Gas & Oil Fired
Doosan Škoda Power completes turbine installation at Saudi plant
A pair of two Doosan Škoda Power cylinder DST-S10 condensation turbines with no reheating and with axial output have been successfully installed at the Fadhili steam-gas power plant.
Coal Fired
Nexans wins power cable contract for Serbia’s largest power plant
Nexans has signed a €2.1 million contract to deliver fire retardant power cables for the new flue gas desulfurization unit at the Nikola Tesla A coal-fired power plant in Serbia.
Wind
Siemens Gamesa launches SG 3.4-145 wind turbine in India
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced that it has launched its new turbine, the SG 3.4-145, into India’s onshore wind market.
Strategic Development
Ofgem announces £25bn investment to meet UK’s net zero target
Ofgem has unveiled proposals for a five-year investment programme designed to transform Britain’s energy networks to deliver emissions-free green energy
Renewables
Iberdrola announces wind technology start-up challenge
Spanish utility Iberdrola has launched a new Startup Challenge in search of innovative and competitive wind technology solutions that will help improve monitoring systems on existing turbines.
Emissions & Environment
IEA Clean Energy Transitions Summit delivers on expectations
Leaders representing 80% of global energy consumption gathered at the highest-profile energy and climate discussion since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – at the IEA Clean Energy Transitions Summit.
Energy Efficiency
Power station ash paves the way for UK road building project
More than 10,000 tonnes of ash from Drax, the UK’s biggest power station, played a crucial role in the early completion of the UK’s biggest road scheme in Cambridgeshire.
Strategic Development
BP partners with JinkoPower to decarbonise China’s companies
The partnership is targeting the development of an innovative, integrated energy solution business delivering renewable power and Energy-as-a-Service digital tools.
Renewables
Enel and Norfund to co-finance renewables in India
Enel Green Power has partnered with Norfund for developing countries (Norfund) to co-finance, build and operate new renewable energy projects in India.
Industry Insights
Ed’s note: High five for hydrogen strategy
The EU has revealed two energy strategies which EC executive vice-president for the Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, said were ambitious and necessary.
