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Lithuanian company Biocentras develops oil removing technology
It is well known just how damaging oil can be to nature. It is also well known just how difficult it can be to clean up after a spill or contamination. Removing an oil spill or contamination from soil is hard and requires very different techniques to removing oil from water. A Lithuanian company, Biocentras, together with academic partners from Latvia and Lithuania developed a technique that has so far cleaned over 22,000 tons of soil without the need for potentially harmful chemicals or genetically modified technologies.
Prime Minister Kubilius meets with U.S. Congress members
Prime Minister of Lithuania Andrius Kubilius has received a delegation from the U.S. Congress. During the meeting, the prime minister noted that Lithuania was actively moving towards energy independence and establishment of a competitive energy market in the region.
Kubilius: Lithuania not to compete with Latvia over EU funds to LNG terminals
Lithuania has no intentions to compete with Latvia over European funds to the construction of its liquefied natural gas terminal, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said Wednesday, after meeting with his Latvian counterpart Valdis Dombrovskis.
Representatives of the USA familiarize themselves with Estonia's oil shale industry
A four-member delegation from the State of Utah commenced a week-long visit to Estonia, during which they will visit the Estonian energy company Eesti Energia (internationally called Enefit) production companies and discuss matters related to the establishment of an oil shale industry in the State of Utah, the Eesti Energia's statement says. Enefit controls the largest contiguous oil shale reserves in the state of Utah, in Uintah county.
Wärtsilä to deliver 2 major dynamic grid reserve power plants to secure electricity supply in Estonia
Power solutions company Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to supply two complete power plants with a total output of 250 MW for Estonian transmission system operator Elering AS. The total value of the order is 129 million euros. The first power plant is scheduled to be in operation in the spring 2013, with the second unit due to be operational by the autumn 2014.
Seimas Speaker: Lithuania will adopt the Law on Natural Gas
Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Irena Degutiene believes that the Law on Natural Gas will be adopted Thursday in the Seimas. The law would be a basis for implementation of the Third European Union Directive, under which energy resources production would be unbundled from transportation.
City Service Group wins largest facility management tender in Latvia
City Service Group subsidiary Riga City Service in June 2011 has won the biggest tender in its activities history in Latvia. The company has signed a contract with the Latvian state energy company Latvenergo and started providing integrated facility management services – building structure and engineering systems maintenance, interior and territory cleaning, as the company's statement says.
Lithuanian Labour Party proposes buying gas without intermediaries
The Labour Party in Lithuania has prepared a draft law which proposes buying gas without intermediaries and this way saving up to 200 million litas (58 million euros) a year.
Jordan seeks shale oil deal with Estonia
Jordan plans to sign an agreement with Estonia for the construction of a power plant in the Arab kingdom that would burn shale oil and generate 600 to 900 megawatts of electricity, Bloomberg news agency reports referring to Al Arab Al Yawm.
Spanish gas supplier Gas Natural Fenosa may supply LNG to Klaipedos Nafta
Spanish gas supplier may supply Klaipedos Nafta with liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Lithuanian company has signed a letter of intent on a possibility for the Spanish gas supplier Gas Natural Fenosa to supply Klaipedos Nafta with LNG.
Estonian power plants cause firewood prices to skyrocket
Current prices of firewood in Estonia are by more than a fifth higher than the prices a year ago, writes LETA/Postimees. Price growth is caused by the growing need for wood in power plants and it is expected to multiply during coming years.
Lithuania to fund nuclear plant via budget and state energy company VAE
Lithuania will finance the government's share in a planned nuclear power plant through the budget and state energy company VAE, President Dalia Grybauskaite said.
City Service strengthens operations in the field of optimizing energy consumption and using renewable resources
The Lithuanian property management enterprise City Service is strengthening operations in the field of optimizing energy consumption and using renewable resources; under a contract finalized with Palink, the company started the implementation of an energy resource optimization project that covers most Iki shopping centers, operated by Palink, as City Service reports to NASDAQ OMX Vilnius.
Westinghouse: Lithuania's trump cards – electrical connections with North and Poland
It is hardly possible to name the price of the Visaginas nuclear power plant (NPP) now, however, the project is interesting for future electrical connections with the Nordic countries and Poland, Anders Jackson, Westinghouse president for Europe, Middle East and Africa said to the daily Verslo Zinios.
Lithuania and Germany follow the same approach towards EU energy policy
President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite met with German President Christian Wulf. This was the first bilateral meeting of the Lithuanian President with the new German President elected last summer, reported BC the presidential press service. The Presidents discussed energy security, bilateral cooperation and EU financial policy issues.
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