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T-Point 2 CCGT synced to grid in Japan

  • 4 years ago (2020-04-03)
  • David Flin

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has announced that it has begun commissioning of what it describes as the world’s most efficient power plant, its T-Point 2, a combined cycle power plant validation facility at Takasago Works in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

Spanish wind turbine factories close due to coronavirus restrictions

  • 4 years ago (2020-04-02)
  • David Flin

Denmark’s Vestas has suspended production at its two Spanish wind turbine plants, adding that its service and maintenance business was still working.

UK’s Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired power plant closes

  • 4 years ago (2020-04-01)
  • David Flin

Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired power station in the UK formally closed at the end of March, nine months after the owner SSE announced the closure.

GE-led consortium to build two CCGT units at Dolna Odra plant in Poland

  • 4 years ago (2020-03-31)
  • David Flin

GE has announced the order of two high-efficiency power units to be constructed through consortium at the Polska Grupa Energetyczna Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna’s (PGE) Dolna Odra power plant in the Western Pomerania region of Poland.

Power demand in India dips by a quarter in ten days

  • 4 years ago (2020-03-30)
  • David Flin

Daily power demand in India has fallen by 24 per cent over the ten days to 26 March, due to reduced industrial and commercial activities, in the wake of the spread of Covid-19.

Siemens Gamesa to supply 25 wind turbines to Vietnamese wind farm

  • 4 years ago (2020-03-27)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been contracted to supply 25 SG 4.5-145 wind turbines for the Hoa Thang 1.2 wind farm in Vietnam.

Kenya’s Kaptis hydropower project to see financial closure in 2020

  • 4 years ago (2020-03-26)
  • David Flin

The 14.7MW Kaptis run-of-river hydropower project developer, Tembo Power, has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Metier, a private equity fund manager, together with its partner WK Construction.

Australia rejects call to use climate fund for coal plant upgrade

  • 4 years ago (2020-03-25)
  • David Flin

An independent review by the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) into the Australian Federal Government’s Climate Solutions Fund has dismissed calls to access dedicated climate funding for upgrades to extend the operational life of coal-fired power generators.

Virus shutdowns cause Malaysian coal-fired generation to fall

  • 4 years ago (2020-03-24)
  • David Flin

Power demand in Malaysia has fallen sharply over the past week due to business closures intended to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Total acquires Global Wind Power France

  • 4 years ago (2020-03-23)
  • David Flin

Total Quadran, a subsidiary of Total, has announced that it has acquired 100 per cent of Global Wind Power France, with a 1250MW portfolio of onshore wind projects.