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Siemens onshore wind turbines for Saxony

  • 7 years ago (2016-06-30)
  • David Flin

Siemens has announced that it will supply three direct drive SWT-3.2-113 wind turbines for the onshore wind power plant at Naundorf, Saxony, Germany.

Siemens freezes new UK wind power investment following Brexit vote

  • 7 years ago (2016-06-29)
  • David Flin

Siemens has said that it is putting new wind power investment plans in the UK on hold due to uncertainty caused by the UK’s vote to leave the EU.

North America to get 50 per cent of its electricity from zero carbon sources

  • 7 years ago (2016-06-28)
  • David Flin
The leaders of the USA, Canada, and Mexico will pledge on 29 June that by 2025, half of their overall electricity generation will come from clean power sources.

Indonesia threatens to stop supply of coal to Philippines

  • 7 years ago (2016-06-27)
  • David Flin
Coal-fired power plants in the Philippines are at risk of losing their supply of coal from Indonesia in the wake of the recent kidnapping of Indonesian nationals in Philippine waters.

Fallout from Brexit on UK energy policy

  • 7 years ago (2016-06-24)
  • David Flin
While energy was not a major consideration in the decision of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the decision will have major implications for energy policy and the energy situation in the UK. The details are currently unclear, but certain consequences are probable.

Solar power to grow sixfold by 2030 as costs fall

  • 7 years ago (2016-06-24)
  • David Flin

The amount of electricity generated using solar panels is likely to expand as much as six-fold by 2030 as the cost of production falls below competing natural gas and coal-fired power plants, according to a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Indian power stations ask Coal India to stop supply

  • 7 years ago (2016-06-23)
  • David Flin

Coal availability in India has resulted in a situation where power plants are requesting Coal India Limited (CIL) to stop further supply. Nearly a dozen plants in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and West Bengal have written to CIL, citing high stock and falling demand as reasons to stop supply.

California set to close its last operating nuclear power plant

  • 7 years ago (2016-06-22)

China’s winds of change

  • 7 years ago (2016-06-21)
  • David Flin
A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the USA has forecast that wind power could provide 26 per cent of China’s predicted electricity demand by 2030, up from 3 per cent in 2015.

Natural gas shortage could cause rolling blackouts in southern California

  • 7 years ago (2016-06-20)
  • David Flin
California regulators and utility executives fear that a shortage of natural gas in the Los Angeles area could trigger up to two weeks of rolling electrical blackouts this summer.