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EDF to extend life of two UK nuclear power stations

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-10)
  • David Flin

EDF has announced plans to extend the lives of Heysham 1 and Hartlepool, two of the UK’s five remaining nuclear power stations.

MAN to upgrade Caribbean power plant engines

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-09)
  • David Flin

Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) has commissioned MAN PrimeServ to upgrade five power plant engines.

Siemens Energy to supply HL gas turbine to Romania

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-08)
  • David Flin

Siemens Energy has signed a contract with the IPP Mass Global Energy Rom to supply HL-class gas turbine technology for the Mintia CCGT in Romania.

Wind and solar generation provide 40 per cent of Dutch electricity production

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-07)
  • David Flin

CBS, the national statistics agency for the Netherlands, said that over 2022, around 40 per cent of electricity generated in the country came from renewable sources, up from 33 per cent in 2021.

Kenya hit by countrywide power outage

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-06)
  • David Flin

Kenya was hit by a nationwide power blackout on 4 March, which the electricity distributor Kenya Power said was caused by a “system disturbance”.

Biden offers $1.2 billion to nuclear plants at risk of closure

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-03)
  • David Flin

President Biden of the USA has offered $1.2 billion of funding to support nuclear power generation and the goal of zero-carbon electricity by 2035.

Transgrid places supply orders to develop Australia’s transmission network

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-02)
  • David Flin

Transgrid has placed the first orders for supplies to build the transmission lines necessary to transition Australia away from fossil fuels, following the federal Government’s agreement to underwrite a planned $385 million spend.

Renewables provided almost 23 per cent of US electrical generation

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-01)
  • David Flin

According to a review of data released by the US Energy Information Administration, renewable energy sources across the USA provided almost 23 per cent of the country’s electricity generation in 2022.

Energy market reforms required for EU to achieve net zero goals

  • 2 years ago (2023-02-28)
  • David Flin

Wärtsilä has released a study stating that the European Commission needs to reform its electricity market design to encourage flexible balancing power capacity if the EU is to achieve its net zero targets and improve energy security.

China approves largest expansion in new coal-fired plants since 2015

  • 2 years ago (2023-02-27)
  • David Flin

A report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and the Global Energy Monitor (GEM) states that coal-fired power plant permitting, construction starts, and new project announcements have accelerated dramatically in China in 2022, with new permits reaching the highest level since 2015.