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Thermal Coal

Covid-19 Measures Reduce BHP Thermal coal Output

Mining firm BHP’s thermal coal output declined 14% to 5.8m tonnes in the January-March, as measures to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with w…

Wind Farm

GE Signs Contract for Vietnamese Wind Farm

To formalise the award of the contract, a signing ceremony using video links from five different cities included DECONNIN JSC, HANOINCO JSC, Agribank Trang An (…

Market Analysis

Power Shortages will Remain a Big Challenge in a Post-COVID-19 South Africa

The decline in economic activity precipitated by the spread of COVID-19 and ensuing lockdown in South Africa is also affecting the country's electricity supply …

Oil Price

Oil Prices Hit $15 For The First Time In 21 Years

A gruesome combination of crumbling demand for crude and global storage filled to its brim has pushed oil prices to levels not seen in over two decades.

Gas power plant

Wärtsilä Delivers Fast-start gas-fired Plant to Mississippi Cooperative

Cooperative Energy has commenced commercial operations on a new 22.7 MW natural gas-fired power plant in southern Mississippi.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New Mexico Weighs Plans to Replace Coal-Fired Power Plant

“If we don’t ask them to do that, there’s no one else out there to do it,” he said, urging his fellow commissioners to “give that careful thought” before …

Gas Turbine

MHPS Gas Turbine Fleet Hits One Million Hours Milestone

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems' J-Series gas turbine is the company's largest and most advanced and the installed fleet has officially reached one million hou…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

The Decline of Coal-Fired Power Will Not Impact Reliable Electricity Supply

If the economic viability of the coal industry was not already in question before the outbreak of COVID-19, the ensuing economic downturn has really laid bare t…

Gas turbine engine

Wärtsilä Supplying 22 Gas Engines For Two Power Plants

Wärtsilä has been awarded full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for two power plants in Latin America.

Coal Trade

Decommissioning coal – an opportunity for energy storage?

Coal has underpinned power generation for more than a century as a cheap, reliable and well understood technology, writes IHS Markit analyst George Hilton.

Thermal Coal

Thermal Coal Demand Declining Globally, Driving Fewer Imports, Production

Thermal coal demand is declining globally and forcing cutbacks of imports and production, driven by lower power-sector coal demand resulting from the coronaviru…

Nuclear Power Plant

Ansaldo Nuclear Provides Robot for Caorso Decommissioning

Ansaldo Nuclear has designed and supplied a robot for the removal of 2000 drums of radioactive waste stored in hard-to-access areas within two temporary storage…

Oil Price

Oil Rises Amid Hopes for Quick Decline in U.S. Shale Output

Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday after the main U.S. energy forecasting agency predicted shale output in the world's biggest crude producer would fall by…

Gas Turbine

Siemens Supplying Three Gas Turbines

Siemens Gas and Power will provide three 33 MW SGT-700B industrial gas turbines for a Long-Term Program with Ascend Performance Materials’ nylon intermediate a…

Oil & Gas Trade

Crude Cuts: Nigeria to Earn $10.61bn in Eight Months

Nigeria may earn about $10.61bn from crude oil sales between May and December this year following latest decision by members and non-members of the Organisation…