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New developments in blade design for wind turbines

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-24)
  • David Flin

A consortium of GE Renewable Energy, LM Wind Power, and TNO are collaborating on the TIADE project (Turbine Improvements for Additional Energy) to develop technologies and design methods for more efficient operation of next generation wind turbine rotors and wind farms with large rotor wakes and demonstrate them in the field.

AMEA Power launches 50 MW solar power plant in Togo

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-23)
  • David Flin

AMEA Power, a subsidiary of UAE-based Al Nowais Investments, has announced the official commissioning of its 50 MW solar PV plant in Blitta, Togo.

Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant undergoes emergency shutdown

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-22)
  • David Flin

Bushehr, Iran’s only nuclear power plant, underwent what authorities describe as a temporary emergency shutdown, although no explanation for the cause of the shutdown has yet been given.

eRex of Japan plans coal-to-biomass power plant conversion

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-21)
  • David Flin

eRex, a biomass power plant operator in Japan, is in the process of purchasing four coal-fired plants to refit them to burn biomass.

California hydropower plant may shut down due to low water level

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-18)
  • David Flin

The Edward Hyatt Power Plant at Lake Oroville, California, USA may have to shut down for the first time in 50 years as water levels in the area continue to fall.

GE Renewable Energy to supply turbines for wind power project in India

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-17)
  • David Flin

GE Renewable Energy has announced that it was selected by Continuum Green Energy India to supply, install, and commission 55 sets of its 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines for the 148.5 MW Marjar, Bhuj wind farm in Gujarat, India.

ERCOT asks Texas residents to conserve power with grid under strain

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-16)
  • David Flin

The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the grid in Texas, has asked residents to conserve as much energy as possible until Friday.

EDF examines reported leak at Taishan nuclear power plant, China

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-15)
  • David Flin

EDF has begun examination of a potential issue linked to a build-up of inert gases at its Taishan nuclear power plant in China.

G7 leaders agree to end new government support for coal

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-14)
  • David Flin

The leaders of the G7 nations announced they would rapidly scale up technologies and policies that accelerate the transition away from coal capacity, including ending new government support for coal-fired power generation by the end of this year.

Drax and MHI sign deal for world’s largest carbon capture power project

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-11)
  • David Flin

Drax and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHI) have agreed a long-term contract for Drax to use MHI’s carbon capture technology, the Advanced KM CDR process.