The demands placed on the heat recovery steam generators used in the current crop of advanced combined cycle power plants is calling for innovations in boiler technology.
Gas from the Zohr field could see Egypt be an exporter by 2020, while exploration of the Tortue gas field will help East Africa LNG fulfill its promise of being an exporter by the mid-2020s.
Energy storage technologies are finding their feet as costs continue to fall, but clarity over policy and regulation is required for the market to reach its potential.
The challenges posed by distributed generation, load growth and an aging grid are immense but intelligent networks have the power to transform how energy is distributed and consumed.
DONG Energy is building the world’s first commercial full-scale waste-to-energy bio plant in Northwich. The plant will use enzyme treatment to convert household, municipal and some commercial waste into biogas, as well as recyclable plastics and metals.
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