NPROXX and Cummins join forces to develop hydrogen storage tanks
On-site power provider Cummins has entered a joint venture with the German startup NPROXX, focussed on hydrogen storage tanks and… Both parties will own 50 percent of the new joint venture, whose...
View ArticleUK energy demand recovers as lockdown restrictions get eased
Energy demand in the UK has started to recover from a 15-20% plunge, incurred by coronavirus lockdowns. According to Cornwall… The easing of lockdown measures has increased energy demand but daily...
View ArticleMHI to install BECCS pilot unit at Drax Power Station in the autumn
Drax Group and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, part of MHI, have agreed to implement a bioenergy with carbon capture and… Biomass is one of the fuel source at the Drax Power Station which has...
View ArticleSEC gives 5-star rating to Waad Al Shamal ISCC for safety standards
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has awarded 5 stars to the Waad Al Shamal integrated solar and combined cycle power plant… GE was awarded the turnkey contract to build the Waad Al Shamal plant in 2015...
View ArticleCaterpillar supplies six gas gensets to fast-start plant in South Dakota
NorthWestern Energy has contracted Caterpillar to supply six Cat G20CM34 gas gensets to replace combustion turbines currently operating at the… During design and construction of the power plant,...
View ArticleRWE upgrades power plants with SCADA control systems
German utility RWE is adopting Optime, a new SCADA control system, at its trading and dispatch centre in Essen. Optime… The new solution combines the two, while integrating RWE’s renewable energy...
View ArticleTTF forward prices plunge on full storage, make US LNG head to Asia
Cargo cancellations mount at US liquefaction terminals amid dwindling LNG prices, particularly in Europe. Analysts at Energy Aspects say forward… Import flexibility in Europe dwindles as gas storages...
View ArticleSiemens and Energy Nest set up network for thermal energy storage
Siemens has partnered with the Norwegian startup EnergyNest to jointly offer modularized energy systems to industrial customers. A heat battery,… The novel heat battery can discharge completely and...
View ArticleHenry Hub spot prices at historic low despite rising gas-burn
Natural gas spot prices at the U.S. Henry Hub have fallen to historic lows despite rising gas-burn for power generation.… The feedgas to LNG export terminals in June was 1.4 Bcf/d lower than feedgas...
View ArticleTEP takes steps to generate over 70% of its energy from wind and solar
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) plans to generate over 70% of its electricity from wind and solar resources, supported by gas… Tuscon Energy’s 2020 IRP, filed to the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC),...
View ArticleConstruction of UK-Norway subsea power link passes halfway mark
UK’s National Grid and the Norwegian TSO Statnett have achieved the halfway mark in laying the world’s longest subsea cable… Once operational, North Sea Link – a 1.4-Gigawatt (GW) electricity...
View ArticleMarubeni readies trial runs for ammonia co-firing at JERA power plants
Japanese manufacturer Marubeni is getting close to start trial runs for ammonia co-firing at some of JERA’s thermal power plants… The Marubeni-led technical study – running through to the end for...
View ArticleThai utility applies to import more LNG to fuel power plants
Thailand’s oldest industrial conglomerate, the B.Grimm Group, has filed an application for a second LNG import license to the Thai… B.Grimm Power Public Company Ltd. became the third independent Thai...
View ArticleBattery-making capacity set to double by 2021, topping 278 GWh
Global battery manufacturing capacity is seen surge as energy storage is increasingly installed in conjunction with fast-start gas engine gensets… At least 10 new plans for building gigafactories were...
View ArticleBlack Bear agrees to acquire NGT assets from Third Coast Midstream
Black Bear Transmission has agreed to acquire six intrastate natural gas pipelines spanning approximately 1,400 miles in Alabama, Louisiana and… The acquired asses have a total capacity of more than...
View ArticleIndonesia’s LNG imports rise despite economic downturn
Indonesia’s LNG imports are expected to be resilient against the coronavirus-led global economic downturn. Wood Mackenzie says import volumes could… Despite a slow first quarter, Indonesia’s LNG...
View ArticleMAN completes power plant expansion on the Faroe Islands
MAN Energy Solutions has completed the Sund power plant extension and handed it over to Elfelagið SEV, the local energy… Situated near Tórshavn, the Faroese capital, the power plant now has sufficient...
View ArticleCummins takes legal action against Turbo Lab over turbo nozzle rings
Cummins has taken legal actions against Turbo Lab for infringement of patents by the unauthorized selling of turbo nozzle rings,… Innovation and generation of intellectual property have been a part of...
View ArticlePuerto Rico issues RFP for 500MW temporary power capacity
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has issued requests for proposals (RFP) for up to 500 MW of mobile… Dispatchable gas power capacity has been largely destroyed by the earthquake which...
View ArticleEvonik and Omexom order 18 of GE’s g³ ‘Green Gas for Grid’ solution
Germany’s Evonik and UK’s Omexom have ordered 18 of GE’s ‘Green Gas for Grid’ solutions, or ‘g³’ gas-insulated switchgear (GIS)… Switchgear bays are found at substations and help dispatch or cut...
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