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A UK technology institute is looking for partners to take part in a £13m project to design and build a demonstrator plant to convert waste into electricity and heat.
An energy association comprising some of the biggest names in power generation is considering locating a GBP 25m ($39.6m) demonstration project for offshore wind turbines at Wave Hub, the world’s largest wave energy test site located off the UK.
The UK’s Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has launched a £3m ($4.7m) project to support designing, operating and rolling out cost effective carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems in the country.
Caterpillar has been selected to provide gensets for the Asian Gas Pipeline, a joint project between Kazakhstan and China which will deliver a total of 2 per cent of China’s energy consumption.
As energy prices fluctuate through market cycles, owners and operators of natural gas engines will seek ways to reduce their energy costs. This is especially true in power generation markets where fuel costs directly affect profitability.
South America’s GDP is increasing at twice the average rate of the rest of the world and demand for power is mirroring this growth. However, alongside this expansion, many countries in the region have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Hospital De S. Joao – the largest hospital in Northern Portugal and the second largest in the country – has installed a generation system from Cummins to ensure that its essential care is unaffected by power cuts.
Diesel generators powered by fossil fuels have traditionally been the technology of choice for powering off-grid telephone network infrastructure as well as providing backup power generation in unreliable grid supply scenarios. In terms of operating efficiency and reliability, the diesel generator
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has announced that it will provide a 40 MW power solution for the biggest shopping and entertainment complex in Asia, now under development in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is UK-based Limited Liability Partnership between international industrial companies with a strong focus on energy, and the UK government.
