The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) of the USA has released final environmental assessments that conclude that it should shut down both the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Oak Ridge and Unit 3 at the Paradise coal plant in Kentucky by 2023.
Entergy Texas, a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, has selected two Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) gas turbines to power its 993 MW Montgomery County Power Station (MCPS) near Willis, Texas, USA.
GE has announced that it plans to consolidate its renewable and grid assets into a single unit. It said that this will help it tap into the global demand for clean energy generation.
Siemens has secured an order in the USA for the re-powering of Cooperative Energy’s RD Morrow Sr Generating Station facility in Purvis, Mississippi.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded the 242 MW Scioto Ridge onshore wind project by Innogy Renewables US, a subsidiary of German-based energy company Innogy.
Solar Wolf Energy, a solar power and system installer based in Massachusetts, USA, has announced that it will construct and commission a 5 MW agricultural solar farm in Concord, New Hampshire.
The Canadian Government has announced details on how it plans to phase out coal power in Canada by 2030.
Data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the USA showed that coal-fired power generation totalled 87.98 GWh in October, down 9.6 per cent from September, and down 2.6 per cent from October 2017.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has adopted a strategic plan that rules out direct financing of coal plants and mines, despite opposition to this move from the USA.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has announced its intent to acquire the business and certain assets of REI Nuclear, a decommissioning technology and tooling design company based in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.