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Rio Tinto sells NSW mine amid plans for coal divestment

  • 10 years ago (2015-10-01)

GE to move gas engine production to Canada

  • 10 years ago (2015-10-01)
  • David Flin
GE Power & Water has announced that it will cease production of large gas engines at Waukesha, Wisconsin in the USA, and transfer production to a new $265 million plant it will build in Canada.

Akkuyu receives $3 billion investment despite licence delay

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-30)

Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, the $20 billion-rated Akkuyu project, located in Mersin Province, has so far received an estimated $3 billion despite the required licenses having not been issued yet, says the company CEO.

Door opening for Peterhead gasification, carbon capture, gas turbine scheme

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-29)
  • David Flin

It is considered likely that the UK Drax power station’s bid for funding for a £2 billion ($3 billion) carbon capture project will collapse, bringing a rival scheme in Peterhead back into competition for government support.

Odisha state tells power plants to bear cost of fly ash transportation

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-28)
  • David Flin
The State government of Odisha in India, has, because of the large volume of fly ash generated by coal-fired power plants that is being unutilised, instructed all power plants with generation capacity greater than 100 MW to bear the cost of transporting fly ash to destinations up to 100 km away.

UK energy policy criticized as Drax quits carbon capture project

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-26)
  • Junior Isles

The Drax power company, in charge of the largest power plant in the UK of the same name, has thrown a £1 billion ($1.52 billion) UK government climate-change plan into turmoil, saying that government green policy reversals have made it too risky to move forwards.

Xi’an Longi signs solar deal with Indian state of Andhra Pradesh

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-26)

Pledged funds of $2.6 trillion to dump coal

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-23)

Over the past year, funds pledged to shift energy reliance on coal, oil or gas to cleaner sources have risen by 50 times to $2.6 trillion dollars due to ethical or financial motivations. Pledges include commitments to cut back or sell present holdings in fossil fuel companies.

Japanese Government considers limit on coal-fired power generation

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-22)
  • David Flin
The Japanese Industry Ministry is considering limiting each utility’s coal-fired power generation to around 50 per cent of its total fossil fuel energy output, according to sources within the Ministry.

Hinkley Point C wins new investment from British government

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-21)
  • David Flin
George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK, has announced that the UK government will make a fresh investment in the £24.5 billion Hinkley Point C nuclear power project.