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TVA February hydro generation nearly doubles year-on-year
- 2018-02-23 06:20:43.813665
- David Flin
A spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the USA has said that the authority’s generation of hydropower is nearly double the level of this time last year.
TVA to carry out $475 million upgrade of Browns Ferry nuclear power plant
- 2018-02-21 05:59:37.055680
- David Flin
TVA has started to install equipment on Unit 3 of the Browns Ferry nuclear power plant in Alabama, to increase the output by 155 MW, from 1105 MW to 1260 MW.
GE Hitachi and Holtec announce cooperation over SMR-160 small modular reactor
- 2018-02-16 06:06:04.298749
- David Flin
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), Holtec International, and SMR Inventec have announced a collaboration to advance the SMR-160, a single loop, 160 MW pressurised light water reactor based on existing light water technologies.
Blackout in northern Puerto Rico after explosion and fire at substation
- 2018-02-12 04:46:07.836875
- David Flin
A blackout hit northern Puerto Rico late on 11 February after an explosion started a large fire at a main power substation.
GE’s Enhanced 2 MW-127 wind turbine selected for 2.9 GW in North America
- 2018-02-08 05:00:56.476096
- David Flin
GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has secured commitments for 2.9 GW in North America for its variably rated 2.2 MW to 2.5 MW onshore wind turbine with a 127 m rotor.
Puerto Rico moves to privatise PREPA
- 2018-01-23 05:32:41
- David Flin
Ricardo Rossello, Governor of Puerto Rico, has announced that he is moving to privatise the publicly-owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) after the lengthy recovery from the damage caused by hurricane Maria.
Siemens Gamesa awarded two wind turbine projects totalling 330 MW in USA
- 2018-01-19 05:53:41.998741
- David Flin
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed two orders in the USA for the supply of 95 of its G132-3.465 MW wind turbines, totalling 330 MW.
Dominion Energy to mothball 9 power units
- 2018-01-18 06:09:54.904934
- David Flin
Dominion Energy has announced that it plans to place nine of its older, inefficient, and rarely-used power generating units across Virginia, USA into a dormant status.
US FERC rejects Perry’s plan to subsidise coal-fired plants
- 2018-01-09 05:23:03.060486
- David Flin
The Trump Administration’s plan to bail out America’s coal industry has crumbled after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected the proposal from Rick Perry, US Energy Secretary, to subsidise struggling coal and nuclear plants to keep power grids dependable.
Toshiba sells Westinghouse nuclear unit in $4.6 billion deal
- 2018-01-05 09:09:15.215098
- David Flin
Westinghouse Electric, the US nuclear unit of the Japanese firm Toshiba, has been acquired by the Canadian asset manager Brookfield Business Partners in a deal valued at about $4.6 billion.
