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Jordan and Turkey sign nuclear cooperation agreement
- 2011-02-19 13:41:34
- Junior Isles
Amman and Ankara are set to usher in a new era of energy cooperation between Turkey and Jordan, with the signing of a nuclear cooperation agreement.
India’s great renewables potential
- 2011-02-11 23:27:52
- Junior Isles
Renewable energy sources can play an important role in increasing India's energy security, according to The World Bank. It said 68 000 MW of power costing less than Rs 6 per unit can be generated in the subcontinent.
Dong open's first UK power plant
- 2011-02-10 10:33:57
- Junior Isles
Dong Energy A/S, Denmark’s biggest utility, has inaugurated its first power station in the UK, the gas fired Severn Power station at Uskmouth in south Wales.
Toshiba awarded $500m hydro contract
- 2011-02-07 23:29:30
- Junior Isles
Toshiba’s US business has secured a $500m hydro power equipment supply deal with Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison.
Mesquite Solar 1 to commence construction
- 2011-02-07 23:27:35
- Junior Isles
Sempra Generation's ambitious Mesquite Solar 1 project is scheduled to begin construction in mid-2011 and will be completed by 2013.
Brazil reneges on non-fossil promise
- 2011-02-04 18:39:06
- Junior Isles
Brazil is seeking proposals for natural gas power plants barely two months after releasing an official energy plan that said the country would not build new electricity projects powered by fossil fuels.
Report shows slowing wind installation in 2010
- 2011-02-03 11:06:22
- Junior Isles
The rate of wind turbine installations slowed 7 per cent last year, though almost 36 GW of wind capacity was installed worldwide, according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
New Jersey approves controversial power plant legislation
- 2011-02-03 11:04:55
- Junior Isles
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed into law a programme of long-term incentives for the building of new gas fired power plants in the state, despite opposition from within the US's largest electricity market.
Emerson acquires Turbine Control Service Associates
- 2011-01-25 15:14:58
- Junior Isles
Emerson has acquired Pittsburgh-based Turbine Control Service Associates Inc., an independent provider of generator excitation control systems for power plants. The acquisition “expands the breadth and depth of Emerson Process Management’s product portfolio for the global power generation market,” the company said.
AEI to sell assets in re-focus on generation
- 2011-01-21 13:05:22
- Junior Isles
AEI, the Houston-based company that includes many of the late Enron Corp's foreign energy businesses, is selling off the majority of its assets in an effort to restructure as a smaller operation that will focus on international power generation.
