BP Sempra partnership continues with Hawaii wind project
18/05/2012
American gas utility Sempra Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) is ...
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German cogeneration plant to receive Dresser-Rand turbine
18/05/2012
US industrial rotation equipment supplier, Dresser-Rand (NYSE: ...
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5 MW solar module delivered to Bulgaria
18/05/2012
China Sunergy has completed delivery of 5 MW in solar modules for t...
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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 larg...
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Apple announces solar powered future and ditches coal
18/05/2012
Apple says that all three of its server centres will be run by sola...
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US votes to heavily punish Chinese solar makers
18/05/2012
The US has voted to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese solar panels...
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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...
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US solar industry fears Chinese retaliation
17/05/2012
A decision on whether to impose anti-dumping measures on Chinese so...
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Lithuanian nuclear plant runs into further trouble
17/05/2012
There was further bad news for the 1300 MW Visaginas nuclear power ...
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Merkel dismisses environment minister
17/05/2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed her Environmental Min...
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Kelvin Ross is Deputy Editor of Power Engineering International magazine and its associated publications – Middle East Energy and the Global Power Review. Previously, Kelvin was News Editor at UK online news site Energy Live News, Production Editor and Head of Design on daily international shipping newspaper Lloyd’s List, Deputy Editor for a group of weekly London newspapers and has worked as a freelance sub-editor on UK national newspapers.
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The future of the gas-fuelled power sector looks promising, especially with growing concerns over the ability to balance the grid because of the greater integration of renewables. This is a key finding of a survey of power industry professionals.
Furthermore, a robust bottom line will depend on the effectiveness with which operational flexibility and efficiency are combined, meaning an even more critical role for maintenance professionals.
The survey of also revealed that 65 per cent believe that turbine lubrication has a key part to play here, hence the following report also looks at how the latest oil technology can help maintain operational efficiency.
