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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.

Rosatom starts construction of BREST-OD-300 fast neutron reactor

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-10)
  • David Flin

Rosatom has begin construction of a 300 MW nuclear power plant with the BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled fast reactor has started at the Siberian Chemical Combine in Seversk, in Russia’s Tomsk region.

Chile inaugurates Latin America’s first thermal solar plant

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-09)
  • David Flin

Chile has inaugurated Latin America’s first thermal solar plant, Cerro Dominador in the Atacama desert in the north of the country.

EDF Energy starts defueling of Dungeness B

  • 3 years ago (2021-06-08)
  • David Flin

EDF Energy has announced that it is starting the defueling phase of Dungeness B nuclear power station in Kent, Britain with immediate effect.