Articles - Past and present news from The Energy Industry Times
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11 years ago (2013-01-26)
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David Flin
Germany’s move to exit nuclear power and shift to renewables within the next decade has caused the country’s second largest utility, RWE, to fundamentally rethink its business.
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11 years ago (2013-01-25)
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Junior Isles
Power giants Toshiba and General Electric (GE) have announced plans to deepen their cooperation on thermal power generation to keep up with rivals Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy.
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11 years ago (2013-01-22)
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Junior Isles
Siemens Nigeria Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to the promised construction of a 10 000 MW capacity power station in the country, according to local journalists.
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11 years ago (2013-01-22)
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David Flin
Chile’s National Energy Commission (CNE) said that it was feasible to connect up to 2.2 GW of solar plants to the national grid over the next 15 years.
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11 years ago (2013-01-20)
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David Flin
With Federal tax credits expiring at year-end 2012, US wind energy developers brought 10,700 MW of wind power online in 2012, as compared to 4510 MW for coal and 8746 MW of natural gas-fired capacity.
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11 years ago (2013-01-18)
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Junior Isles
The California Solar Initiative (CSI) has announced that the State of California surpassed 1 GW of solar PV generating capacity during December 2012. In all, installed PV reached 1066 MW by the end of 2012, with another 332 MW is committed for installation.
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11 years ago (2013-01-17)
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David Flin
The cost of solar energy has dropped below the cost of diesel generation worldwide for communities living away from the electricity grid, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena).
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11 years ago (2013-01-15)
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David Flin
For the first time, electrical power generated by wind has surpassed that from coal in Ontario, Canada. Figures released by Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) showed that wind-generated power supplied 3 per cent of the province’s electricity in 2012, compared to 2.8 per cent for coal-generated power.
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11 years ago (2013-01-12)
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David Flin
Mitsui and EDF EN Mexico, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, have agreed to participate in the 164 MW Bii Stinu Wind Project, located in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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11 years ago (2013-01-11)
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Junior Isles
The UK’s generation mix shifted further from gas-fired generation towards coal during 2012, a trend that looks likely to continue in 2013 due to rising gas prices and falling fuel and emissions allowance costs for coal, according to analysis from Platts.