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UK’s oldest nuclear power plant closes

  • 8 years ago (2016-01-08)

Wylfa Magnox, the oldest nuclear power plant in the UK, and the last of its kind in the world, has closed after 45 years of operation.

Climate change could cut global electricity output by disrupting water resources

  • 8 years ago (2016-01-05)
  • David Flin

A study published by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) said that climate change could lead to significant declines in electricity production in coming decades as water resources are disrupted.

Breakthrough made in boosting solar cell power

  • 8 years ago (2016-01-04)
  • David Flin
The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have announced that they have developed a new light trapping technique that enables over 30 per cent power enhancement of an ultrathin solar cell.

Abengoa looks to sell stalled Brazil projects

  • 8 years ago (2015-12-31)

Spain’s Abengoa SA has announced that it is seeking buyers to revive the company’s suspended transmission line and other construction projects in Brazil, after it had filed for creditor protection in Spanish courts.

Qatar to sell half-price LNG to India’s Petronet

  • 8 years ago (2015-12-31)

GE to acquire Metem Corporation

  • 8 years ago (2015-12-29)
  • David Flin

GE has announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Metem Corporation, a US-based provider of precision cooling hole manufacturing technologies for turbine blades.

World Bank signs agreement to finance Siddhirganj power project

  • 8 years ago (2015-12-28)
  • David Flin

The Bangladesh Government has signed a $177 million additional financing agreement with the World Bank to complete the ongoing construction of a 335 MW combined cycle power plant at Siddhirganj, near Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Kansai Electric Japanese nuclear power plants restart imminent

  • 8 years ago (2015-12-24)

Israel to export natural gas to Egypt

  • 8 years ago (2015-12-24)

UK power sector cuts emissions by almost quarter in two years

  • 8 years ago (2015-12-22)
  • David Flin
The UK government has released figures showing that emissions from power stations fell 23 per cent between 2012 and 2014 to 121 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e).