Concentrated solar power (CSP) hybridisation or integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC) plants have been increasingly noticeable, with about ten plants around the globe coming online in the past couple of years, compared with just a handful prior to 2009.
The recent surprise cancellation of the 6000 MW Chinese-sponsored Myitsone hydro project in Myanmar – or Burma, as it is also known – not only made waves in international politics.
Namibia is a power hungry African nation. Its healthy level of economic growth, estimated at 4.4 per cent in 2010, together with its mineral wealth has put pressure on the national power utility, NamPower, to find innovative ways to meet increasing demand.
Kawasaki has brought NOx emissions to a new low.
Forecasting the future is a tricky business in any industry, but for the global power sector it is littered with pitfalls.
History, experience and familiarity count for a lot where conditioning monitoring is concerned.
On my way home the other night I drove through a town that had been hit unexpectedly by a blackout – all the streetlights were out and the nearby houses were plunged into darkness.
While nobody disputes that the Smart Grid will hugely enhance the supply and security of energy, many wonder if Europe can establish a joined-up smart approach to meet its self-imposed deadlines
International Energy Agency executive director Maria van der Hoeven used a speech at the COP-17 climate negotiations in Durban to urge countries to address energy security in a sustainable manner.
EDF and GE have announced plans to jointly develop and showcase the first FlexEfficiency 50 natural gas fired combined-cycle power plant to be connected to a national grid.
The cost of nuclear generated electricity in Japan is set to skyrocket due to the Fukushima disaster but will remain cheaper than alternative energy sources.
US multi-billionaire Warren Buffett is to enter the solar power sector via his utility company MidAmerican Energy Holdings.
Areva will report an operating loss of up to €1.6bn ($2.1bn) this year, the first loss for the 10-year-old group, largely from a ruinous bet on uranium prices with the 2007 acquisition of a small-cap miner.
Himoinsa, a world leader in the manufacture of generator sets, is incorporating into its product line the HRTW 1300D dual frequency generator set, which provides 1300 kVA of power at 50Hz and 1385 kVA at 60Hz, and is directed at the rental sector in particular.
Contelec has launched its Vert-X 05E ultra-compact rotary encoder with physical architecture designed for extremely tight spaces.
Jean-Michel Aubertin, chief executive of Doosan Power Systems, was in upbeat and cheerful mood when he met PEi this month.
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