GE Renewable Energy, COBOD, and LafargeHolcim have announced that they will partner to co-develop wind turbines with optimised 3D-printed concrete bases, reaching heights of up to 200m.
Siemens Energy has been awarded the project to refurbish the Moyle Interconnector, an HVDC link between Ballycronan More in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and Auchencrosh, Scotland.
Siemens Energy is building a combined cycle power plant for the speciality chemical company Evonik at its largest industrial location in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Rosatom has started work on installation of the main equipment for the nuclear fuel fabrication facility (FRU) at the pilot energy complex (ODEK) in the Siberian Chemical Combine at Seversk, Tomsk, in Russia.
A consortium led by Siemens Gas and Power (Siemens Energy) has been awarded a turnkey contract for two converter stations for the Greek HVDC link connecting Crete with the Greek mainland.
HYFLEXPOWER, the world’s first integrated power-X-power hydrogen gas turbine demonstrator, has been launched, replacing a CHP unit at a paper factory in France.
The environmental charity ClientEarth has lost a legal challenge against the UK Government’s decision to approve two gas-fired generation units at Drax power station in North Yorkshire, UK.
Polish energy companies Enea and Energa have announced that they are ending their involvement with construction of the 1GW Ostroleka C coal-fired power plant, after new co-owner PKN Orlen said it would not be involved in the project if it utilises coal.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s (SGRE) performance in the second quarter of FY2020 (January to March) reflected the unexpected effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on operations and commercial activity, with a direct impact of €56 million on the company’s profitability.
As a result of the coronavirus lockdown, energy use in the UK has fallen by around 20 per cent. This had led to a new record being set for how long the country has gone without using any energy produced from coal.