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Australia’s gas conundrum – LNG exports despite shortages at home
Santos, Australia’s third largest gas producer, has spent billions to realise an LNG export project – but now it is struggling to pump enough gas and has to purchase expensive local supplies to feed...
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BlackRock to fund 10% of Cricket Valley CCGT
Advanced Power has struck a financing deal with BlackRock’s Alternative Solutions Group, who committed to shoulder 10% of the investment of the 1,000 MW Cricket Valley combined-cycle gas power plant....
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Emissions from gas surpass coal as fuel patterns change
Even though natural gas is less carbon-intensive than coal, the overall rise in gas-burn in the power sector – amid competitive fuel economics – has made related pollution levels surpass those of coal....
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Chile: Gas power projects put on hold as renewables win tender
Plans for several LNG-fuelled power plants in Chile have been shelved after none of the projects won contracts at the country’s latest electricity tender. A series of wind and solar power projects...
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Neepco CCGT scaled down as ONGC curbs gas supply
India’s state-run North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (Neepco) has been forced to delay and downscale its combined-cycle gas power project at Monarchak after ONGC more than halved gas supply....
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Sub-Saharan Africa seen as ‘niche market’ for LNG-to-power
Ivory Coast, Ghana and South Africa are tipped to become front-runners in setting up integrated LNG-to-power projects. Developers can arrange attractive import terms as a glut of new gas supply is...
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Gibraltar and Shell sign LNG supply deal for power gen
The government of Gibraltar and Royal Dutch Shell have signed an agreement for the construction of a small FSRU that will receive LNG delivered by Shell for use in an adjacent gas-fired power plant,...
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New economics of energy storage
Affordable storage is seen as the missing link between intermittent renewable power and reliable energy supply. McKinsey research anticipates costs could fall to $200 per kWh in 2020 – half of today’s...
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China’s oil major turns towards gas
CNPC has decided to step up investment in gas upstream as it seeks to nearly double its gas output to 180 Bcm/y by 2020. Hou Qijun, head of CNPC’s planning department, announced the gas proportion of...
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Kogas to step up own gas production, limits LNG purchase
South Korea’s sole gas importer Kogas is taking steps to source LNG at cheaper prices through its proprietary gas production. "We need to shift away from a conventional supply method of bringing LNG...
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First use of vacuum interrupters at GIS up to 145 kV
Following intensive R&D, Siemens exhibits high voltage interrupters and gas-insulated switchgear using vacuum technology and so-called clean-air technology up to a voltage of 145 kV for the first...
View ArticleSouthern Power buys land to build CCGT in Berry Hill
An option to purchase 300 acres of land in Berry Hill Industrial Park allows Southern Power to invest around $250 million in realising a combined-cycle power plant in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The...
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California seeks to cap gas-burn, eyes LNG imports
In the aftermath of a month-long leak at SoCalGas’ storage, California is taking urgent measures to cap the gas use in the power sector. Looking ahead to the autumn and winter season, the State Energy...
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Future US shale gas production hinges on technological advances
Shale gas production in the United States is expected to reach 79 Bcf/d in 2040, while tight oil output could exceed 7 million b/d, according to EIA projections – provided that technological progress...
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GAIL, Bloom Energy in fuel cell tie up
State-run GAIL is partnering with California-based Bloom Energy in the development of gas-based fuel cell power production and its deployment across India. Bloom’s fuel cells are understood to utilize...
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Need to incentivise flexibility to balance the grid
Flexibility of power systems can be enhanced by thermostat-based demand response, aggregators and small energy storage. However, high transaction costs - relative to the size of resource - prevent...
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Tenaska starts construction of 925 MW plant in Pennsylvania
After nine years of planning and months of quarrels with environmentalists, Tenaska this week broke ground on its 925 MW Westmoreland combined-cycle gas power station. Operational start-up is scheduled...
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Synchronous compensators prop up the grid with reactive power
Demand for transmission system voltage support is increasing amid greater renewable penetration and retirement of fossil and nuclear power plants. Synchronous compensators such as STATCOM provide...
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California: 300 MW power plant “ready to start up”
Apex Power Group, formed in 2007 by ex-Panoche Energy executives, is getting ready to start up its 300 MW Pio Pico gas power plant in California. ”The project will go commercial next Tuesday [Aug....
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Global vacuum contactor market tops 7% CAGR
Vacuum contactors, used in power plants and substations, are seen to grow from an estimated market value of $3.43 billion in 2015 to over $4.81 billion by 2020. MarketsandMarkets analysts reckon that a...
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