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India’s Kudankulam nuclear plant unit reaches 40 per cent capacity

  • 11 years ago (2013-12-01)
  • Junior Isles
Generation at India’s much delayed Kudankulam nuclear power plant has touched 400 MW, according to plant officials.

Record UK wind generation puts gas plants on standby

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-30)
  • Junior Isles
UK wind power generation reached record levels this week, prompting RWE AG and SSE to halt gas-fired generation at some plants, leaving them on standby.

RWE cancels 1.2 GW UK Atlantic Array project

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-27)
  • Junior Isles
Germany energy giant RWE has called off its plan to build the world's largest offshore wind farm in British waters ‒ the £4 billion, 1.2 GW Atlantic Array ‒ citing current market conditions and technical problems.

Ontario considers coal-fired ban legislation

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-25)
  • Junior Isles
Ontario may become the first place in North America to ban coal-fired electricity generation outright, according to Premier Kathleen Wynne.

FERC report shows substantial US renewable additions

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-22)
  • Junior Isles
US power generation companies installed over 500 MW of solar power and over 100 MW of biomass during October, according to a report by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Bangladesh doubles generating capacity

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-22)
  • Junior Isles
Government officials have announced that in just five years Bangladesh has more than doubled its available power generation, from 5000 MW to 10 000 MW.

Exxon selling its share in Hong Kong’s Capco

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-20)
  • Junior Isles
US power giant ExxonMobil is selling its 60 per cent share in Hong Kong power generation firm Castle Peak Power (Capco) to CLP Holdings and China Southern Power Grid, according to a CLP announcement.

Philippine power firms take brunt of Haiyan’s stock market damage

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-19)
  • Junior Isles
Philippine power company First Gen Corp. and its unit Energy Development Corp. have suffered substantial stock market falls this week in the wake of typhoon Haiyan’s damage to power infrastructure.

ISO New England outlines transmission and generation needs

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-16)
  • David Flin
ISO New England has released its 2013 Regional System Plan, a report outlining transmission upgrades and market responses to address identified power grid reliability needs.

EIA report says coal losing further ground in US

  • 11 years ago (2013-11-14)
  • Junior Isles
A new report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that coal-fired generation has lost some of its share of the US energy mix to natural gas and non-hydroelectric renewables, while still remaining the single largest fuel source.