Thermal power

Market Analysis

Geothermal Power a Look at the Competitive Landscape

Geothermal might find it difficult to compete in the future electricity markets based on cost of generation, yet find a niche role going forward, so an opinion …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Voith Successfully Commissions the First Two VECO-Drives

Voith has successfully commissioned the first two VECO-Drives at a coal-fired power station in China.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

GE to Support Digitisation of Dominican Republic's Largest Coal Plant

GE is providing the Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales with a combined software and services package at the coal-fired Central Termoeléc…

Geothermal Power Plant

German Paper and Pulp Company Exploring Geothermal for Energy Needs

Paper production is one of the most energy-intensive industries in Germany, so an article published locally in Germany earlier this month.

Gas power plant

Chan May LNG Invests in 4GW Gas-Fired Plant

The first phase of the project is expected to start operations by 2024.

Thermal Plant

Greece to Phase-Out Lignite Power Generation by 2023 with EIB Loan

The European Investment Bank has issued €125 million ($146.3 million) loan for the development of a new power generation plant in Greece.

CCS

ExxonMobil Discovers New Material to Enhance Carbon Capture Technology

Scientists from ExxonMobil, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a new material.

Thermal Plant

Wärtsilä to Deliver Dual Fuel and Storage Solution for Virgin Lslands Power plant

Wärtsilä will deliver engineering, construction, dual-fuel engines and energy storage capacity for a new power plant in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Switzerland

Swiss Earthquake Service and ETH Zurich Aim to Make Geothermal Energy Safer

The Swiss Earthquake Service and ETH Zurich want to make geothermal energy safer, so news piece from Switzerland earlier this month.

Thermal Plant

India's NTPC Expands Thermal Generation Capacity

Indian state-controlled power utility NTPC has increased its thermal generation capacity through the addition of an 800MW second unit at the Lara thermal power …

Gas power plant

European Investment Bank Supports Gas-fired Power Plant in Greece

The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a loan to Mytilineos for the construction of an 826MW combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Greece.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Gas-Fired Plants Convert Nearly Half of Fuel to Power

More than 60 percent of the energy consumed by U.S. utility-scale power generation facilities was lost in the conversion to electricity last year, according to …

Combined Heat and Power

Enel X Launches GEO to Optimise CHP Assets and Boost Operator Income

Combined heat and power plants are typically specified to meet the on-site energy needs of a business.

Combined cycle power plant

Wheelabrator Starts up UK Waste-to-Energy Facility

Wheelabrator Kemsley, a new waste-to-energy facility at Kemsley in Kent, England, enters full commercial operation following a successful commissioning phase th…

Geothermal Power Plant

Decision on Resuming Balmatt Geothermal Project in Belgium Expected Sept. 2020

In September 2020, the Board of Directors of VITO, the largest Belgian research institution active in the fields of energy.