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Siemens Gamesa signs agreement to supply 1 GW wind power in Turkey

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-28)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed an agreement securing the right to implement up to 1 GW of wind power in Turkey.

Bangladesh to build three coal-fired power plants

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-27)
  • David Flin

The Bangladesh Government has announced that three coal-fired power plants will be constructed in the country by Chinese companies.

ADB to finance Asean energy project

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-26)
  • David Flin

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan to B.Grimm Power, one of the largest power producers in Thailand, to develop and enhance renewable energy capacity in Asean member countries.

TVA February hydro generation nearly doubles year-on-year

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-23)
  • David Flin

A spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the USA has said that the authority’s generation of hydropower is nearly double the level of this time last year.

ABB launches Collaborative Operations for the power generation and water industries

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-22)
  • David Flin

ABB has launched it ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations for Power Generation & water on 21 February.

TVA to carry out $475 million upgrade of Browns Ferry nuclear power plant

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-21)
  • David Flin

TVA has started to install equipment on Unit 3 of the Browns Ferry nuclear power plant in Alabama, to increase the output by 155 MW, from 1105 MW to 1260 MW.

KenGen to add 1745 MW geothermal energy to grid by 2025

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-20)
  • David Flin

The Kenyan utility Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has said that it plans to add 1745 MW for geothermal sources by 2025, as part of an attempt to reduce or end power generation from fossil fuels in the country.

South Korea coal-fired power generation hit record high levels in 2017

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-19)
  • David Flin

South Korea’s coal-fired power generation reached new highs in 2017, despite government efforts to switch to renewable sources.

GE Hitachi and Holtec announce cooperation over SMR-160 small modular reactor

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-16)
  • David Flin

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), Holtec International, and SMR Inventec have announced a collaboration to advance the SMR-160, a single loop, 160 MW pressurised light water reactor based on existing light water technologies.

Siemens to supply 1386 MW to Ørsted offshore wind farm

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-15)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded exclusivity by Danish energy group Ørsted for the supply and service of wind turbines for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind project, being developed in British waters, where it will install its SG 8.0-167 DD turbines, with a combined total capacity of 1386 MW.