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Commission outlines NSW electricity future

  • 13 years ago (2011-11-23)
  • David Flin

The New South Wales electricity industry will receive consideration from the state government on the recommendations from Australia’s Special Commission of Inquiry.

Chinese power generation growth shows signs of slowing

  • 13 years ago (2011-11-22)
  • Junior Isles

During October, construction of thermal power generation capacity in China was down by 21.22 GW (24.9 per cent) from the same period a year ago.

China and South Korean wind farm projects put pressure on rare earth supply

  • 13 years ago (2011-11-18)
  • David Flin

China and South Korea’s planned investment in offshore wind farms, amounting to close to $25 billion in the near future, could be hampered by pressure on the supply of rare earth materials.

Concentrated solar essential for EU energy mix

  • 13 years ago (2011-11-17)
  • Junior Isles

A new study argues solar thermal power plants are an indispensable tool in the race to meet Europe’s energy demands and greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to the European scientific commission.

Duke Energy Renewables acquires three North Carolina solar farms

  • 13 years ago (2011-11-16)
  • David Flin

Duke Energy Renewables has acquired three 1 MW commercial solar projects in the south-west of North Carolina state, USA.

New subsidy levels raise uncertainty for Drax biomass project

  • 13 years ago (2011-11-15)
  • Junior Isles

Drax Group, operator of the UK’s largest power plant, may not carry out its plans to build two green energy biomass projects due to the new state aid level for biomass being too low.

South Korea plan 25 GW offshore wind farm complex by 2019

  • 13 years ago (2011-11-11)
  • David Flin

South Korea has announced that it will construct a gigantic wind power plant complex on the country’s south-western coast by the end of 2019.

Stand-by UK power plants key to keeping lights on

  • 13 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

  • 13 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

  • 13 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.