MHPS again ranks 1st in market share for heavy-duty gas turbines
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has again grabbed the leadership for gas turbine orders in 2020, according to the McCoy… “The extremely competitive global gas turbine market has moved in our...
View ArticleU.S. tech giants splash out on renewable PPAs and energy storage
Large U.S. technology companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are investing in powering data centres with renewable energy.… Investment in renewables and energy storage is the new...
View ArticleFLNG technology helps expand Asia’s gas-to-power infrastructure
Fast adoption of floating LNG technology across Asia is opening up new gas markets in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the… Energy demand in Asia is expected to almost double by 2030. India, for...
View ArticleGas supply contracts shift to hub-indexation as markets liberalise
Terms of natural gas sales are changing. In the power sector gas no longer competes with oil, but coal and… In liberalised markets, the economics of natural gas are not intrinsically linked to the...
View ArticleAG&P launches small-scale LNG carrier to fuel decentralized power
Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. (AG&P) has advanced its technology for LNG carriers to help fuel decentralized power generators. The… The vessel is capable of both self-propulsion across open...
View ArticleGulf Energy gains license to import LNG for use in Thai power sector
Thailand’s energy regulator has approved Gulf Energy’s application to import 0.3 million tons of LNG for use in 19 small-scale… The licence awards support Thailand’s plans to increase imports of LNG,...
View ArticleUK North Sea major selects EthosEnergy for turbine maintenance
EthosEnergy has been awarded a five-year, multi-million pound turbine maintenance contract by a major UK North Sea operator for its… The scope of the contract includes the management and call off...
View ArticleNumber of active oil and gas rigs in the U.S. fall to all-time low
U.S. oil and gas producers have sharply reduced output since mid-March, reacting to a plunge in energy demand due to… In natural gas-focused plays, rig count also fell although those plays had fewer...
View ArticleUK power demand will take two to three years to recover, SSE head says
SSE chief executive Phillips-Davies has said it may take two to three years for UK power demand to recover from… “I think it will be depressed this year and to some extent next. This depends in part on...
View ArticleTest runs of Datteln-4 coal plant disrupt German power prices
Uniper’s new Datteln 4 coal plant is running in test operation in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) despite the low demand for… Critics oppose the go-ahead of Datteln 4, arguing the start-up of a new...
View ArticleRolls-Royce and Daimler cooperate on fuel-cell generators
Rolls-Royce and Daimler Truck plan to cooperate on stationary fuel-cell generators for data centers, hospitals and other safety-critical infrastructure. These… “Data centers are the nodes of the global...
View ArticleSiemens AG to spin of 55% of Energy section to Siemens shareholders
The spin-off of Siemens Energy will go ahead in September, whereby shareholders will automatically receive one share of Siemens Energy… The mother company has placed itself under a contractual...
View ArticleGlobal energy investment set to plunge 20% due to pandemic, IEA says
Investment in energy infrastructure is being slashed by one-fifth, or almost $400 billion, in 2020 due to lower energy demand and… Speed and scale of the fall in energy investment in the first half of...
View ArticlePoland’s Baltic Pipe secures final permit
Baltic Pipe, connecting the Polish gas grid with Norway, has secured construction permits through Sweden’s territorial waters - the final… The Polish government supports the Baltic Pipe is a strategic...
View ArticleSiemens to supply three boil-off gas compressors to Golden Pass LNG
Siemens Gas and Power will supply three cryogenic boil-off gas compressor trains for the Golden Pass LNG export terminal at… The Golden Pass LNG project comprises the construction of three liquefaction...
View ArticleCoronavirus pushes UK gas market to a deadlock this summer
The UK gas system is out of balance as resilient domestic production, Norwegian pipeline gas and LNG are overwhelming the… If enacted, that cap would be at just under 50% of total UK regasification...
View ArticleGE completes upgrade at Tirreno’s 1.2GW power plant near Rome
In Italy, GE has completed the installation of a new rotor and a compressor on a 9F.03 gas turbine at… “With work already underway, it was crucial that GE complete the turbine modernization to restore...
View ArticleUtilities in Germany slash planned investments in 2020/21
The German energy industry is cutting back on investment planned for this year and 2021. Though policy makers said the… “There is a high degree of uncertainty for the projects currently being planned...
View ArticleGolar reaches COD acceptance for 1.5GW Sergipe power plant in Brazil
Golar’s 1.5 GW Sergipe power project in Brazil has received Commercial Operation Date (COD) acceptance which triggers the start of… COD on the Sergipe power plant will earn Golar approximately 6.9...
View ArticleSiemens to supply power gen equipment to Indonesian refinery
PT Pertamina, better known as Persero, has contracted Siemens to supply a range of compression and power generation equipment for… The expansion will increase the Balikpapan refinery’s output from...
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