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Sweden enacts measures amid target of fossil-free energy mix mix

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-17)

Sweden is aiming to become one of the first nations in the world to have a fossil-free energy mix, and as a step towards that goal it will invest 4.5 billion kronor ($546 million) next year in climate-protection measures as a step towards this goal.

UK loses top ten renewable ranking

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-16)

GE to move US jobs to France and China in fight over export credits

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-16)
  • David Flin
GE has revealed plans to shift up to 500 US manufacturing jobs to Europe and China because it can no longer access EXIM financing from the US Export-Import Bank.

California fire damages part of geothermal power generator

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-15)
  • David Flin
Forest fires have damaged five cooling towers at the Geysers geothermal power generation facility in northern California.

EU clears GE takeover of Alstom on condition it sells parts of heavy duty gas turbine business

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-14)
  • David Flin

GE has been given clearance from European and US anti-trust regulators to buy most of Alstom’s energy business.

Solar power investment planned for Australia

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-14)
  • David Flin
Two of Australia’s renewable energy agencies are planning a large investment into solar power which could see the construction of up to ten large-scale power plants.

ABB announce plans to save $1 billion by creating new power grids division

  • 10 years ago (2015-09-10)

ABB has announced plans to slim down to four divisions as part of a wider programme of saving $1 billion across its 140,000 workforce. The main plank in this programme is the merger of its Power Products and Power Systems divisions into a new Power Grids division.