Power

Siemens Delivers Its First HL-class Gas Turbine for Testing at Duke Station

Workers lifted the 500-ton SGT6-9000HL onto its foundation at the Lincoln Combustion Turbine Station near Denver, North Carolina. The SGT6-9000HL is expected to…

Solar Power Plant

300MW Solar Plugs into Saudi Grid

ACWA Power has commissioned Saudi Arabia’s first grid-connected renewable energy plant.

Gas turbine engine

The First Gas-fired Turbine in Forty Years is Now in Operation in Afghanistan

Julian Erfurth of Siemens and Montgomery Simus of Bayat Group spotlight how the two companies have collaborated in this innovative project to provide electricit…

Thermal Plant

RusHydro Launches State-of-the-art Thermal Power Plant on Sakhalin Island

RusHydro has announced the opening of the Sakhalinskaya GRES-2 on Sakhalin Island. The modern 120 MW power plant with long-run annual output of 840 kWh will rep…

Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa launches Its New Offshore Wind Turbine SG 11.0-193 DD

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of the new Siemens Gamesa DD Flex concept and the SG 11.0-193 DD Flex …

RSSB Appoints Arup to Review Case for Hydrogen Trains

Arup’s responsibilities will help to inform specific design solutions for hydrogen-powered trains, factoring in safety and operation risks.

Offshore Wind Power

WindEurope Report ：EU Commission's Targets for Offshore Wind Power Are Achievable

The ‘Our energy, our future’ report, released on 26 November 2019 at the Offshore 2019 event in Copenhagen, is a remit from the energy ministers of the ten ‘…

ABB to Upgrade Copel Hydroelectric Power Plant in Brazil

ABB has won a US$2.5 million contract from Copel to upgrade the 1240MW Governador José Richa hydropower plant (previously Salto Caxias) on the Iguazu River in …

European Regional Development Fund Will Provide £4.3m to Accelerate Wind-Wave Floater

Renewables developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) has been awarded over £4m by the European Regional Development Fund to accelerate the development of floating o…

Dasu 4,320MW Hydropower Project Contract Signed for Rs52.5 Billion

The Water and Power Development Authority on Monday signed a contract of Rs52.5 billion with a joint venture of General Electric Hydro China and Power China Zho…

Fleets of Low-Sost Single Wave Energy Devices Could Power Millions of Homes

Engineers believe the Dielectric Elastomer Generator (DEG) device could be installed within decades, providing fleets of low-cost, easy to maintain units.

Coal Price

Despite Talk of Coal's Demise, it Still Powers the World

The amount of electricity generated from coal jumped 7 percent in the developing world last year, according to Bloomberg NEF’s annual Climatescope report that …

Clean Coal

Coal: Is This the Beginning of the End?

The fuel that powered the industrial revolution may be in decline at last. This year looks set to see the largest fall in electricity production from coal on re…

CHP

The European Commission Approves €94 Million Support for Cogeneration Plant in Bulgaria

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Bulgarian plans to support the construction and operation of a high-efficient cogeneration plant…

Nuclear Fuel

Waste Storage at Africa's Only Nuclear Plant Brimming

Spent fuel storage at South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear plant will reach full capacity by April as state power utility Eskom awaits regulatory approval for new dr…