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Thermoelectric generation in France rises 71% YoY in Jan
Thermoelectric generation in France continued to see sharp year on year increases in January, rising some 71% to 8.3 TWh, according to data from grid operator Rte. The trend was on the back of the...
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MAN Diesel & Turbo inks training contract at Gabon plant
MAN Diesel & Turbo has inked a training contract with Gabon’s public development company for power and water, Societe du Patrimoine, to train the staff of the Cap Lopez power plant, located close...
View ArticleEnel joins clean energy start-ups incubator
Enel, through its US-based subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, has become partner of Energy Excelerator, an incubator for clean energy start-ups based in Hawaii. As a global partner, Enel will...
View ArticleItaly issues gas capacity auction rules for industrial players
A new decree regulating auctions for bundled regasification and storage capacity for industrial players has been published on Italy's Official Gazette on February 24. The decree, issued by the...
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Siemens reaches Egypt Megaproject milestone
German chancellor Angela Merkel and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi have symbolically inaugurated the first phase of Siemens' Megaproject in Egypt on March 2. “The event marks an important...
View ArticleABB commissions Denmark's first urban power storage system
ABB has successfully commissioned Denmark’s first urban energy storage system. The Lithion-ion based battery energy storage system (BESS) will be integrated with the local electricity grid in the new...
View ArticleBP buys into biogas
BP has brought into the biogas sector, snapping up Clean Energy Fuels Corp's biomethane production assets for $155 million on March 1st. The move further expands its gas supply portfolio in the US and...
View ArticleBoost for gas as European nations agree to tighten up ETS
Last week finally saw an agreement between European Union national governments on the future of the Emission Trading System (ETS) carbon market, after talks that lasted 18 months. The deal could be...
View ArticleEIA: US exports 15 LNG cargoes in February
The US maintained record levels of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in February, with a total of 15 cargoes headed overseas, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The number...
View ArticleSiemens secures gas turbine order in Oman
Siemens and its Dresser-Rand business is to supply four Siemens SGT-700 industrial gas turbines, to drive compressor trains and a power plant at the Liwa Plastics Industrial Complex project in Oman....
View ArticleUK regulator proposes lower “embedded benefits” for distributed generators
UK gas and power regulator, Ofgem, is proposing to cut the embedded subsidies enjoyed by smaller distributed generators, down from the current level of around £45/kW – double the clearing price for the...
View ArticleGermany’s gas production slides 8.1% in 2016
German gas production fell by 8.1% to 7.9 bcm in 2016, down from 8.6 bcm in 2015, according to industry association BVEG, which released the figures on March 2nd. German gas producers have been trying...
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UK receives LNG from Peru and Dominica
An end-of-winter slew of LNG arrivals to the UK includes the first ever cargoes from the Dominican Republic and Peru. The tanker Gallina, owned by Shell, delivered LNG produced using gas from the...
View ArticleTepco and Chubu to fully integrate thermal power businesses
Tokyo Electric (Tepco) and Chubu Electric have decided to fully integrate their thermal power operations within two to three years. The operations, which account for half of Japan’s total thermal power...
View ArticleSingapore carbon tax could hit gas use
Singapore is to introduce a carbon tax on large direct emitters of greenhouse gases, including power stations from 2019. The tax is expected to affect between 30 and 40 emitters. Because coal has...
View ArticleWintershall forced to abandon German shale gas research
Wintershall, Germany’s biggest crude oil and natural gas producer, has abandoned plans to carry out further scientific research into shale gas in the “Rheinland” and “Ruhr” approved fields in the...
View ArticleUK Capacity Market: Work begins on Centrica’s new Kings Lynn CCGT
Work is beginning on the installation of a new 370MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) and major refurbishment works at Centrica’s Kings Lynn power station in Norfolk, England. The plant is one of...
View ArticleFebruary UK gas for power demand down sharply on January
Utilization of UK gas-fired capacity averaged close to 14GW in February, down from 17.8GW in January, with its role in the generation mix falling from 45% to 38% - largely due to higher wind,...
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US gas output falls in 2016; prices rise
According to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Natural Gas Production Report, natural gas gross withdrawals in the Lower 48 states fell in 2016, averaging 80.39 billion cubic feet...
View ArticleUS EPA withdraws request for information on equipment and emissions.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing its request that owners and operators in the oil and natural gas industry provide information on equipment and emissions at existing oil...
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