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Chinese wind power heads offshore

  • 15 years ago (2010-04-05)
  • David Flin

China’s first offshore wind farm, a 102MW array is due to come to full power by the end of April 2010, is located in the Yangtze River delta near Shanghai.

Solar power lights up Bangladesh Prime Minister’s office

  • 15 years ago (2010-04-02)
  • David Flin

The Bangladeshi government has installed a solar panel system on the rooftop of its Prime Minister’s office in the capital Dhaka in a bid to encourage green energy in a country feeling extreme electricity scarcity.

Sharp coal price rise may shock Chinese power producers

  • 15 years ago (2010-04-01)
  • David Flin

China’s power industry may incur losses this year as rising coal prices may take the sheen off the 9 per cent growth in consumption.

Ghana unsure of gas supply from Nigeria

  • 15 years ago (2010-03-29)
  • David Flin

Ghana has expressed doubt over the ability of Nigeria to supply gas needed for power generation in three countries under the West African Gas Pipeline Project (WAGPP).

GE to invest $450 million in European offshore wind

  • 15 years ago (2010-03-27)
  • David Flin

GE has announced that it will invest €340 million ($450 million) in offshore wind technology in Europe until 2020.

CO2 capture likely to increase cost of coal-fuelled electricity generation

  • 15 years ago (2010-03-26)
  • David Flin

The cost of electricity generated from coal will increase relative to renewable energy as the world develops and implements technologies that curtail CO2 emissions at coal-fired power plants, according to some experts meeting at Globe 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.

Malaysia investigates renewable energy from palm oil waste

  • 15 years ago (2010-03-22)
  • David Flin

Sabah’s palm oil industry produces enough waste to generate up to 700MW of electricity, according to an American energy researcher.

Turkish hydropower plant privatisation tender to be held in April

  • 15 years ago (2010-03-20)
  • David Flin

The tender for the privatisation of 52 hydropower plants owned by the Turkish state-run Electricity Generation Holding Company (EUAS) is scheduled for April.

Yunnan to Guangdong electricity exports halted

  • 15 years ago (2010-03-19)
  • David Flin

The ongoing drought in the Chinese province of Yunnan has depleted hydropower generation capacity to the point that Yunnan has temporarily stopped transmitting electricity to Guangdong province.

Entergy asks OK for nuclear plans

  • 15 years ago (2010-03-17)
  • David Flin

Entergy asked Louisiana state regulators for approval to continue early development of a new nuclear power generator in St Francisville, Louisiana, USA.