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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.
Alberta selects bidders for $1 billion investment in renewable power generation
- 2017-12-18 05:04:43.597070
- David Flin
The province of Alberta in Canada has selected Capital Power, EDP Renewables Canada, and Enel Green Power North America in the first round of the province’s Renewable Electricity Programme to provide around $1 billion of investment in green power generation.
NYISO says power sufficient after Indian Point retirement
- 2017-12-14 04:51:22.443049
- David Flin
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the grid operator for New York state’s power grid, has said in a report that the state will have enough electricity after the closure of two reactors at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in 2020 and 2021.
GE to cut 12,000 power jobs in changing market
- 2017-12-08 05:56:47.893555
- David Flin
GE has announced that it will cut 12,000 jobs worldwide in its power division as alternative energy supplants demand for coal and other fossil fuels.
