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Partnership begins Russian $159m hydro facility

16/05/2012 RusHydro in partnership with Alstom has started the construction of a $159m hydro power equipment manufacturing plant in the Ru...

UK appoints CCS task force chief

02/05/2012 The UK has set up a Carbon Capture and Storage Cost Reduction Task Force to ensure that CCS takes off in Britain and is competi...

New Chairman appointed to Tepco

23/04/2012

The government of Japan has chosen an advocate of the utility industry, Kazuhiko Shimokobe, as Chairman of Tepco in Tokyo.

Changes at the top in Westinghouse and Babcock & Wilcox

05/04/2012

The managerial merry go round sees changes at the top in both Westinghouse and Babcock & Wilcox.

Work begins on UK offshore wind farm

02/04/2012 LDD, the offshore drilling services provider has delivered its LD5000 rig to the Gwynt y Môr wind farm off the coast of North W...

Jim Noyes appointed VP, Nuclear Installations at Westinghouse

28/03/2012 Westinghouse Electric Company have announced the appointment of James (Jim) A. Noyes as vice president of Installation and Modi...

IBM picks 33 cities for Smart Grid funding

19/03/2012 US technology giant IBM has selected 33 cities worldwide to receive a $2m grant and access to IBM research to further Smar...

Alstom announce new VP for Electronics and Automation

28/02/2012 Patrick Plas will join Alstom Grid-the Group's power transmission sector-on 1 March 2012 as VP for Electronics & Automation.

Pacific Gas name new Senior VP

23/02/2012 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E, NYSE: PCG) has named Edward Halpin as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear O...

Ed Davey expected to take UK Energy portfolio as Huhne resigns

03/02/2012 Business Minister Ed Davey is the frontrunner to become the new UK Energy Secretary in a cabinet reshuffle expected in the wake...

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