Wartsila gas equipment destined for Russia
24/05/2013
Finnish power plant solutions provider, Wartsila, is to provide equipment for a 110 MW gas-fired power plant at Tikhvin, near Leningrad in Russia. |
Congo hydropower project set to eclipse Three Gorges
24/05/2013
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Africa have announced a treaty to develop a giant hydroelectric project at Inga Falls, near Congo’s capital Kinshasa, the first phase of which will have a capacity of 4800 MW. |
Politicians must look ‘beyond bureaucratic imagination’ to progress CCS
23/05/2013
For carbon capture and storage to move forward in Europe, politicians and policymakers “need to look beyond the limits of the current bureaucratic imagination,” according to the author of a new report into CCS development. |
Engineers form UK expert panel to advise on T&D strategy
23/05/2013
Europe’s largest professional body for engineers has formed a panel of experts to devise a ‘one-system approach’ to the UK’s electricity networks. |
Vattenfall upgrades Swedish nuclear reactors
23/05/2013
Vattenfall has upgraded the nuclear reactors at its Forsmark and Ringhals power plants in Sweden. |
Belgium's Elia eyes up Dutch and French TSOs
22/05/2013
Elia, Belgium's transmission system operator (TSO), is reportedly considering buying stakes in two neighbouring grid operators, TenneT of the Netherlands and France’s RTE. |
European energy firms suffering ‘a perfect storm’, power bosses tell EU
22/05/2013
The bosses of eight European energy companies have warned EU leaders that the region’s energy sector is in a “perilous situation” and action is urgently needed. |
RusHydro to modernise 1.3 GW of key hydro capacity in Nigeria
22/05/2013
RusHydro International AG has signed a five-year service agreement with Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited of Nigeria, which will see the JSC RusHydro’s subsidiary upgrade two key hydroelectric facilities and improve their available capacity. |
Russia’s ‘first of a kind’ gas engine-based power plant
22/05/2013
Wärtsilä of Finland has been awarded a contract to supply a 110 MW gas-engine-based power plant by Transmashenergo, an independent power producer in Russia. The value of the deal was not disclosed. |
UK energy secretary warns Scotland against independence
22/05/2013
UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has warned that Scotland will damage its standing as a prime mover in renewable energy if it votes to become independent. |
Shale gas could be ‘new North Sea’ for UK says report
22/05/2013
Shale gas could be “a new North Sea for Britain, creating tens of thousands of jobs and reducing gas imports”, according to the UK’s Institute of Directors (IoD). |
Better site choices for renewables could save Europe $58bn
21/05/2013
Europe could save €45bn ($58bn) by 2030 if renewable energy installations were built on sites that offer the highest power potential, according to a new study by Siemens. |
Europe and Asia-Pacific follow US lead on demand response
21/05/2013
There are at least 1342 demand response programmes currently underway worldwide – and 95 per cent of them are in North America, according to a new report. |
First turbine installed at 576 MW UK wind farm
21/05/2013
The first of 160 turbines at the Gwynt y Môr wind farm in the UK has been successfully installed. |
Europe faces blackouts risk from plant closures and policy inertia
21/05/2013
Europe could face power blackouts if utilities shut loss-making gas plants and aging coal facilities while governments dither over how to cope with the growing impact of renewables. |
Oklahoma utility assesses tornado damage
21/05/2013
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co is assessing the damage to its power grid following yesterday’s tornado which ripped through suburbs of Oklahoma City in the US. |
Mitsubishi buys Pratt & Whitney Power Systems
20/05/2013
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completed its acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Power Systems. |
Aggreko opens new US base
20/05/2013
Temporary power company Aggreko has opened a new US facility in Texas to cater for its natural gas and diesel generation business. |
Renewables inquiry launched in UK
20/05/2013
A new inquiry investigating the role of renewable power generation in the UK’s future energy mix has been launched. |
China’s smart grid revenue to hit $127bn by 2020
17/05/2013
Smart grid development in China will generate $127bn in cumulative revenue from now to 2020, according to a new report. |
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