Minister says up-for-sale Horizon is a ‘prized asset’
24/05/2012
UK energy minister Charles Hendry today visited the headquarters of...
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GE to supply gas turbine generators to Israel plant
24/05/2012
GE (NYSE: GE) is to supply a dozen of its aeroderivative gas turbin...
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Suzlon to supply turbines to South African wind project
24/05/2012
Indian power company Suzlon has been chosen as the preferred bidder...
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Clean Line seeks customers for 800 km transmission line
24/05/2012
US transmission company Clean Line Energy has received regulatory a...
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Rolls-Royce in $136m Middle East gas turbine deal
24/05/2012
Rolls-Royce has won contracts worth $136m to supply technology and ...
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GE gas turbines to power Mexico’s Alpek cogeneration project
24/05/2012
GE (NYSE: GE) LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine technology has been...
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Germany has ‘Herculean task’ to make energy policy work says new environment minister
23/05/2012
Germany’s move away from nuclear in favour of renewable energy has ...
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Langlee overhauls wave energy converter
23/05/2012
Norwegian renewable energy company Langlee Wave Power has launched ...
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Ansaldo Nucleare boss shot by masked gunman
23/05/2012
The boss of an Italian nuclear engineering company Ansaldo Nucleare...
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European marine experts to help set up US wave energy centre
23/05/2012
The European Marine Energy Centre in Scotland is to help set up a s...
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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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Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production |
Renewable Energy World |
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.
