Press Releases - 2006

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) announced today that it has been chosen as the developer of the Puketiro wind farm, a prospective project on land owned by Greater Wellington Regional Council and, potentially, adjacent private landowners near Wellington, New Zealand. This marks the RES Group’s first project in the country and will be developed by RES New Zealand [1] with support from RES Australia and RES Limited.
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On the day that the public inquiry for Den Brook wind farm starts in Okehampton in Devon, Renewable Energy Systems UK Limited (RES) has given details of how the project will bring positive benefits to the local people of Devon as well as to the wider environment.
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Construction is commencing this month on an extension to the existing Altahullion wind farm, Dungiven and on a new wind farm at Lough Hill wind farm, Drumquin. The two projects have been developed by Wind Farm Developments Ltd of Larne.
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Austin and Houston, Texas, October 18, 2006 – Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES-Americas) and Horizon Wind Energy announced today that Horizon has purchased the second 200 MW phase (Post Oak) of the Lone Star Wind Farm from RES-Americas. RES-Americas Construction received Notice to Proceed with construction activities on the site.
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Renewable Energy Systems (RES), the wind farm company based at the award-winning ecofriendly office at the old Ovaltine Egg Farm in Kings Langley next to the M25, will be throwing open its doors again this year for its annual open day on Saturday 9 September, 11am – 4pm. This year’s event takes place as part of the nationwide Heritage Open Weekend organised by the Civic Trust and English Heritage.
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Brussels, 5 September 2006. A new report shows that many forecasts have considerably overestimated global reserves of oil and gas.
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Renewable Energy Systems UK Limited (RES) has welcomed the ruling today by the Court of Session to refuse an appeal by Moray Council against the Scottish Executive’s decision in February 2005 to approve the 42MW Drummuir wind farm near Keith in Banffshire, Scotland
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Commenting at today’s official opening of the Callagheen wind farm between Garrison and Belleek in County Fermanagh, Dr Ian Mays, Managing Director of the RES Group, said “This is a proud day for Renewable Energy Systems. Callagheen wind farm has been an extremely successful project, designed to generate maximum power from a clean and sustainable fuel source with minimal impact on the local community. RES Construction has completed the project on schedule - despite the challenges of Atlantic weather fronts – whilst meeting high quality and safety standards.”
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RES Group Managing Director, Dr Ian Mays, picked up the Champion Award at the British Renewable Energy Awards 2006 on 22 June. The inaugural Awards, launched by the Renewable Energy Association, honour achievements in the British renewable energy sector. Ian won the Champion Award for his lifetime commitment to renewable energy
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Renewable Energy Systems (RES) is delighted that planning permission has finally been granted for its proposed wind farm of eight wind turbines at Ark Hill in the Sidlaws.
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Renewable Energy Systems UK Limited (RES) has announced today that it will appeal against the refusal by West Devon Borough Council in January this year of the Den Brook wind farm planning application.
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RES UK Ltd., the company hoping to construct a new wind farm in South Cambridgeshire, between the villages of Balsham and West Wratting, has today submitted the planning application to South Cambridgeshire District Council.
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RES has been part of a team of leading wind energy developers and turbine manufacturers who have developed a new set of safety guidelines for work on wind turbines.
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Renewable Energy Systems (RES) announced today the completion of the construction phase of the 14.45MW Mynydd Clogau wind farm in mid-Wales – the latest example of the commitment by Powys and Wales to generate clean, renewable energy to tackle climate change.
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The Taralga wind power project in New South Wales, Australia, has been granted development approval by the State Planning Minister, RES Southern Cross Pty Ltd announced on Friday. The project is located on rural grazing land in NSW Southern Highlands around 140km south west of Sydney.
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Wind farm developer RES Skandinavien AB in Östersund is selling a turn-key wind farm in Malå, Västerbotten county, to the utility company Jämtkraft, based in Jämtland county, Sweden
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Scottish Power and Renewable Energy Systems UK Ltd have been granted planning permission by Scottish Borders Council for a 30MW, 35 turbine extension to Dun Law wind farm south of Soutra. The combined 61 turbine wind farm will provide enough green energy for 24,000 homes and the carbon emissions that the wind farm will displace will be equivalent to taking approx. 35,000 cars off the road.
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Elliot Morley MP, Minister for Climate Change and Environment, saw renewable energy in action today at the award-winning ‘zero emissions’ office of Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, and praised the role renewables and energy efficiency can play in the drive to cut climate-changing emissions. On a tour hosted by RES and the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Mr Morley also me local schoolchildren who were learning about renewable energy and climate change.
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