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China’s winds of change

  • 8 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

  • 8 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.

No deal yet between Gamesa and Siemens

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-15)

Saudi Arabia seeks investors for solar plants

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-14)
  • David Flin
Saudi Arabia is seeking international investors to build two solar power plants, using a deal structure that could become a model for the country’s infrastructure projects as low oil prices pressure the government’s finances.

Iceland power plant turns CO2 emissions into rock

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-13)
  • David Flin
Reykjavik Energy’s CarbFix project has found that CO2 injected into volcanic bedrock rapidly turns into minerals that stay locked away permanently.

ASEAN countries to develop nuclear power plant projects

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-13)
  • David Flin

Seven ASEAN countries, including Thailand, have signed cooperation agreements with Rosatom , Russia’s state nuclear energy agency.

Four new major coal plants cancelled in India

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-10)

Sweden and Norway to meet green energy target under a joint scheme

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-09)

Merkel seeks faster grid expansion after cabinet agrees to reforms

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-09)

NTPC to add 4500 MW this year

  • 8 years ago (2016-06-07)
  • David Flin

Indian state-run power generation company NTPC said that it will add 4500 MW of capacity in 2016-2017, more than double the 2200 MW added in 2015-2016.