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MHPS testing solar thermal power system

  • 7 years ago (2016-08-05)
  • David Flin

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has announced that it has launched verification testing to gauge the performance of a new solar thermal power system at its Yokohama Works plant in Japan.

New York state has plan to rescue nuclear power

  • 7 years ago (2016-08-04)
  • David Flin
New York’s Public Service Commission (PSC) has enacted a landmark Clean Energy Standard that calls for supporting the state’s ageing nuclear power plants with a subsidy, to protect nuclear power providers that have struggled to compete with cheap electricity from natural gas plants.

Siemens strengthens footprint in additive manufacturing

  • 7 years ago (2016-08-03)
  • David Flin

Siemens has acquired an 85 per cent majority stake in Materials Solutions , a world leader in Additive Manufacturing (AM) processing and production.

€8 million EU funding boost for Islandmagee power plant in Northern Ireland

  • 7 years ago (2016-08-02)
  • David Flin
Plans to build a new green energy power station in Islandmagee, Northern Ireland have been boosted by an award of €8 million from the European Union.

Megawide of the Philippines buys Citicore Power and enters energy market

  • 7 years ago (2016-08-01)
  • David Flin

Megawide Construction , one of the largest construction and infrastructure companies in the Philippines, is moving into renewable energy with the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Citicore Power.

UK government decides to delay Hinkley Point decision until the autumn

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-29)

EDF gives go-ahead for Hinkley Point nuclear project

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-28)

French state-owned energy company EDF approved the Final Investment Decision to build Hinkley Point C, UK’s first nuclear power plant in 20 years, at a board meeting today.

French state-aid for tidal energy project cleared by EU

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-27)

China builds 30 per cent of Sub-Saharan power capacity

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-26)
  • David Flin

According to a study released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Chinese companies have invested substantially in sub-Sharan Africa, accounting for 30 per cent of the region’s capacity additions in the last five years.

Turkey’s Coup and the effects on energy

  • 7 years ago (2016-07-25)
  • David Flin
Turkey has declared a state of emergency in the wake of the failed coup, and President Erdogan has launched an extensive purge of state bodies that has seen over 70,000 employees sacked and investigated for possible connections to the group that plotted the coup.