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GE and Forestalia sign agreement to install 693 MW wind power in Spain

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-12-18)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova and Forestalia have signed an agreement to install up to 693 MW of onshore wind turbines across 16 future project sites throughout the Aragon region in Spain.

South Africa seeks bids for 7615 MW of new power generation

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-12-15)
  • David Flin

South Africa has launched three bidding rounds for 7615 MW of new power generation from renewable energy, natural gas, and battery storage, part of efforts to overcome power outages crippling the country’s economic output.

COP28: More loopholes than a butterfly net

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-12-14)
  • David Flin

The agreement reached at COP28 was, in some ways, a milestone, in that for the first time for nearly 30 years, specific mention of fossil fuels has been made.

Stand-off continuing at COP28 over phase-out of fossil fuel use

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-12-13)
  • David Flin

The COP28 talks have been the first to directly mention fossil fuel usage in a global climate agreement. However, countries have been wrangling over the text of this agreement.

Extreme cold still poses reliability challenge for North American power generators

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-12-12)
  • David Flin

The North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) said that freezing conditions still remain a reliability concern for power generators.

Sri Lanka suffers power outage after main transmission line fails

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-12-11)
  • David Flin

Sri Lanka experienced an island-wide power outage for several hours on 9th December after a system failure in one of the main transmission lines.

ENEC and GE Hitachi sign MOU on SMR technology

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-12-08)
  • David Flin

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and GE Hitachi have signed an MOU to identify opportunities for future investment in SMR technology development.

UAE’s Amea Power to build 300 MW wind farm in Ethiopia

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-12-07)
  • David Flin

Hussain Al Nowais, Chairman of Amea Power, has announced at the Cop28 climate conference that Amea Power has signed a new agreement to develop wind power in Ethiopia.

US wind power generation on course to surpass coal

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-12-06)
  • David Flin

US electricity generation from wind power is on course to surpass coal-fired electricity generation, potentially by 2026, as wind supply growth expands at a record pace just as coal-fired generation is cut across the country.

AfDB to provide up to $1 billion for hydropower plants in Africa

  • 1 year, 4 months ago (2023-12-05)
  • David Flin

A dozen hydropower plants across Africa could receive $1 billion from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to upgrade equipment and boost power generation and potentially speed up the transition from fossil fuels.