Governments should focus on energy efficiency to cut emissions: IEA
Increasing energy efficiency should be a major target for governments across the world, together with increasing the use of renewables, against the backdrop of more stringent carbon emission targets,...
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Statwerke Kiel approves construction of 190 MW cogeneration plant
Stadtwerke Kiel gave the go-ahead for the construction of a 190 MW cogeneration plant in Kiel, Germany. The plant utilises 20 GE's Jenbacher gas engines, each with an output of 9.5 MW. It has a total...
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IEA warns of risks to global gas security, but market liquidity increased
Gas security at global level might be less solid than what perceived, on the back of LNG markets being “less flexible than is commonly believed” a new report fro the International Energy Agency found....
View ArticleFluor to provide development support for Ohio gas-fired plants
Texas-headquartered global engineering and procurement company Fluor Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Clean Energy Future to provide development support for the Trumbull and...
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Gazprom steps up efforts to develop use of gas as vehicle fuel
Russia's Gazprom is looking to step up efforts to develop the use of natural gas as vehicle fuel in the country. Gas sales at Gazprom's CNG stations have consistently increased, amounting to 436...
View ArticleGE announces new software tools for power producers, grid operators
General Electric has expanded its suite of software for power producers, grid operators and energy managers, adding new tools to help customers reduce unplanned downtime and operations and maintenance...
View ArticleUkraine might have to reduce gas transit fees to defend market share: OIES
Ukraine's Naftogaz may be “forced to adapt” to current challenging market conditions and “to react to competitive pressure by reviewing its transit fee strategy, potentially even reducing its transit...
View ArticleUK gas-for-power demand nears six-year high
Natural gas demand from power stations across the UK hit a near six-year high on November 23, reaching 79 million cubic meters. That was “the highest for a single day since mid-December 2010” having...
View ArticleGE, Exelon sign software agreement
General Electric and energy company Exelon have signed an agreement for the enterprise-wide use of GE's software across Exelon assets. Under the agreement, Exelon will deploy GE’s full suite of Predix...
View ArticleEight nations sign electric vehicles agreement
Eight major nations – Canada, China, France, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America – have signed a Government Fleet Declaration, pledging to increase the share of...
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Supplier switches reach 5.5 mil in UK in Jan-Sep
Some 5.5 million switches have taken place in the UK this year between January and September – a 28% increase on the same period last year - energy regulator Ofgem’s data shows. This includes 2.3...
View ArticleGB Energy Supply ceases trading on energy price rises
UK retail supplier GB Energy Supply has ceased trading “due to swift and significant increases in energy prices over recent months,” the company said in a note on its website. “As a small supplier our...
View ArticleItalian gas-for-power demand rises 27.9% y-o-y in Nov
Natural gas demand in Italy so far in November was some 14.7% higher year on year, led by a sharp rise in gas demand from the thermoelectric sector, an analysis of gas grid operator Snam Rete Gas data...
View ArticleGas-fired plants in France ready to support power system this winter
The fleet of gas-fired power plants in France is expected to be ready to support the electricity network this winter, with no particular issues expected for the French gas network, according to gas...
View ArticleTTS launches new tool to improve plants' flexibility
Turbine Technology Services Corporation has launched a new tool to improve power plants' flexibility. The new offering, called Fast Start, is a “tailored solution to plant operators” to meet demand for...
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EBRD, EIB to provide loans for power grid investments in Tunisia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are to provide sovereign-guaranteed loans of up to Eur46.5 million each to Société Tunisienne de...
View ArticleEnel launches tender for redevelopment of power plant in central Italy
Italy's Enel has launched a public tender aimed at identifying “innovative, sustainable proposals” for the acquisition and redevelopment of the industrial site of the Pietro Vannucci power plant in...
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Siemens to supply nine gas turbines to Argentina
Siemens is to supply seven SGT-800 industrial gas turbines and two Industrial Trent 60 gas turbines to Argentina. The SGT-800 turbines were ordered by the independent Argentine energy producer...
View ArticleGE partners with PCI to connect energy operations with trading
General Electric is to collaborate with software company Power Costs to connect plant assets and operational generation data from GE's Digital Power Plant solutions with PCI's energy planning and...
View ArticleDresser-Rand supplies gas engine to Lockheed Martin's bioenergy plant
Dresser-Rand has supplied a Guascor gas engine for use in an advanced gasification bioenergy plant at Lockheed Martin’s Owego, NY, facility. The 250 KW power generation system “represents the first...
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