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Coal Fired Power News

Siemens announces first turbine order from Chile

21/05/2012 Siemens has received its first wind turbine order from Chile, for a total capacity of 115 MW, at the El Arrayán wind power proj...

German cogeneration plant to receive Dresser-Rand turbine

18/05/2012 US industrial rotation equipment supplier, Dresser-Rand (NYSE: DRC), is to provide Max Bögl Group with an indirectly fired...

Drax nears end of five-year £100m turbine upgrade

18/05/2012 Drax Power Station is poised to complete what it claims is the largest steam turbine modernisation programme in UK history.

Apple announces solar powered future and ditches coal

18/05/2012

Apple says that all three of its server centres will be run by solar power alone in the very near future.

US gas prices set to double

17/05/2012

Royal Dutch Shell says it expects gas prices in the US to double in the next three years.

Positive trading update for Drax

16/05/2012 Coal power generators, Drax are reaping the benefits of lower costs in producing power, while sales are on the rise.

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...

Rolls-Royce gas engines enter service at EDF plant

15/05/2012 Rolls-Royce have announced that two of the Group’s Trent 60 gas turbines have successfully entered service at the new EDF Lumin...

Renewables company breaks £6m barrier

15/05/2012 Leading renewable energy company Eco Environments has seen its turnover grow to more than £6m ($9.6m) – compared to £1.3million...

Botswana to tender for coal power plants

11/05/2012 African nation, Botswana, is to issue a tender for two 300 MW coal fired plants to be built, construction beginning this year.

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