Siemens and Mitsubishi-Hitachi turbines brought online in Bangladesh
Larsen & Toubro commissioned two gas turbines at separate power plants in Bangladesh at the end of March. The first was a 150 MW Siemens turbine for Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)’s 225...
View ArticleJapan power market liberalization in 2016 sees 5.5% switch
Only 5.5% of households switched to new electricity suppliers after Japan’s retail power market was liberalized in April 2016, industry data shows, leaving the big utilities relatively unscathed. The...
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Global LNG trade up by 5% in 2016.
Global traded LNG volumes rose 5% last year to reach 258 million tonnes, according to a new report from the International Gas Union (IGU). The 5% rise is sharply up on an average 0.5% growth rate of...
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EIA: U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions fell 1.7% in 2016
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2016 totalled 5,170 million metric tons (MMmt), 1.7% below their 2015 levels, after dropping 2.7% between 2014 and 2015, according to the Energy...
View ArticleJapan to conduct second test to produce gas from methane hydrate
Japan says it has begun preparations for a second production test to extract methane gas from methane hydrate deposits off the central coast of Japan. Japan’s first test was carried out in 2013, and...
View ArticleEU and Algeria to discuss upstream investment and supply contracts
Algeria's energy minister will seek more investment from European Union states and discuss the renewal of long-term gas supply contracts with EU members during talks this week in Brussels, according to...
View ArticleEuropean anti-fracking bandwagon gains ever more irrational momentum
Activists have staged an animal-themed invasion of a public relations firm to protest against fracking in the UK. Bizarrely, around 40 environmental campaigners from Reclaim the Power dressed as...
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Siemens upgrades power plants in Oman
Siemens has completed an overhaul project for two SGT5-4000F gas turbines at Sohar 2 and Barka 3 combined cycle power plants in Oman, according to the Muscat Daily. The company has also finalised major...
View ArticleEurogas: EU gas consumption up 7% in 2016
The 28 member states of the European Union collectively used 7% more gas in 2016, compared with 2015, according to gas lobby group Eurogas. Gas demand reached 456.3 bcm last year, compared with 428.1...
View ArticleNew Omani CCGT to be operational by 2019
Work is progressing fast on the construction of SOHAR III, a green-field, integrated combined-cycle gas turbine power plant located in SOHAR Port, according to lead contractor, Mitsui. The project is...
View ArticleBangladesh: Reliance and BPDB sign LNG-to-power project deal
Reliance Power has signed a deal with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for the first phase of a 750 MW, LNG-fuelled power project at Meghnaghat, near Dhaka in Bangladesh. The plant will entail...
View ArticleEIB funding for power line linking Norway and Germany
The gas pipelines linking Norway with Europe’s biggest gas market in Germany, will soon be joined by a 1.4 GW power line funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to the tune of €350 million...
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Power storage market tops 14 GW, spurred by US demand
Worldwide markets for battery energy storage systems (BESS) are expected to grow exponentially due to its grid, generation, and consumer-side applications – reaching more than 14 GW by 2020, up from...
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SEC and GE install world’s first battery gas turbine hybrid
Southern California Edison (SCE) and General Electric today unveiled the world’s first battery-gas turbine hybrid system in Norwalk, California. This is the first of two units that GE has delivered...
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Siemens launches Digital Asset Optimization project with DEWA
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Siemens have agreed to jointly carry out the first-time development of an intelligent, self-learning gas turbine controller for SGT5-4000F gas turbines....
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ITM Power sees £5.66m rise in signed contracts
Within the past 11 weeks, the clean energy company ITM Power has signed new contracts worth a total of £5.66 million. The British company said it has currently £22.64 million of projects under contract...
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3D printing becomes a standard at MAN Diesel&Turbo
To exploit the full potential of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, MAN Diesel & Turbo is investing some €2.6 million in its MAN Center for Additive Manufacturing (MANCAM) in...
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California: Repowered LADWP Scattergood plant back in operation
LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has completed the repowering of its Scattergood Generating Station earlier this year. “This involved the replacement of the almost 40-year-old Unit 3 with new...
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ABB Ability grid control system to be showcased at Hanover Fair
“Effective digitalization is key to driving performance,” ABB's Tarak Mehta said at the pre-Launch of its cloud-based Electrical Distribution Control System ‘ABB Ability’ that is claimed to make power...
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Surge in FSRUs deployment underpins decentralised power
Steep rise in the deployment and use of new Floating Regasification and Storage Units (FSRUs) – notably in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa – will substantially increase the supply of natural gas for...
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