Siemens has won an order to supply, install, and commission 64 onshore wind turbines for the 147 MW Grand Plains Wind Project in Oklahoma, USA.
US coal-fired power generation rose 42.1 per cent month on month in June, with increased summer power demand driving more burn, according to data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Britain’s power grid operator National Grid has cancelled the emergency power reserve tender, in which companies agree to be paid not to use electricity at peak times during the coming winter, to enable power to be diverted to households.
Purdue University in Indiana, USA, announced that it has developed a new concept that it claims could enable highly efficient solar power by combining three technologies that convert different parts of the light spectrum, and also store energy for use at night.
Arun Kumar Bhaduri, Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) , has said that India is developing a pioneering indigenous technology for coal-fired power plants, requiring less fuel and is more efficient than current plants.
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) of the USA has formally submitted a proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission to shut down the state’s last operating nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon.
Mitsubishi has announced moves to take a sizeable stake in the Boston-based solar developer Nexamp , citing US Government support for clean energy rollout.
Siemens has received orders from customers in UK and USA for a total of nine compact steam turbines. The turbines will be manufactured at Siemens’ production site in Frankenthal, Germany.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has announced that it has launched verification testing to gauge the performance of a new solar thermal power system at its Yokohama Works plant in Japan.
Siemens has acquired an 85 per cent majority stake in Materials Solutions , a world leader in Additive Manufacturing (AM) processing and production.