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Europe installs record levels of offshore wind energy

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-14)
  • David Flin

WindEurope has released a report that says that Europe installed a record amount of offshore wind energy in 2017.

GE and Marinus Energy to build first of its kind waste gas to power plant in Ghana

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-13)
  • David Flin

GE Power and Marinus Energy have announced a pilot project to capture isopentane gas and use it as a fuel source for generating electricity.

Blackout in northern Puerto Rico after explosion and fire at substation

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-12)
  • David Flin

A blackout hit northern Puerto Rico late on 11 February after an explosion started a large fire at a main power substation.

Black & Veatch to build 900 MW CCGT in UK

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-09)
  • David Flin

Black & Veatch has been appointed by China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) and Wyre Power Limited to present plans for a new power plant in Lancashire, UK.

GE’s Enhanced 2 MW-127 wind turbine selected for 2.9 GW in North America

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-08)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has secured commitments for 2.9 GW in North America for its variably rated 2.2 MW to 2.5 MW onshore wind turbine with a 127 m rotor.

Nigerian Government approves $18 million transmission project to stabilise power supply in Lafia

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-07)
  • David Flin

The Federal and State Governments have approved an $18 million electricity transmission project to be built by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) in Lafia, state capital of Nasarawa, Nigeria.

GE Renewable Energy and ENGIE agree on 360 MW wind farm in Brazil

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-06)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has signed an agreement with ENGIE to supply 144 of its 2.5-116 wind turbines for the Umburanas Wind Farm Complex in Bahia, Brazil.

Solar power construction boom in Vietnam

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-05)
  • David Flin

Numerous projects to build large solar power facilities are underway in Vietnam, as the country tries to compensate for the anticipated power shortage likely to result from the recent cancellation of nuclear power plant construction projects.

MHPS tests large-scale high-efficiency gas turbine fuelled by 30 per cent hydrogen mix

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

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has tested a large-scale gas turbine, which passed a firing test using a 30 per cent hydrogen fuel mix.

Myanmar to double electricity capacity by 2021

  • 6 years ago (2018-02-01)
  • David Flin

Myanmar is planning to double its electricity power capacity by 2021 by building natural gas-fired power plants, in a move to tackle chronic power shortages.