Airtricity today announced the development of a pipeline of projects in the US, which will cover 16 sites in New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Idaho and Iowa. www.rte.ie /business/2004/1126/airtricity.html   (137 words)

Selling green electricity: a wind farmer's view, by Declan Flanagan Airtricity is in the electricity business first and foremost and it is dangerous to think, like our friend in Montserrat, that electricity is just a pesky by-product of the production of this greenness. Airtricity is, at least in customer number terms, the largest independent supplier in the all-island market. Airtricity does export but Ireland is not a net exporter of electricity. www.feasta.org /documents/wells/five/flanagan.html   (2274 words)

ireland's largest wind farm opens - P45 Rant Airtricity being a green generator back up their electricity generated byt wind with hydro-electric power imported from Scotland so even if the wind isn't blowing Airtricity is still delivering the contracted power. Airtricity is pulling out of the largest off-shore windfarm in Europe, due to the lack of Government support for alternative energy. Following the deregulation of the electricity industry, Airtricity developed the first privately funded wind farm in the Republic in Culliagh in Co Donegal in 2000. www.p45rant.com /boards/showthread.php?t=70852   (1049 words)

Greenock Telegraph Online The Airtricity spokesman said the cause of the TV problem had not been identified and Inverclyde people could be assured that Ardrossan TV reception had not been affected. And the Airtricity spokesman responded: "We continue to be encouraged by the amount of support we are getting within the local community from people who have open minds, unlike the small number who are only out to protect their vested interests." He said Airtricity was continuing to work with the British Airports Authority to pursue computer software and other solutions to any difficulties. www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk /readstory.php?id=5218   (338 words)

Irish Abroad - Irish American News Airtricity is joining forces with massive American engineering and construction company Fluor to get the project off the ground. Discussions are also taking place with banks but Airtricity said it had had no immediate need to raise funds by selling shares as the British Government has provided generous funding support for renewable energy projects. Airtricity Chief Executive Dr Eddie O’Connor said he hoped construction could begin by 2007 — with the wind farm completed on a phased basis. www.irishabroad.com /news/irishpost/news/Morefarmsmakewindpowerbreeze.asp   (343 words)

Scotsman.com News - Alternative energy sources - Airtricity storms in for US wind-farm group Airtricity is currently constructing the Braes of Doune wind farm in Stirlingshire and last month applied for planning consent to build a £50 million wind farm in Sutherland. GREEN energy company Airtricity, which is developing wind farms across Scotland, has completed the acquisition of United States-based Renewable Generation in a cash and shares deal. Dublin-based Airtricity will also take 100 per cent ownership of the 215-megawatt McDonald Ranch wind project which the two companies have been jointly developing and which goes into construction in mid 2006. news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=605&id=2452432005   (415 words)

News from EcologicInvestor.com Airtricity, Ireland's largest renewable energy company, holds an option to purchase the project after the demonstration is complete, approximately two years after first operation. GE Wind Energy and Airtricity report that construction is under way for the Arklow Bank offshore wind park, Ireland's first offshore wind power project, and is expected to be completed by the end of October. Airtricity's offshore wind project proposals have been made possible under a foreshore lease which can provide for more than 520 MW of offshore wind power on the Arklow Bank. www.ecologicinvestor.com /news/SendEmail.asp?NewsID=429   (507 words)

Construct Ireland -:- Temple Media Airtricity Northern Ireland chief executive Mark Ennis said the project would be one of several key events for the company this year. Airtricity, one of Ireland's leading renewable energy companies, intends to start construction in about five months, with the wind farm due to come on line early next year. "The last few years have seen exciting growth for Airtricity, with the planning, construction and opening of wind farms in Ireland and abroad," he said. www.constructireland.ie /news.php?artID=2556   (272 words)

OilVoice.com Airtricity acquires Texas Energy Company Airtricity, the leading renewable energy company, today announced a further strengthening of its US operations by completing the acquisition of Renewable Generation Inc (RGI) an Austin, Texas based wind energy developer in a cash and stock deal. ‘Airtricity will be constructing over 200 mega-watts of projects in the US in 2006 and are in a very strong position to more than double that number in 2007’ added Dr. O’Connor. Under the terms of the deal existing RGI shareholders will receive an upfront payment of cash and equity in Airtricity Holdings Ltd. Exact details are not being released, however the majority of the payments are tied to achievement of performance goals in terms of projects constructed. www.oilvoice.com /Airtricity_acquires_Texas_Energy_Company/5361.htm   (466 words)

AIRTRICITY - HOME Airtricity to spend $300m on turbines in US Renewable energy group Airtricity has agreed to spend more than $300 million (€245.1 million) on turbines to meet rising demand for wind energy in the US. Airtricity is offering applications for the first round of funding from the Airtricity Community Funding Initiative in the area surrounding its Gartnaneane wind farm. Airtricity is a world leading renewable energy company, developing and operating wind farms in Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales and the United States. www.airtricity.com   (212 words)

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