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EDF’s first HA turbine-driven power plant in full operation
Supporting the Paris climate agreement with flexible gas power technology, French utility EDF has brought its first combined-cycle gas power plant (650 MW) that is driven by a GE-built HA turbine, into...
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Gas engine power plants – an ‘ideal solution’ for district heating
As for generating district heating from CHP sources, gas engine-driven power plants offer numerous advantages over classic gas combined-cycle power plants, a comparative study by the Essen-Duisburg...
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Gemma-Lane complete twin power projects in Pennsylvania
Panda Liberty and Panda Patriot – two twin CCGT projects with 829 MW each – have been completed by the EPC joint venture Gemma Power Systems (GPS) and Lane Construction. Both power plants, located in...
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Siemens wins 1st order for SGT-800 in China
Another first for Siemens: Four SGT-800 gas turbines and associated generators have just been ordered for he Shanxi Guoxin Baode and Xiyang decentralised energy projects in Central China. The order...
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Analysis: Juggling the grid with ‘precariously tight’ margins
‘Precarious’ is how industry experts characterise the state of security in Europe’s energy system. As for the UK, “people want to know,” as Simon Hobday puts it, “whether at any particular time...
View ArticleFalling spot prices drive change
Unsubsidized renewable spot prices in many markets are now equal to or below gas power prices, prompting substantial changes in generation requirements. “We are in the midst of transition to a new...
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Ireland’s Whitegate CCGT could avoid €1.2m in operating costs
Bord Gáis Energy, one of the Republic of Ireland’s leading utilities, has identified a potential cost avoidance of €1.2 million after its Whitegate combined-cycle gas power plant (445 MW) in County...
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‘Real signs’ of growth seen for Europe’s energy sector
The corner may well have been turned for the European power sector, as many operators of fossil plants now focus on balancing markets. Grid services and flexible power supply is seen to remain...
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Need for capacity coordination across Europe
Cross-border electricity flows need better TSO coordination, as do capacity measures set by national policymakers, if Europe wants to achieve its energy security policy objectives. As Fabien Roque,...
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Construction starts at 1,588-MW Greenville County CCGT
Immediately after receipt of an air permit, Dominion Virginia Power has begun construction on its 1,588-MW Greensville County Power Station, a combined-cycle gas power project that comes with a price...
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Eastman Chemical hails PSM’s FlameSheet combustion conversion
A “remarkable technical success” is how Chuck Goodson, Eastman Chemical Company’s utilities maintenance area manager describes PSM’s FlameSheet combustion system conversion, implemented on two 7F gas...
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Grand Cayman power plant upgraded with two MAN engines
Two new 18.5-megawatt MAN 48/60 engines have been commissioned at the Grand Cayman power plant, joining join five existing MAN engines onsite. The retrofit increases the plant’s overall capacity to 90...
View ArticlePower sector embraces’ new wave of innovation’
Change, not only to technology, but more so to the role of the client and electricity offtaker, has sparked a “new wave of innovation in the power sector.” Falling margins increase the urgency for gas...
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Heat exchange offers new profitability for gas plants
Implementation of heat exchange and storage systems attached to CCGTs is delivering greater demand-response for plant operators, delegates at PowerGen heard. The Italian utility IREN uses heat storage...
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Stadtwerke Kiel’s flagship CHP project gets kudos
Industry group COGEN Europe has positively acknowledged Stadtwerke Kiel’s 190-MW combined heat and power project. Construction of the flagship plant is imminent. The new J920 FleXtra gas engine-driven...
View ArticleFinance requirements restrain projects developers
Banks are reassessing collateral required from power project developers as they seek higher potential returns, according to Gints Sorokins, board member at OS Energy. This tends to delay new-builds and...
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CNPC, Gazprom to team up on power generation, gas storage in China
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Russia’s Gazprom have agreed to form a joint venture for gas-fired power generation and underground gas storage in China. The MoU was signed on Saturday...
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PGNiG to supply gas to EDF’s converted CHP in Poland
Poland's state-owned gas supplier, PGNiG, has signed a two-year contract to supply fuel to a cogeneration project in Torun, to be operated by EDF. The French utility has started to dismantle the...
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US Northeast to curb power sector carbon intensity further
Already one of the least carbon-intensive regions, the US Northeast is anticipated to further reduce its power sector carbon intensity from 1,037 pounds of CO2 per megawatthour last year to 986 lbs...
View ArticleAnalysis: Brexit might give EDF an ‘exit strategy’ on Hinkley Point
Uncertainty abounds after Britain voted for Brexit amid concerns over implications on foreign direct investment, not least in the UK energy sector. The very future of the Hinkley Point nuclear power...
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