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ERCOT says Texas blackout was caused by power plants freezing up

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-07)
  • David Flin

A report from the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has stated that the massive loss of power generation during the Texas blackout in February was primarily caused by power plants freezing up under historically cold conditions.

NuScale Power gains $40 million investment from JGC Holdings for SMR deployment

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-06)
  • David Flin

NuScale Power has announced that it has finalised an investment and strategic partnership agreement with JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC), headquartered in Japan.

GE Renewable Energy wins 1.48 GW wind power agreement

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-05)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has been selected to provide onshore wind turbines for the 1485 MW North Central Wind Energy Facilities in Oklahoma, USA.

Vietnam plans to dramatically increase wind power generation

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-02)
  • David Flin

A power development plan published by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) foresees a dramatic increase in wind power production by 2030 and a tripling of renewable energy production between 2030 and 2045.

Japan’s ageing Higashi Niigata units mothballed

  • 4 years ago (2021-04-01)
  • David Flin

Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power has mothballed the oil- and gas-fired 350 MW Minato No 1 and No 2 units at its Higashi Niigata power plant in Japan’s northwestern Niigata prefecture.

ADB approves $300 million loan for Pakistan hydropower plant

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-31)
  • David Flin

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to finance construction of a 300 MW hydropower plant on the Kunhar River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

China generated over half world’s coal power in 2020

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-30)
  • David Flin

A report from the energy and climate research organisation Ember said that China generated 53 per cent of the world’s total coal-fired power during 2020, and that it was the only G20 nation to see a major increase in its coal-fired generation.

GE wins order to upgrade Nepal’s grid infrastructure

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-29)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has announced that it has been awarded a contract to upgrade three Gas-Insulated Substations (GIS) located in Khimti, Barhabise, and Lapsiphedi in Nepal.

Wind industry says not enough wind power being built to curb global warming

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-26)
  • David Flin

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has issued a report that states that the world’s wind power industry is falling short of installing the capacity needed to limit global warming.

Japan’s nuclear regulator to ban Tepco from restarting Niigata nuclear plant

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-25)
  • David Flin

The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), Japan’s nuclear regulatory body, has decided to prevent Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) from restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, saying that the plant had serious safety flaws.