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US ‘cooling energy demand’ to reach its peak
As the heat wave in Central and Eastern US eases, gas demand from the power sector is tapering off. Energy Aspects forecasts gas-burn for power over the first two weeks of August to average around 38...
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Coal stays king in Turkey’s power mix despite cut in gas tariffs
Spark spreads in Turkey, measuring the profitability of gas generation, are seen to triple once an expected 10-15% cut in Turkey’s regulated industrial gas tariffs gets implemented in October. Though...
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Chesapeake’s Eight Flags Energy CHP in full swing in Florida
Eight Flags Energy, Chesapeake’s latest CHP baseload power unit, is now in full operation and produces enough electricity to meet half of Amalia Island’s demand. All steam output is sold to Rayonier...
View ArticleIran aims to treble gas exports to Armenia
Bijan Zanganeh, the Iranian oil minister, has reiterated government goal to triple exports of natural gas to neighbouring Armenia to 3 million cubic metres by the end of 2018. This moves as Iran is...
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Precious metal powders for 3D printing to be produced near Rome
Additive manufacturing is a break-through technology for intricately shaping turbine parts. TerniEnergia and Numanova just signed two EPC contracts worth €6.5 million for the turnkey supply of two...
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Saibu Gas delays 1.6 GW LNG-to-power project
Japan’s Saibu Gas has called off plans to start construction of an LNG-fired power plant, saying the 1,600 MW project was “postponed” – some observers say indefinitely. The decision was made after...
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Siemens steps up investment in Additive Manufacturing
Since the rise of Additive Manufacturing, Siemens has been investing in the technology and is now driving it towards commercialization. To that end, the German OEM last August bought a majority stake...
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Ofgem takes steps to reform UK retail energy market
Called on by the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) to cap some of the most expensive retail power tariffs in Britain, energy regulator Ofgem has now committed to implementing measures that will...
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Duke Energy forges ahead with $1.5bn CCGT in Florida
Construction of Duke Energy’s 1,640 MW Citrus County CCGT is getting underway, with foundation work having started for the first steam generator and HRSG. Ground was broken in early March with a view...
View ArticleSiemens posts 9% revenue growth in Q3, beats forecasts
German engineering group Siemens has again raised its full-year earnings forecast after most of its business beat expectations in the third quarter. The Power & Gas division saw double-digit growth...
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FSU to reach Malta’s gas power project in September
A floating gas storage unit (FSU), headed for Malta from Singapore, will enable Maltese citizens to “start breathing cleaner air,” prime minister Joseph Muscat suggested. Due to arrive by September,...
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North America’s energy mix goes green
Renewable and nuclear energy are forecast to grow by 7% to reach a 45% share in North America’s energy mix by 2025. These EIA projections fall short of the 50% clean energy goal that the governments of...
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Nigeria: 1 GW power project called off
Plans to realise one of Nigeria’s largest power projects – a 1,000 MW gas-fired plant in the Niger Delta – have been suspended by Transnational Corp with reference to gas shortages. “How do you make...
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Microgrids drive solutions ‘from the edge’
Local power grids, able to disconnect from the central network and operate autonomously, are no longer primarily used by industries. For cities, they've become a ‘fail-safe’ – ready to spring into...
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Pakistan’s PM monitors “timely completion” of power projects
Determined to end load shedding, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has requested a “timely completion” of power projects across the country. Several plant conversions and new-builds with a...
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Boosting Nigeria’s installed gas turbine capacity
Frequent blackouts and entire grid collapses have knocked nearly 4% off Nigeria’s GDP year after year, and fuel shortages leave much 11,600 MW installed gas power capacity sit idle. A Powerphase...
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NTPC eager to end LNG supply deal
India’s biggest power producer, the state-run NTPC, is seeking to terminate a long-term LNG import contract as it perceives the fuel as “too expensive to be used in power generation. NTPC has notified...
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Future NGPL production depends on gas upstream
As natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) are sourced from gas production streams or in association with crude oil production, future NGPL production largely depends on the price differential between oil and...
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Siemens to supply nine compact steam turbines to GB and US
Within just a few weeks, Siemens has secured orders for nine compact steam turbines from customers in Great Britain and the United States. These latest orders mirror the “growing demand for small units...
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US gas-burn tapers off as heat wave ends
Gas demand from the US power sector has been coming down from peak summer levels as the heat wave gradually abates, ending the need to tap gas storage. Analysts at Energy Aspects see gas burns for...
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