As the global market for coal moves from one based on fixed calorific value to a more flexible price versus quality market, there will be increasing opportunities for circulating fluidised bed (CFB) technology, especially in countries where coal is likely to remain an important part of the generation mix for decades to come.
Opec ministers, whose countries are producing crude oil flat out, look set to cut production and risk market share.
New ways of looking at technology are enabling closer collaboration between the renewables and the oil and gas sectors, and also addressing the cost pressures faced by both.
The financial severity of cable claims due to subsea cable faults could threaten the drive towards reducing the cost of offshore wind to €100/MWh by 2020.
PowerMatching City was envisioned as a demonstration of the possibilities of smart grid technologies – something it clearly achieved.
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