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Centrica to sell two CCGT power plants in UK

  • 7 years ago (2017-06-27)
  • David Flin

UK-based Centrica has agreed to sell two of its combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power stations, Langage and South Humber Bank, to EP UK Investments (EPUK) for £318 million.

Dominion Energy to invest over $1 billion in hydroelectric storage pump station

  • 7 years ago (2017-06-26)
  • David Flin

Dominion Energy has announced that it is planning to invest around $1.8 billion in the construction of a pumped hydroelectric storage station in southwest Virginia, USA.

Clean coal power plant ordered to run on natural gas

  • 7 years ago (2017-06-23)
  • David Flin

Regulators in Mississippi, USA, are drafting a plan for the utility Southern Company to use only natural gas at its clean coal power plant in Kemper County, and that it not be allowed to recoup the cost of the expensive coal portion of the power plant by charging ratepayers.

GE to provide 66 MW of wind power to Japan’s Akita region

  • 7 years ago (2017-06-22)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced an agreement with Shimizu Corporation to supply 22 3.2-103 wind turbines for the Akita Katagami wind farm in the Akita prefecture in northern Japan.

Nuclear power vital to meet Middle East water demand

  • 7 years ago (2017-06-21)
  • David Flin

Seawater desalination through nuclear energy could solve the predicted problems of water-stressed areas, according to experts at the AtomExpo atomic energy summit in Moscow.

First GE 9HA gas turbine enters service in Russia

  • 7 years ago (2017-06-20)
  • David Flin

The first GE 9HA gas turbine in Russia has entered service at a power plant in Kazan, in Tatarstan.

Turkey to start building first nuclear power plant in 2018

  • 7 years ago (2017-06-19)
  • David Flin

The Turkish subsidiary of Russia’s nuclear energy company Rosatom said that it plans to launch its project to build Turkey’s first nuclear power plant in 2018.

GE merges power units and appoints new President and CEO of GE Power

  • 7 years ago (2017-06-16)
  • David Flin

GE has announced that it will combine its power and energy distribution businesses to create its largest unit by revenue.

GE Renewable Energy and Fina Enerji sign 10-year full service agreement in Turkey

  • 7 years ago (2017-06-15)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy and Fina Enerji have concluded negotiations to broaden their cooperation agreement into a comprehensive 10-year Full Service Agreement (FSA), complemented by a 2-year trial of GE’s Predix-powered Digital Wind Farm solutions.

Westinghouse launches accident tolerant nuclear fuel

  • 7 years ago (2017-06-14)
  • David Flin

Westinghouse Electric Company has launched its accident-tolerant fuel solution, EnCore Fuel. The announcement was made during the company’s Fuel Users’ Group Meeting, attended by nuclear fuel customers from around the world.