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New power plant will cut Kiel’s emissions by 70 per cent

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-20)
  • David Flin

A new power station in Kiel, Germany will reduce the city’s emissions by around 70 per cent.

GE wins $1.4 billion in power generation orders from Iraq

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-19)
  • David Flin

GE has announced that it has secured over $1.4 billion in orders from Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity (MOE) to set up power plants and provide technology upgrades and maintenance services.

NuScale Power submits small modular nuclear reactor design for review

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-18)
  • David Flin

NuScale Power, based in Oregon, USA, has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to approve the company’s small modular reactor commercial plant design.

China scraps planned construction of 85 coal-fired power plants

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-17)
  • David Flin

China has announced that it is suspending construction of 85 planned coal-fired power plants in a bid to meet a government coal capacity target laid out in its latest plan for social and economic development.

Wind and Solar jobs boost in the USA

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-16)
  • David Flin

Solar industry employment in the USA rose by over 73,000 jobs (+ 25 per cent) in 2016, and the nation’s wind industry added 25,000 jobs, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE).

Taiwan to end nuclear power generation by 2025

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-13)
  • David Flin

Taiwan’s legislature has amended the country’s Electricity Act, with the intention of ending nuclear power generation in the country by 2025, and liberalising the electricity market.

B&W acquires Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies Inc.

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-12)
  • David Flin

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (B&W) has acquired Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies, Inc. (UAET), a Wisconsin-based provider of custom-engineered acoustic, emission, and filtration solutions.

World’s biggest carbon capture project on schedule

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-11)
  • David Flin

The $1 billion Petra Nova project, the world’s largest CO2 emission capture project from power generation has come into service in the USA, on time and on budget.

Drought hits Kenyan hydroelectric output

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-10)
  • David Flin

Kenya’s Government said that the drought, following low rainfall during the October and November rainy season, has driven down water levels in dams.

Iran approves $11.8 billion of foreign direct investment

  • 7 years ago (2017-01-09)
  • David Flin

Iran has approved the attraction of $11.8 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during 2017, according to a report recently published on the Iranian Government’s official website.