IEA cuts gas demand forecast, supply glut to persist through 2018
An oversupply in global gas markets is here to stay until the end of the decade, as the LNG glut is unlikely to be soaked up by utility buyers. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol explained that cheaper...
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Talen Energy gets ready to co-fire 1,500 MW Montour plant
US merchant power producer Talen Energy has verified the feasibility of bringing natural gas to its Montour power plant, in Washingtonville, as it is about to install boiler modification to enable the...
View ArticleRadical restructurings shake up E.ON and RWE
As Germany seemingly turns into an incubator for renewables and energy storage, the countries traditional utilities E.ON and RWE have woken up to a different reality which forces them to dramatically...
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Ener-Core tests power oxidizer with KG2-3G turbine
Ener-Core has initiated a full scale acceptance test, connecting its first-ever 2 MW power oxidizer with the Dresser-Rand KG2-3G gas turbine. Following successful testing, Siemens-owned Dresser-Rand...
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Gabriel rebukes calls for German coal exit
German energy minister Sigmar Gabriel has rejected the idea of establishing a commission to analyse ways of a coal power phase-out. He called the nuclear exit a “brave decision,” but cautioned one...
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Sabal Trail pipeline to help Florida expand gas & solar energy
Natural gas, particularly when used in combination with solar energy, generates far fewer emissions than coal or oil. Though Sabal Trail project partners are prepared to splash out over $3.5 billion to...
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Nigeria’s power grid collapsed six times in May
Output from Nigeria’s installed capacity has plunged to zero six times in May, leading to a complete collapse of the grid for a short period, industry data shows. The latest complete grid collapse was...
View ArticleAnalysis: Energy storage – ways to make technology match the hype
Flexibility of power network hinges on storing excess electricity and demand response to alleviate the impact of intermittent generation. California and Germany used subsidies as a trigger to advance...
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Wärtsilä commissions Flexicycle power plant (53 MW) in Senegal
Cap-des-Biches, a 53 MW decentralised power plant, has started up in Senegal. Driven by three Wärtsilä 46 internal combustion engines and a HRSG, the plant is feeding power to the national grid....
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Japanese investors eye energy projects in Indonesia
Island nations like Indonesia have long been attractive for decentralised power projects, however, for Japanese investors the “most appealing project is Gas and Thermal Power Plant Java 1 [PLTGU Jawa...
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Saudis slashes solar target as energy mix shift towards gas
Though Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) just launched a tender for two small solar IPPs, the kingdom’s overall solar target has been cut fivefold as fuel costs for gas power plant are expected to stay...
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Hull’s energy-from-waste plant to be powered by Siemens turbine
Waste, normally going for landfill, is becoming a valuable fuel that will drive an energy-from-waste (EfW) power plant in Hull, northeast England. The EPC contractor M+W Group has ordered Siemens steam...
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Southeast Asia’s rising urgency for distributed power
Inadequacy of electricity grids in island nations such as Indonesia and the Philippines spur demand for distributed power generation (DPG) in Southeast Asia. Decentralised plants also help nations like...
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Worries mount over “constant tweaks” of UK energy policy
‘Continuity in energy policy’ is the top concern of UK energy professionals, surveyed in the EI’s Energy Barometer 2016, with a ‘lack of investment’ a close second. An overwhelming majority of...
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Alpine gas peaking plant ready for production
Not-for-profit generator Wolverine Power Supply Co-op. has got its new Alpine gas peaking plant fully powered and ready to produce 410 MW of electricity, enough for nearly 120,000 homes. Final...
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Iran: Sharp rise in gas supply, yet ageing generators need replacing
Surging gas production in Iran has freed up more supply for domestic power plants. However, over 3,000 MW of Iran’s installed fossil power generation capacity is deficient due to old age and would need...
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Gazprom keeps focussing on LNG, pipeline gas supplies to Asia
Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom says it is still on course to build a third Train to its Sakhalin Island LNG plant as it continues to implement large-scale projects in eastern Russia. Enhanced...
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Decentralised gas power needed to stabilise the grid
Accelerated growth of volatile wind and photovoltaic power supply in Germany has been shifting the dispatch of fossil power plants to load-following operation to maintain the stability of the power...
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Edging closer to air quality approval
Pennsylvania’s environmental watchdog will host a public hearing on June 21 to discuss the proposed CPV Fairview Energy Center (1,050 MW) in Jackson Township, Cambria County. Approval for the plant’s...
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Clean Power Plan speeds up renewable deployment in the US
Implementation of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan will accelerate the growth of renewable generation and the phase out of coal power plants throughout the United States. Wind and solar power is set to will...
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