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EIA expects USA to show strong growth in renewable electricity generation at expense of coal

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-14)
  • David Flin

Despite a projected decline in total US electricity generation cause by the Covid-19 pandemic, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that renewable energy sources will produce significantly more electricity in 2020.

Siemens Gamesa to supply hybrid plant in the Philippines for Berkley Energy

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-13)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa will supply and commission a hybrid energy project in Puerto Galera on the island of Mindoro in the Philippines.

South Korea to convert half of existing coal fleet to gas

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-12)
  • David Flin

South Korea plans to shut a total of 15.3GW of coal-fired capacity by 2034, according to a draft of the country’s ninth basic electricity plan.

GE Digital launches DER Orchestration 2.0

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-11)
  • David Flin

GE Digital has launched a new version of its DER Orchestration software to enable utilities to manage Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in an end-to-end manner via flexible deployment options ranging from Edge to Cloud.

Eskom mending environmental breaches at Kendal power station

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-08)
  • David Flin

South African state-owned power utility Eskom is in the process of mending the technical faults that led to the environmental breaches at the coal-fired Kendal Power Station. 

Siemens Gamesa performance impacted by pandemic, but with long-term growth of wind energy

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-08)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s (SGRE) performance in the second quarter of FY2020 (January to March) reflected the unexpected effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on operations and commercial activity, with a direct impact of €56 million on the company’s profitability.

Neoen to build Australia’s largest solar farm

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-07)
  • David Flin

French renewables developer Neoen will build a 400MW solar farm in the Western Downs region of Queensland, Australia after securing a contract to sell most of the power to the state government-owned renewable energy generator CleanCo.

Renewables unaffected as thermal generation plummets in lockdown in India

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-06)
  • David Flin

According to analysis by India Ratings and Research, the power demand in India declined for March and April amid the Covid-19 lockdown.

Dominion Energy targets 24GW of renewables and storage

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

The US utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift towards renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia’s new clean energy law.

MHPS J-series gas turbine fleet achieves one million commercial operating hours

  • 4 years ago (2020-05-04)
  • David Flin

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems’ (MHPS) J-Series gas turbine installed fleet has achieved one million hours of commercial operation.