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GE & Caithness make $1bn H-class deal
GE and Caithness Energy have reached an agreement to pursue the development of multiple new combined-cycle power plants in the…
Major milestone for Siemens’ Egypt megaproject
On 2 March German chancellor Angela Merkel and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi symbolically inaugurated the first phase of Siemens’ megaproject in Egypt.
Asian banks back Indonesian coal plant
A consortium of Asian banks is to provide the finance for the expansion of the Tanjung Jati B coal-fired power plant in Indonesia’s Central Java province.
‘Odds are against a US coal comeback’ – Duke CEO
Lynn Good, CEO of Duke Energy, considers that “the economics [of coal burning] are challenged”, regardless of recent federal support for a revival of the US coal industry.
E.ON boosts US energy storage business
E.ON has announced plans to build two utility-scale battery projects in the USA.
Engie, EDPR submit wind bid
Engie and EDP Renewables (EDPR) have submitted a joint pre-qualification bid to construct an offshore wind farm in France with a capacity of up to 750 MW.
UK shortlists transmission link bidders
UK energy regulator Ofgem has announced the shortlist of bidders competing to own and operate the power transmission links for three offshore wind farms.
E.ON introduces digital prosumer innovation
E.ON has announced plans to introduce a “solar cloud” service that will allow customers to store any power they produce in unlimited amounts.
China’s fossil fuel emissions ‘have stabilised’
For the third consecutive year China is forecasting a significant drop in CO2 emissions from coal combustion.
Green Bank sale hit by legal challenge
Investment firm Sustainable Development Capital has launched a legal challenge to the UK government’s sale of the Green Investment Bank.