Articles - Past and present news from The Energy Industry Times

Media Partners

US Department of Energy announces $15 million funding for next-generation DC circuit breakers

  • 6 years ago (2018-09-13)
  • David Flin

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $15 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) programme, Building Reliable Electronics to Achieve Kilovolt Effective Ratings Safely (BREAKERS).

Spain seeks investors for €100 billion transformation of its energy system

  • 6 years ago (2018-09-12)
  • David Flin

The Spanish Government has announced that it is seeking investors to finance a €100 billion transformation of its energy system.

Siemens and North-West to build Bangladesh’s largest LNG-based power plant

  • 6 years ago (2018-09-11)
  • David Flin

Siemens has signed a joint development agreement with Bangladesh’s state-run North-West Power Generation Company to develop a 3600 MW power plant at Payra in southern Bangladesh.

NTPC and DVC instructed to ensure their power plants comply with emission standards by 2021

  • 6 years ago (2018-09-10)
  • David Flin

The Supreme Court of India has been informed that National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) have been directed by the Indian Government to comply with emission standards for sulphur oxide and particulate matter by the end of 2021.

GE and Construtora Quebec partner to build solar power plant in Brazil

  • 6 years ago (2018-09-07)
  • David Flin

GE Power has been chosen by EPC Construtora Quebec, a Brazilian engineering company, to provide its 4.4 MW and 2.2 MW LV5 1500 V inverters and skids for the 14 MW Verde Vale III solar power project in Guanambi, Brazil.

Wind and gas increase share of UK power mix in August

  • 6 years ago (2018-09-06)
  • David Flin

Data from the National Grid showed that wind and gas rose in the UK power mix in August, while coal-fired generation’s share fell to 1.5 per cent from 2.3 per cent for the same period last year.

Delay of two years for Oma nuclear power plant

  • 6 years ago (2018-09-05)
  • David Flin

Construction of Oma nuclear power plant in northern Japan, designed to use recycled fuel, has been delayed by two years, and will not start operation until at least 2026.

Fuel loading completed at Tianwan 4

  • 6 years ago (2018-09-04)
  • David Flin

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced that all 163 fuel assemblies have been loaded into the core of unit 4 at China’s Tianwan nuclear power plant.

SNC-Lavalin and ABB create joint venture to target substation market

  • 6 years ago (2018-09-03)
  • David Flin

SNC-Lavalin and ABB have formed a new joint venture called Linxon which will undertake turnkey electrical substation projects.

China demonstrates biomass gasification power generation in Myanmar

  • 6 years ago (2018-08-31)
  • David Flin

China has demonstrated the use of a 200 kW biomass gasification power generator at Nyaungdon, in the Ayeyarwady region of Myanmar.