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South Africa suffers power cuts as Eskom units break down

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-06)
  • David Flin

South Africa was hit by power cuts on 5 December after a number of generating units broke down, forcing the state utility Eskom to cut 2000MW from the national grid on a rotational basis.

Rolls-Royce starts pilot project on using stationary fuel cells for stationary power generation

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-05)
  • David Flin

Rolls-Royce and Lab1886, an innovation lab within the Mercedes-Benz group, have agreed to jointly develop the use of vehicle fuel cells for stationary power generation.

Siemens to equip Bajaj Energy plant in India with digitalisation solutions

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-04)
  • David Flin

Siemens has announced that it will equip Lalitpur Lower Generation Company, a Bajaj Group company, with advanced digital solutions for its power plant located in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, in India.

Iberdrola to replace last Spanish coal plants with wind and solar

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-03)
  • David Flin

The Spanish electric utility Iberdrola has said that it will replace its last two coal-fired power plants, with a combined capacity of 550MW, with wind and solar power.

Irish Government launches new scheme to help community groups generate electricity

  • 5 years ago (2019-12-02)
  • David Flin

The Irish Government has announced the first renewable electricity support scheme (RESS) to enable community groups get into power generation.

Panipat Thermal Power Station to be shut down if emission standards not met

  • 5 years ago (2019-11-29)
  • David Flin

India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued a notice to the Panipat Thermal Power Station in Haryana that one of its units could be shut down for failure to comply with the deadline to meet emission standards.

Siemens Gamesa to fit 11MW offshore wind turbines off Netherlands

  • 5 years ago (2019-11-28)
  • David Flin

Vattenfall and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) have announced that they have agreed to extend the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) turbine supply, to now also include HKZ 1 and 2 in addition to HKZ 3 and 4.

ABB wins contract to upgrade Copel hydropower plant in Brazil

  • 5 years ago (2019-11-27)
  • David Flin

ABB has announced that its digital solutions and energy services business has won a $2.5 million contract to upgrade Copel’s Governador José Richa hydropower plant.

Wärtsilä wins 40MW contract in Myanmar

  • 5 years ago (2019-11-26)
  • David Flin

Wärtsilä has been awarded a 40MW extended engineered equipment supply contract for a power plant in Shwe Taung in the southern central part of Myanmar.

European coal power output sees unprecedented decline

  • 5 years ago (2019-11-25)
  • David Flin

According to data published by the climate analysis website Carbon Brief, global electricity production from coal is on track to fall by around 3 per cent globally in 2019.