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Venezuela to increase power generation by 5000 MW

  • 14 years ago (2010-09-18)
  • Junior Isles

The Venezuelan government is making a concerted investment push in order to meet its pledge to increase power generation by 5000 MW during 2010

NRG to buy Green Mountain Energy

  • 14 years ago (2010-09-17)
  • Junior Isles

NRG Energy, a US power generation company, is to acquire Green Mountain Energy (GME), a retail provider of clean energy products and services, underlining the interest among generators to expand their renewable energy portfolios.

Egypt to dramatically increase wind power production

  • 14 years ago (2010-09-16)
  • Junior Isles

Egypt’s Electricity Minister Hassan Younis has reported that a total of 2500 MW, generated exclusively from wind power, will soon be added to the national power grid.

China’s power industry shows sustained growth

  • 14 years ago (2010-09-15)
  • Junior Isles

China's power generation industry is set for strong growth this year, the state-run Shanghai Securities News reported, citing the country's electric power generation trade association.

US announces $5.2 million of wind power funding

  • 14 years ago (2010-09-13)
  • Junior Isles

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is awarding more than $5 million to support US wind energy development.

Japan and Kuwait in nuclear cooperation

  • 14 years ago (2010-09-11)
  • Junior Isles

Japan and Kuwait have reached an agreement to cooperate in building nuclear power plants and encouraging the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

India considers $11 billion of funding for new power generation projects

  • 14 years ago (2010-09-09)
  • Junior Isles

Energy-hungry India is considering setting up an $11 billion fund to help finance the expansion of power companies' generation capacities.

Steam turbines for Korea’s first 1000 MW ultra-supercritical power plants

  • 14 years ago (2010-09-09)
  • Junior Isles

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) have jointly received an order for two steam turbine-generator sets, each rated at 1000 MW, for ultra-supercritical (USC) coal-fired power generation units of Korea East-West Power Co., Ltd. (EWP).

Dana acquires North Sea assets from Suncor

  • 14 years ago (2010-09-08)
  • Junior Isles

Suncor Energy Inc has reached a deal to sell a number of UK offshore North Sea properties for about $390 million to an affiliate of Dana Petroleum plc.

US Recovery Act Funding boosts industrial CCS

  • 14 years ago (2010-09-08)
  • Junior Isles

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the selection of 22 projects that will accelerate carbon capture and storage (CCS) research and development for industrial sources.