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UK’s Drax power station converts fourth unit from coal to biomass

  • 7 years ago (2018-08-22)
  • David Flin

Drax power station in north Yorkshire, UK, has converted a fourth generating unit to operate on biomass rather than coal.

Sembcorp wins bid to supply 250 MW to Bangladesh

  • 7 years ago (2018-08-21)
  • David Flin

Sembcorp Energy India (SEIL) has announced that it has won a bid to supply 250 MW to Bangladesh for 15 years.

New Trump power plant plan could increase CO2 emissions

  • 7 years ago (2018-08-20)
  • David Flin

President Trump of the USA is expected to announce a plan to empower states to establish emission standards for coal-fired power plants rather than speeding their retirement in a major overhaul of the Obama administration’s climate policy.

EIB backs Norway-Germany power link

  • 7 years ago (2018-08-17)
  • David Flin

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €100 million financing agreement with TenneT for the construction of an electricity link between Norway and Germany.

SMR design for plant in Idaho, USA under review by NRC

  • 7 years ago (2018-08-16)
  • David Flin

An SMR nuclear power plant design from NuScale Technology for a facility in southeast Idaho, USA is being processed through the federal regulatory framework.

SIMEC ZEN Energy launches $1 billion 1 GW renewable energy plan for Australia

  • 7 years ago (2018-08-15)
  • David Flin

SIMEC ZEN Energy has launched a $1 billion 1 GW dispatchable renewable energy programme, consisting of a number of projects, including cogeneration at the Whyalla steel plant in South Australia.

EU carbon emissions price hits 10-year high

  • 7 years ago (2018-08-14)
  • David Flin

The price of carbon in the EU’s emissions trading scheme reached €18 per tonne, triple the level last year, and the highest level for ten years.

ZRA increases water allocated to power generation at Kariba Dam Power Station

  • 7 years ago (2018-08-13)
  • David Flin

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has said that the Kariba Dam is 85 per cent full, and that it has therefore increase the water allocated to the two hydropower stations for power generation.

GE’s Distributed Power to deploy Asset Management system to Aggreko fleet

  • 7 years ago (2018-08-11)
  • David Flin

GE’s Distributed Power business has signed a multiyear supply agreement with Aggreko to connect up to 10,000 assets to GE’s Distributed Power myPlant Asset Performance Management (APM) solution over the next five years.

Siemens Gamesa signs MOUs with 10 Taiwanese suppliers for offshore wind

  • 7 years ago (2018-08-09)
  • David Flin

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has signed 10 MOUs with suppliers in Taiwan to help develop the offshore wind supply chain in the country in line with helping it reach the Government’s goal of 5.5 GW of installed offshore capacity by 2025.