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Sweden to produce all its electricity from renewables by 2040

  • 9 years ago (2016-10-27)
  • David Flin

Anne Nilsson, Director General of the Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate, has said that Sweden was on track to produce all its energy from renewable resources by 2040.

Renewable energy capacity overtakes coal

  • 9 years ago (2016-10-26)
  • David Flin

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has announced that renewable electricity generation capacity has overtaken coal-fired power generation capacity.

Siemens wins orders for five onshore wind projects in northern Germany

  • 9 years ago (2016-10-26)
  • David Flin

Siemens has received five orders for a total of 23 direct-drive wind turbines.

Zimbabwe not keen on developing solar power

  • 9 years ago (2016-10-25)
  • David Flin

A senior official of the Zimbabwe Government has said that the country is not keen on developing solar power, because it is expensive compared to other forms of energy.

Dresser-Rand to supply three turbine gen-sets for Egypt’s Zohr gas field

  • 9 years ago (2016-10-25)
  • David Flin

Dresser-Rand has received an order from Egypt-based Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel) for three model SGT-400 industrial gas turbines, including associated electrical generators.

Dresser-Rand to supply three turbine gen-sets for Egypt’s Zohr gas field

  • 9 years ago (2016-10-25)
  • David Flin
Dresser-Rand has received an order from Egypt-based Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel) for three model SGT-400 industrial gas turbines, including associated electrical generators.

Power generators sue New York state over nuclear plant subsidies

  • 9 years ago (2016-10-24)
  • David Flin

A group of natural gas and coal power generators are suing the state of New York in federal court over its plan to provide subsidies to four nuclear power plants in the state.

Minnesota Power shutting down two more coal-fired power plants

  • 9 years ago (2016-10-21)
  • David Flin
Minnesota Power has announced that it will shut down two more coal-fired power units, Boswell 1 and 2, in Cohasset, Minnesota, USA, four years earlier that state order.

Siemens to supply key equipment for Canadian combined cycle plant

  • 9 years ago (2016-10-20)
  • David Flin
Siemens has won ab order to deliver the main components for installation at SaskPower’s planned 350 MW Chinook Power Station, a natural gas-fired power plant to be located near Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada for the customer Burns & McDonnell.

Safety settings caused South Australian wind farms to reduce output during blackout

  • 9 years ago (2016-10-19)
  • David Flin
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has reported that safety settings that kicked in during South Australia’s wild storms caused a number of wind farms to disconnect or reduce their output in the lead up to the state-wide blackout.