The United Downs deep geothermal power project in Cornwall, the first geothermal power plant in the UK, has started generating electricity.
Rolls-Royce has launched a new range of modular gas engine power plants. Rolls-Royce said that the preconfigured turnkey systems can be deployed within 12-18 months and deliver any capacity from 5 MW to several hundred MW, according to the needs of the customer.
Wärtsilä has announced that it has won a contract from the Australian IPP Zenith Energy Operations to supply the engines, controls, and auxiliary equipment for a new 120 MW power plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
Demand for electricity in Kenya has hit a new record high, driven by a surge in domestic and commercial consumption that places pressure on the country’s stretched power generation capacity.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing €22.3 million in financing to Power One, a private Ukrainian energy company, to help strengthen Ukraine’s energy security.
Amogy and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a multi-year strategic contract manufacturing partnership for Amogy’s ammonia-to-power systems.
Wärtsilä has signed a shared O&M agreement to support the reliable power supply on the Indonesian island of Lombok.
PJSC Ukrnafta, Ukraine’s largest oil extraction company, has secured €150 million in grants and a loan for €250 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to develop 400 MW of new generation projects.
Experts say that the protests against worsening electricity blackouts in Iraq are likely to exacerbate in the near future following the disruption to Iranian gas supplies.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed an agreement to supply a €160 million loan to Ukrnafta, a Ukrainian state-owned oil and gas company which is using EBRD finance to supply and install small-scale gas-fired distributed power and cogeneration capacity around the country.