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GE Renewable Energy unveils uprated 3MW onshore wind turbines

  • 7 years ago (2016-09-29)
  • David Flin
GE Renewable Energy has added two new wind turbine models to its recently announced platform of 3 MW wind turbines at Wind Europe, in Hamburg, Germany.

Greenhouse power plants under development at NC State

  • 7 years ago (2016-09-28)
  • David Flin
Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) in the USA are launching a project to develop next generation greenhouses with built-in solar cells that make use of the entire spectrum of solar light.

Siemens secures first LTP order for industrial gas turbines in China

  • 7 years ago (2016-09-28)
  • David Flin
Siemens and Hangzhou Steam Turbine Company (HTC) have secured a long-term service programme (LTP) order from Kunshan GCL Blue Sky Distributed Energy Company, a subsidiary of Golden Concord Power Group (GCL).

Four British power firms call for carbon tax extension

  • 7 years ago (2016-09-27)
  • David Flin
Four British power generators, SSE, Drax, Vitol owned VPI Immingham, and Calon Energy, have called on the British government to maintain the country’s carbon tax until at least 2025, putting them at odds with industrial groups who want it scrapped.

CGN Power buys $1.5 billion of parent’s China Nuclear Assets

  • 7 years ago (2016-09-26)
  • David Flin
CGN Power, China’s biggest nuclear power operator, will acquire two nuclear power plants and an engineering unit from its parent company for $1.5 billion.

Centrus signs contract to advance US enrichment technology

  • 7 years ago (2016-09-26)
  • David Flin
Centrus Energy Corporation has announced that it has entered into a new follow-on contract with UT-Battelle as operator of the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to maintain and advance US gas centrifuge uranium enrichment technology.

SNC-Lavalin, China National Nuclear Corporation, and Shanghai Electric Company agree joint venture

  • 7 years ago (2016-09-23)
  • David Flin
SNC-Lavalin has announced that it has signed an agreement in principle for a new Joint Venture with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and Shanghai Electric Group Company.

World Bank approves $390 million for Tarbela Hydropower Project

  • 7 years ago (2016-09-22)
  • David Flin
The World Bank has approved an additional financing of $390 million for Pakistan’s Tarbela Fourth Extension Hydropower Project to help sustainable expansion of the country’s electricity generation capacity.

Siemens and MAPNA to start knowledge transfer for F-class turbines

  • 7 years ago (2016-09-21)
  • David Flin
Six months after signing an energy agreement with the MAPNA Group, Siemens has shipped the first F-class gas turbine for the Bandar Abbas project in Iran.

GE and EDL sign agreement to develop Laos’ hydropower workforce

  • 7 years ago (2016-09-21)
  • David Flin
Electricite du Laos (EDL) and GE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch joint research and training programmes designed to support the development of Laos’ hydropower sector and electric grid.