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Libya connects eastern and western power networks

  • 8 years ago (2017-02-13)
  • David Flin

The General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL) has announced that its maintenance teams have managed to restore the link between the eastern and western power networks after over two years of separation.

Explosion and fire at Flamanville nuclear power plant

  • 8 years ago (2017-02-10)
  • David Flin

A fire and explosion took place at EDF’s Flamanville nuclear power plant in northern France.

Turkey’s first digital power plant powered by GE & GAMA Energy

  • 8 years ago (2017-02-09)
  • David Flin

GE and Gama Energy have signed an agreement to operate the first digital power plant in Turkey.

KOWEPO to build $1.85 billion thermal power plant in Vietnam

  • 8 years ago (2017-02-08)
  • David Flin

Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) of South Korea has announced plans to construct a 1200 MW coal-fired power plant in the Vietnamese central province of Quang Tri in 2018.

Siemens achieves 3D printed gas turbine blade breakthrough

  • 8 years ago (2017-02-07)
  • David Flin

Siemens has finished its first full-load engine tests for gas turbine blades completely produced using Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology.

Sulphur dioxide emissions from US power plants falls faster than coal generation

  • 8 years ago (2017-02-06)
  • David Flin

Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions produced at power plants in the USA declined by 73 per cent from 2006 to 2015, a much larger reduction than the 32 per cent decrease in coal-fired generation over the same period, according to a recently released report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Kohler acquires UK’s Clarke Energy

  • 8 years ago (2017-02-03)
  • David Flin

Kohler has announced that it has acquired the UK-based Clarke Energy. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.

Interest expressed in South Africa nuclear project

  • 8 years ago (2017-02-02)
  • David Flin

South Africa’s state utility Eskon said that 27 companies, including France’s EDF and China’s State Nuclear Power Technology, have shown interest in the country’s plans to build more nuclear reactors.

GE Oil & Gas introduces two new gas turbines

  • 8 years ago (2017-02-01)
  • David Flin

GE Oil & Gas has introduced two new technologies at its 2017 Annual Meeting in Florence, Italy, the LM9000 and NovaLT12 gas turbines.

Siemens 8 MW wind turbine running

  • 8 years ago (2017-01-31)
  • David Flin

Siemens Wind Power has installed the latest version of its offshore direct drive wind turbine at the national test centre in Østerild, Denmark.