Natural gas and oil power plants power gas turbines by burning natural gas, heavy oil or an alternative gas. Gas power plants can offer increased efficiency from regular power plants using combined cycle gas turbines.
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Agency says German power plants must be prevented from shutdowns
21/05/2012
State-owned Dena Energy Agency says that utilities operating in Germany should not be permitted to close unprofitable gas-fired...
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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...
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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.
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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. |
Smart meters can benefit UK to the tune of $11bn says Hendry
16/05/2012
The UK’s Energy Minister Charles Hendry says rolling out its smart meters will benefit the country to the tune of £7bn ($11.1bn)
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Alstom wins $84m Polish power plant contract
10/05/2012
Alstom S.A. (ENX:ALO) has announced that it has won a contract worth approximately €65m ($84m) with GDF Suez Energia Polska S.A...
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Natural gas, a challenge for Brazil’s energy policy
09/05/2012
Brazil is coming up with alternatives to tackle its growing energy demand. In the last decade, its population has grown conside...
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KDM Energia to expand its Chilean biogas capacity
08/05/2012
KDM Energia, a Chilean power firm, is set to expand the capacity of its Loma Los Colorados biogas fired power plant to 18 MW fr...
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Siemens receives first North American order for SGT-750 turbine
03/05/2012
Siemens Energy has received a first order from North America for the supply of its SGT-750 industrial gas turbine. |
Duke CEO talks up Smart Grid and warns on gas dependency
02/05/2012
US utility Duke Energy’s (NYSE: DUK), CEO Jim Rogers has urged the Smart Grid sector to fight fire with fire and outshout ...
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