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At a crossroads: Unpacking the potential and roadblocks of hydrogen blending

• 2024-02-15 11:15:13
• Junior Isles

The gas industry is preparing for an energy future that includes hydrogen in some capacity, but there are significant obstacles that the industry must overcome to guarantee hydrogen’s place in the sustainable energy future.

By Victoria Mustard, Decarbonisation Strategy Lead at Xoserve

New 1200 MW CCGT for the Texas Triangle

• 2024-02-14 06:50:25.940042
• David Flin

Sandow Lakes Energy Company has announced plans to construct a 1200 MW CCGT at Sandow Lakes in Lee County, Texas, USA, to operate within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

Avex fined for operating power plant without regulatory approval

• 2024-02-13 07:38:45.862418
• David Flin

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has fined Avex Energy of Canada nearly CS250 000 for running a natural gas-fired power plant while bypassing regulatory tests for safe and unobtrusive operation.

EU power emissions decline sharply

• 2024-02-08 07:10:28.538248
• David Flin

Power sector emissions in the EU fell by a record 19 per cent in 2023 as a result of sharp falls in both coal- and gas-fired generation, according to a report from the climate think tank Ember.

Germany to put 10 GW of new natural gas power plant out for tender

• 2024-02-06 06:20:25.466299
• David Flin

Germany’s Economy Ministry has announced that the government will tender 10 GW of new natural gas-fired power plants that can be converted to run on hydrogen in the 2030s, as part of plans to ensure stable electricity supply and the proportion of wind and solar installations increases.

Green hydrogen gas turbine plant for Morocco

• 2024-02-05 06:47:29.514327
• David Flin

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business, Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), and Nareva, a Moroccan company specialised in the development and operation of IPPs, have signed an MOU to collaborate on a feasibility study to use green hydrogen to decarbonise ONEE’s Laâyoune Power Plant, which is powered by three GE Vernova 6B gas turbines.

Power generation down after attack on Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field

• 2024-01-26 07:09:16.537683
• David Flin

Iraq’s electricity ministry has announced that gas delivery to the power plants in its Kurdistan region have been halted as a safety precaution following an attack on Khor Mor gas field.

US grid operator PJM asks for postponement of fossil fuel plant retirements

• 2024-01-11 07:14:52.812110
• David Flin

PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid operator, has asked Talen Energy to postpone retirement of four fossil-fuel-powered plants in Maryland by three years, citing reliability concerns.

GE Vernova wins 12-unit order for Australia hydrogen-ready power plant

• 2024-01-09 07:08:32.721640
• David Flin

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business has announced it has won an order from CS Energy, an energy company owned by the Queensland government, for 12 LM2500XPRESS gas turbines for a new power station in the Western Downs Region, west of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia.

Topolobampo III power plant starts commercial operation in Mexico

• 2024-01-05 06:56:14.309463
• David Flin

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Iberdrola Mexico have announced the successful start of commercial operation of Topolobampo III power plant, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, close to the Topolobampo natural gas pipeline.