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Siemens Gamesa to supply wind turbines for 2.6GW offshore project in USA for Dominion Energy

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-27)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has announced that it will conditionally supply SG 14-222 Direct Drive offshore wind turbines to the 2.64GW Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.

GE Renewable Energy and Powerica to add 102.6 MW of wind capacity in Gujarat, India

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-26)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it was selected by Powerica to supply 38 of its 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines to be installed at the Rajkot and Khambaliya wind farms in Gujarat, India.

Drax power station wins legal battle to build two new gas-fired units

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-25)
  • David Flin

The environmental charity ClientEarth has lost a legal challenge against the UK Government’s decision to approve two gas-fired generation units at Drax power station in North Yorkshire, UK.

GenOn to close three coal-fired units in Maryland, USA

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-22)
  • David Flin

GenOn has announced that it will retire units 1, 2 and 3 of its Dickerson Generating Station in Maryland, USA due to: “Unfavourable economic conditions and increased costs associated with environmental compliance.”

Construction halted on 1GW Polish coal plant

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-21)
  • David Flin

Polish energy companies Enea and Energa have announced that they are ending their involvement with construction of the 1GW Ostroleka C coal-fired power plant, after new co-owner PKN Orlen said it would not be involved in the project if it utilises coal.

GE Renewable Energy to supply turbines for Pakistan hydropower project

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-20)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy, in consortium with Powerchina Zhongnan Engineering Corporation, has announced that it has been selected by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to supply six Francis turbines and generators for Stage 1 of the new Dasu hydropower plant in Pakistan.

South Korea to shift to 40 per cent clean energy by 2034

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-19)
  • David Flin

South Korea plans to start a shift away from thermal and nuclear power generation towards a larger proportion of renewable energy, aiming to reach 40 per cent share by renewable energy by 2034, up from the current 15 per cent.

ADB to finance first wind power and battery storage project in Thailand

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-18)
  • David Flin

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $7.2 million loan with Lomligor Company, a subsidiary of BCPG Public Company Limited, to finance a 10MW wind power plant in southern Thailand.

Sumitomo Electric secures €500 million “Corridor A-Nord” HVDC underground cable project

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-15)
  • Junior Isles

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric) has been awarded a major HVDC underground cable project, Corridor A-Nord, by the German Transmission System Operator, Amprion GmbH. 

US Department of Energy awards two advanced reactor projects for BWRX-300 SMR

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-15)
  • David Flin

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced awards to two teams to develop tools to transform the O&M of advanced nuclear reactors through the use of artificial intelligence-enabled digital twins using the GE Hitachi (GEH) BWRX-300 small modular reactor as a reference design.