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EDF to close West Burton A coal-fired power plant in September 2022

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-24)
  • David Flin

EDF has announced that it will end generation at its West Burton A, its sole remaining coal-fired power station, in September 2022, two years ahead of the UK Government deadline. https://www.edfenergy.com/

GE Renewable Energy wins wind farm project in Vietnam

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-23)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has won a contract from Vietnam Joint Stock Construction Electricity Corporation (VNECO) to supply eight of GW’s 3.8-137 MW wind turbines.

Siemens to supply turbines to Chinese power plant

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-22)
  • David Flin

Siemens Energy has announced that it will supply two 460 MW F-class gas turbine power islands for the second phase of Shenzhen Energy Corporation’s Fengda power plant expansion project.

South Africa picks bidders for emergency power generation

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-19)
  • David Flin

South Africa has announced the preferred bidders to provide emergency power to boost supply to heal Eskom deal with rolling blackouts.

Hinkley Point B given permission to restart generation

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-18)
  • David Flin

Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in the UK has been given permission to restart generation.

Westinghouse plans investment in Polish nuclear industry

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-17)
  • David Flin

Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it intends to invest in nuclear technologies in Poland, following a meeting between Patrick Fragman, CEO of Westinghouse, and Piotr Naimski, Poland’s Secretary of State for Strategic Energy Infrastructure.

Bechtel partnering with Hexicon to demonstrate offshore wind technology

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-16)
  • David Flin

Bechtel has announced that it is partnering with windfarm developer Hexicon to demonstrate innovative offshore wind technology for large-scale floating power generation projects off the coast of the UK.

Falling water level in Taiwan lake threatens power generation

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-15)
  • David Flin

Central and south Taiwan has been hit by a severe drought following a year without typhoons. The water level in Central Taiwan’s Sun Moon lake and the nearby Wushe reservoir has fallen such that if it falls much more, local power generation will be threatened.

GE Renewable Energy to open new offshore wind blade manufacturing plant in Teesside, UK

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-12)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it plans to open a new blade manufacturing facility in Teesside in northeast England.

Yallourn power station to close early, replaced by 350 MW battery

  • 4 years ago (2021-03-11)
  • David Flin

Catherine Tanna, Managing Director of Energy Australia has announced that it will close the 1450 MW Yallourn power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley in mid-2028, four years ahead of schedule.