Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has announced that it has won an order from Samsung C&T Corporation Saudi Arabia to supply its M501JAC hydrogen-ready gas turbine for a new industrial steam and electricity cogeneration plant project in Saudi Arabia.
Siemens Energy and 8 Rivers have formed a strategic partnership to develop direct-fired supercritical CO2 turbines for a variety of power sources. This collaboration aims to pave the way for commercial-scale projects in the future.
Sembcorp Industries has announced the temporary suspension of operations as its 225 MW gas-fired Sembcorp Myingyan IPP in Mandalay, Myanmar.
Mitsubishi Power has won an order for a gas turbine and a steam turbine for a 500 MW CCGT power plant in Sarawak, Malaysia. The order was awarded by the EPCC contractor for the project, Sinohydro Corporation.
Montel Analytics has reported that solar generation in the UK achieved its highest level ever for any quarter since Covid lockdown in 2020, increasing from 4.90TWh in Q2 2023 to 5.10TWh in Q2 2024.
Germany plans to tender for 12.5 GW of hydrogen-ready gas-fired power plants by the end of 2024, in response to pressure to accelerate the energy transition.
South Africa’s state power company Eskom is set to publish figures showing a $823 million annual loss. Eskom, which recorded a loss of $1.25 billion in 2023, will release the full financial results for the year to March later this year.
GE Vernova has secured an order for six 7HA.03 gas turbines and two 7W.03 gas turbines from the EPC company SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction (SEPCOIII) for two new power plants in Saudi Arabia.
Siemens Energy will build the Taiba 2 and Qassim 2 CCGT power plants in Saudi Arabia, along with a 25-year long-term maintenance agreement with a total value of $1.5 billion, and a combined capacity of almost 4 GW.
Oil and gas drillers and operators are now benefiting from energy storage solutions that have powered critical equipment in other sectors. Leveraging energy storage with a lower-carbon fuel such as gas is a field-proven way to achieve operational efficiency, enhanced performance and lower emissions simultaneously.
By Chris Berrie, Caterpillar Oil & Gas Drilling & Completions Sales Manager