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Stand-by UK power plants key to keeping lights on

  • 12 years ago (2011-11-09)
  • David Flin

In a joint energy market report on the UK released by RWE npower and the London School of Economics, around 20 GW of stand-by British power capacity could generate as much as £1.5 billion in annual returns for producers by 2020 as they fill gaps caused by the retirement of old plants.

Kenyan infrastructure benefits from east-Asian geothermal rivalry

  • 12 years ago (2011-11-08)
  • Junior Isles

Japanese firm Toyota Tsusho Corp and South Korean Hyundai Engineering Co of have won a bid to build new Kenyan geothermal plants worth Sh40 billion ($400 million), reinforcing north-east Asian involvement in Kenya’s geothermal power generation programme.

IEA report considers a pessimistic future for nuclear

  • 12 years ago (2011-11-06)
  • Junior Isles

The Fukushima disaster might lead to a 15 per cent fall in nuclear power generation worldwide by 2035, according to a July draft of the International Energy Agency's 2011 World Energy Outlook. The report further predicts power demand could rise by 3.1 per cent a year over the same period, though.

Uruguay launches programme to reduce greenhouse gases in power generation

  • 12 years ago (2011-11-04)
  • David Flin

The Uruguay government has announced a $8.5 million programme called Probio that is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity.

TransCanada profits rise amid pipeline controversy

  • 12 years ago (2011-11-02)
  • Junior Isles

TransCanada Corp. (TRP), the Canadian energy company which is hoping to build a $7 billion pipeline from Alberta to Texas refineries, has said its profits have risen due to new crude shipments and the benefits of higher electricity prices from its power generation business in Western Canada.

Pike Research says smart meter deployments will be key

  • 12 years ago (2011-11-02)
  • David Flin

According to a recent report from Pike Research, the installed base of smart meters in the Asia Pacific region will total over 350 million by 2016, with Japan, China and Australia achieving smart meter penetration rates among the highest in the world.

UN consultant praises Azerbaijan’s renewables potential

  • 12 years ago (2011-11-01)
  • Junior Isles

Rodney Hacker, consultant of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) commented at a seminar put on by the Azerbaijani State Agency for Renewable & Alternative Energy Sources (SARAES), that Azerbaijan has great potential to develop and use renewable energy sources.

Northern Ireland to increase solar subsidies

  • 12 years ago (2011-10-29)
  • Junior Isles

The Northern Ireland Executive has announced a public consultation on proposed changes to the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO).

UK’s tidal sector reaches key generation milestone

  • 12 years ago (2011-10-29)
  • Junior Isles

The UK's fledgling tidal energy sector reached a notable milestone this week after Rolls-Royce said that its prototype generator in Scotland has generated 100 MWh of power.

Medgrid pushes for Mediterranean grid

  • 12 years ago (2011-10-28)
  • David Flin

At a conference hosted by Israel’s branch of CIGRE, the International Council on Large Electric Systems, there were discussions on developing by 2020 a €5-6 billion electrical super-grid running from Spain, into northern Africa, to the eastern Mediterranean, and then back into Europe via Turkey.