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Canada’s Darlington nuclear power plant refurbishment hits delay

  • 5 years ago (2019-08-20)
  • David Flin

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has announced that completion of the refurbishment of Darlington nuclear power plant’s Unit 2 will take longer than expected.

Hubco announces start of commercial operation of 1320MW coal-fired power plant

  • 5 years ago (2019-08-19)
  • David Flin

China Power Hub Generation Company (CPHGC) has successfully started commercial operation of its 1320MW coal-fired power plant built under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) early harvest project.

US Energy Department launches test facility for small modular reactors

  • 5 years ago (2019-08-16)
  • David Flin

The US Energy Department has announced that it has launched a new test facility at the Idaho National Laboratory.

Green groups sue President Trump for removing power plant rules

  • 5 years ago (2019-08-15)
  • David Flin

Ten US environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, arguing its rules for addressing power plant pollution are insufficient to the point that they violate federal law.

Siemens Gamesa wins two contracts for total of 453MW in India

  • 5 years ago (2019-08-14)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has won its first order with Alfanar in India for the supply of 206 units of the SG 2.2-122 wind turbine for two wind farms, totalling 453MW.

GE Renewable energy to build first Cypress Platform wind farm in Australia

  • 5 years ago (2019-08-13)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has been selected by investors Partners Group and CWP as the wind turbine supplier for the 244MW Bango wind farm near Yass, New South Wales, Australia.

National Grid investigating cause of UK blackouts

  • 5 years ago (2019-08-12)
  • David Flin

The sudden loss of nearly 2GW of generation triggered a stress event and power cuts up and down the UK on the evening of 9 August 2019.

Yangjiang 6 nuclear reactor enters commercial operation

  • 5 years ago (2019-08-09)
  • David Flin

China General Nuclear (CGN) has announced that Unit 6 of the Yangjiang nuclear power plant in Guangdong province in China has met commercial operation conditions, and is now generating electricity.

Largest solar generation plus storage project in Caribbean agreed

  • 5 years ago (2019-08-08)
  • David Flin

The Government of St Kitts and Nevis, the state-owned St Kitts Electric Company (SKELEC) and Leclanché, a leading energy storage company, have announced the largest solar generation plus energy storage project ever to be built in the Caribbean.

GE to supply 7F DLN2.6+ Flex technology to Southern California Public Power Authority

  • 5 years ago (2019-08-07)
  • David Flin

GE has announced its launch order for the 7F DLN2.6+ Flex upgrade solution with Southern California Public Power Authority’s (SCPPA) Magnolia Power Plant.