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April 2024
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Plans progress for NPP construction in Uzbekistan
Hitachi announces $1.5 bn investment to boost transformer production
Major utilities announce intent to hugely scale up renewables
New UK-US collaboration on US floating wind technology
First diesel engine exhibiting 53.09% thermal efficiency
National Grid and Electron partnership will ‘maximise flexibility of participation’
RWE starts work on onshore cabling for Thor project
Doubt cast on alleged benefits of transmission competition
New ICE based power plant to support Texas grid
GHG emissions intensity of LNG ‘significantly lower than other fuels’ – new report
FlexGen and Infinigen to tackle hybrid storage in Puerto Rico
Dire warning from UN climate chief
Intensive attacks on Ukraine's power assets
New project to aid decarbonisation of the River Thames
Heightened global oil security risks – IEA report
Long term energy optimism prevails, despite uncertainties – DNV report
Pioneering hydrogen energy start–up secures £1m funding
Proxima raises more funding for its fusion programme
Methane emissions rose in 2023, but could decline soon
Agreement for development of 2 GW solar portfolio in Europe
UN inspectors condemn drone strikes on ZNPP
RWE awarded licence to develop Seohae offshore wind
Saharan dust cuts solar power output in Germany
Energia crowdfunding to advance Na and Li-ion technology
Adani Green renewable portfolio reaches 10 000 MW
Duke to sell stake in Pioneer Transmission
Rolls-Royce, Landmark and ASCO to collaborate on CO2 recovery
Plasma record for KSTAR tokamak
CIP acquires majority stake in Elgin Energy
TerraPower starts permitting process for the Natrium reactor demo
Start of construction at world’s first energy island
RWE Power shuts down five lignite power plants
Aker to form joint venture with SLB
Global wind power production is ‘very predictable’
March 2024
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Vattenfall enters bid for Alpha and Beta sites in IJmuiden Ver offshore wind tender
Planning underway for world's largest tidal scheme
World leaders attend first Nuclear Energy Summit
$475 m to support clean energy solutions on mining land
New nuclear reactor types will not solve waste and safety issues
‘New era’ for Latin America’s grid transformation
‘Invest ahead to get ready for net zero’ – Eurelectric
Google, Microsoft, and Nucor in new aggregating initiative
Tenaska plans Longleaf CCS hub
'Hydropower opportunities remain untapped in the USA' – new report
Canadian partnership to develop transportable nuclear power plants
National Grid announces ‘Upstate Upgrade’ for New York
Romania secures US funding to build six SMRs
Nordex to supply 800 MW of wind capacity to RWE
ZNPP’s 330 kV power line restored
Green hydrogen ‘can be competitive’
Vestas to supply 319 MW of WTGs to wind project in Mexico
Mitsubishi achieves number one GT status for second year
Germany launches first auction for decarbonisation subsidy scheme
Lhyfe €149m grant towards green H2 production
RWE starts construction of its first UK solar farms
Electricity production down by 2.6%
EIA expects low natural gas prices to continue
Longroad's Serrano solar storage project begins construction
Production starts at the Mendubim solar plant
National Gas to study Gravitricity’s H2FlexiStore
AI protection system to be deployed in the nuclear industry
UK government proposes new ‘dash for gas’
Iberdrola secures approval for Valdecañas pumping project
Conditional agreement achieved for Empire Wind 1 project
CIP signs preferred supply agreement for Taiwan wind project
BBC report alleges that Drax is still burning rare forest wood
New report says wave energy has vital role in meeting net zero ambitions
Growth of clean energy ‘has limited the rise in emissions’
Germany’s aim for 80 % renewables by 2030 ‘well within reach’
Masdar breaks ground on two UK BESS sites
R-R supplies large-scale storage to the Latvian grid
February 2024
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105km Finland – Estonia EstLink 1 to be upgraded
Bekaert and Toshiba sign PEM electrolyser agreement
India boosts nuclear expansion with launch of two new units at Kakrapar
XFLEX HYDRO unveils seven recommendations to enhance hydropower flexibility
GE and Dragos to develop grid protection solutions
Plan for 100 MW green H2 plant in Finland
Aker awarded waste-to-energy study contract
$559 m financing for 1 GWh BESS in Arizona
ZNPP in more danger as the front line comes nearer
Prysmian signs €2 billion contract for EGL2 link
Move to establish offshore wind in the Incheon region of Korea
Plans approved for 2 GW Orkney wind farm
Oersted to cut up to 800 jobs and pause dividend
FirstEnergy abandons its 2030 climate target
‘Global leap forward’ in nuclear welding technology achieved
World's largest renewable energy park starts operations
Opening of first dual-fuel gas and green hydrogen plant in Australia
Wärtsilä to lead €200 million ecosystem collaboration
1200 MW gas fuelled project to replace coal firing
RheEnergise secures equity investment for pumped hydro
Electricity production continues upward, but coal declines
Average global temperature rise likely to exceed 1.5 °C in 2024
EU focuses on climate-friendly industry in 2040 climate target proposal
GE to build onshore connection for Poland's largest offshore array
General Atomics awarded SiC foam contract
Holtec to be offered loan to restart Palisades NPP
Global gas demand set for stronger growth in 2024
Feasibility study to produce e-methane in Abu Dhabi
IEA head urges climate bonus payments
Holtec unveils hybrid nuclear-solar power plant design
Success for Ballard/Caterpillar/Microsoft fuel cell demo
Energoatom staff banned from ZNPP
Record participation in German PV auction
First tidal energy plant in Southeast Asia
Bydgoszcz will be Poland’s largest gas-fuelled power plant to be ‘H2 ready’
Plan to create a deep mine gravity energy store
Shell joins ‘Renewables for Subsea Power’ project
Drax to launch new business focused on large-scale CO2 removal
January 2024
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Safety concerns persist at ZNPP – IAEA Update
Aker and MAN ES join forces to accelerate CCUS
GE announces 1.4 GW of onshore wind projects in Australia
Hinkley Point C may be delayed until 2031
NJ Transit scraps plan for gas-fired backup plant
Rolls-Royce opens US mtu overhaul centre
CHF 20 million raised to further develop subcritical nuclear
US administration pauses natural gas projects
Enchanted Rock receives grant to create ‘breakthrough engine’
GE Hitachi awarded nuclear design funding
Substantial fall in global electricity production from fossil fuels
Germany ‘to miss coal phase-out target by eight years’
EU parliament endorses a call for a geothermal strategy
First STEP – major landmark reached
Grid readiness ‘is key to transition’ – new utilities study
Vestas introduces low-emission steel for WTGs
German onshore wind auctions fall short of target
Ceres signs first hydrogen licence with Delta
Empire Wind 2 offshore wind project announces ‘reset’
ZNPP safety inspections still being hindered
Green hydrogen falling well behind other renewables
Avaada to develop 6 GW hybrid wind-solar in Gujarat
Largest UK H2 production hub plans approved
MAN Energy Solutions to supply Karpowership with 48 dual-fuel engines
Global market for microgrids ‘will top $55 bn by 2032’
ScottishPower unveils £5.4bn in network investment
Biggest expansion of UK nuclear power for 70 years
Solar and wind lead growth of US power generation
World Energy Council Announces Programme For 26th World Energy Congress
JET delivers its final plasma pulse
UK invests in high-tech nuclear fuel HALEU
Record investments in Norwegian hydro and wind power planned
Copenhagen Infrastructure acquires solar PV portfolio
Gazelle and Tugdock to jointly develop modular floating platform
GE to power first H2-ready power plant in Queensland
Vestas secures 401 MW order for wind project in Arizona, USA
Initiative to standardise design of 700W+ modules
Prysmian expands its cable laying fleet
RWE to take over development of the Norfolk Wind Zone
Vestas signs 1362 MW of wind supply contracts
Aker awarded carbon capture design project for Grain power station
Prysmian completes Fécamp offshore cable project
RWE secures 684 MW wind project with Mitsui and Osaka Gas
December 2023
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Global electricity production starts to rise again
Construction of Germany’s north-south power link starts
“Significant advance” in ocean modelling
Topsoe awarded €94 m from EU fund
Voith to equip major hydro plant in Angola
Wood to support one of the world’s largest offshore connection projects
US solar and wind ‘to overtake coal-fired generation in 2024’ – EIA
PPA signed for South Africa's largest hybrid renewable project
Delegates reach ‘historic’ COP28 deal to transition away from fossil fuels
Oman announces plans for green hydrogen corridor
Chaos in Dubai as COP28 overruns
A reliable power supply for SE Asia’s largest floating solar plant
UK plans for offshore wind leasing Round 5
ENEC signs MoU with MoltexFLEX
EC approves compensation for early phase-out of coal
ABB and Gravitricity to collaborate on gravity fed energy storage systems
At COP28, IEA emphasises the urgent action needed
Significant declarations at COP28
MIDA and Masdar sign 10 GW renewables agreements
Global CO2 emissions will rise through to 2050 – EIA
DTEK ready to implement largest wind farm in E Europe
Investors file lawsuit against NuScale after SMR cancellation
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners launches GMF II growth fund
Masdar expands its European presence
November 2023
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Violent winter storms cause havoc in Ukraine and west Russia
Prospect of a new pipeline across the Alps
Mott MacDonald to explore UK nuclear prospects with KEPCO
DNV launches power transformer project
Wärtsilä launches advanced energy storage system
Oil and gas producers ‘are being confronted with profound choices’ – IEA
RWE and partners secure contracts in French offshore bidding round
Vestas secures order for V163-4.5 MW WTGs in US
An $18 trillion capital gap is ‘threatening the green energy transition’
Hydrogen ramp-up in Germany ‘is slowing down’
First power from Denmark’s next offshore wind farm
Next generation tidal energy project in Wales
Global electricity production rose in August
RheEnergise to develop LDES project in Chile
Berlin provides €7.5 bn ‘safety net’ for Siemens Energy
First sensor of commercial scale emissions goes into orbit
Alternative to diesel-powered generators unveiled
Largest hospital in Gaza has lost all power
UK faces extensive transition challenges
ACWA, Masdar and SOCAR sign MoU for 500 MW RE projects in Azerbaijan
Consortium wins bid for 1100 MW solar project
SA to fill power gap with gas projects and NPP extension
The largest BESS project in southeast Europe
ULC-Energy, Topsoe and Rolls-Royce SMR to co-operate on H2 production
FERC–NERC final report on storm Elliott
SE Asia’s largest floating solar plant inaugurated
DTEK wins Hague case over seized Crimean assets
DNV concludes Phase 1 of project to optimise floating designs
First Ammonia and Uniper green ammonia project in Texas
National Grid to accelerate up to 20 GW of grid connections
STEP forward for Brayton high efficiency demo
Aiming for 100% green hydrogen in DeBary 7E peaker
H-class combined cycle plants to replace German coal power plants
TenneT installs artificial reefs at Hollandse Kust west alpha
Clean Power runs electrolyser at utility scale
Austin and CPS oppose Constellation NPP purchase
Global community sets new ambition for hydropower to enable sustainable growth
October 2023
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Wind power package: a game-changer for Europe
AEP to receive federal grant to enhance grid reliability
Russians ‘likely targeted Khmelnytsky nuclear plant’
IAEA Update 191 – attacks on two nuclear plants, but little damage
Large-scale Netherlands CCS project in the offing
National Grid awarded $50m federal infrastructure grant
RWE awarded 1.3 GW offtake contract in New York
UK government's offshore wind shortfall ‘could delay net zero’
Germany seeks new hydrogen partnership with Nigeria
Gaza faces ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
‘Global CO2 emissions will peak by 2030’ – IEA report
New blade a ‘step change’ for tidal energy
Cabling complete for Vineyard Wind 1, first US utility-scale offshore wind
Geophysical survey for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm underway
MAN and Energy Dome to collaborate on CO2 energy storage
ACWA in co-operation agreements with Chinese firms
EDF under nuclear cybersecurity scrutiny in UK
The 1.8 GW Hamriyah PP starts commercial operations
DTEK prepares for more strikes on Ukraine’s energy system
7 billion dollars for USA’s first clean hydrogen hubs
First in the world operation of a GT on 100 % renewable H2
Sheffield Forgemasters signs civil nuclear MOU
Aker awarded two contracts for CO2 capture studies
Bekaert and Toshiba sign PEM electrolysis MoU
Global electricity production continues downward trend
Siemens combines two technologies in the Irish grid
Ramboll wins major agreements with Statnett
Milestone reached in direct air capture process
Six companies through to next stage of UK’s nuclear competition
Topsoe and Aramco to demonstrate novel low-carbon H2 hydrogen production
Global offshore wind pipeline grows by one-third in a year
Initial plans agreed for Poland’s first nuclear power plant
Power Barometer 2023 reveals key EU energy trends
National Grid connects Dogger Bank
First Haliade-X offshore WTG produces power
‘Quantum leap’ in battery technology claimed
Germany, UK, seek to expand H2 co-operation
Getech confirms geothermal potential in UK
Offshore wind supply chain ‘has £92 bn potential’ for UK
Prysmian wins two major cable projects in Germany
Lingen 250 kW electrolyser produces first H2
Valmet in €175 million loan agreement with EIB
Vestas secures orders for two huge European projects
September 2023
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EDF creates new UK engineering subsidiary
The path to global warming at 1.5 °C is still open – barely
ZNPP risks diminish, but not military tensions
Ghana launches $550 bn net-zero plan
Construction starts of largest biomass power plant in West Africa
Takasago Hydrogen Park enters full-scale operation
GE Vernova MoC for Ukraine hydro
Heat pump expansion in Germany stalls
MEPs back plans to boost renewable energy
DemoSATH floating wind starts commercial ops
Global electricity production still falling
Cooling system at Zaporizhzhya stabilised – but attacks in the area continue
EU reached 90% gas storage target 2 months early
Statkraft now sole owner of its Brazilian subsidiary
Hithium launches 5 MWh container storage
Sumitomo establishes RE company in the USA
53 MW in tidal stream projects get the go-ahead in the UK
RWE onshore and solar projects in latest UK CfD auction
GE Vernova and partners to undertake CCUS value chain study in Indonesia
ABB invests in clean energy start-up
Record small-scale solar capacity added in 2022
Uniper Heyden 4 to be retired permanently
FLEX reactor development ‘reaches a watershed’
Approval for construction of large electrolyser plant in Germany
ERCOT takes precautionary grid stability measures
FibreMax and Entrion Wind form cabling partnership
US solar panel shipments at a record high in 2022
GE Vernova starts commercial operations at JERA’s Futtsu power plant
Mocean granted £3 m to fund next-gen wave machine
RWE and Stanwell sign MoU for renewables projects in Queensland
Sempra and Japanese consortium to develop carbon-neutral LNG supply chain
August 2023
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Germany could incur the costs of missing EU emissions targets
NY state to fund four storage demo projects
Wave energy agreement targets stranded fossil reserves
Secursun starts construction of 1.1 GW solar portfolio
GE wins major GT contracts in Greater Bay area of China
UK loan for Ukrainian nuclear sector
Prysmian preferred bidder for BalWin1 and 2 connections
Vestas wins 288 MW order for two US projects
GE to upgrade China’s Xiangjiaba hydro plant
Hawaiian Electric accused of mismanaging pre-wildfire issues
Canadian federal support for SMR development
AEP completes sale of unregulated renewables assets
German government collects €417 m in windfall profits
German state set to abolish WTG ‘minimum distance’ rule
US uranium production up from record low in 2021
Start of commercial ops at H-Class Three Rivers plant
Vestas secures 140 MW order in Canada
Wärtsilä and AGL complete 250 MWh ESS in Australia
DemoSATH achieves key offshore wind demo
Auction success for RWE: 1.6 GW of offshore wind secured
ZNPP external power supply falters: perimeter mines remain
Electricity production from fossil fuels is dropping rapidly – IEA
Topsoe to supply ammonia loop for Canada’s largest renewable H2 plant
Vestas has conditional agreement for 1.2 GW offshore project
Irsching 6 gas-fired plant to go ahead
The IRA is creating critical minerals shortages
ZNPP perimeter has been sown with mines
ACWA Power installs largest WTG in Central Asia
More peak demand records likely in Texas
Hithium provides 140 MWh energy storage
SHINE achieves visible proof of fusion
All T-pylons now erected on Hinkley connection project
UK government welcomes report on electricity networks
Hitachi Energy selected for the UK’s longest HVDC link
Nexans awarded record-breaking cable contract
GE Vernova wins express GT order from ESB
First offshore wind auction in the Gulf of Mexico
EU sets state support conditions for German H2 plants
RWE plans H2-ready CCGT in Weisweiler
Masdar explores development of 2GW clean energy in Malaysia
July 2023
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Viking interconnector joins UK and Danish grids
New micro-modular reactor for Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp
SeaVolt to launch floating solar test platform
European parliament supports fuel flexibility and energy storage
Vattenfall expands its solar presence in Germany
UK’s first deep geothermal power plant
Development of 12 SMRs in Washington state
ACWA granted land for 10 GW wind project
Germany ‘to miss 2045 climate neutrality target’
Bilfinger completes core meltdown stabilisation system for Hinkley Point C
Global electricity production falls again
Aker and Aramco to explore CCUS solutions in Saudi Arabia
Sea Fern floating wind to be part of Hunter Wind Zone
Digital pilot for South Fork offshore wind
ZNPP situation is improving – IAEA
Ammonia market ‘to triple by 2050’
Aker Horizons signs long-term PPA for Narvik green ammonia project
Ørsted and ESVAGT opt for second methanol-powered vessel
Ontario to deploy additional GE Hitachi SMRs
Prysmian reaches EGL1 HVDC cable milestone
IAEA approves Japan’s Fukushima plans to release treated water
Wärtsilä strengthens Brazilian connection
Sinopec green H2 pilot commences operation
Renewables at 52% of consumption in Germany
World's largest hydro-solar power plant starts generating
Malaysia to undertake CCS installations at scale on coal plants
‘Greater transparency no substitute for real delivery’ – CCC report
Contract to develop 3 GW wind power in Irish Sea
June 2023
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Gulf-to-Europe hydrogen pipeline posited
USA ‘at risk of summer shortfalls’ – NERC
Ørsted develops uncrewed surface measuring vessel
DNV acquires Nixu to safeguard against cyber security risks
DTEK Group joins Ukraine Energy Initiative
Further delay at Vogtle Unit 3
RWE’s BECCUS CO₂ removal project ‘to play crucial role’
Wood and Centrica to evaluate H2 production hub
Kakhovka reservoir – the position remains uncertain
Steep reduction in power generation from coal
Consumers Energy is to close Karn coal plants
Offshore wind safety record is improving
Norway’s CCS projects face geological risks – IEEFA report
RWE connects its first US utility-scale battery storage to the grid
The last WTG for Hollandse Kust Zuid installed
Vestas secures 139 MW repowering order from Vitol
Envision Energy awarded 1.67 GW WTG contract
Build underway on USA’s first full-scale wave energy test facility
US summer coal demand will be significantly reduced – EIA
‘First ever’ clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap
UK offshore wind power capacity ‘must increase by 265%’
GE Vernova and Northern Lights sign CCS MoU
Montana’s climate policy goes on trial
Kakhovka dam situation stable – for now
UAE and Egypt to develop Africa's largest wind farm
Largest Pennsylvania coal-fired PP to close by July
Cancelling coal plants is cost-effective way ahead
ERCOT launches grid notification tool
Heliostat Consortium announces funding awards
UK offshore transmission auction announced
May 2023
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IAEA briefs UN Security Council on ZNPP situation
Namibia launches 10 billion dollar-hydrogen project
RWE becomes 100% owner of Nordseecluster
Uniper ‘does not expect any further losses from gas supply obligations’
New record for blending H2 with natural gas
Prysmian is preferred bidder for UK’s EGL2 link
Site agreed for Oklo modular reactor
Ukraine latest – new wind farm starts up, amidst continuing bombardment
World's first semi-submersible floating WTG connected to the grid
Global electricity production falls again
NEOM completes USD $8.4 bn financial close for world’s largest green H2 plant
Badeel and ACWA Power invest SAR12.2 bn in three new solar projects
Aggreko partners farmers’ communities solar initiative
ABB joins Bair Energy green H2 complex in Texas
Three RWE carbon capture projects in the UK
EPA proposes new carbon pollution controls
California ‘going big’ on floating offshore wind
Masdar and IRENA aim to triple global renewables capacity by 2030
Five carbon capture units for Ørsted bioenergy plants
Canada Electricity Advisory Council launched
Significant shifts in US hydropower map – EIA
Location selected for advanced SMR nuclear project
New study reports strong public support for nuclear
Sumita Tono wind project under way
Olkiluoto 3 EPR finally goes commercial
Panic evacuation from towns near the Zaporizhzhia NPP
GE selected to deliver pumped storage for Chira Soria
Upscaling offshore WTGs ‘is creating unsustainable market risks’
Agreement for 1000 MW of onshore wind build
Westinghouse unveils AP300 small modular reactor
300 MW Biblis grid support PS inaugurated
Contracts signed for geothermal plant in Turkey
European energy ministers commit to Ostend Declaration
EU/Ukraine recovery conference takes place in Rome
EDF and Maple Power awarded 1 GW offshore tender
Uniper subsidiary Unipro placed under Russian state administration
Vestas order for 238 MW offshore wind project in Japan
200MW Kom Ombo solar project obtains financing
EnergyHub first to exceed 1 m DERMS devices under management
April 2023
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EPA ‘to propose strongest emission limits yet’
Hungary agrees deal for Russian reactors
Wärtsilä is preferred contractor for huge Australian storage project
National Grid launches ‘largest overhaul in generations’
Vattenfall plans new hydro power in Sweden
Gravitricity to enter US energy storage market
Germany picks up speed of hydrogen ramp-up
Germany's nuclear power era comes to an end
Global electricity production falls, but renewables rise
Rolls-Royce sets up infrastructure for green hydrogen production
Zaporizhzhya is ‘living on borrowed time…’– IAEA
Fortum and Vestas in €200 m contractural dispute
Carbon intensity falls to all-time low
Ukraine is ‘winning the energy war’
Vogtle unit 3 connects to the grid
Mexico’s ‘new nationalisation’ prompts sale of Iberdrola assets
US Inflation Reduction Act to pump up annual energy outlook
Gazelle and WAM Horizon to develop pilot offshore wind project
Aeroderivative GT to support Czech energy transition
Funding for net zero innovation projects
UK confirms commitment to large-scale Power BECCS
First cross-border offshore wind project in the Iberian peninsula
Solar Fast named the fastest growing solar company in the UK
22 GW of offshore HVDC connections awarded by TenneT
‘USD 35 trillion investment by 2030 needed’ for successful transition
Project to confirm potential of wind farm control technology launched
Germany ‘will complete nuclear phase-out as planned’
Renewable power secured for Holmaneset green H2 and NH3 project
Energy and emissions added value database from IEA
Siemens to supply world’s second-largest offshore wind array
UK’s green H2 system ‘needs overhauling’
March 2023
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Possible Zaporizhzhia counter-offensive heighten fears of disaster
Renewables overtake coal and nuclear in the USA
Italy's largest islands connected to the mainland
LG to invest in US battery production
EIA projects reduction in US energy-related CO2 emissions
Solid sorbent carbon capture for power generation
Gravity energy storage ‘could form part of virtual power plants'
Largest engine ever to run on H2 blend
Commission plan to reform the EU electricity market
EC Net-Zero Industry Act proposed
Electricity production falling, but total has risen compared to 2021
National Grid energises world’s first T-pylons
ACWA signs up to new green projects in Uzbekistan
Significant renewable power expansion in Louisiana
Trial of drone-mounted field sensors for pylon inspections
UK Space Agency backs R-R nuclear power
Cost of capital threatens UK renewable energy projects
Where things stand in the global energy crisis one year on
Supercritical CO2 conditions achieved in San Antonio pilot
Germany to build 25 GW of new gas power plants by 2030
Demand for ocean space will grow 5-fold by 2050 – DNV report
DTEK commissions Tyligulska wind power plant in Ukraine
Taiwan’s Tung Hsiao power plant adds 180 MW
Vogtle Unit 3 NPP reaches initial criticality
Recyclable blades for Sofia offshore wind project
Mitsubishi No. 1 in global gas turbine market in 2022
One year on – IAEA report on nuclear safety in Ukraine
Global CO2 emissions rising less than initially feared
The Ukraine war and the global energy crisis – IEA commentary
US GTs operated at record highs in summer 2022
NKT and Prysmian to create ‘world’s largest offshore cable systems’
Fervo Energy to develop combined geothermal and DAC facility
Vestas selected for Wando Geumil offshore wind project
ACWA Power inks major renewables deal with Kazakhstan government
February 2023
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Demonstration of ‘clean’ plasma boosts ITER fusion
UKAEA awards £3.1m in contracts to UK’s fusion industry
‘Floating offshore wind will be fully commercial by 2035’ – DNV survey
CSI Energy Storage secures 487 MWh battery deal
Blackmail of Germany ‘has failed’
Argus launches price index for low-carbon ammonia
Masdar makes strategic investment in major geothermal player
Recharge Industries completes purchase of Britishvolt
Alfen and Semper to build largest BESS in The Netherlands
Global electricity production down, but renewables increase – IEA
Germany and Belgium to increase energy links with three new projects
First-of-a-kind storage project in the UK
IberBlue Wind announces huge offshore wind project in Portugal
CO₂ certification dilemma for Germany
Global offshore wind pipeline now exceeds 1100 GW
Solar projects achieve significant milestones in Texas
Reduction in Ukrainian nuclear output – IAEA Update 146
Vestas unveils circularity solution for WTG blades
ACWA Power initiates key RE partnerships in Azerbaijan
EU and Swiss-funded FLEX4H2 project launched
GE’s GTs to power Kazakhstan’s first CHP plant
RheEnergise and partners secure £1m grant from UK government
New England grid withstands Arctic conditions – by bringing coal and oil PPs online
Deal for EU offtake from India’s first green ammonia project
Siemens to establish nacelle facility in New York
CCSC launches 18 MW offshore WTG
Siemens and Doosan sign offshore wind agreement
Amokabel acquires cable maker specialising in bushfire protection
Partnership to deliver UK solar and battery storage projects
190 MW grid-balancing peaker plant for Texas
First calculating method for total carbon footprint to be developed
January 2023
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Update - Ukraine’s energy sector during war
Wärtsilä to supply huge gas engine PP in Latin America
Natural gas has displaced (most) coal-fired generation in Pennsylvania
Enapter AG electrolyser order from S Korea
GE connects all units at 1.2 GW Jinzhai pumped storage
Mitsubishi Power order of H-25 GT for Chang Chun Petrochemical
Poland’s first commercial NPP may be operational by 2036
IMechE Steam Turbine and Generator User Group 2023
Uzbekistan’s first green H2 and ammonia projects
DNV acquires AI-enabled Proxima Solutions
The Crown Estate seals landmark agreements for offshore wind
TESLA 50Hz to build 40 MW of rooftop solar across Romania
First horizontal, six-nozzle Pelton turbine installed
IAEA upgrades its Ukraine presence
Net electricity production down – IEA
CO2 producers “must be forced to ‘take back’ carbon”
‘Vibrations’ delay start up of Vogtle 3 NPP
Deepening rift between Green Party and climate movement in Germany
Fontus and Verano to build a solar pipeline in Chile
MHI signs MoU to collaborate in ammonia co-firing studies
Major T&D order to transmit 4 GW of wind power
World coal consumption reached a new high in 2022
Vestas 15 MW prototype WTG produces first kWh
First LNG cargo arrives at Germany’s LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven
South Dakota PUC issues permit for North Bend Wind Farm
Jacobs to plan dismantling of Soviet-era nuclear reactors
200 MWh BESS to support New Zealand’s energy transition
Germany’s power supply will survive coal and nuclear exit
Ukraine still suffering infrastructure strikes
EU Commission approves Uniper stabilisation measures
Global renewables electricity production still rising
Uniper extends operation of Heyden 4 and Staudinger 5
Three partners to explore offshore integrated energy hubs
December 2022
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$3.7 bn to kick-start the USA’s CO2 extraction industry
Sunotec builds Bulgaria’s largest solar plant
Renewable PPA for new solar project
Plans to build the world’s first laser fusion plant
Green Fuels for Denmark receives Danish IPCEI funding
LNG terminal opening ‘sets pace for infrastructure modernisation’
200 MW gas plant for Ireland’s reserve
Fusion ignition breakthrough achieved at NIF
German government proposes changes to CCS legal framework
Coal the largest source for generation for 15 states
ERCOT creates voluntary curtailment programme
Wärtsilä to supply a 100 MWh battery storage system to the UK
First two pumped storage units at Jinzhai commissioned
Global BESS capacity to exceed 2 TWh by 2033
Germany sets renewable power record in 2022
Last coal plant in New Jersey demolished
Missile strikes on Ukraine’s power structure continue
Uniper initiates arbitration proceedings against Gazprom
Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy to develop large-scale power-to-X
MENA region’s largest solar energy plant in prospect
AMEA Power completes US$1.1 bn solar and wind deal
New Jersey township turns landfill into a clean energy asset
November 2022
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“The swift reduction of global coal emissions is the central challenge” – IEA
2000 MW solar and battery storage for the UK
AMEA Power to create West Africa’s largest solar plant
John Cockerill designs the world’s largest HRSG
Renewable Power Capital enters Europe’s storage market
Gravity energy storage could help decarbonise India
Irish power grid will connect to continental Europe
Four Ukrainian NPPs reconnected to grid
A mitigation deal is struck at COP27
Infrastructure strikes - Ukraine government prepares to evacuate Kherson
$1.1 billion grant to keep open Diablo Canyon NPP
Proposal for 990 MW floating offshore wind farm in Andalusia
Collaboration to develop green hydrogen offshore
A continental first – power using H2 blended fuel
California will build no new gas-fired generation
Zaporizhzhya survives bombardment
Germany is ‘not hydrogen ready’
Floating wind ‘will miss 2030 targets’
Geothermal to be re-launched in Germany
Carbon emissions from fossil fuels will hit record high in 2022
Contract awarded for largest floating solar power project
Business generated power could replace UK imported gas
RWE to build Hollandse Kust West VII
23% of the US coal firing fleet to retire by 2029
Release of IEA Energy RD&D budgets data
GE and Shell sign LNG development agreement
MHI and Indonesia Power to investigate H2 Co-firing
First utility-scale PP with near-zero emissions to be built in Texas
Victoria-NSW interconnector upgrade completed
Waveswing trials exceed expectations
Exergy unveils corporate rebrand
IEA sees reasons for hope in the current energy crisis
UN Panel on Climate Change issues stark warning
ACWA Power in sustainable infrastructure financing MOU with EBRD
Skimming solar PV profits could ‘poison investment climate’
US gas fired generation down for the first time in four years
GE suffers renewables turndown, but sees growth in gas generation
October 2022
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Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure to develop 5.2 GW of offshore wind in Denmark
ACWA Power and IDC to explore green H2 projects in South Africa
Consortium to pursue green projects on the US Gulf Coast
Siemens contracts for 105 MW of wind power to Finland
Scholven C coal PP returns to the market
Ukraine’s energy sector – an update from the war zone
50 metres of Nord Stream pipeline destroyed
New space-efficient battery storage from Saft
Gas markets to remain tight into 2023
OECD electricity production up 2.6%
Cameco and Brookfield to acquire Westinghouse
‘Nuclear milestone’ at Vogtle 3 NPP
Zaporizhzhya 750 kV connection broken again
German government confirms short life extension of three nukes
GE receives H-Class GT order from Eneva
Zaporizhzhya reconnected, but situation ‘still fragile’ – IAEA
Germany will continue to push for 1.5°C
GE awarded $6.6 m to develop 100% H2 combustion in F-Class GTs
Mitsubishi completes 2650 MW GTCC PP in Thailand
Vestas selected for 1.5 GW Atlantic Shores offshore wind project
Foresight Energy invests in combine PSH/wind power project
Site for UK’s first fusion energy plant named
RWE to acquire Con Edison Clean Energy
56% of world’s energy “will be generated in APAC region by 2030” – GlobalData report
Nord Stream pipelines ‘have stopped leaking’
EDF revises its UK nuclear plant strategy
September 2022
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Norway has ambitions as a battery powerhouse
Federal government acquires 99% stake in Uniper
China increased generation annually from 2000 to 2020
IberBlue Wind launches in Spain and Portugal
‘2030 coal exit unachievable’ in Germany
€194 m grant for Nextchem to develop waste-to-H2 plant
Tripartite subsea energy MoU signed
Clean energy ‘now employs more people than fossil fuels’ – IEA
ACWA Power announces investment in Silk Road Fund
Carbon intensity of US power generation continues to fall
Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear plant to produce hydrogen
RWE and Latvenergo team up on offshore wind in the Baltic
Siemens and Shell sign low-carbon energy solutions MoU
1350 tonne green H2 plant commissioned in Germany
Zaporizhzhya NPP still in a ‘precarious situation’
Saipem and Siemens to develop a floating electrical substation concept
1.4 GW Bang Pakong PS starts commercial operations
ScottishPower Renewables exploring offshore 5G with JET
Uniper and Vesta to develop green ammonia terminal
DNV launches online battery ‘scorecard’
NREL-led breakthrough – a more efficient perovskite cell
Germany likely to miss its 2030 zero-C target
Siemens Gamesa sells renewables assets to SSE
JERA and Uniper to collaborate on ammonia and LNG
Sizewell C gets extra government funding
California to delay retirement of Diablo Canyon NPP
Carlton Power to build the first green hydrogen hub in the UK’s southwest
August 2022
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UN mission heads to stricken Ukrainian NPP
EBRD supports Ukraine electricity company with €97.3 m
UK to extend life of coal plants as ‘last resort’ facility
Rolls-Royce and ULC-Energy to collaborate on SMR for The Netherlands
RWE acquires 3 GW solar pipeline in Poland
Uniper draws down entire €9 bn credit facility
Hitachi launches world’s first eco-efficient 420 kV CB
Reduced Russian gas flow heavily impacts Uniper’s H1 2022 results
Uniper re-opens Heyden 4 coal-fired plant, and advances Canada’s first green H2 hub
ACWA signs energy agreements worth $12 bn with Uzbekistan
IAEA update 92 – the situation in Ukraine
RWE starts construction of solar farm in Badajoz
Upgrade for iconic Cameroon power plant
US gas fired generation hit a daily record in July
Warning note sounded on UK biomass
Whitetail CCS project shortlisted
Renewables investment is reducing UK power prices
Baker Hughes acquires Brush power generation division
Utility scale solar projects report delays
Global electricity production up 3.6%
EDF cuts output from nuclear generation
Wind energy to power offshore oil & gas platform
Extending life of German NPPs ‘might make sense’
US power grid added 15GW of generation in H1 2022
Ørsted inaugurates Taiwan offshore hub
Russia’s gas exports to Europe decline to 40 year low
Drax reports increased profits and renewables progress
Small scale solar is changing hourly utility demand
GE awarded funding to develop decarb technologies
First offshore wind power order for Siemens in Japan
Next-gen heat pump ‘could cut energy bills and CO2 emissions’
NGK to install battery and PV combination
July 2022
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USA is now world’s largest LNG exporter
ACWA and POSCO to explore green H2 and NH4 production
ABB to spin off its Accelleron business
8 GW boost for UK offshore wind
UK-Germany energy link reaches financial close
IAEA Ukraine Update 86 – vital equipment arrives
Two RWE projects selected for EU grants
Battery storage to be 24% of Ireland's installed energy by 2030
Renewables share of electricity production still rising
Mitsubishi selects software for world’s largest storage/hydrogen hub
Mocean starts new wave energy test programme
GE energy businesses to be re-branded GE Vernova
UK renewables auction promotes move away from fossil fuels
Germany to reactivate hard coal plants in gas crisis
Offshore wind pipeline has ‘nearly doubled’
Energy storage systems for huge solar-plus-storage project
Indeck Niles 1.1 GW energy centre comes online
Uniper applies for stabilisation measures
GE to acquire Nexus Controls from Baker Hughes
€475m EIB innovation loan for Vestas
EUROfusion starts design of demonstration fusion power plant
Fossil fuel was 79% of US primary energy in 2021
Iberdrola’s first commercial-scale battery system
Supreme Court limits EPA's authority to regulate GHG emissions
Compact CO2 capture system goes into operation at Hiroshima
RWE and Hellenic Petroleum join forces for offshore wind
Vestas sells Delta wind project
‘Sweeping measures’ needed if Canada is to attain 2030 targets
June 2022
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Germany triggers gas emergency plan
Global energy investment is rising, but too slowly - IEA
ACWA Power-led consortium signs project agreement for 1.1 GW wind project in Egypt
Hybrid wind plus solar project for Turkey
Announcement of 1.2GW Southern Winds offshore wind project
Siemens and Air Liquide form JV to produce H2 electrolysers
RWE expands its offshore wind ambitions
Fund to stimulate German offshore wind
Renewables share increases globally
Zaporizhzhia data link restored
First offshore wind farm in a Spanish port
Wärtsilä agreement to guarantee African gold mine operations
Global offshore wind project pipeline doubles in 12 months
Mercury Renewables’ ‘first-of-a-kind’ green hydrogen plant
RWE halts personnel early retirements as coal firing is ramped up
Fugro to develop digital twin of Denmark’s transmission network
Vestas and EnBW sign agreement for the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore array
Sweden’s Nysäter wind farm connects to the grid
Europe importing record amounts of LNG in 2022
EIA expects high energy prices through 2023
GE to triple its manufacturing capacity for energy storage electronics
German government increased coal reserves
European geothermal sector ‘emerges stronger’ from pandemic
Potential reliability concern for central USA
RWE acquires 1.4 GW power plant from Vattenfall
Ørsted + ATP and GlobalConnect to work on North Sea Energy Island digital hub
Exergy and GDI in geothermal development
Magnesium to be researched as a sustainable lithium alternative
Westinghouse and Bloom Energy to accelerate zero-carbon H2 production in the nuclear industry
Illinois coal plants awarded funding for development as storage
May 2022
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EU leaders reach compromise deal on Russian oil ban
G7 to play crucial role in reducing emissions from heavy industry
BlueFloat to enter round 3 market auction in Taiwan
Jacobs builds robot to clean up Fukushima
Siemens to build huge shore-side power connection
UK trial of ‘renewables only’ network restart
Cyber attacks worrying German wind industry
Wärtsilä to test hydrogen blended fuel in the USA
Future WTGs ‘will achieve 27% greater LCOE’
EU €300 bn plan for recovery and resilience
Floating wind farm proposed for Sardinia
Wärtsilä in green H2 blending trials
EIA forecasts increasing share of renewables in the USA during 2022
RWE issues €2 billion green bond
Hinkley Point C delayed and will overrun by £3bn
Carbon sequestration project for Louisiana
Drax to trial pioneering new carbon capture technology
RWE’s grand scheme for Hollandse Kust West
Vestas introduces its V163-4.5 MW WTG
Russian oil supply could fall by 3 million barrels a day
GE secures first 9HA CCPP order in Vietnam
Energy storage for Côte d'Ivoire’s first solar plant
Chornobyl safeguards resumed – IAEA Update
Hydrogen retrofit for Rotterdam Capelle
EU stumbles over plans to ban Russian oil
Hydrogen fuel network trial gets underway
El Algodon Alto wind farm has started operations
Advanced storage project receives $500 m commitment from US DoE
German government charters four FSRUs via Uniper and RWE
Planning permission secured for Hams Hall storage project
Strabag and Exergy in geothermal alliance
US renewables generation has overtaken nuclear
Gazprom refuses payments in Euros from German firm
Renewables funding via power bills cancelled in Germany
Largest green hydrogen hub selects EPC provider
April 2022
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First demo of advanced H2 firing PP using GE HA turbine
First WTG installed at Hollandse Kust Zuid
‘Power consumption to triple by 2050’ – McKinsey report
Government ‘sharpens toolbox’ for energy supply security
First Ampelmann W2W for US offshore industry
Siemens Gamesa to sell south European renewables assets to SSE
Twenty20 Energy to build gas fired PP in Papua New Guinea’s highland region
US DoE seeks bids for $6 bn nuclear credit programme
World’s largest flywheel starts its journey to Ireland
RWE aims at €1.5 billion in Ireland investments
OECD electricity production rises 6.6%
Largest-ever IEA emergency oil stock release
European renewables prices rise 27.5%
Vestas launches its V172-7.2 MW variant for low to medium wind
Four Canadian provinces publish strategic plan for SMR
Shell and Uniper to work on blue H2 production in the UK
Four weeks to apply for UK update funding
First phase of Tampa coal-to-gas upgrade completed
Third M701JAC unit started up at 5.3 GW GTCC in Thailand
RWE signs Thor connection agreement with Energinet
IAEA statement on the Ukraine situation
Major acceleration of home-grown power in the UK
Malaysia's largest CC plant starts up
Aggreko commits to greener fuels switch
Siemens Gamesa steps up WTG manufacturing
‘We can halve emissions by 2030’ – guarded optimism from the IPCC
Russian gas supply cuts would cause severe damage
March 2022
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UK government to take 20% stake in Sizewell C NPP
Siemens Energy to power China’s Greater Bay Area
Plan to develop GW scale ‘green H2’ floating wind sites in the Celtic Sea
Joint statement of the EC and the USA on energy security
USA exported record amounts of LNG in 2021
Ørsted sells 50% stake in Hornsea 2 wind farm
Assessment of H2 plant readiness at Grain
'Renewables will supply 44% of US electricity by 2050’ – EIA
European grid synchronised with Ukraine and Moldova
Completion of the largest wind project in North America
UK’s Greenlink construction under way
Germany agrees LNG supply deal with Qatar
Thermal power plants to become energy storage facilities
Hysata’s electrolyser breaks efficiency records
Kärnfull and GE Hitachi SMR collaboration
CO2 emissions at ‘highest level in history’ - IEA
US natural gas production to rise, fuelled by export demand
Nexans wins US offshore wind export cables contract
ScottishPower and Shell confirm offshore wind funding
Joint European action via REPowerEU
Russia attacks nuclear facilities in Ukraine
Ukraine war adds impetus to Asia’s energy transition
Gas prices rise to astronomic levels
US energy consumption ‘will grow for next 30 years’ – EIA
Voith completes the acquisition of Voith Hydro
GE awarded 2 GW order for Guangdong
IAEA statement on the situation in Ukraine
Germany to spend $220 bn on industrial transformation by 2026
Strategy rethink in fossil–dependent Germany
Rolls-Royce SMR entering regulatory assessment process
Ukraine update – Chornobyl radiation ‘not a danger to the public’
Anyang CHP starts commercial operation
Mocean lands £730k wave energy funding
Floating wave power units installed off Jaffa
“Time is fast running out for climate change solutions” – new IPCC report
US$1.59 billion Red Sea Project achieves financial close
Siemens 14 MW WTG selected for Poland’s first offshore wind array
February 2022
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Global electricity production continues to rise - IEA
INNIO and Concord Group to develop four biogas plants in Malaysia
World’s first centre for H2 system validation
German chancellor suspends Nord Stream 2
RWE and Tata Power collaborate to explore offshore potential in India
Nordex to investigate WTG collapse in Wales
US DoE awards $5.7 m for GE-led CCUS project
RWE and Neptune Energy join forces in H2 initiative
COWI contracted for Empire Wind project
Macron sets out plan for French nuclear renaissance
Using offshore wind transmission for grid support
GE to sell part of Steam Power nuclear business to EDF
Generators in Texas fill the cold snap gap
Market volatility is impacting renewables PPAs – report
‘Black blades on wind turbines may reduce bird kill’ – new research
RWE signs agreement to build Thor offshore wind farm
First micro-nuclear PP for Alaska
Biden administration proposes restoration of toxicity rules
‘Carbon reduction goals will have little impact on US CO2 emissions’ – EIA
AG Energy licensed to build Libya’s first solar power plant
Government awards £100m to proposed Sizewell C NPP
‘Time to act’ as momentum builds for CCUS and H2
470 MWh storage project gets under way in the Philippines
A second Siemens HL class turbine for South Korea
January 2022
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Vestas and Ørsted named as world’s most sustainable companies
The Texas grid is ‘ready for winter weather’
Independent certification for Celtic Sea floating wind project
Industrial–scale electrolysis goes into series production
K2 to monitor Dogger Bank third phase
UK government auctions £285m in funding for renewables
Italy’s increasing focus on system balance
Azerbaijan’s largest renewables project gets under way
Energy Island cable route survey contract awarded
First supply contract in Spain for Siemens’ 5.X WTG
Power cuts as USA and Canada are hit by winter storms
Huge New Mexico wind project comes online
Contracts awarded for proposed Aldbrough hydrogen storage
Renewable power plants are reducing US gas demand
Coal’s sharp rebound ‘is threatening net zero goals’ – IEA
Large fuel cell order for SFC Energy
Solar power – ‘half of new US capacity in 2022’
Germany retires more reactors and lignite plants
Ammonia co-firing project is funded
$100m fund for grid-scale battery storage in Australia
Texas generation fleet ‘ready for winter’ – ERCOT
EDF consortium wins major UAE transmission project
VINCI completes the acquisition of ACS energy business
Energy prices rose by 59% in 2021
Fortum and Uniper JV launches its first project
Langley completes acquisition of Bergen from R-R
December 2021
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FEED competition contracts awarded for UK’s East Coast Cluster
Prysmian secures two US wind farm projects
28% US coal fired plants to retire by 2035
World’s first offshore hydrogen storage concept
100 MW Uzbekistan wind power project agreed
Chimney of Europe’s largest coal-fired PP is demolished
Mitsubishi ships 2.4 GW gas-fired CC plant to the UAE
First replacement of SF6 in existing HV equipment
Decarbonisation roadmap for heavy industry in the UAE
Project Greensand to receive DKK 197 m funding
RE growth is accelerating worldwide – IEA report
Major UK offshore wind farm project consented
US LNG export capacity ‘will be world’s largest by end–2022’
UK chooses HTGR for AMR development
Nuclear research leads to storage breakthrough
DNV to lead study on potential of European H2 networks
Refinancing of four biomethane units secured
£158 million redress agreed for delays to major power cable
Compact CO2 capture for Hiroshima biomass plant
150 MWh battery to be built at Hazelwood
Atos and Siemens to support Morocco‘s ‘smart grid’
Vestas cyber attack ‘was ransomware’
New partnership to develop offshore wind farms in New Zealand
November 2021
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TSOs partner on interconnectors to energy islands at sea
Upgraded V-162 launched by Vestas
Carbon Gap calls for meaningful support for carbon removal
Prysmian awarded framework contract for the Tyrrhenian link
Vestas recovering from cyber attack
World’s first 66 kV fault ride through test system
Shell and Blue Group sign Western Star agreement
New plant for production of SF6-free switchgear
NET Power claims zero-carbon gas generation breakthrough
FERC Notice of Inquiry on reactive power capability compensation
First 100% hydrogen engine PP in Asia Pacific
COP26 keeps 1.5C alive – but on life support
France’s first floating offshore wind at scale
Macron says France will construct new NPPs
Rolls-Royce to deliver mtu engines to China
EIA expects volatile US gas prices this winter
First certification of ‘H2-Ready’power plant concept
GenCell and E.V. Motors to facilitate off-grid EV charging
COP26: World leaders make pledges to kick start accelerated climate action
Degradation ‘is a material issue for batteries competing in the CM’
US Congress passes signature infrastructure package
Long duration energy storage companies form a council
National Grid ESO launches world-first digital grid replica
Rolls-Royce develops energy saving new bearing
R-R confident of SMR delivery by 2030s
Historic alliance to unlock $100 billion for climate solutions
COP26: a promise to end deforestation by 2030
COP26: a pledge to cut global methane emissions
Updated climate commitments fall short – UNEP report
Climate goals threatened by coal-to-gas switch in Asia
October 2021
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Siemens Energy transfers joint venture stake to Voith
Iberdrola to invest £6bn in the East Anglia hub
US-Japan joint fusion research
Big fossil fuel producers' plans exceed climate targets – UN report
Energy price hikes – an IEA perspective
World’s first T-pylon is installed
World’s largest floating windfarm is operational
ENEOS to acquire Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8bn
Successful final testing of KS-21 solvent for CO2 capture
Electricity production rising, but RE dipping – IEA
IFA ‘will take two more years’ to get back to full service
US coal fired electricity generation will increase for the first time since 2014
Five sites listed for UK fusion energy plant
Green hydrogen production plan for Pakistan
Hitachi ABB to lead Egypt-Saudi interconnector consortium
Prysmian Group to invest $100M in US production
Hai Long Offshore Wind selects consortium to deliver two offshore substations in Taiwan
‘Global energy consumption and emissions will double by 2050’ – EIA
Large-scale green hydrogen facility for Orkney
‘Revolutionary’ battery management system launched
Major step for Vineyard offshore wind farm
Vestas expands footprint in Canada with two major contracts
Uniper hands over Schkopau power plant to Saale Energie
Siemens supplying HL-class technology for Greek power plant
Global offshore wind pipeline exceeds 400 GW
Prysmian awarded €221m submarine cable project in the Middle East
September 2021
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Masdar, ADNOC and bp to form strategic partnership
NuScale Power signs MoU with Getka and UNIMOT
Financing agreements for $12 bn ASU/gasification/power joint venture
Aggreko illuminates the Ryder Cup
US hydropower generation to decline 14% in 2021
Siemens and Sumitomo awarded Ireland-UK interconnector
Inaugural meeting of the Vienna Group
China pledges to end funding for coal fired power stations abroad
EVs predicted to increase UK demand by 71.6 TWh
Hitachi ABB to boost efficiency of EETC Delta Zone network
Virtual power plant reaches 1000 MW in Poland
Converter station fire shuts down France-UK interconnector
Vestas partners with Vitol Wind for US repowering project
Hurricane Ida: the slow recovery continues
Slow recovery in RE production after low-wind dip
First motion compensated gangway for Chinese RE market
Ørsted and T&T sign offshore wind MoU
MAN wins 120 MW contract for McIntosh PP
Prysmian connector for Gruissan offshore array
Mitsubishi and Shell to co-operate on H2 development
Chevron, Magnum and Mitsubishi in framework agreement
Specialist firms to support construction of North Sea energy island
Hydropower made up 66% of Brazil’s generation in 2020
Hurricane Ida: widespread power outages persist
EU Oyster consortium chooses site for innovative H2 project
AI is 'critical enabler of the energy transition’ – new study
Siemens to supply first HL-class gas turbine to Taiwan
ACWA Power marks inauguration of 300 MW first stage of Shuaa Energy 3 PSC
Construction of Hollandse Kust Zuid underway
SP Energy Networks starts £40m network refurbishment project
August 2021
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I million people in New Orleans without power
Exelon to build hydrogen electrolyser at NY NPP
USA has retired over 60 GW of coal fired fleet
Vestas wins 181 MW deal for Dulacca wind farm
US lab closes in on a key goal of nuclear fusion
Financial close for 1500 MW Sudair solar
Record rise in US electricity demand
Eco 1 MW wave power pilot permitted
Renewables investment bounce back in India
Power automation solution for NTDC
Siemens awarded SuedLink HVDC contract
UK government launches hydrogen economy plan
Ørsted signs power purchase agreement with the Microsoft Corporation
Plans for Manchester’s hydrogen fuel hub submitted
EIA expects 7% increase in energy-sector CO2 emissions
Explosion at Medupi power station
Chia Hui power plant starts operations
US battery storage capacity increased 35% in 2020
Siemens Energy suffers headwinds from SGRE
Electricity demand is growing faster than renewables – IEA
Uniper accelerates UK coal phase-out
The most powerful tidal turbine starts exporting
Mitsubishi AI based hubs to include storage
Medupi unit 6 achieves commercial operation
Ørsted completes its largest onshore wind project
The Chernobyl NPP fills and seals first module at ISF-2 storage
MAN and Andritz seal hydrogen co-operation agreement
Siemens Gamesa secures major wind deal in India
Biden takes aim at cyber-attacks on infrastructure
RE in the USA overtakes nuclear and coal – EIA
GE’s HA fleet passes the million hours mark
July 2021
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Duke to invest $1 bn in Florida solar
Revolutionary combination of solar energy and strip cultivation
Success for first GT26 HE upgrade
Aggreko’s new fleet of battery storage systems
Rolls-Royce sets out net-zero road map
Funded SMR project may be cut back
First automated battery storage system
Siemens to build one of Europe’s largest battery storage facilities
Cormetech to demonstrate improved DAC technology
Green Investment Group awards ODE Ltd Korean contract
Large-scale floating wind farms may come to UK waters
ERCOT unveils grid reliability Roadmap
Wärtsilä launches major test programme on H2 and NH4 as fuels
Construction costs for US solar generation still falling
GE signs agreement for green H2-fuelled power plant
Wudongde 10.2 GW hydro comes fully online
Celtic Sea Power to drive floating offshore wind
Masdar signs for two solar plants in Uzbekistan
New York to explore green hydrogen potential
Wood hires hydrogen expert to lead global H2 effort
Shell and Uniper to drive development of H2 economy
Agreement to bring hydrogen supply to UK rail
£25 million backing for HydrogenOne
Caterpillar launches 12 new standby models
EirGrid and Smart Wires partner on grid optimisation
Hitachi ABB Power Grids to become Hitachi Energy
World bank to support Uzbekistan’s transition
June 2021
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GE and IHI sign ammonia agreement
Plans for a zero carbon power plant
Aggreko trials hydrogen generator and fuel cell hybrid
48.9 GW of renewables projects in the UK pipeline
Valmet automation order for Newhurst EfW
New data shows impact of energy transition on distribution networks
Offshore industry training “is a money-making racket”
The USA consumed a record amount of RE in 2020
New submarine link to connect Europe and Asia
Fortum to divest 500 MW of solar power in India
Nuclear startup raises millions in seed funding
Orca DAC has achieved DNV validation
MAN Energy takes over H-TEC Systems
Major wind research centre starts operations
Sudan’s first wind turbine arrives
Drax and MHI to create world’s largest negative emissions project
G7 agrees to end new government support for coal power
ABB and Axpo partner on green hydrogen project
Tight conditions expected in Texas grid
TerraPower and PacifiCorp to advance nuclear technology in Wyoming
Vattenfall to become minority shareholder in Estonian nuke start-up
Siemens and Mitsubishi sign SF6-free MoU for HV
Fortum to increase its wind capacity in Russia
Kriegers Flak WTG installation completed
Warning of public health threat from heat pumps
Fifth Chinese company joins Global Wind Organisation
bp boosts its renewables business in the USA
Ørsted and HOFOR agreement on hydrogen power
Hamburg H2 project in government shortlist
Uniper’s Heyden 4 coal plant ‘still needed’
E.ON to support 28 ‘innovative’ island projects
UK path to integrating more renewable energy
May 2021
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‘Pathway to net-zero emissions by 2050 is narrow’ – IEA special report
Gas–based generation in the USA in decline
First hydro pumped power project in the Gulf region
Air-captured-CO2 project in Oman
Mitsubishi establishes CCGT business unit in Europe
Potential solution to one of fusion energy's hottest problems
Qatalum signs agreement with GE
India to build six nuclear reactors
Commissioning of giant capacitor bank in Minnesota
US coal deliveries for power sector declined by 22% in 2020
‘Groundbreaking’ analysis reveals potential net zero cost reductions
Hexicon to acquire Wave Hub test site
Martha’s Vineyard wind farm is consented
Fusion research company installs UK’s biggest gas gun
New international partner joins STEP demo project
ERCOT anticipates record electricity demand this summer
Vattenfall may sell its Magnum power plant
UK carbon price likely to rise
Glenmuckloch pumped storage project goes on sale
Siemens Gamesa is preferred supplier for entire Hai Long project
Vestas EnVentus WTGs for 404 MW Mutkalampi project
Report casts doubt on RWE and Uniper compensation demands
Black & Veatch enlisted in Drax ‘net zero’ effort
Senate reinstates Obama-era Controls on methane
Indian Point NPP retired after 59 years
Ørsted completes Permian Energy Center
April 2021
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New study suggests Texas ice storm led to $4 bn loss for wind farms
Mocean Energy unveils wave energy prototype
UKAEA completes project to accelerate
fusion development
GE to equip Verbund’s new pump storage power plant
Hitachi ABB and GE sign agreement on SF6-free products
Jacobs supports UK AMR research funding
MAN Energy solutions to partner on world’s largest LAES project
IRENA and SGCC to partner on grid transformation
Uniper seeks judgement over Maasvlakte shutdown
Mitsubishi Power wins GT order in Uzbekistan
Ørsted acquires Ireland and UK onshore wind power platform
Rolls-Royce to supply mtu Kinetic PowerPacks to Saudi Arabian university
A turbine to utilise residual heat in a chemical plant
Sweetch Energy secures €5.2m investment in osmotic energy
Planning begins for Bornholm underwater cable routes
GE and Sembcorp seal Sofia transmission deal
Giant stator by Voith Hydro is on the road
80 MWh energy storage project for Georgia
UK pipeline for RE and storage projects grows to 86 GW
GE wins its largest-ever onshore wind contract
MHI strengthens footprint in EMEA region
ACWA Power signs financing for $1 billion gas project in Uzbekistan
Ørsted to develop huge renewable hydrogen plant
Phanes Group signs PPA for 200 MW solar plant in Uzbekistan
March 2021
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Prysmian finalises Sofia offshore cable contract
US government plans for 30GW offshore wind
Turkey’s first grid-stabilising battery commissioned
Exide goes live with solar-plus-battery installation
GE wins order for 1.2 GW of power components in Malaysia
Ørsted FID for its largest onshore project to date
New 11 MW WTG for Hollandse Kust Zuid
‘Future-ready’ grid control centre system
Ørsted starts Greater Changhua installations
Masterplan for UK’s first hydrogen transport hub
CO2 emissions prices in the NE USA reach record level
National Grid shifts emphasis away from gas
UK industry wide plan to cut emissions
GE to take part in UK’s major offshore wind initiative
Three major firms commit to exploring carbon capture
Electric cars global count rises to 10.9 million
£1 million gravity energy storage demonstrator is taking shape
Largest-ever last-stage blade for Hinkley Point C
Gas engines complement CHP in Saarbrücken
Wärtsilä to supply energy storage systems for Texas grid
New legislation in the aftermath of the ERCOT crisis
Simply Blue Energy launches the Western Star floating offshore wind farm
USA broke its installed wind turbine capacity record in 2020
Sale of Hornsea 1 transmission assets
Fortum and RDIF to build Russia’s largest solar array
10 MW of generation fuelled by landfill gas to be delivered by Aggreko
Demonstration of subsea wave power
ACER and ENTSO-E to investigate the 8 January system separation
First commercial operation of GE’s 9HA.02 technology
Industrial plant trial of hydrogen as a GT fuel
Rolls-Royce and Fermi Energia sign SMR MOU
Europe’s largest ‘Power-to-X’ facility to go ahead
February 2021
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Extreme weather causes rolling blackouts in Texas
Hitachi ABB launches new smart digital substation
TDK Corp and GenCell to develop new green ammonia production process
C-Capture completes £8m funding round
Voith wins major orders for pumped storage
Nexans to supply 1 million Windlink cable kits to Vestas
Vestas launches 15 MW offshore WTG
National Grid storage trials ‘highly successful’
Rolls-Royce on track for 2030 delivery of UK SMR
Batteries and pumped storage are 80% efficient
IXcellerate expands into growing Russian data centre market
GE aeroderivatives to help retire Martin Drake coal plant
Is this a revolution in hydro-power storage?
Plans confirmed for Britain’s first ‘hydrogen town’
Energy storage system to boost Mexico’s wind power
Planned hydrogen projects outnumber current projects
Singapore’s first virtual power plant
Direct air capture ‘is an efficient solution’ – new study
Boost for Finnish e-fuel technology
DNV GL combines its oil & gas with its power & RE businesses
GE and BLP Industry.AI to join forces in AI technology
Shell partners with Simply Blue to develop Emerald
Construction starts at Kriegers Flak offshore array
Voith in small hydropower collaboration
Centrica enters into battery storage agreement
January 2021
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System separation in Europe – update
Germany’s offshore future ‘challenging’
Nordic utilities call for swift revision of EU 2030 legislation
Shell, MHI, Vattenfall and Wärme Hamburg in 100 MW H2 project
£12 million UK-Japan robotics deal for fusion energy
Ørsted takes final investment decision on first H2 project
Ansaldo wins tender to supply GT to Arvedi
System split in continental Europe – now resolved
Siemens to focus on offshore green H2 production
Ørsted signs long-term PPAs for US wind farms
Gas power projects and LNG import facilities at risk in Asia
Waga and Ferrovial to deliver huge landfill gas-to-biomethane project in Spain
UK’s first low carbon H2 production hub
GE deal to add 1 GWe in South Korea
India should plan for post-2030 green hydrogen market
Most of US capacity retirement in 2021 will be nuclear and coal
Costain to partner with U-Battery Developments on modular nuke design
Commercial operation begins at Hitachinaka ultra-supercritical plant
UK coal phase-out will require gas deployment
Consortium to investigate offshore H2 production
Funding for world’s first net zero industrial cluster
First Light Fusion raises $25 million
ACWA Power signs agreements for wind power projects in Azerbaijan
Wärtsilä and Lihir Gold sign 10-year service agreement
Canada’s hydrogen strategy revealed
December 2020
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New energy storage project will be one of world’s largest
Contract for the 174 MW Asahan 3 hydro plant is awarded
Hitachi ABB launches first HV hybrid switchgear for offshore
Greencoat to acquire Cloghan and Taghart windfarms
LevelTen Energy announces new RE-Store energy agreement
GenCell Energy to supply long-duration backup power to CFE Mexico
Ansaldo wins €50 m turbine contract in Poland
UK government to end support for overseas fossil fuel projects
Hitachi ABB Power Grids energises NordLink
Accenture makes strategic investment in Reactive Technologies
Permits granted for Vesterhav Syd and Nord
California needs up to 55 GW of long term storage
Vestas and MHI close partnership agreement
Climate Ambition Summit – hugely encouraging signs for COP26
Roll-Royce to sell its nuclear I&C business
Siemens developing ‘wind to hydrogen’ project
Vestas wins 534 MW order in Brazil
Ørsted takes FID on 430 MW solar PV project
Gas-fired generation has increased in most US regions
Denmark cancels new oil and gas permits
Investment in green hydrogen production ‘set to exceed $1billion USD by 2023’
Fusion power plant seeks home in the UK
Uniper Heyden 4 to close at end 2020
Andritz to supply FGD plant to Tata Power in India
EDF invites interest in DAC and H2 pilots
CCS capacity sees 33% increase in 2020 – think tank report
German State to fund energy storage solution
November 2020
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Ultra safe micro-nuclear ‘one step closer’
Ansaldo unveils its first home grown GT36
UK government seeks leadership in CCS
UK’s ‘ambitious’ ten point Green Plan
A European strategy for offshore renewables
ORE Catapult to advance next-G blade manufacture
GE HA order for Naepo CHP plant
The Biden plan to build a clean energy future
Record success in China for Rolls-Royce
The Red Sea Project – aiming at 100 % renewables
Siemens Energy to develop energy hub in Afghanistan
Power firms to deliver underwater super-highway
R&D in hydrogen delivery – converting a natural gas pipeline
2020 could be a record year for US WTG build
Rolls-Royce signs MoU with Exelon for compact NPPs
Meghalaya state to modernise grid with ADB loan
GE and Harbin Electric contracted to boost China’s Greater Bay Area transition
UK’s largest battery goes on line
Renewables are ‘defying the Covid crisis’ – IEA report
Saft launches new energy storage hub
US power sector coal consumption falls dramatically
Global security of supply – more effort needed
UK’s onshore wind pipeline ‘could supply 30 GW by 2030’
Germany’s climate targets ‘depend on investment in grids’
Ireland needs to double its RE capacity
ABB’s medium voltage converters gain UL certification
October 2020
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50Hertz and Energinet inaugurate world’s first hybrid interconnector
Record minimum demand levels across Australia
GE’s Haliade-X WTG prototype reaches 13 MW
Launch of Power System Transformation Consortium
Highview Power to develop giga-scale cryogenic energy storage projects
US utility-scale battery storage costs have fallen 70% in three years
Vattenfall offers to sell Berlin grid
GE and SB Energy embark on 327 MW wind power project in India
New US record for RE consumption
10th birthday present for Nova Innovation
Energy PPA Price Index reveals Italy’s RE advance
Voith awarded Mohmand dam project
American Hydro to modernise Keokuk plant
Hitachi ABB system for IFA2 interconnector
Aggreko adds a solar rental option
Can the Covid-19 crisis reshape energy futures?
Record European demand for RE – despite COVID-19
GB could be net exporter of power by 2040s
Statkraft to double its Brazilian renewables presence
Power plant transition to zero-carbon hydrogen
Baker Botts adds CCUS to its hydrogen practice
Vestas secures ninth intertidal wind project in Vietnam
Greece sets ambitious targets to phase out coal by 2028
GIG launches distributed energy venture
Mitsubishi to build 1400 MW GTCC PP in Thailand
Green ammonia project to be developed
Scottish project patents ‘flat pack hydro’
Hornsea Two offshore construction starts
September 2020
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House passes Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
Siemens to build CO₂-free hydrogen production plant
Hitachi ABB to acquire Pioneer Solutions
Vattenfall opens first floating solar farm
Norwegian government launches ‘Longship’ CCS project
MAN delivers molten-salt circuit for solar research at DLR
R-R to supply Bergen gas engines for Australian magnetite mine
bp enters offshore wind market
GE to exit new build coal power market
A new power supply for Bangladesh
National Grid and TenneT to develop offshore wind links
Hornsea Two SOV launched in Turkey
Ground-breaking carbon capture project
Giant contract for a giant WTG
Hitachi abandons Anglesey NPP project
SP Energy Networks launches its biggest call for flexibility services
Hitachi ABB wins offshore transformer contract
High pressure to ramp up electrification
Hot testing starts at Chernobyl spent-fuel storage
Deep decarbonisation ‘still 15 years away’ – DNV GL forecast
GE secures HA GT order for Zainskaya PP
First hydro-solar microgrid in Patagonia
Natrium fast reactor claimed to offer cost savings
Accelerated build rate required to meet UK Net Zero 2050 target
World-first disaster recovery solution
$3.40 trillion to be invested in Renewables by 2030 – F&S report
Siemens and Kineticor advance Canada’s gas policy
GE wins equipment contract for Hsinta and Taichung projects
$60 million loan from ADB for Uzbekistan hydro
New AEM process for hydrogen production
Gas engine achieves highest efficiency in its class
Siemens’ big onshore win in Texas
Emerson to buy Open Systems International Inc.
JERA goes for Ishikari public review
August 2020
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Rolls-Royce launches Power Lab to drive future technologies
Asnæs wood waste power station inaugurated
Wärtsilä to convert Brazilian power plant to gas
MPS to build full scale demonstrator device in Wales
First solar plant to deliver grid services
World’s first smart fossil-free island
Siemens first MW green hydrogen project in China
Wind and solar power double their global market share
London buses to become world’s largest vehicle-to-grid site
Vestas secures final order for its largest V150-4.2 MW project in Germany
Siemens delivers technology for seventh offshore wind farm connection
Electricity demand slump hits Orsted’s earnings
GE agreement with Walcha Energy to accelerate 500 MW pumped hydro storage project
Fortum initiates an EIA for Loviisa NPP
Hornsea Two steelwork sets sail from Batam
Coal-plant retirements in Europe outpace new capacity
Renewables provided a third of UK electricity in 2019
EPRI and GTI launch low-carbon initiative
The future of renewables in Northern Ireland
Vestas first to reach 100 GW of WTGs under service
46 GW increase in renewables required by 2030
Elcogen to commercialise SOFC system for Korean market
NYPA and Siemens cybersecurity collaboration
MAN outlines restructuring programme
Shetland link supplier announced
Emerson and MHPS digital collaboration
Modernisation of Kadyrinskaya hydro completed
Construction of megabattery gets under way
July 2020
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30% growth in global offshore wind projects
Siemens secures final order to complete Cabo Leones cluster
Engie, EDPR launch Ocean Winds
TAQA closes on 2.4 GW plant financing
Ingeteam selected for Whitelee battery
Green light for Scottish island link
Vestas secures 101 MW order B&T Wind Farm
Hybrid LPG/LFO fuelled plant for US Virgin Islands
EU sets out its plans for the energy system of the future
German government passes coal exit law
Polish government revises offshore wind plans
E.On sells Innogy’s Czech retail business
200 MW Wärtsilä plant heads for Andes
Endesa aims for island decarbonisation
Longest subsea link reaches construction milestone
Doosan wins contracts for Gimpo CHP plant
Magnora and Kustvind to accelerate Sydkustens project
First turbine spins at SeaMade
Enso and GIG seal 1 GW storage, solar deal
Black & Veatch to assist Orbital
Iberdrola buys into French onshore wind
Hitachi ABB Power Grids commences operations
Unique free-to-all tidal assessment
Community partnership to build Netherland’s largest onshore wind project
June 2020
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Drax partners with Mitsubishi to scale up CCS
Gore Street bolsters UK portfolio
Growing cyber threat to renewable energy assets
Iberdrola moves in on Swedish offshore wind sector
World’s first commercial-scale liquid air energy storage
Industry backs ORE Catapult’s floating offshore wind centre
Ideol teams up for international floating venture
Denmark approves 4 GW energy island
Enlight signs up for 312 MW Spanish finance
Lithuania identifies offshore zone
‘Power bridge’ to connect Crete to mainland Greece
Ocean Energy wins SELKIE tender
Irsching 4 and 5 gas power plants restarted
Norway opens offshore wind areas
Portugal gears up for solar auction
Neoen to build largest battery in Nordics
Pandemic – a ‘historic shock’ to the global gas market
Vestas wins two major orders in China
Ørsted marks offshore milestone
Adani clinches ‘record’ 8 GW solar deal
Minesto reports Faroe project progress
Enercon secures financing for business turnaround
‘Revolutionary’ Nova turbine is market ready
‘One share for two’ Siemens Energy shares
Hinkley Point C second reactor base completed
WindFloat Atlantic approaches the finishing line
May 2020
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New report highlights crucial role of renewable hydrogen in UK
German government may take a share in TenneT
Nexans wins Crete connector contract
Tauron delays Jaworzno start up
EDL commissions 56 MW Australian hybrid
Court rejects appeal over Drax plans
Commission green lights biomass scheme
Siemens launches a new offshore giant
Historic decision for CO2 storage
Vattenfall launches 1.225 MWh battery pack
ADB finances Thai wind and battery project
EPH to build new gas capacity at Kilroot
German government reaches agreement on distance rule
Wärtsilä and Uniper plan Bremen CHP
Vestas breaks WTG installation record
BP explores Oz hydrogen investment
Floating wind players join new committee
Germany expands its offshore wind ambitions
690 MW Nevada solar-storage project approved
Gravitricity to build its first gravity storage demonstrator
Bombora and ORE Catapult to develop co-located floating renewables
MAN steam turbines for CHP plant in Leipzig
Eneco joins the PosHYdon project
Sengwa project is making progress
Valmet wins Polish biomass conversion
Wärtsilä to deliver 70 MW California storage
Dutch assess subsidy-free offshore tender
Wärtsilä gas engines to burn 100% hydrogen
April 2020
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TGP signs up WPD for 600 MW wind array
Greencoat UK buys 240 MW wind farm
IRENA calls for “resilient’ renewable recovery
Ofgem approves 600 MW Shetland link
Japanese power segment's first dual-fuel engines
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ABB partners with China’s state grid
Renewables’ share rises to all-time high in Germany
Shell outlines its net zero ambitions
Sweden closes its last coal plant
Uzbekistan makes 100 MW wind call
Vattenfall inks HKZ grid connection agreement
Virginia accelerates energy transition
Siemens Gamesa restarts production in Spain
ITM and Ørsted investigate H2 technology options
Developers boost Morlais tidal ambitions
MHPS syncs T-Point 2 to the grid
GE to supply HA combined cycle units to Dolna Odra
First fire achieved for first SGT6-9000HL
Vestas to supply Japan’s first major offshore project
GWEC sets up Covid-19 response hub
Renewables outpaced fossil fuels in 2019
French auction schedule is revised
Greek auction boosts Quantum’s momentum
Market turbulence delays Portuguese auction
Covid-19: power demand is recovering in China
Vestas secures fourth intertidal wind project in Vietnam
Siemens’ first order for 170-metre rotor onshore turbine
Acciona to build giant wind farm in Queensland
Covid-19 – UK Energy sector seeks coronavirus support
Eni commissions its first wind project
March 2020
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Growth in energy storage slowing – new report
Support for USA’s largest offshore wind project
IEA calls for clean energy response in wake of COVID-19 crisis
Coronavirus drives wind market downgrade
European tidal generation jumps 50 %
Foresight and Belltown join forces
Offshore wind sees record 2019
TEPCO and Ørsted form offshore wind JV
Fortum’s majority investment in Uniper cleared
Hywind clears state aid hurdle
Pandemic 'is delaying wind supply chains'
MHPS set for IPA hydrogen build
RTE announces capacity market results
'Net Zero by 2050 is possible’ – Energy Systems Catapult
Uzbekistan shortlists 54 solar bidders
Iberdrola ramps up Saint Brieuc control
Elecnor wins Ghent biomass contract
EIB backs Pomeranian wind farm
Green hydrogen refinery to be built in Rotterdam
Breakthrough in ceramic fuel cell technology
Iren signs €180 m Turbigo CCGT extension contract
E.On plans Malmö deep heat plant
NortH2 green hydrogen project takes shape
February 2020
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Terna initiates power system upgrade
Uniper sells stake in Schkopau lignite-fired PP
Uzbekistan seeks solar investment EoI
IEA reviews German energy policies
Global carbon dioxide emissions flatlined in 2019 – IEA
First Cummins gas gen in a greenhouse setting
EFW project reaches financial close
MHI Vestas wins 300 MW Taiwan contract
Construction of Karakurt dam completed
Europe 'falling short on wind' – Wind Europe
Alberta green-lights 900 MW at Cascade
ABB pioneers new Statcom technology
Assystem awarded ITER contract
EU project to develop improved turbine design
Neoen preps for Culcairn build
Equinor launches climate roadmap
Cambodia green lights new coal capacity
Record decline in EU power plant emissions in 2019
Americas wind installations have risen 12%
Total offloads French renewables
New partner joins Estonian offshore venture
January 2020
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Fortum to close its last CHP coal boiler in Stockholm
Voith Hydro to carry out Bridge River generator replacement
MHI Vestas installs flagship WTG prototype
Wessex Archaeology launches offshore venture
Wärtsilä wins SE Asian storage contract
Planners approve Greengate solar farm
Galp takes the lead in Iberian solar
Cost is ‘biggest barrier’ for vehicle-to-grid electrification
Germany sets 2038 deadline for end of coal
French 'floater' crowdfund reaches €1 million
DP Energy signs Iberdrola for 320 MW Aussie hybrid
IEA launches first in-depth review of India’s energy policies
US launches energy storage challenge
Statkraft rolls out Ireland’s first energy storage project
EDF unveils 110 MW wind farm plan
European Energy sets its sights on UK pipeline
MHPS ends with boiler settlement
Three UK firms will pay £10.5 million blackout fine
Estonia launches permit process for offshore wind
Danish government backs hydrogen demo
MAN to provide PP for Bolivian iron ore mine
Siemens is preferred supplier for 2.64 GW US offshore wind project
Vattenfall’s last coal power plant in the Netherlands is closed down
December 2019
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Go-ahead for major tidal project in Nova Scotia
Aggreko signs new hybrid plant contract
GE celebrates 100 years of supplying synchronous condensers
Power sector dampens global coal demand
New York switches site from gas to battery power
Lekela connects PETN to the grid
Major banks join the anti-fossil ranks
EBRD funds 105 MW wind farm for Kosovo
PKN Orlen launches Energa takeover
Invenergy confirms Colombian partnership
Engie boosts growth with Renvico acquisition
EDF accelerates growth of its renewables portfolio
Drax sets out its carbon-negative ambitions
Increase in renewables not enough to meet climate change goals – EIU report
FRV plans Australian solar-battery project
Covestro signs 10 year PPA for Borkum Riffgrund output
EDF delays restart of Cruas NPP over safety fears
Russia is developing a molten salt reactor
ESB takes stake in 450 MW offshore wind farm
November 2019
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Siemens’ most powerful offshore WTG to be installed by Vattenfall
EDF to sell its stake in US nuclear JV
GIG buys US solar-storage specialist
Engie gains consent for 100 MW battery storage
Philippines awards Palawan contract
Neoen and Tesla expand the Hornsdale battery storage
French government unveils 1 GW offshore wind plan
HL-class power island for South Korea
EIB announces climate strategy and energy lending policy
Iberdrola selects Australia for Asia-Pacific launch
Mitsui invests in Thai gas plant
Orsted kicks off solar-storage project
‘Deep disparities in the global energy system’ – IEA report
Formosa 1 offshore wind array inaugurated
YEKA production line poised to start
Poland drafts offshore wind bill
Taiwan increases targets for offshore wind
Masdar pens deal for Uzbek solar
'Climate goals at risk' – Capgemini report
First use of HVDC for offshore WTG link
October 2019
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Offshore wind 'set for growth' – IEA
Military blocks Taggen wind farm
Multi-turbine floater completes tests
South Africa to boost renewables
1200 MW Park City Wind proposal
GE expands its SF6-free HV portfolio
Asia set for wind energy growth
Sembcorp powers up UK storage sites
PG&E cuts power to avoid possibility of wildfires
Irsching 4 and 5 to be decommissioned – again
Engie wins Guam solar-storage deal
Queensland OKs 180 MW wind farm
UK universities clinch PPA deal
French floater selects MHI Vestas
Cubico sets its sights on Colombian solar
More certainty needed to ensure wind industry growth
Fortum to acquire majority stake in Uniper
Cottam closes down after 50 years
Belchatow met with legal challenge
Dominion files grid application for 2.6 GW project
Eskom embarks on energy storage tender
September 2019
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Aggreko 'teed off' at 2019 Solheim Cup
Orsted to merge large offshore projects
Ofgem approves new Scottish island interconnector
KCE brings NY storage plant on-line
Commission approves RWE-E.On deal
Final report on UK power blackouts
German government calls wind sector crisis meeting
Onshore wind ready for upgrade
Neoen plans hybrid mega-plant in Australia
Lumcloon Energy starts work on Irish storage plant
Lithuania outlines auction plans
Coal fired generation in the UK at a new low
World’s largest offshore windfarm project opens new base
Pondera wins Korean offshore wind project
August 2019
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Carbon Trust launches new stage of ORJIP Offshore Wind
GE completes GT upgrade at Songas Ubungo PP
Ansaldo wins Irsching contract
Legal challenge delays UK auction
Energy Vaults closes $110 million funding
Castle Wind signs MOU for I GW floating wind farm
Fingrid strengthens its grid ties
Ofgem launches investigation into UK power blackouts
EIA ruling delays Vineyard wind scheme
Vattenfall adds solar and storage at Haringvliet
Oman's first large wind farm comes on-line
Lightsource wins in Brazil auction
Ireland’s renewables investment to boom
Blackout "lessons to be learned"
Orbital Marine Power awards O2 contract
ABB delivers for China’s solar energy programme
Siemens – two new wind contracts in India
UK market revival is “crucial for E.ON”
Renewables "will comprise 50% of Chile’s power mix by 2030"
MAN builds hydrogen energy storage team
Mainstream installs first Taiba N’Diaye turbine
Irish planners reject Shannonbridge biomass plan
French court clears offshore wind farm
Argentina contracts renewables in mini-auction
Prysmian’s Viking link contract confirmed
UK government considers investment in SMR
Poland paves the way for onshore wind
Ncondezi Energy signs up CMEC and GE
RWE closes Aberthaw coal fired PP
July 2019
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EIB to cut all funding for fossil fuel projects
Europe adds 4.9 GW of wind in H1 2019
DNV GL launches new LIDAR based project
EDF and Masdar close finance on Dumat Al Jandal
Australia backs solar-storage plan
2.1 GW floating solar plant in the mix for Korea
Siemens awarded largest US offshore wind power order
SP Energy steps up net zero pressure
Simec launches Uskmouth tender
Hohe See generates first power
Saipem targets floating wind expansion
Vestas books 415 MW Saudi order
ABB sells off its solar inverter business
Siemens wins largest repowering order in North America
North Sea Hub a feasible concept, say partners
Naval forges floating offshore wind project links
Masen opens Noor Midelt II tender
Equinor forms consortium for Korean offshore wind venture
More success for Vattenfall going Dutch
DNV GL to advise SE Asia’s largest floating solar project
Court revokes Lamu coal firing permit
Vestas secures first EnVentus order
AES breaks ground on California storage
June 2019
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Renewables cover 44 % of Germany’s electricity consumption
Highview power unveils high capacity CRYOBattery
DTEK secures loans for Primorskaya phase 2
Offshore wind has 200 GW potential globally
Glennmont starts up 40 MW biomass plant
Businesses call for net-zero clarity
Argentina’s power failure blacks out 44 million
Siemens gains offshore wind preferred supplier nomination in Japan
RWE and Innogy explore hydrogen options
Prysmian secures DolWin5 grid connection
Scotland OKs new Inch Cape design
Statkraft and Statera strike VPP deal
Dominican PV project gets the nod
Dunkirk auction result boosts offshore wind volumes in France
Saint-Nazaire clears legal hurdle
Enercon and Enerjisa win huge wind contracts in Turkey
Whitelee wind farm to get 50 MW battery boost
E.On to eliminate its use of SF6
Total completes second PV in Japan
Massachusetts looks to double its offshore wind tally
NKT completes Kriegers Flak milestone
Wpd achieves financial close on Yunlin
UK is making ‘major climate progress’ – IEA review
Big Moon joins Anglesey tidal scheme
Senvion restructures Borkum II deal
Drax, Equinor and National Grid partner for zero carbon
Masdar and EDF to build 800 MW Morocco solar plant
May 2019
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Nuclear power decline “threatens energy security and climate goals” - IEA report
Pilot plant synthesises methanol from carbon dioxide
The world’s most advanced network control system?
Fortum to build its first Finnish large scale wind park
Global efforts on SDG energy targets fall short
Acciona will test solar panels on WTG towers
Alpiq offloads Czech coal plants
Abengoa selected for Chilean transmission project
Drones are checking Vestas blades
Prysmian secures offshore wind cabling contract
Saft doubles duration and capacity with its new Li-ion battery
ABB wins major order for offshore wind power transmission
Strong outlook for global solar
Vineyard Wind secures grid permit
Pangea Energy signs up CellCube for 50 MW flow battery
CIP targets Asia and South America
Exelon to close Three Mile Island NPP
Siemens to spin off power and gas businesses
Renewables growth stalls – IEA report
Nordex wins new order for Syvash wind farm
EBRD returns to Poland’s wind sector
Vattenfall signs Netherlands wind farm PPA
CCC recommends UK target of net-zero emissions by 2050
Global battery energy storage market to grow by 7% to 2023
SGRE consolidates leading position in offshore wind – GlobalData assessment
RWE cancels plans for new coal plants
Orsted moves forward on Changhua projects, Taiwan
Sener consortium completes Empalme I CC plant
April 2019
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‘100% renewables cheaper than current energy system’ – new study
New IEA report addresses Iraq’s current electricity shortfall
Wärtsilä launches automated hybrid energy package
Europe invests €27 billion in new wind farms
E.ON signs deal for Japanese offshore wind projects
Massachusetts approves offshore wind deal
JBIC backs Van Phong coal plant
AES sells its Jordan and UK plants
Solar PV reaches 500 GW installed
Eurowind chooses Siemens Gamesa for Denmark’s largest onshore wind project
Wärtsilä providing seed funding to Soletair Power Oy
Japanese firms form offshore wind JV
Terna announces new US investment
Engie, Tokyo Gas create renewables JV
E.On boosts its Texas portfolio
ABB reinvents the LV DC circuit breaker
Tata to build Europe’s largest waste-to-energy plant
Canadian CNSC receives first application for an SMR
EGP buys 13 GW Tradewind pipeline
US Congress considers energy storage tax credits
MHI Vestas booked for Kincardine wind array
Siemens launches new onshore WTGs
Vestas returns to the top of the WTG rankings
EU carbon market emissions fell 4.2 % in 2018
Rolls-Royce and ABB announce global microgrid co-operation
Global energy demand rising at an increased rate
Climate plans insufficient, says WindEurope
2018 continues growth trend in renewables
Australian developer OEPL to investigate offshore wind prospects
March 2019
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GE targets GT26 fleet with major upgrade
Wind sector needs to take action on PPAs
OPRA in new partnership with AFGlobal
Ansaldo Energia wins Bengang contract
Van Oord and Siemens win Fryslân contract
Equinor proposes floating wind farm in the Argean
RES breaks ground on largest bifacial PV farm
GE to modernise Rajasthan’s transmission grid
PG&E to escape prosecution for 2017 wildfires
Highview Power and TSK in joint venture
Power fleet faults leads to Eskom load shedding
GIG launches new solar vehicle
PPC receives bids in bailout sale
Landmark PV farm commissioned in Zambia
Tesla to acquire Maxwell Technologies
Voith to deliver turbines and generators for Pakal Dul hydropower plant
EU sued over biomass climate impacts
Thailand plans world’s largest floating solar pipeline
Greece prepares for 600 MW renewables round
Gazprom starts on Serbian CCGT
Senvion lands Med offshore order
Quinbrook to build 690 MW solar park in Nevada
Fortum wins 250 MW solar power project in India
Ansaldo and Edison agreement to upgrade Marghera Levante
Consortium promises leap in storage technology
E.On forges Dunkirk partnership
ScottishPower updates investment plans
World Bank aids Armenian power project
Fall in CO2 emissions from developed economies
Annual global wind capacity installations stabilise at around 50 GW
Wind energy in Europe is on steep upward curve
APS plans 850 MW battery programme
February 2019
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MHPS starts construction on one of the world's largest FGD systems
Swansea tidal lagoon may go ahead with private funding
Onerous permitting process hits German onshore wind
Equinor eyes Korean wind opportunities
Drax sets up CO2 capture from biofuel
Europe adds 2.6 GW of offshore wind
New wind energy generation record for the UK
EDF plans to close Cottam coal fired plant
Lahmeyer rebranded as Tractebel
Orsted strengthens Eversource partnership
Sener commissions Kathu solar park
Power sector faces extensive skill shortages – new report
Siemens to supply 567 MW to ReNew Power for two wind projects in India
11.9 GW of wind capacity installed in the Americas in 2018
Thirteen groups interested in Polish offshore stakes
ABB signs microgrid partnership
Japanese partners cancel coal plant plans
January 2019
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Solar installations will reach 100 GW this year – Wood Mackenzie report
Haliade-X 12 MW prototype to be installed in Rotterdam
EIB supports Greek network upgrade
Siemens secures large wind projects in USA and Brazil
WorleyParsons awarded microgrid project by the University of Toronto
EDF-Masdar consortium wins Saudi wind tender
Cubico expands with solar acquisitions
Parkwind and ESB forge offshore alliance
Siemens launches 10 MW offshore WTG
Hitachi suspends UK NPP construction
Orsted halts the sale of its distribution business
Renewables 'competitive in GCC'
UK seeks views on energy storage
Masdar and Taaleri launch joint venture
Nemo link gears up for operation
Volkswagen to become an electricity supplier
Rolls-Royce in nuclear collaboration with OT Industries
Nexans completes HV cable project to connect Kype Muir wind farm
Orsted is preferred bidder in Connecticut tender
Wärtsilä starts work in El Salvador
Equinor increases its stake in Poland’s offshore wind development
GE to supply landmark Kenyan wind farm
Lithuania and Poland in harmony on new link
Orsted reconsiders its Taiwan position
Vortex sells its European wind portfolio
Greece awards 222 MW of renewables
Lightsource BP seals AB InBev PPA
December 2018
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Global coal demand set to remain stable to 2023
First Siemens H-class turbine for the GCC
Hitachi to acquire ABB's power grids business
Solar reaching parity in UK market
Clarke Creek gains final approval
Smith Brothers selected for 1 GW build-out
Enterprize outlines Vietnamese offshore wind farm plans
EPA proposes Clean Air Act revisions that sideline carbon capture
Emissions curbs do not harm business, says OECD
Nexans qualifies its 525 kV HVDC underground cable
Carbon emissions set to rise in 2018
Teesside CCGT+CCUS plan progresses
Polish auction awards onshore wind contracts
Orsted sets out new green goals
November 2018
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Is CCUS still in the energy mix?
Australian agency boosts energy storage funds
Orbital unveils new tidal turbine
Smart solar plan announced for coal site
Blue Circle and AC Energy plan Vietnam wind venture
Mitsubishi wins order for energy storage system in Japan
Energy trends show mixed signals – IEA report
EU parliament gives green light to new targets
ABB to enable world’s first HVDC grid
'Market conditions' halt Tilbury project
ADB supports Mongolian renewables
Hive joins Shanghai Electric for Cuban PV
Global nuclear capacity reaches 400 GWe
Germany’s renewables cover attains new record
WEMO report indicates climate aims challenged by economic growth
South Korea plans 4 GW renewables complex
French offshore wind farms approved
Senvion and Toshiba form strategic alliance
Akuo reaches financial close on Kita
Floating wind farm achieves first power
Canada invests in fusion technology
Innogy and Shell collaborate on floating technology
GWEC creates new offshore wind taskforce
Arkona offshore wind farm completed
First power from Europe’s largest onshore wind farm
Pöyry wins contract for CCGT project
October 2018
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IPCC report issues stark warning on global temperature rise
Global gas turbine market set to decline over the next four years
Siemens Gamesa is preferred supplier for 900 MW Greater Changhua offshore wind project
World Bank pulls out of Kosovo coal project
Start up of China's first CSP array
The Colorado Bend saga – latest from GE
World Bank unveils energy storage investment drive
Orsted acquires Deepwater Wind
Statkraft acquires Element Power Group
Rolls Royce invests in storage start-up
Macquarie backs giant renewables project
Vineyard reaches community deal
Encavis invests in Spanish solar
First synchronization at Noor Ouarzazate III
SSE ups offshore wind ambition
ADB supports Mongolian distributed energy system
September 2018
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Global energy investment set to fall – DNV
Rolls-Royce launches new range of medium speed V-engines
Marubeni to cut coal-fired capacity
UK fossil fuel generation records tumble
Wind sector growth “on track” – WindEurope
California's Clean Energy bill “a major step forward”
Scotland’s first utility-scale battery inaugurated
Sharp expands its PV business into Africa
Waratah proposes new coal plant
Bolivia's largest solar farm opened
EU flagship tidal energy project gets green light
RenewableUK warns of threat to onshore investment
ORE Catapult awarded 10-year R&D extension
Irish grid gives renewables go-ahead
Construction of new US gas plant gets under way
August 2018
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California assembly votes for decarbonisation
ABB to enable the world’s largest digital substation
Equinor is considering offshore wind for oil platforms
Macquarie buys solar portfolio in Mexico
German banks back Primorskaya project
Sumitomo buys Northwester 2 stake
Orsted signs Changhua contracts
MAN Diesel & Turbo realigns itself
Wärtsilä is making significant investment in Finland
Sempra moves to wrap up Oncor acquisition
SECI has cancelled 2 GW wind tender
Senvion signs Cabo Leones II deal
UK offshore wind capacity set to double
Heatwave hits European wind energy but boosts solar
Siemens supply one of Norway's largest wind parks
Mercedes makes first deal with Polish PPA
Senegal wind farm reaches financial close
Sener starts salt melting at Kathu
Spain signs deal on new interconnector with France
Preferred contractor for Fryslân wind farm named
Westinghouse sale to Brookfield completed
Europe on target for 13 GW of wind installations in 2018
BioTherm closes renewables projects in South Africa
Brewing giants sets sights on renewables
Lightsource looks to Egyptian market
July 2018
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Ontario cancels renewables contracts
Statkraft updates its renewables strategy
Go-ahead given for 300 MW solar farm
GIG seals Swedish wind farm deal
Central Energy Fund backs CSP project
Global energy investment in 2017 failed to keep up with targets
GE to build Poland’s next power plant
ABB wins $150 m order to grid-connect Hornsea
Total completes Direct Energie purchase
‘Cool down nuclear plan’ UK ministers told
China's first commercial CSP plant is connected
Siemens to supply two wind farms in South Africa
Green Investment Group launches North American business
Greece runs its first wind auction
Armenia 55 MW solar plant contract awarded
Advent acquires GE’s distributed power business
European storage market grew by 49% in 2017
Langage power plant sold to EPH
UK government rejects lagoon scheme
International developers target Indian offshore wind tender
Wärtsilä, Hyundai sign battery storage deal
June 2018
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Towards a 100% renewable energy future
New kind of wind turbine generator
Energy storage demonstrator launched
Taiwan awards offshore capacity
New York announces storage roadmap
Turkey embarks on offshore odyssey
Lightsource BP completes PV farm in India
US solar market adds 2.5 GW of PV in Q1 2018
EnBW makes plans for US offshore wind
Orsted secures Formosa finance
Zero-emissions power cycle achieves first fire
GE’s Haliade 150-6MW nacelle arrives at UK test site
UK government about turn on nuclear deal
Shift needed in electrification for EU goals
Banks back Sahel green energy scheme
Queensland approves 800 MW wind project
Projects selected to lead Massachusetts wind march
UK government 'to take stake in Wylfa NPP'
Final turbine successfully installed at EOWDC
State utility buys Estonian wind developer
May 2018
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Air conditioning will drive growth of electricity demand
Siemens Gamesa secures new large order in Japan
Rolls-Royce to supply gensets for CHP in Slovakia
Anesco storage target on track
China Three Gorges makes EDP bid
Doosan expansion into storage starts paying off
LOC's MWS breakthrough in China
Tidal stream and wave energy can pass UK government’s ‘Triple Test’
Alstom and GE to implement joint venture options
Ecotricity unveils tidal schemes
E.On expands onshore activities in Germany
Plan for giant solar farm in Queensland
Senvion unveils new 4 MW platform
Hitachi seeks shared stake in Wylfa NPP
Siemens Gamesa continues to grow
Greece plans renewables auctions
Germany awards 1610 MW offshore
Taiwan awards 1900 MW of offshore capacity
April 2018
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Competitive wind power is leading the transition
GE and ORE Catapult sign five-year R&D agreement
Global solar PV inverters market in decline
Orsted plans UK battery storage plant
Acciona plans $600 investment in Chilean renewables
Invenergy files lawsuit against Polish government
Belgian windfarm first to feature 9.5 MW turbine
Wärtsilä to add 130 MW to Senegal grid
HSBC abandons tar sands projects
MAN D & T supply the ‘island in the jungle’
New SF6-free MV GIS switchgear
India kick-starts offshore procurement
Statkraft signs PPA for 170 MW Spanish PV plant
New wind farms attracted €22 billion investment in 2017
Lightsource launches India infrastructure fund
DTEK plans 200 MW Ukraine solar farm
Clean energy investment fell 10% in Q1
Tanzania inaugurates Kinyerezi II
Alpha Ventus investigates fault
Saudi Arabia plans $200 bn PV project
Final section of Beatrice shore cable on its way
NY Regulators open storm damage probe
March 2018
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Fossil fuels being left behind by falling renewables costs
Unconventional fossil fuel investments wordwide are surging – new report
New world record for GE’s HA GT
Construction of world’s largest solar park gets under way
Dutch wind tender awarded to Vattenfall
Peru's largest solar project is commissioned
Aquila targets energy transition with new fund
Bay State seeks energy storage solution
Global energy demand grew by 2.1% in 2017
The world’s first formic acid-based fuel cell
Prysmian signs framework agreement to upgrade Italian grid
New York signs agreements on renewables
MPC and Martifer partner for renewables in Colombia
Swindon gets battery green light
GE announces ‘Reservoir’ energy storage platform
RWE and E.ON reorganise amid huge mutual asset swap
European frequency disruption traced to Balkan states
US energy storage market set to triple in 2018
Hawaii kicks off renewable energy search
Skyline targets 3 GW in North America
Vattenfall plans expansion of its solar portfolio
GE plans to develop the world's largest offshore WTG
Georgia Power closing down its ash pond legacy
Vattenfall forms alliance in French wind market
Highview Power and SNC-Lavalin to collaborate on storage
50 MW solar scheme approved in UK
New opportunities seen in new Irish market
Denham and Themis join forces for investment
Vestas keeps narrow lead in onshore wind
February 2018
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Engie expands US portfolio with Infinity acquisition
Iberdrola plans to invest in clean energy
Senvion has won its first contract in India
EU ‘can double renewables by 2030’
Germany awards 700 MW of onshore wind contracts
South Australia backs hydrogen demonstration
PPIB approves coal plant plans
APS plans solar-battery peaking plant
MHPS wins 5.3 GW Thailand order
IEA commends Australia's commitment to clean goals
The Great Energy Transition gathers momentum – GWEC report
ib vogt breaks ground on Benban solar
Europe marks offshore wind records
Commission approves capacity mechanisms
Bangladesh addresses power shortages
Possibly the largest virtual power plant in the world
GE and Arenko to build huge UK storage facility
EEX Group unveils ‘innovative solutions’ for energy markets
Arizona pushes ambitious energy plan
E.ON commissions 20 MW of storage in USA
Total Eren plans giant battery for Australia
Orsted begins construction of Hornsea One
Pöyry selected for Thai power project
Coal plant loses out in UK capacity auction
Siemens’ first quarter profits fall 14%
GE to build HVDC ‘highway’ in S Korea
Phu Yen wind farm receives investment go-ahead
FORESEA supports new deployments at SmartBay
Strong performance from Ørsted/Dong
Statoil seals pact with Masdar
Capital Stage to finance solar portfolio in Ireland
January 2018
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Chile's RE potential ‘promises multiple benefits’ – IEA
US solar tariff decision ‘is a loss for America’
New York City takes on Big Oil in the courts
174 Power Global breaks ground on 236 MW PV project
Nexans completes Canada’s Maritime link contract
Siemens and AES launch Fluence storage venture
BESS secures Santander finance
Masdar joins forces with Cepsa
SSE to build 2 GW CCGT plant at Ferrybridge
Voith signs contract for Henan Tianchi pumped storage
Ineos challenges Scotland’s shale ban
Welsh minister boosts tidal lagoon prospects
120 MW solar farm proposed for UK
UK coal fleet set for 2025 closure
Westinghouse acquired by Brookfield
EP Holding adds to its lignite/coal portfolio
Stormy weather creates UK renewables record
Brazil changes tack on large dam construction
Tocardo files for bankruptcy protection
NY governor backs offshore wind
Global DER to reach 530 GW by 2026
Swansea Bay tidal power may be stranded
Hanwha breaks ground on YEKA solar facility
December 2017
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Coal demand to remain flat – IEA report
Japanese court has ordered shutdown of a vulnerable nuke
Aquila Capital achieves Valhalla deal
Siemens wins CC contract from Tatarstan
Egypt intends to build solar ‘pipeline’
Finnish cities looking at SMRs for large scale CHP
EDF launches new solar investment drive
Kosovo government contracts for new coal plant
GE to ‘reduce its global head count’
Fast-track legislation to speed up UK compliance with 2018 EU-ETS
Wake effect investigation underway
ABB achieves 1100 kV DC breakthrough
CIP to join Star of the South venture
Neart na Gaoithe seeks equity partner
Abraaj invests in Mexico gas plant
USA’s first offshore wind farm is dead in the water
Opra Turbines acquired by Dalian Energas
Pöyry appointed to Beyhan II hydro plant
Australian proposal to export renewable power to Indonesia
Tesla completes 129 MWh grid connected battery
GE says 64%+ efficiency “now available”
Indian government announces new 2 GW wind tender
November 2017
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Solar capacity in the developing world jumps by more than half
Senvion plans to develop 10 MW+ WTG
Launch of higher productivity onshore and offshore WTGs
Centrica revives prospect of nuclear sell-off
Engie sells its stake in Loy Yang power plant
Storage technology set for major global expansion
Dudgeon 402MW windfarm handed over
Energy fund invests in Greatcell future
Siemens restructuring will involve extensive job losses
Plans for 350 MW UK solar park revealed
Victoria opens 650 MW renewables auction
Iberdrola advances clean energy plans
Centrica reveals plans for storage in Ireland
Britain enters top ten low carbon league
US groups line up to defy Trump
‘A world in transformation’ – WEO 2017
Loy Yang B coal plant ‘shifted $1 billion offshore’
Death toll from explosion at coal plant rises
Ørsted divests Walney Extension
GE and Green Investment Group partner on Markbygden
SSE and Innogy agree on retail merger
Investment is lagging behind climate needs – Bloomberg report
‘Digitalisation set to transform global energy system’ – IEA
US wind industry booming – AWEA report
Centrica acquires demand response aggregator
TTCL plans coal plant in Myanmar
Lightsource and Macquarie to fund India assets
October 2017
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GE’s reduced profits blamed on power business
Map of renewable curtailment and coal asset risk in China
ETI project to identify nuclear cost drivers
Fortum-RUSNANO wind investment fund starts first project
Siemens Gamesa to supply 780 MW of WTGs in USA
Statoil names new project "Empire Wind"
PV with storage 'cost competitive by 2020'
Energy access targets within reach, says IEA
Hybrid hydro/energy storage project
Invenergy launches arbitration process over wind farm dispute
E.ON and Fortum meet more resistance over sale of Uniper
Hywind floating wind farm starts production
Further boost for UK renewables prospects
ABB signs grid research MOU with Imperial College
Siemens inaugurates the first blade plant in the MENA region
Wind megaprojects boost global clean energy investment
Enel and E.On test blockchain trading
Tundra partners embark on CCS studies
Bungala construction kicks off
USA to abandon Clean Coal Plan – it’s official
New Dutch government to phase out coal by 2030
NuGen expects to sell Moorside nuclear project by early 2018
Statoil, Shell and Total in CO2 storage partnership
Grand Coulee units set for upgrade
Another record year for renewables, led by solar
Exit Dong Energy, enter Ørsted
Suez acquires GE’s water treatment business
EPEX SPOT power trading shows steep increase
Fortum bid ‘not in line with our strategy’ – Uniper
DOE to continue CCS research funding
Statkraft and Norfund swap hydro shares
September 2017
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ABB to acquire GE Industrial Solutions
GE to manufacture largest generator transformer
Total expands its renewables business
Scotland unveils £60m low carbon plan
Turkey joins the nuclear power club
Innogy opts for 9.5 MW hardware for Triton Knoll
Wärtsilä reaps rewards in Bangladesh
Engie seals new wind partnership
UK waste feeds CHP plant in Denmark
Solar eclipsed all other new power generation in 2016
E.ON is close to selling its stake in Uniper
Siemens Gamesa reinforces its presence in China
New 600 MW solar project for Iran
Drax considers gas and storage options
Giant solar plan for the Sahara is revived
EU lawmakers back 40% energy efficiency target for 2030
GGA adopts the Florence Declaration
UK offshore wind price drops over 50% in 2 years
Saudi Arabian government seeks wind bids
UK announces CFD auction results
UK and China join forces on offshore wind
Japanese consortium wins contract for Bangladesh coal plant
‘World energy demand to plateau from 2030’ – DNV GL report
ENTSO-E specs for power data exchange recognised internationally
ABB to install solar inverters at 750 railway stations
$6 bn investment in Argentina's RE sector in prospect
Sainshand wind park achieves financial close
August 2017
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Wärtsilä awarded 220 MW power plant contract
Burbo Bank to get 2MW storage facility
Japan’s nuke restart programme faces new challenges
Coal contribution drops to 135 year low in UK
Greek court halts Evia construction
Cuadrilla begins UK drilling operations
US agency to fund Zambia wind farm study
Engie plans £50 million investment in Ffestiniog
Wärtsilä to supply 300 MW plant to Summit Group
RSPB revives legal battle over wind farms
Acciona secures 424 MW Mexico project
Plans emerge for subsidy-free solar in Scotland
Senvion installs first prototype of 3.4M140 EBC low noise WTG
New solar plant ‘will operate like a conventional power plant’
Dong divests 50% of Borkum Riffgrund 2
Spanish capacity market faces legal challenge
1 GW solar farm gets green light
PV developer plans 70 MW project in Ireland
EIB supports Alliander upgrade
Siemens starts field tests of high efficiency GT technology
Deepwater Wind proposes offshore wind-storage combo
UK independent energy review announced
Demand pushes Spanish auction to 5 GW
Itochu wins contract to expand Kalselteng
Crowdfunding backs French PV projects
July 2017
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‘Accident tolerant’ nuclear fuel to be launched
Shake-up of UK electricity supply industry
Tanzania wins geothermal funding
Jinko investigates perovskite technology
Lightsource and Blackrock partner for UK solar assets
Marubeni consortium wins Indonesia contract
‘Waste contractor is diverting recyclable waste to WTE incinerator’ – GMB disclosure
Innovative traction power solution for UK rail network
UK developer plans subsidy-free solar park
Wirsol teams with Renew Estate for Oz solar pipeline
Saudi Arabia plans 400 MW wind farm
Hywind turbine sets sail for Scotland
Feasibility of converting Magnum plant to hydrogen to be studied
IEA sees global gas demand rising to 2022
Siemens and AES JV to create new energy storage company
UK government determined to quit Euratom
Karpowership places large engine order
Multinationals add weight to renewables initiative
Engie buys into UK offshore wind
Wärtsilä strikes “breakthrough” Iran deal
Dominion signs up Dong for offshore project
Tesla to build world’s largest Li-ion battery
‘RE will be cheapest power in G20 countries’ – Greenpeace
Aggreko moves into the storage business
Korean firms win Guam solar projects
Major progress on Turkana transmission line
June 2017
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‘The oceans are warming rapidly’ – new study
Approval for largest solar farm in Western Australia
PLN plans new 240 MW peaking plant
Sterling & Wilson wins Sweihan contracts
Eesti Energia trades in Poland
Global O&M market ‘will hit $27.4 billion by 2025’
Synthetic natural gas ‘could be carbon neutral’
US coalition proposes consensus climate solution
Lyon Group launches tender for battery services
Centrica sells UK gas firing assets
UK sector to work collectively on low carbon
Energy transition is ‘unstoppable’ – Bloomberg latest report
IRENA and SGCC to increase co-operation on energy transition
2 MW gas engine launched by Siemens
ABB hands over DolWin2 wind connection
Pöyry maps hydro potential in W Africa
Access Power secures funding for Zambia wind project
Global access to electricity has increased significantly in recent years
The US power sector is going green – ‘despite Trump’
Floating offshore wind is on the brink of a European breakthrough
Plan for first Australian offshore wind farm welcomed
MHI Vestas launches 9.5 MW turbine
Offshore wind leaders sign join statement
USA to pull out of Paris climate change agreement
Three Mile Island to close down in 2019
Launch of world’s first commercial plant to capture CO2 from air
Norway has key role in global energy security – IEA
Mainstream, GE finalise Phu Cuong deal
Onshore wind costs 'will continue to decline'
May 2017
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Dong Energy sells off oil and gas division
World's largest floating PV plant is connected to the grid
RE now employs 9.8 million people worldwide – IRENA report
Tesla launches local storage solution
Brussels approves state aid for new gas plant
Vattenfall plans construction of “biggest battery to date”
Guernsey offshore wind report is positive
Pacifico appoints Mott MacDonald
Community wind farms make their mark in German auction
European emitters question the relevance of emissions trading
New hope for onshore wind in the UK
National Grid halts construction of Moorside connection
Coal plants in Korea face complete shut-down
RSPB challenge decision overruled
The European Commission is investigating EDF-Areva deal
Wind power investment is rising
Nova granted consent for new gas plant
Bhikki PP reaches completion in 18 months
Mobile substations to be deployed in Saudi Arabia
Feasibility study underway for tidal bridge
Ansaldo’s GT36 shows its paces in validation test
Vattenfall starts up 230 MW wind farm in Wales
Barakah 1 completes construction phase
EU clears tighter pollution control
Moorside nuclear plant 'on hold'
India aims at 'all-electric car fleet by 2030'
EU network codes conference gets under way
GE’s 9EMax GT upgrade achieves first fire
Toshiba starts up Mikawa biomass
April 2017
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Toshiba to split into four subsidiaries
UK’s first day without coal fired generation
Siemens wins order for four industrial power plants
Solar PV is driving renewable energy growth
Indonesian coal plant licence revoked
Polenergia’s Baltic 2 wind farm granted offshore permit
Proposal to investigate deep geothermal in Iceland announced
Sale of GIB to Macquarie is confirmed
Aquila acquires six hydro plants in Norway
South Australia gas plant plan attracts international interest
EnBW wins offshore tender with zero-subsidy bid
Toshiba wins Tanjung Jati B expansion deal
Solarcentury boost LatAm pipeline
France sets floating wind tariff
Peabody emerges from Chapter 11
MAN Diesel & Turbo invests in 3D printing process
Toshiba ‘may not continue as a going concern’
Karot achieves financial close
E.ON makes second kite investment
Lemur – getting bigger in Madagascar
TenneT to trial first ‘super cable’
Siemens launches 44 MW aeroderivative in mobile configuration
World’s first digital distribution transformer launched by ABB
Direct drive WTG order for Siemens
Connected array of contracts for Prysmian
GE & HEI fire up second H class GT at Bhikki
EU carbon market shows some GHG emissions success
Duke Energy sues for coal ash cleanup costs
Engie to sell NuGen Moorside stake
EU clears Kriegers Flak state aid
Joint venture plans 900 MW of wind energy for Norway
Wärtsilä to supply PV hybrid in Burkina Faso
March 2017
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Westinghouse files for bankruptcy protection
2016 ‘a record year for renewables’
Trump starts process of cancelling US Clean Power Plan
South Australia takes back control of energy market
Construction worker dies at wind farm site
WElink signs EPC for 220 MW PV farm
BOEM selects Avangrid for Kitty Hawk offshore wind farm
Thailand government determined to proceed with Krabi
Westinghouse calls in US bankruptcy lawyers
Huge losses at E.ON are ‘springboard for the future’
TenneT and Energinet.dk plan Power Link Island
Wood Group makes takeover offer for Amec FW
CoGen and Peel plan EfW portfolio
Scottish government approves another floating wind farm
Statoil, PNE propose new offshore wind developments
New UK pumped hydro scheme approved
GE & Caithness make $1bn H-class deal
Major milestone for Siemens’ Egypt megaproject
Asian banks back Indonesian coal plant
‘Odds are against a US coal comeback’ – Duke CEO
E.ON boosts US energy storage business
UK shortlists transmission link bidders
E.ON introduces digital prosumer innovation
China's fossil fuel emissions 'have stabilised'
Green Bank sale hit by legal challenge
EU agrees €10 million package for NorthConnect
Floating wind project gains first stage approval
AES delivers Advancion BESS project
February 2017
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SPP breaks the 50% wind barrier
IEA applauds New Zealand reforms
Europe’s wind sector hits new record
Enbridge joins EnBW for Hohe See
Wärtsilä signs landmark deal in China
Tidal project appoints Mott MacDonald
EU ‘must shut all coal plants by 2030’ to meet climate pledges – new study
US solar market grew 95% in 2016
Dong Energy sets coal-free goal
France announces onshore tender
Atlantis signs up to Wyre tidal project
Deutsche Bank amends coal guidelines
Enel commissions South Africa solar plants
Gas turbine blades – fresh off the printer
Fracking firm INEOS accused of bullying landowners
European solar market 'is slowing down'
First Siemens 8 MW WTG is under test
MHI Vestas unveils uprated WTG platform
EDF chooses supplier for 49 MW UK storage project
Greensmith delivers on AltaGas BESS
Vattenfall awards EOWDC contract
Global PV expansion will slow in 2017
MHPS Europe to reduce its workforce
Münster government issues Datteln 4 permit
Offshore wind capacity in Europe grows to 12 GW
Korea Midland will finance Gunsan biomass plant
January 2017
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IEA urges Poland to clean up its energy sector
New study shows that parts of USA are overheating
First order in China for Siemens largest GT
China cancels 104 coal projects
Masdar buys 25% stake in Hywind
Ukraine power grid outage was caused by hacking
Successful test of intelligent combustion system
Hendry report endorses Swansea Bay tidal energy scheme
DNV GL certifies 8 MW offshore prototype
Global Energy wins Hexicon contract
SunEdison yieldco sells UK solar projects
ABB completes HVDC link upgrade for Hydro-Québec
ABB wins $640 m transmission mega-deal
Evidence of Russian hacking found in Vermont power utility computer
Hendry review ‘will support Swansea Bay scheme’
MHPS unveils 'the world's most efficient GT'
Dong Energy divests 50% of Race Bank
GE announces launch of new LM6000
Macquarie ‘could be poised to asset strip UK Green Investment Bank’
World’s first power electronic fault current limiter to be deployed in London
Tesla and Panasonic co-operate to manufacture PV cells
EDF buys into China's wind sector
Fluor gets the nod for Greensville CC plant
December 2016
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Trump team hints at energy department witch-hunt
Japan to provide $8.7 bn towards UK nuke build
€438 m loan for renewable energy in Belgium
Mount Coffee hydropower plant restarts
Shell consortium wins Borssele wind contract
NY State seeks offshore expertise
Bill Gates unveils clean investment plan
Centrica plans new UK capacity
Kite secures £5 million wind technology investment
Coal demand growth will stagnate for 5 years – IEA report
Trump picks climate change denier to lead EPA
Uncertainty over the future of the Culham tokamak
Commission releases details of energy package
German utilities win nuclear case
Hendry completes tidal lagoon review
South Africa switches on to landfill gas
Google ahead on its renewables targets
Samruk Energy to auction electricity assets
Storm damage may cause UK capacity shortfall
Turbine, generator and boiler markets set to decline
Chinese government backs fuel cell development
Active Energy marks CoalSwitch milestone
November 2016
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Cape Sharp tidal turbine generates first power
Siemens and LO3 Energy to collaborate on blockchain microgrids
Construction under way at Germany’s 'most flexible power plant'
SNC-Lavalon wins Altucha NPP pre-contract
Commercial thermal storage for wind energy under development
40 die in China power plant disaster
Canada accelerates coal phase-out
France expands its offshore wind tender
Adani plans expansion in Australia
FERC proposes new rule to increase participation of storage
Flatlining carbon emissions highlight slowdown in power demand – GlobalData report
Wärtsilä to supply a 101 MW power plant to Argentina
Paris climate pledges will not be enough – IEA
Germany’s demand response scheme approved
Atlantis marks MeyGen milestone
WEO 2016 sees ‘broad transformations in the energy landscape’
First combination of wind and pumped storage
OAS and ORE Catapult join forces
UK sets out plans for renewables support
Vattenfall wins Kriegers Flak bid
NTPC adds solar field to Dadri coal plant
UK, India ink solar partnership
China's NEA reduces its 2020 solar target
Large part of French nuclear fleet shut down
Tajikistan suffers major blackout
ABB wins $40 million TX order in China
Mainstream sets up finance arm
Oil companies plan clean energy fund
Intra Energy signs deal for Tanzania project
EBRD will finance Jordan wind plant
Panda commissions shale gas power plant
Substantial fall in offshore wind generating costs
Offshore wind power boom expected
The IEA raises its five-year renewables growth forecast
October 2016
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UNESCO calls for Rampal relocation
Nepal, Bangladesh sign hydropower deal
Tidal Energy goes into administration
Dyesol signs LOI on perovskite technology
Russia signs nuclear agreement with Paraguay
Transformers market will be worth $16.6 billion by 2020
Oxford PV attracts finance for perovskite technology
ETI to investigate use of salt caverns for gas storage
Japanese firms agree deal for IGCC plants
Construction of 2000 MW gas plant will go ahead
E.ON strengthens its renewables position in USA
China Three Gorges buys Duke Energy’s Brazilian operations
Collaborative research is 'advancing wind energy' – IEA
Boosting renewables in cities ‘is vital’
World’s most powerful tidal turbine installed
Tepco plans a digital transformation
First Solar commissions Shams Ma'an project
European firms call for an end to MIPs
WEC issues decarbonisation warning
New report indicates 1300 GW of coal firing in 2040
South Australia blackout was caused by storms
Rentel wind farm reaches financial close
South Africa details LNG-to- power programme
BNDES shifts its focus to renewables
UK gives OK to shale gas extraction
EDF's credit rating downgraded
Swansea Bay turbine tender launched
ABB and Fluor in substation partnership
Schaeffler and IBM enter strategic partnership
Pöyry awarded consultancy for ultra-supercritical in Indonesia
ETI assesses small modular reactors
Mainstream partnership targets Vietnam
September 2016
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ABB to sell its cable business to NKT
Nexans claims ‘triple milestone’ in HVDC
Siemens starts transfer of F-class know-how
Megawatt-scale fuel cell commissioned in Mannheim
IEA urges Japan to act on emissions
Total sees a future in AutoGrid
Vestas gains ground in Indonesian deal
Heysham 2 completes record breaking continuous run
Nexans to supply cables for first 66 kV offshore array
USA outlines ambitious offshore goals
GE and EDL sign hydropower MoU
Five shortlisted for Burbo Bank link
Lewis Wind buys Uisenis wind farm
Hinkley Point C NPP will go ahead
First multi-megawatt tidal array unveiled
US solar expanded by over 2 GW in Q2 2016
Philippines government reconsiders the nuclear option
Australian government seeds clean energy investment
MidAmerican gets approval for Wind XI
New solar tool 'reduces developer risks'
USA and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal
Hinkley Point deal ‘out of date and too expensive’
Eggborough plans new combined cycle gas plant
August 2016
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Huge offshore wind research programme launched
Hinkley Point – UK ‘is looking for a way out’
Significant upgrade of Buenos Aires CCGT
Establishment of marine energy centre in SE Asia
Chilean auction selects winners
Vattenfall is going more renewable
Tees bio-plant completes financing
Brazilian government consents 482 MW wind farm
E.ON starts construction of Arkona
World’s largest windfarm receives planning consent
Catapult delivers first blade erosion measurement campaign
Two new partners for Teesside CCS project
Water recycling technology for coal-fired power plant
Senvion acquires Kenersys assets in India
HV switchgear for world’s highest dam
Vestas receives 100 MW order in Michigan
Australian government moves to block a national asset sale
MHPS combines EMEA power businesses
E.ON adds Colbeck's Corner to its renewables portfolio
First Solar wins 160 MW in module contracts in Turkey
Modules for first HRSG are on the way to Egypt
Senvion aiming for €2.3 bn revenues in 2016
Ansaldo-Siemens dispute is settled in Ansaldo’s favour
UK renewables rise to record high
Australia's RE agency to road test wind-solar hybrid
Brazil’s environment agency rejects plans for Tapajos dam
UK plans new offshore transmission tender
July 2016
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Hinkley – now you see it, now you don’t
FORESEA first call for support package applications
Ansaldo Energia awarded Euro 80 m contracts in Indonesia
Record investment in European offshore wind
France awards floating wind tenders
Malaysian combine wins bid for Bangladesh coal plant
Hottest June on record marks accelerated global warming
Hinkley Point C – final decision on 28 July
Legal challenge could scupper offshore wind plans
UK parliament to investigate market failures
ABB wins $300 m orders to supply first UHVDC link
Total completes Saft acquisition
AfDB loan boosts Ethiopian power sector
Enel wins Indonesian geothermal tender
UK scraps its Climate Change department
Major shifts in global gas trade expected
ABB wins two grid strengthening contracts
Siemens signs co-operation agreement with UNE
EDF targets Chinese wind sector
Cape Wind project delayed over bird strike fears
OPT wave energy converter reaches final validation stage
Fluor gets go ahead for Greensville
Hinkley cost to taxpayer ‘will rise sharply’
Hassyan signs major clean coal contract with Harbin and GE
Multi-rotor wind turbine produces first kWh
Dong wins Borssele concessions
India's MNRE to study prospects for floating solar plants
Carrington rapid response plant nears completion
Wärtsilä awarded Argentine contracts
North American governments make clean energy pledge
PGCIL will have largest Statcom in India
60 MW wind contract for Senvion
MHPS to supply STs for 120 MW waste-to-energy plant
MAN strengthens its foothold in China
UK commits to fifth carbon budget
Dong will build Borkum Riffgrund 2
June 2016
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Siemens and Gamesa to merge their wind businesses
Final energy market reforms for the UK published
Vietnam investigates offshore potential
PSEG breaks ground on new gas plant
GE invests in residential storage firm
AES sells Brazilian distributor
Bouchain CC plant clocks up new world record efficiency
Areva details its $9 billion restructuring plan
Carbon dioxide levels are forecast to exceed the 400 ppm limit
Australia and India will 'fall short on Paris deal' - IChemE report
TenneT proposes North Sea "hub and spoke" concept
Zambia sets new benchmark for solar bid price
CarbFix demonstrates CO2 storage success
PPA signed for Dubai's first coal plant
Dong IPO is largest of the year to date
Weak demand prompts trading shift in gas trading
Enel, PLN seek opportunities in Indonesia
EDF embarks on Blyth construction
EU states pledge offshore support
Access shortlists prize projects
Nexans achieves two deep sea cable records
Prysmian hands over 'cable of records'
Vattenfall to build Denmark´s largest offshore wind farm
ABB wins contract to strengthen Indonesia's power infrastructure
Rosenergoatom has expansion plans
May 2016
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Donald Trump 'would end Paris climate deal'
Prysmian sets two new high voltage records for DC cable
La Nina could cause UK price spikes
Nordic utilities call for stronger ETS
Beatrice partners achieve financial close
Renesola plans Turkish solar pipeline
Mott MacDonald advises on Scaling Solar initiative
2016 likely to be the hottest year on record
Milestone reached for world's largest CCGT plant
ETI identifies cost effective CCS sites off the UK coast
UK government MPs support Swansea tidal lagoon project
IEA urges Belgian government to act on energy policy
Mainstream to fight CFD contract termination
Dudgeon secures financial close
Wärtsilä wins Bangladesh contracts
HeliosAltas to deliver small hydro technology to the Philippines
GE acquires Doosan's HRSG business
Dong Energy launches share offering
Paris Agreement injects optimism into carbon markets despite falling prices
Primary energy consumption continues to rise
Europe slips down the renewables investment rankings
Exxon and FuelCell Energy to pursue carbon capture solutions
South Australia shuts its last coal plant
Mainstream gains Cerro Tigre consent
Europe needs regionalised transmission policy
New catalyst produces sulphur-free carbon dioxide
France introduces carbon floor price
Data update reveals coal's part in GHG emissions
Dulas and Innovatec partner in post-subsidy renewables
April 2016
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SunEdison files for Chapter 11 protection
New member for the IEA Clean Coal Centre
Hinkley C decision delayed again
Huge wind order for Siemens 7 MW WTG
Power crisis forces two-day week in Venezuela
Wärtsilä gets into the solar business
ETI seeks partners for hydrogen storage project
Senvion wins its first supply contracts in Chile
Prysmian claims new T&D technology milestone
Arup appointed to undertake CCS study
Large tidal power project receives approval
ABB wins $300m contract to strengthen China's grid
Greenpeace demands international companies 'step away from' Tapajós hydro project
Vattenfall sells German lignite operations
France to launch new offshore tender
Final investment decision on Solberg wind farm
Enel extends its Brazilian wind portfolio
European spot prices edged higher in March
Volvo aiming for the heights of Stage 5
Peabody seeks bankruptcy protection
IEA endorses greater Iberian interconnection
Kenya taps Rift Valley geothermal resource
World Bank supports Bangladesh upgrade
SPIE and Dura Vermeer will build new 380 kV interconnector
Coal near-term still gloomy, but there are signs of recovery
Human impact is creating 'striking new pattern' in global energy flow
Power industry deal value continues to decline
Siemens to supply power island for 940MW gas plant
Mega-solar power plant to be built in Kenya
ABB to provide first digital substation in the United Kingdom
Li-ion batteries aid renewable energy generation in Puerto Rico
March 2016
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Global carbon emissions stay flat for second year running
2015 marks new record for renewables investment
Longannet closure signals end for Scotland's coal power
GE to deploy robotic inspection at Alinta plants
EDF offered state support for Hinkley C
1000 MW ultrasupercritical power plant starts up in Malaysia
German nuke hits production record
Siemens to build rotor factory in Morocco
UK's SMR competition attracting widespread interest
TransCanada sells US power plants
Predicted global water shortfall 'will impact power generation'
Construction of Kinyerezi gets under way
Primrose energises 50 MW solar farm
February temperature rise exceeds previous records by a huge margin
Peabody 'on the verge of bankruptcy'
Offshore wind costs 'falling fast'
ABB to enable UK's first digital substation
Solar plant with battery storage proposed for Wales
Roatan opts for propane power plant
US solar set for record growth in 2016
European spot power price plunged in February
AMSC forms superconductor partnership
Duke to replace Asheville coal-fired plant with gas unit
GE to build biomass plant in Belgium
Battery makers outline Na-ion technology partnership
New high court action to block the EPA's Mercury Rule
Delivery of Siemens' largest GT order gets under way
Dong Energy to construct 'waste to gas to power' plant in Cheshire
UK sets out capacity market reforms
E.ON to partner Solarwatt in solar storage venture
SEAI awards €4.3 million for marine energy projects
Altitec signs South African JV
February 2016
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Didcot boiler house collapse - four feared dead
Wind farm investors may have to repay federal subsidies
1000 MW of wind capacity planned for central Norway
Prysmian to build the COBRAcable interconnector
New wind farm proposed for Scotland
Wroughton PV farm construction underway
Palm Paper CCGT given green light
US Supreme Court puts Clean Power Plan on hold
UK report warns of financial costs of CCS cancellation
French auditors assess cost of nuclear industry upgrade
China looks at offshore nuclear power options
Breakthrough in fusion technology reported
Centrica sells three of its wind farms
E.On puts Amrumbank West into operation
Aurium bets on renewables investment
Phase 1 of giant solar project is connected
Wind leads capacity additions in Europe as offshore investment doubles
Solar firms challenge UK policy decisions
Total invests in off-grid solar
ABB to upgrade HVDC link in the USA
Siemens goes large in Finnish and US wind
Combined food and power parks win investment
LitPol handover closes Baltic Ring
Nexans to supply cables for the world's first floating wind farm
Dong makes Hornsea One investment decision
E.On reaches new investment milestone
Kyocera begins construction of floating PV plant
January 2016
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UK 'heading for a 40% supply gap by 2025'
EDF signs six-reactor agreement with India
Hinkley C investment decision delayed
GE signs €40 million modernisation agreement with PGE
Eternal Sun acquires Spire's sun simulator business
GE to deliver 2.6 GW to Chinese power plants
High altitude wind power generation is now 'on the map'
New record-breaking year for Danish wind power generation
MHPS to supply power components for Lamma extension
IFC supports giant solar project in India
Amec Foster Wheeler wins Bruce Power contract
AES completes Kilroot storage project
United Utilities to build AD plant in Scottish distillery
World Bank approves Nigeria IPP
Arch Coal files for Chapter 11 protection
Major order for 280 MW wind project goes to Siemens
ORE Catapult announces testing of next generation tidal turbine
Siemens receives follow up order to supply Empalme II
Cheaper, greener energy trends set to continue
San Buenaventura project reaches financial close
NextEnergy boosts its UK portfolio
Wärtsilä wins Monterrey O&M contract
GE to become key technology partner to Sewind
MHPS to build 800 MW CCGT for Jakarta
Major win for South Australian wind farm
E.ON and Uniper go their separate ways
European Commission opens Drax conversion probe
December 2015
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Statkraft ends offshore wind investments
ORE Catapult acquires Samsung's 7MW demo WTG
ABB to power advanced materials research facility
Gamesa seals first Enbridge order
Doosan inks new coal plant contract
Trina exits EU pricing programme
Afghanistan awarded $1.2 billion grant to boost security
Amec FW wins Valle de Mexico II HRSG contract
Engie wins large solar contracts
Samsung, E.ON sign storage MOU
'Historic' global climate deal is agreed
Saudi Arabia accused of trying to obstruct Paris climate agreement
New draft agreement is formulated in Paris
Schneider launches new storage solution
European Commission extends solar import tariffs
Foresight Group expands with new bioenergy fund
New Zealand joins geothermal alliance
Tecnoturbines wins European backing
DONG to invest £6 billion in UK's northeast region
ABB to install innovative DC circuit breaker in China
Siemens to supply 126 MW to onshore wind plants in Scotland
India and France launch international solar initiative
EDF wins 117 MW in Brazil auction
November 2015
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UK DECC cancels CCS competition amid department cuts
RWE may sell loss-making npower unit
Abengoa starts insolvency proceedings
VTT is developing fuel cell 'with competitive edge'
PLN appoints B&V for Lontar extension
Schneider signs new wind partner
Toshiba wins Cirebon expansion contract
MHPS receives order for 1GW coal fired boiler
UK to close its coal plants by 2025
WEC downgrades states in new Trilemma index
Moody's rates its first offshore wind farm
Nobelwind achieves financial close
Fortum to build more wind power in Sweden
'Low prices no cause for complacency' - IEA
World Business Council calls for action on climate change
UK will add CCS retrofit to subsidy support regime
Macquarie buys into Philippines solar
Enbridge joins Rampion project
Energy storage added to microgrid in arctic Alaska
GE completes acquisition of Alstom power and grid businesses
Smart grid solution for the distribution network goes into operation
October 2015
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COP 21 pledges will slow emissions growth - IEA
Ecotricity plans hybrid energy parks
Nordex buys Acciona wind business
EDF to sell assets to finance UK nuke deals
'Revolutionary' grid connection for offshore wind farms
'Renewables bring down the wholesale cost of energy' - new study
Amec Foster Wheeler to conduct Fukushima radioactive waste study
Power Africa initiative taking shape in Mozambique
E.ON to shut down two Swedish reactors 'for economic reasons'
Improved bed material for CFBs increases efficiency
Clyde onshore wind farm to be extended by 173 MW
UK Green Investment Bank raises UK's largest renewables fund
Battery technology discovery could overturn decades of false assumptions
European emissions targets 'out of reach'
G20 energy ministers affirm commitment to sustainable energy
Swansea Bay scheme delayed over funding
Southeast Asia risks continued shift to coal
AMEC Foster Wheeler selected to lead nuclear research project
Indonesia plans centre of excellence for clean energy
NuScale Power has high hopes for its SMR in UK nuke market
Renewables lead world power market growth
Eco2 sells biomass project to Glenmont
Mining firm plans new coal plant
Solar farm to power Amazon data centre
Financial close for Cramlington
GE launches its new optimisation concept, the virtual power plant model
September 2015
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Siemens launches lightweight RB211 on offshore market
GE to move gas engine production to Canada
Dong outlines plans for public offering
Scottish government seeks to keep solar on track
400 firms pledge divestment from fossil fuels
GeoSea, EWE in charge of Gemini O&M
Drax pulls out of White Rose CCS project
Renewables 'could replace fossil fuels by 2050'
Mountainview upgrade will help balance the grid
UK-China nuke deal could expand via Bradwell site
Microchannel technology could boost CSP
AfDB unveils new energy initiative
Wind energy can be 'backbone of Europe'
ABB to supply longest 'power from shore' cable
Alstom wins Italy-Montenegro interconnection contracts
DEWA launches EOI for 800 MW solar PV
Enel Green Power is clear winner in Brazil auction
Yokogawa wins control system contract
GCube insures "complex" Chilean project
Bangladesh signs deal for new power plant
Solarcentury building Holland's largest PV farm
Ansaldo to acquire GT26/GT36 as condition of GE/Alstom deal
Hinkley Point finance decision put back
More delays for Flamanville NPP
Eggborough's closure 'widens the capacity gap'
E.On strengthens US solar pipeline
Tariff review shocks UK renewables sector
Southern expands solar portfolio
Sendai restart set for 10 September
Most extensive ever testing of wind turbine piling
First switchgear installation with eco-efficient gas
Siemens sells 18 industrial GTs to Thailand
First order for GE’s LM6000-PF+ aeroderivative
August 2015
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Chile grants consent for large CSP array
Latest approval brings Dogger Bank to 4.8 GW
GE's 2.75-120 WTG to make French debut
E.ON divests Italian hydro plants
UK fast tracks shale gas exploration
Australian wind farm gains approval
Vattenfall halts Nant Bach wind project
Siemens to upgrade five city grids in India
Energy storage to support RWE grid
Oceade tidal turbine passes DNV GL feasibility test
Aquila Capital expands its PV portfolio in the UK
SGS acquires 75% stake in Shenzhen Firstrank
DOE selects wave devices for funding competition
Sendai 1 nuclear plant restarts
World's first modular offshore WTG blade set for testing
ABB to strengthen transmission grid in New Mexico
Zimbabwe IPP signs agreement with CSCEC
Wave Energy Scotland awards £2 million funding
France passes Green energy law
Canada's hydro capacity will be 85 GW by 2025 - GlobalData report
ABB hands over DolWin1 offshore wind energy link
E.ON and FRIATEC collaborate in fuel cell power plant
US government introduces its Clean Power Plan
Foundations laid for first US offshore wind farm
July 2015
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Kineticor orders flare gas microturbine
Areva wins US nuclear contracts
The UK's margin 'will be further reduced next winter' - National Grid
Orders for GE LMS100 GTs to support renewables
Prysmian to provide link to Channel Islands
SoCalEd orders 50 MW storage system
Li-S firm targets 2016 release date
Senseye launches solar asset management trial
Yingli to supply Chile hybrid plants
Germany reaches deal on coal plant closures
Mainz hydrogen plant inaugurated
EWEA calls for "root and branch" ETS reform
Terraform boosts wind portfolio
Emissions gap 'can be closed' - GCEC report
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises completes spin off
Senvion connects its 6000th WTG to the grid
Amec FW selected for RWE plant
WEC calls for European co-operation
Offshore wind benchmark goes live
US Supreme Court strikes down EPA mercury legislation
June 2015
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Alstom to supply major components for Chile's first electric highway
UK confirms early end for wind support
Pakistan PPI Board approves 1400 MW coal plant
ABB launches line voltage regulator
Amazon backs Virginia solar farm
100 MW wind farm on-line in South Africa
New thin film efficiency record set
Minimum-oil steam turbine handed over
40 GW solar connected worldwide in 2014
Powerstar secures €1.65m EU funding
Swansea Bay lagoon project is consented
Siemens awarded record €8 billion energy order in Egypt
Germany's nuclear tax is legal
Norway joins the coal divestment movement
Humber Gateway "in final phase"
Ikea commits to renewable investments
Aquamarine to share wave energy IP
Energy costs rising as National Debts grow
Vattenfall and E.ON in decommissioning partnership
First H-class in Latin America
Environmental approval for Atacama 2
Dong Energy reaches 3 GW offshore milestone
New lidar technology 'to replace met masts'
May 2015
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Sener begins construction of Noor solar plants
E.On confirms Rampion investment decision
Fukushima pressure relief system failed at no 2 reactor
ETI appoints consortium to a new CCS storage appraisal project
Centerbridge completes acquisition of Senvion
Siemens installs prototype of its 7 MW WTG
Germany relaxes demands on coal plant emissions performance
Welsh government invests in kite technology
Grand Ridge storage project marks commercial start up
Bladeless wind turbine design unveiled
Micro-CHP 'can help meet policy goals'
China's emissions fall with decline in coal burn
Russia accused of Nordbalt cable disruption
Hawaii sets 100 per cent renewable target
Amec FW will supply handling system for ITER
Skoda chosen for Pljevlja power plant
Church of England shuns fossil fuel investments
Thermal generators win in Brazil auction
Areva announces 6000 jobs are at risk
US capacity additions on downward trend
€17 million for wave power research from Horizon 2020
Mott MacDonald appointed to Peterhead CCS
Iran allocates $3.5 billion to CCGT conversions
MHPS receives turbine order for CHP plant
Tesla launches domestic storage
Fluor chosen as EPC for Greensville CCGT
Siemens reaches 1 GW of installed offshore power
Voith to modernise hydro plant in Sri Lanka
GDF Suez disappears, ENGIE emerges
New method for cracking water shows promise
IFC buys stake in Three Gorges
Jordan inaugurates world's largest ICE based plant
April 2015
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AMSC vs Sinovel to be heard on 11 May
World's largest offshore grid connection handed over
Renewables investors 'face growing risks'
WWF calls for action on Australian emissions
UK solar farms face bust after boom
Wärtsilä to deliver two power plants for distributed generation in Oman
Dong enters US offshore wind market
Strike disrupts work on Medupi construction
Japan orders solar modules for 231 MW plant
KaXu Solar One enters operation
Coal plant expansion sparks protest
184 MW power plant inaugurated in Cuba
First polycrystalline bifacial solar cell in production
First reconnectable converter transformer installed
Anomalies found in Flamanville 3 reactor vessel
German industry developing DC GIL
Sierra Club gets $30m boost from Bloomberg
Mitsubishi winning the 'power from space' race
Alstom to supply EEB's first 500 kV substation
New National Grid pylon unveiled
Wärtsilä wins €120 million power order
Irsching CCGTs to be shut down
Commission opens investigation into GE's acquisition of Alstom's energy businesses
Siemens wins order for 300 MW wind project in Oklahoma
Prysmian wins € 230 m grid connection contract
Green Bank raises £463 million for offshore wind
March 2015
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The offshore wind industry 'can compete within a decade'
Europe's solar market falls by 30 %
UK carbon dioxide emissions fall by 10%
Global CO2 emissions level off
Green bank targets overseas investment
Tharwa to build 6 GW coal plant
TSOs stepped up co-operation during eclipse
UK planning process eased for rooftop solar
Kiyú wind farm construction starts
UK tidal lagoon project attracts government support
ABB wins $900 million Nordlink order
UK biomass projects select STs
Canada's Shepard Energy Centre commissioned
EEHC targets 4 GW of development
Solar eclipse - a testing time for Europe
New MOF material shows promise for CCS costs
New, cheaper, more compact AC grid access solution
Wind turbine shipments reach record level
Block Island offshore wind farm completes financing
Eskom launches investigation into 'poor performance'
Abengoa awarded significant TX contract in Canada
Australian first for floating solar
France-Spain interconnector inaugurated
India 'will add 100 GW of clean coal capacity by 2025'
Batteries to power a small island
Tidal lagoon plans unveiled in the UK
Elia, National Grid sign Nemo deal
February 2015
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ENTSO-E policy paper on cross-border participation
Commission launches plan for Energy Union
Solar energy emerging as cheapest power source - new study
Industry project to improve tidal turbine powertrain reliability
Cummins opens alternator factory in UK
Smart grid demonstration project in Poland
ABB to strengthen Stockholm's power network
World's largest offshore wind farm gains consent
Public hearings for UK CCS project
'Need for new renewables integration policies' - study
GE to replace TVA coal units with H-class GTs
First power generated from Borkum Riffgrund 1
Siemens commissions GT burner test centre
8 MW WTGs chosen for Walney extension
Siemens to provide WTGs for three large projects in SA
Trina Solar overtakes Yingli Green Energy
Accountability row over nuclear waste fines
NordLink HVDC interconnector will use Nexans' cables
£51m EIB backing for Gwynt y Mor offshore transmission link
Plug pulled on FutureGen project
GE-Andritz preferred for tidal lagoon
Apple buys stake in California solar farm
Panama builds spot market for solar
Obama proposes GHG reward fund
Expert EU team to assess acceleration of offshore wind approvals
ENTSO-E launches tender for frequency restoration products
MAN D&T to deliver new power station for Gibraltar
K-Electric signs accord on new capacity
Dong buys out Smart Wind's Hornsea interest
Tenaska clears hurdle on Texas power plant
January 2015
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Areva launches novel corrosion prevention technique
UK government makes limited fracking concession
Siemens receives order for 48 MW Alexander wind project
Scotland calls moratorium on fracking
Consultancy warns of UXO risk for offshore wind
Supercritical boiler ordered for Duyen Hai 3
Gamesa wins 84 MW Brazil contract
Glennmont fund buys UK biomass scheme
'Large scale sector investment is at risk' - WEF
Doosan Babcock commits to strategic partnership with EDF
Legal challenge to Hinkley C is confirmed
Alstom to supply the power island for Kirikkale CC plant
CHPA relaunches as Association for Decentralised Energy
Four utilities drop ZEP membership
Maintenance backlog strains SA system
GDF Suez is preferred bidder for CSP
Renewable costs plummeting, says IRENA
Saudi Arabia to build integrated solar and CC plant
Obama targets methane emissions
NMR loses £9bn nuclear clean-up contract
ABB wins $40 million grid strengthening contract in Sri Lanka
Clean energy investment rebounds
ACWA consortium wins 350 MW solar contract
ADB will support solar development in India
Alstom hit with largest foreign bribery fine in US legal history
Bechtel and Westinghouse form decommissioning partnership in the USA
Longest subsea cable deal is close
Dong firms up on Burbo Bank extension
Wärtsilä supports Eurocement modernisation
December 2014
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Climate concerns rise, fuelled by growing coal consumption
UK energy policies come under heavy fire
ABB and Hitachi to form strategic power grid partnership
Global energy and carbon intensity rates continue to decline
Abengoa secures financing of Xina Solar One
Oil price fall 'will boost gas turbine sales'
Highview signs licence and investment deal with Advanced Emissions Solutions
Funding sought to develop solar 'cloth'
South Africa wants to build new coal plant
Canada narrows down options for nuclear repository sites
First 7F.05s reach full power in Saudi Arabia
Three UK wind farms get the go-ahead
GE launches two GT technologies
Upgrade for Western Australia's largest gas-fired power station
African Development Bank grants Ouarzazate loans
E.On's Eneva seeks credit protection
Amec Foster Wheeler wins UK contract
TÜV SÜD to conduct wide area plant assessment in India
Researchers find way to turn sawdust into gasoline
50MW storage extension planned for Wales
Siemens to sell its tidal power business
Fishermen's Energy seeks TÜV expertise
November 2014
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Flamanville 3 delayed until 2017
Siemens and LG Chem to collaborate on ESS systems
First order for Siemens H class GTs in Japan
Ineos plans shale gas investment
Study of future of GB electricity distribution
Total steps up energy storage investment
Test runs have started for the BorWin2 link
ABB solution to supply automation for Ain Djasser III
USA and China finalise climate deal
AMEC completes Foster Wheeler takeover
Iran wants to build eight nuclear reactors
Synergy investigating collapse of cooling tower wall
Philippines starts up largest wind farm
Construction starts at Lake Turkana
Vattenfall is selling its lignite plants in Germany
Silo collapse strains Eskom's power system
US 'heading for energy independence'
MW-scale battery heads for Bolivian hybrid plant
Risen Energy signs Mexico deal
Moroccan strategy on target, says IEA
Michigan improves its grid stability
October 2014
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HVDC superconductor cable energised in Korea
GE, Synova and MakinoPartner to develop advanced GT manufacturing machines
ABB to provide cable solution for offshore wind connection in German North Sea
MHPS to supply steam sets in the Philippines
Siemens to supply Armow and Cedar Point II wind projects
European 2030 climate targets agreed
Alstom wins GB grid reinforcement contract
ElecLink capacity auction - expressions of interest invited
Caterpillar to supply 100 MW of power for Boa Vista
SuperGrid Institute will get €86.6m in funding from the French state
ABB to upgrade Kontek HVDC link
MHPS completes new test facility for power boilers
First Solar marks Luz del Norte milestone
DNV GL commissioned to assess UK gas scenarios
Blaze at Didcot cuts UK capacity
FlexiCycle chosen for cross-border project in N America
Low Carbon and Nur Energie move TuNur forward
New power boosters for the LM6000
Nexans predicts slower market growth
Installation of new style conductors in UK
GE wins the Bazyan gas turbine contract
Marubeni to assess Myanmar coal project
Sub-Saharan Africa can unlock energy potential, says IEA
ADB under pressure over dam loan
Scottish government approves four offshore wind projects
IFC to assess 1 GW Sounda hydro prospects
Hinkley C deal is waved through
New busbar system to reduce WTG losses
Voith to undertake Priest Rapids upgrade
The Cyclades to be joined to ENTSO-E
EFG Hermes acquires French wind stake
SunEdison closes finance for Jordan PV
Al Nowais signs coal plant MOU
Mott MacDonald to supervise Kuni-Umi
WEC analyses energy investment risks
Opening of world's first commercial scale CCS project
Exelon is first US adopter of GE H class
US firms propose landmark clean energy project
Demand side response adds security for UK
UK grants Burbo Bank 2 consent
September 2014
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Poyry wins 130 MW solar engineering contract
Chile approves solar expansion
Sleaford biomass plant handed over
India's Supreme Court cancels coal licences
Amec-Iberdrola JV wins ITER contracts
Wind industry looks to new heights
Trina to supply modules for project in Chile
Alaska opts for flywheel storage system
Foster Wheeler wins Hail contract
Westermost Rough generates first power
Callide demo passes 7500 hours
US regulator certifies ESBWR reactor design
Emerson takes control at troubled Longview
Carlton opts for GE H gas turbines
National Grid seeks additional reserves
Actis commits to Mexican venture
Falkenhagen P2G completes first year
Financial close for Westermeerwind
Samoa's first wind farm inaugurated
Kenyan-Chinese consortium wins Lamu tender
AES plans expansion in Dominican Republic
GCube to analyse wind turbine blade breakage history
Toshiba consortium to build Malaysian coal project
US DOE funds six microgrid projects
Final approval for Dutch-Danish interconnector
UK review of ABWR reactor design progresses
Floating solar plant set for Japan
Alstom, Petrofac win Galloper electrical work
Voith to equip Los Cóndores hydro project
ABB and BYD team up on energy storage
Alstom to refurbish Norwegian hydro
Siemens hands over Shuweihat S3 in Abu Dhabi
Siemens H ordered for Dangjin 4, South Korea
First order for GE's new 616 diesel engine
Alstom sells steam auxiliary components business
Fortum acquires stake in wave developer Wello
Compact GIS switchgear promises to reduce offshore wind costs
August 2014
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US approves new nuclear waste rule
Renewable growth under threat, says IEA report
Peaking power plant for Western Australia
Alstom wins HVDC trio worth €800M
ABB launches 525 kV underground and subsea cable system
Funding agreed for MeyGen tidal
TVA approves Memphis combined cycle plant
Siemens receives Dudgeon order
AP1000s under consideration for Utah
UK's first site for two-bladed offshore wind turbines
Voith to modernise German pumped storage plant
ABB achieves breakthrough in green switchgear technology
Belgian reactor forced offline after tampering
Siemens 6MW erected at Westermost Rough
Atkins selected for Swansea Bay
Foster Wheeler HRSGs destined for Asia
ABB to supply shore connection for Burbo Bank extension
North America's largest wind farm changes hands
German renewables record for first half of 2014
Giant coal mine 'encroaching on source of Yellow River'
Ferrybridge 3 and 4 will be out of commission for months
Patriot combined-cycle plant starts construction
First Solar breaks CdTe efficiency record - again
Boiler inspections shut four UK reactors
Vattenfall moves ahead with Sandbank
Westinghouse moves on with Kozloduy 7
France presents renewable energy plan
GE wins distributed power orders in Africa
World Bank finances Senegal power project
Statkraft gains new partner in UK wind farms
Superconductor-based grid system to be developed
Singapore targets low carbon growth
Scotland opens FloWave ocean research facility
EU clears Siemens, Rolls-Royce gas turbine deal
Inventys captures additional funding for "breakthrough" gas phase CCS technology
July 2014
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ETI launches search for bioenergy project partners
Uruguay PV reaches financial close
UK opens new onshore licensing round
Innovative loan taps geothermal potential
Batteries to stabilise Kauai grid
Chinese firms win approval for coal plant in Bosnia
MHPS to merge with Babcock-Hitachi
ETI launches search for partners in new Bioenergy project
Alstom to equip combined cycle plant in Mexico
Rwanda to unveil first utility-scale solar PV plant in East Africa
Drax funding decision reconsidered
EU approves the UK's capacity market
MHI to build world's largest carbon capture system
GE to install H class turbine in Kazan
Ashalim partners secure finance
Zimbabwe coal miner plans new plant
Abengoa wins its first TX project concession in India
ABB commissions Skagerrak HVDC control upgrade
AFC Energy signs Korean fuel cell agreements
First post-Fukushima reactor safety approval
Offshore innovation could drive down costs
Lumicity sells its PV portfolio
Partners dedicate Blackspring Ridge
WTO rules against US solar duties
High court says Drax unit 3 conversion is eligible for FID enabling, after all
Alstom wins Brazil wind contract
White Rose captures European funding
EIB agrees loan for Austrian hydro
Areva and Gamesa agree to offshore wind JV
Siemens wins first wind order in Belgium
Qatar Solar Energy secures silicon deal
Finland launches energy storage research
Statkraft, Statoil make Dudgeon decision
June 2014
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Toshiba and GDF SUEZ complete NuGen nuke deal
Minergy building new coal plant
GHG challenge to EPA results in a draw
Green bank plans offshore wind investments
ACWA Power aims for Vietnam IPP
Cleanergy launches CHP system for older landfills
High Court rules in favour of Lark's PV plan
Alstom Board votes to accept GE offer
Order from Petronas, Malaysia, takes Siemens H total to 32
B&V wins Grand River engineering services contract
Wärtsilä wins captive plant order
Rame Energy finances Chilean wind projects
Green light for 1200 MW East Anglia One
UK-China nuke deal to go ahead
MHI/Siemens table offer for Alstom
Bilfinger to test foundations for Wikinger
Siemens to equip Poland's Jaworzno III
Seacat Ranger embarks on new charters
Alstom, Saft and EDF collaborate in new storage demo
DNV GL: integrated approach can reduce offshore wind costs by 10%
MHI joins with Siemens for Alstom bid
Iberdrola and CFE to collaborate in Mexico
Wind capacity to near 680GW by 2020
MHPS wins combined-cycle order in Korea
Amanecer Solar completed in Chile
Finland launches biorefinery competition
EPA to seek deep cuts in carbon emissions from power plants
EBRD agrees loan for Romanian wind farm
Asia closes the gap in renewable indices
Australians win European wave power grant
MHI to establish distributed power business
IEA: $48 trillion of energy investment needed by 2035
Alstom to upgrade Harjavalta hydro
May 2014
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New power distribution technology from ABB
ORE puts Blyth wind demo site up for sale
AES to convert Harding Street to gas
JV sealed for Pagbilao power plant
Philippines connects first PV plant
Mott MacDonald to advise on Mexico CCGT
US wood pellet exports to Europe: a fast growing business
Parsons Brinckerhoff and Watt Power develop gas-fired peakers for the UK
Russia and China sign 30-year gas deal
Mount Signal PV plant completed
UK MPs call for CCS to be fast-tracked after 'lost decade'
Fortum fires Areva-Siemens from Loviisa modernisation project
Prysmian secures €730m West of Adlergrund contract
EPA finalises cooling water intake rule
Siemens bags €1.5bn Gemini wind order
Sea Challenger gets ready for Westermost Rough
Vestas wins 148 MW order from First Wind
NEC acquires A123 Energy Solutions
Second US Siemens H-class GT enters operation
New foundation design selected for Fécamp
Martifer completes grid parity solar project
US city opts for fast-response gas plant
Chevron begins shale drilling in Romania
Agua Caliente solar PV plant completed
Duke to build $1.5bn combined-cycle plant in Florida
GDF Suez team wins French offshore wind tender
E.ON results allow continued focus on renewables
Second Siemens H class plant goes commercial in the USA
World premiere in Essen for a superconductor
Shanghai Electric to buy 40% stake in Ansaldo Energia
Power-to-gas storage plant commissioned in Germany
US DOE funds offshore wind demos
Rolls-Royce sells gas turbine business to Siemens
Scotland supports quayside development
Alstom profits fall as it considers GE bid
UK and Japan make pledge on energy, climate change
Vestas wins WTG order in Philippines
Areva molten salt storage demo begins operations
Mars partners on 200 MW Texas wind farm
April 2014
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6 Alpha to help TenneT navigate North Sea minefield
GDF Suez inaugurates Uch II combined cycle plant
Banks shore up Brazilian utilities
US could face 4% emissions rise by 2040 with accelerated nuclear retirements
Alstom considers two rescue deals
Foundations complete at Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm
Ontario eliminates coal generation
Support for offshore wind and biomass under the UK's new CfD scheme
Google signs up to its largest renewable energy commitment
RWE announces first UK solar farm
Energos moves waste plant project to next stage
Japan energises mega solar project
Doosan opens centre to analyse power plant operation data
Major suppliers fined over cable cartel
BorWin3 grid connection contracts awarded
GE Distributed Power goes to Latin America
Tawau marks progress on geothermal project
E.ON welcomes fuel tax refund decision
Deep disappointment over Temelin cancellation
Foster Wheeler awarded Thai Binh contract
Alpiq acquires UK demand response leader Flexitricity
GE launches new low-wind speed turbine in India
Alstom to supply gas turbines to CC plant in Chile
TCM reports carbon capture R&D is thriving
Norway boosts renewables investment
Siemens wins $590m order to equip Saudi CC plant
ABB to invest $300 million in China expansion
UK unveils rooftop solar strategy
ABB and Prysmian to supply cable for Danish wind farm
NEC commissions energy storage system for Enel
UK National Renewable Energy Centre and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult merge
GSE Systems deploys CCGT simulator in UK
MHI and Vestas' offshore wind JV starts-up
IEA's PV snapshot: Asia takes the lead
Alstom wins €400 million contract to build gas plant in Iraq
IPCC report warns world is 'ill prepared' for changing climate
March 2014
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GE's new H class turbine is all-air-cooled
Yangjiang nuclear plant enters commercial operation
GDF Suez acquires UK wind developer West Coast Energy
Bechtel-led team to build 695 MW Canadian hydro project
Alstom to supply 3x660 MW supercritical boilers for Indian coal plant
FOSG report recommends path to European Supergrid
Siemens to construct offshore wind factory in UK
Atkins, Seaway Heavy Lifting win contracts for Dudgeon offshore wind farm
$870m finance agreed for Lake Turkana wind project, Kenya
ABB wins Swedish grid orders worth $45m
Cahill to invest in WTE plant in Barbados
K-Electric plans 660 MW coal plant
Nordsee Ost foundations installed
Gestamp Solar and 8minutenergy sign PPA
Financial aid for Brazilian utilities
GE and Highview sign collaboration agreement on storage
RES pulls the plug on North Blyth biomass
Offshore cost reduction technologies get support
ETI to research new build siting constraints
Californian utilities directed to replace SONGS output
RWE agrees sale of O&G business
Areva offers Novinium cable life-extension tech to nuclear industry
React Energy looks to biomass acquisitions
Bids opened for Kotli hydropower project
Blackouts in South Africa caused by heavy rainfall
155 MW PV project finalised in Ghana
Vestas back on top in wind turbine market
AMEC teams with Exelon to explore new energy market opportunities
New report warns of massive amount of water used by traditional power plants
Alstom aims for higher towers and introduces new 3 MW onshore wind turbine
Areva and Schneider Electric partner for French offshore wind
Voith to modernise Serbian hydro plant
Fukushima evacuees can return to Tamura City in April
EVN starts Vinh Tan 4 construction
GE launches new space frame tower for wind turbines
Fortum, UPM and Valmet take next step on CHP-integrated pyrolysis
Alstom to provide FACTS for Karben initiative
Wood Group GTS reports upgrade and service contracts
MH signs LTSA for Damhead Creek
Fennovoima amends its application for Finnish reactor
LADWP goes for GE F-class/LMS100 hybrid
Swansea Bay tidal plan accepted by UK government
Bluesphere and Alfa Eco sign global agreement
First Solar sets new PV record
UK solar sector sees rapid growth
Bosnia launches coal plant tender
GDF-Suez in huge asset write-down
February 2014
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High renewables penetration can be achieved in every country - IEA study
First Siemens WTG order for output-enhanced 3 MW class
FEED funding for Peterhead CCGT CCS project
GE's new distributed power business offers gas turbines and recips
'Europe needs a network not a patchwork' - FOSG
London Array puts the brakes on Phase 2
Alstom wins fourth FGD contract in India
Fukushima decontamination is in the hands of a robot
Construction begins on East Africa's first utility-scale PV plant
New pumped storage for Austria
Trianel wind farm halfway to completion
Doosan Babcock to support EDF Energy reactor fleet
World’s largest CSP inaugurated
Vestas' 8.0 MW WTG to be deployed at Burbo Bank
EU reports 8% fall in energy consumption from 2006
First EPR containment tests completed at OL3
Argentina starts construction of CAREM reactor
USA's first floating wind farm
Burgeoning market for gas gensets
ABB wins Dudgeon power cable contract
Liquid air storage gets R&D funding
E.ON's Aachen storage system to combine three battery types
Alstom seeks to repair cash flow hole
Alstom offshore wind turbines for Deepwater
8 MW wind turbine start operations
EU Parliament votes against dropping renewables targets
Vestas completes two-year turnaround
Bank postpones Inga 3 loan decision
Siemens and Zolo expand joint activities
Cuadrilla proposes new UK fracking sites
Areva and Schneider partner in energy storage
Global wind capacity grew 'only' 12.5% in 2013
Mixed reactions to Commission's 2030 Framework
MHI and Hitachi launch their merged power business
Alstom to provide two 900 MW units for Poland's largest coal-fired plant
First MHI J-Series GT for the USA
Poland to build its first nuclear plant
DoE formalises $1 billion CCS grant
US opens new solar investigation
Iberdrola connects West of Duddon Sands wind farm
UK offshore wind farm safety questioned
Dong plans new WTG foundation demo
January 2014
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First MXL2 upgrade package in the Middle East
EU sets binding carbon emissions targets
Google signs new wind PPA in Sweden
Indonesian power plant granted Finnish export credit financing
MHI, Hitachi to collaborate in China
New internal leak found at Fukushima 3
Gamesa accelerates offshore wind development with Areva joint venture
MHI CCS demo takes significant step forward
Google buys into home automation
Abengoa to build new solar plant in Chile
First UK AP1000 may be online 'by 2024'
Canada's nuclear sector requires long term strategy
South Korea cuts nuclear target
AMEC proposes Foster Wheeler takeover
Solar energy contracts awarded in Brazil
ABB wins power orders worth $60 million in Saudi Arabia
Israel's first pumped storage power station
RWE reduces wind farm capacity
UK starts up £8m nuclear research programme
Pension fund sells Tepco stake
Contract signed for USA's first commercial offshore wind farm
New company set up to handle Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning
MHI to install power island for DS Power's Osan plant
Statkraft, Norfund restructure SN Power deal
SITA UK signs 30-year waste to energy contract
December 2013
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UK acts to encourage investment in power generation
TEPCO to decommission Fukushima 5 and 6
Areva-Siemens to cut staff at Olkiluoto 3 site
Fortum sells Finnish grid assets
Very Long Blade Project moves to prototype phase
Mainstream aims for capital access
Enel Green Power builds 100 MW in Mexico
Ex-Im Bank approves $45 m export finance
French court orders dismantling of two wind farms
UK parliament votes on coal firing future
White Rose CCS awarded funding
IRENA launches cost analysis portal
European parliament approves backloading
Global steam turbine market set for steady growth
Areva signs new agreements with its Chinese partners
Brussels to investigate UK nuclear aid
Nuclear generation fell 5% in 2012
UK subsidy shake-up boosts offshore wind
Energy experts call for major rethink of GB power grid
Horizon signs agreements for Wylfa Newydd nuke
Enel Green Power wins in Chile tender
November 2013
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EU carbon policy 'needs new oversight organisation'
ITER needs to make an "immediate plan" to address delays
First offshore installation of Alstom's Haliade 150
Suzlon Group launches new offshore turbine
Belarus starts construction of its first nuclear plant
ABB to supply transformers for cloud computing centre in China
Some Fukushima residents 'may never return home'
The MPS innovation awards: recognising the best in power generation technology
Canada and Kazakhstan agreement on nuclear co-operation
CCS key to combating climate change, say ministers
E.ON sells majority stake in Rödsand II
Renewables and efficiency key to emissions gap
Consent for UK's largest offshore wind demo site
Siemens to supply 20 industrial GTs in Thailand
ABB opens two new manufacturing plants in India
Oyster 800 steps up power production
Six die at Eskom construction site
European Commission warns on subsidies
Basemat at Summer 3 nuclear plant completed
£5 m funding for storage innovation
First trial of carbon fibre OH line
UK announces offshore wind and energy storage investments
Consultation starts on new giant wind farm
Chevron inks shale gas deal with Ukraine
Alstom accelerates cost saving programme
US treasury issues new guidelines on coal plant funding
US consortium is seeking to buy PBMR company
Storage system for Californian Science Center
EBRI enhances bioenergy research activity
October 2013
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California adopts energy storage targets
Doosan and ADF join forces for Gardanne biomass project
Global power transformer market to exceed $19 bn by 2020
Renewables sector growing fast in South Africa
Iberdrola Ingeniería to build Kenya wind farm
Enel and Huaneng strengthen clean coal co-operation
6 MW Siemens WTG installed at SSE in the UK
184 MW Arun peaking plant will stabilize Indonesian grid
UK closes nuclear deal with EDF
Accenture and Siemens form joint venture
UK government gives go ahead to Chinese nuke companies
CG inaugurates 1600 kV UHV research centre
EPA rules face legal challenge
Greenpeace launches legal block to UK fracking
German grid companies increase green surcharge
Asia-Pacific must embrace cross-border exchanges, says ADB
Statoil pulls out of Maine Hywind project
Fracking firms demand compensation
Galán calls for clear and stable energy policy
Construction of Javanese supercritical coal plant delayed
Myanmar planning first wind farms
REpower installs its 5000th WTG
India prepares for shale gas drilling
Plans for new geothermal plant in Indonesia
Alstom and GDF Suez team up for tidal projects
Vestas and Mitsubishi seal offshore JV
Tanzania poised for renewables shift
Last EVAP D module delivered to Sellafield
Ikea, Hanergy start PV partnership
September 2013
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DNV GL merger approved by competition authorities
Ten-year wait predicted for carbon price rebound
Severn Barrage tidal project rejected
World record solar cell efficiency reported
DoE proposes new approach for Hanford nuclear cleanup
Ivanpah solar station reaches 'first sync' milestone
Estonian policies halve greenhouse gas emissions
Abengoa selected for Uruguay wind farm
Vestas order has potential for 610 MW supply chain
FW to develop design for major energy projects in Peru
Billions in smart grid investment 'under threat' - Frost & Sullivan
ABB commissions Thornton Bank connection
NRC approval for advanced logic safety system
World Coal Association launches Warsaw Communiqué
Alstom and Scottish Power sign MOU on tidal power
Geothermal market continues to expand
Blue Transmission wins London Array link bid
Plan for world's largest offshore wind farm gets go ahead
USA installs 832 MW of solar PV in Q2 2013
China's new clean air plan will curb coal imports
Planning permission sought for floating wind project
Nordic countries follow US lead on coal financing
Rosatom announces collaboration in UK nuclear new-build
Global market for solar PV modules to stabilise by 2020
Tepco reports higher dose measurements at Fukushima site
GE and XD Electric launch global T&D partnership
Alstom to supply ECO 122 WTGs for project in Brazil
Samsung's 7MW offshore WTG goes to Narec for on-shore tests
UK government 'should provide more clarity for power sector beyond 2020'
Offshore wind costs could be cut by one-third
More H-class GTs going to the USA
China's coal plant plans could stretch water resources
ADB to finance Indonesia-Malaysia power link
EIB backs renewable energy in Central America
Siemens to supply direct-drive WTGs to France
Alstom and Lappeenranta university announce co-operation agreement
August 2013
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Mitsubishi buys into solar plants in France
E.On starts work on onshore base for Amrumbank
Bloom Energy starts fuel cell leasing scheme
Voith's largest unit enters service in China
Incentives are boosting solar in Japan
DoE backs university turbine research
Vestas starts up 20 MW test bench
E.ON warns of more plant closures
UK smart meter preferred bidders announced
US DoE reports new records for wind energy
Site preparation starts at Apas Kiri
Vestas wins orders for Eastern Cape projects
EGCO expands Australian portfolio
Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm enters operation as the world's second largest
Prysmian and Terna implement first HV grid with eco-sustainable cable
Pioneering European project produces first algae crops for bioenergy
Duke Energy cancels Levy County EPC contract
Rolls-Royce joins NuScale venture
GA applies to DoE for small reactor funding
ABB wins $32 million order to power Africa's biggest copper mine
Nexans to provide power umbilical for Julia project in Gulf of Mexico
EDF to exit US nuclear business
EU-China PV trade settlement endorsed by the European Commission
UK to invest £66 million in expansion of offshore wind business
AP1000 takes 'significant step' in Canadian market
July 2013
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EU-China PV talks 'are stalled'
£250 m Blyth biomass power plant gets the go-ahead
GE's superconducting generator takes a long step forward
Marubeni to build $2 billion coal plant in Indonesia
Bulgaria's power distributors face bankruptcy
China's SCADA market to hit $20 billion by 2020
Coal accounted for 39% of UK electricity production in 2012
Star Group completes first phase of Ukraine's largest solar plant
Alstom wins La Romaine hydro project
Draft of UK energy plan published
Offshore wind set for €15 billion annual investment
Germany rebuffs nuclear subsidy speculation
Cryogenic energy storage grant for Birmingham University
Malzenice CCGT to be mothballed
Early switch for carbon trading in Australia
PINAI fund finances Philippine wind project
Ireland-France interconnector - feasibility study
Japanese nuclear operators apply for restart
High efficiency inductive ev charger developed
Africa's largest gas power plant inaugurated
E.On inaugurates world's largest offshore wind farm
Co-operation deal could diversify EU gas sources
Aquamarine Power releases Oyster performance data
EWEA sounds warning on regulatory issues
UK government offers loan guarantee for Hinkley Point C nuke
Tilbury biomass development stalls
Tidal lagoon project takes major step forward
India's PFBR is 'in advanced stages' of construction
Industry responds to 2030 climate consultation
June 2013
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Sinovel indicted in the USA for stealing AMSC trade secrets
Obama throws down the gauntlet on climate change
Construction starts at the ITER complex
DNV KEMA publishes standard for floating WTGs
RusHydro and Alstom cement their hydro joint venture
Natural gas demand growth set to slow
OPT prepares for Australian sea bed survey
Dong divests wind and hydro businesses
Carbon trading scheme launched in China
High levels of tritium found in groundwater near Fukushima Daiichi seawall
G8 under pressure over fossil fuel subsidies
Commission proposes nuclear review law
Siemens delivers Knapsack II ahead of schedule
Statkraft to build hydro plants in Albania
Danish pension funds invests in US offshore wind project
MHI and Hitachi finalise integration of their power businesses
IEA attempts to keep climate goals alive
MPs pour cold water on latest Severn barrage scheme
Edwardsport starts commercial operation
US report on global shale gas resources
Centrica acquires shale gas interest
Iberdrola joins sustainable energy partnership
Lockheed Martin to develop protection systems for Chinese reactors
Rosatom ready to build nuclear power plants in Brazil
Siemens develops new steam turbine for geothermal power plants
GE to build large nacelle testing facility in UK
Commission imposes solar tariffs
GDF Suez enters South African market
Construction milestone reached at Vogtle 3
'Energy for all' benchmark published
Hitachi-GE and AREVA team up to supply venting systems for Japanese BWRs
New Dogger Bank wind zone contract
May 2013
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EDF Energies Nouvelles and wpd offshore team up
First concrete poured at UAE's Barakah 2
Nexans to supply EHV link for Coca Codo Sinclair hydro
504 MW Galloper wind farm consented
World's largest wave farm consented
E.ON lays groundwork for Amrumbank West
IAEA reviews Tepco's Fukushima road map
UK public backs government subsidy for new nuclear build
Grand Inga project to be launched in 2015
EU Energy companies call for new energy policy
European power supplies 'at risk'
Dong installs West Duddon substation
National Grid and Statnett proceed to next stage in UK-Norway link
DECC report outlines huge renewables potential of Scottish Islands
Chinese firms face PV tariffs in Europe
'Innovation could unlock investment' - Eurelectric
Zambia plant awards O&M contract
Alstom to renovate the Kaprun Hauptstufe hydro plant
ABB wins Dungeness B upgrade contract
UK shale gas prospects called into question
SSE to reinforce grid for renewables
'Europe can save € 45 billion in renewables development' - Siemens
Prysmian to install subsea power cables for Exxon
Atmospheric carbon dioxide reaches 400 ppm 'for the first time in 4 million years'
Russia will spend USD 31 billion on nuclear development
Iberdrola and Gamesa sign deal for Mexico wind farm
Power blackout hits Philippines
LNG plant to host energy storage innovation
Nuke feasibility studies at Finland's Pyhäjoki site
Iberdrola consortium to build 96 MW PV plant in S. Africa
Duke Energy suspends Harris project
Czech solar power support 'is robbery'
Plant power is being harvested in Georgia
Irsching 4 and 5 shutdown averted
Indian renewable projects win ADB support
Vestas marks offshore milestone
Alstom to supply 2x800 MW boilers to Gadarwara super thermal power plant
Nexans cables to reinforce Beijing's intra-city HV network
Verizon opts for fuel cells and solar
April 2013
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IFPEN to study hydrogen mining potential
EnBW under investigation in Germany and France
Uruguay to begin Brazil power imports in 2014
Japan's government relaxes its stance on new coal firing
Gamesa secures Brazil wind turbine contract
Turkish company wins contract to build hydro plant in Uganda
RWE commissions its sixth Polish wind farm
ABB to supply components for the Xiluodu-Zhexi link
Enel wins green power project in Chile
'Progress towards clean energy has stalled' - IEA
Global wind power growth sets new records
EPA proposal to reduce levels of toxic discharge into water courses
Toshiba and SunEdison to collaborate on solar build
Japan's nuclear watchdog approves stricter safety standards
AEM to supply Ostrovets reactors
Collapse of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme
A blueprint for green hydrogen production from plants
First 'smart' low-voltage breaker
Alstom's tidal turbine passes 1 MW mark
Another German gas-fired plant to close
Nuclear co-operation between Canada and India comes closer
Workers scramble to cope with leaks in Fukushima tanks
Mundra 4 GW UMPP fully on line
E.ON increases its stake in MPX to 36.1 %
First Solar acquires Solar Gen 2
GE makes energy storage first sale in Europe
Hitachi and Tepco in T&D joint venture
March 2013
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Adventurous rat sabotages cooling system at Fukushima
EC to consult on NER300 second round
Cornwall announces £2m marine energy fund
Voith to form joint venture with RusHydro
Record breaking day for UK wind power
UK's favoured carbon capture bids announced
Alstom enters Canada's wind market
Panasonic is testing 'power from heat' tubes
UAE inaugurates world's largest CSP solar plant
Kentish Flats extension permitted
MHI ships 13 diesel generators to Myanmar
Largest biomass plant inaugurated
Japanese public increasingly opposed to nuclear
Power to the world's most elevated airport
Advanced nacelle test facility
Wärtsilä to set up manufacturing plant in Brazil
Hinkley Point wins planning approval
First concrete poured at Vogtle and V C Summer
GE launches 'critical power' business
Ivanpah solar achieves "first flux"
Siemens wins wind power order from Japan
E.ON may close down Irsching 5
Shanghai MHI Engine JV begins operations
Germany prepares fracking regulations
£2.3 million shared for UK offshore wind development
Seven killed at site of geothermal plant
Uruguay plans solar development
Drax to get new turbine upgrade
February 2013
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Investigative drilling starts at Fukushima site
ETI awards energy system design contracts
Dong Energy divests Polish wind business
European Committee supports backloading
Chevron bets on Australian shale gas
Australia investigates gas-solar hybrid plant prospects
World PV capacity passes 100 GW mark
Dong to sell large stake in London Array
Romania, Lithuania give go-ahead for shale gas exploration
European wind industry faces challenges in 2013
January 2013
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139 MW Campo Verde solar under way
Alstom to supply hydro equipment for Grand Renaissance dam
12% of UK electricity now from renewables - it's official
Agreement reached on sale of E.ON Energy from Waste
New Zealand upgrades north-south link
Nuclear is Europe's best bet for meeting climate targets, says new report
December 2012
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MHI to acquire Pratt & Whitney Power Systems
New UK fracking controls announced
Wärtsilä to supply Mozambique's largest gas fuelled plant
Europe’s largest onshore wind farm enters service
Seismic fault is preventing restart of Tsuruga NPP
Consortium plans pumped storage upgrade
FITs brighten Asian solar outlook
Statkraft starts Berry Burn construction
SNC-Lavalin consortium wins Poland contract
Flamanville 3 costs rise steeply – again
Life extension planned for Hinkley B and Hunterston B nuclear plants
MHI wins Chile coal firing contract
Fatal accident at Vestas WTG site
Asset swap broadens E.ON’s outlook
Mitsubishi takes stake in Chilean power project
Hydrogen 'can support low-carbon transition'
November 2012
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GE is working on 'revolutionary' wind turbine blade
UK's new energy bill – 'to power low-carbon economic growth'
MHI and Hitachi to create powerful new joint company
Wind power to ease India’s energy security problems
UAE nuclear build 'ahead of schedule'
Thanh Hoa's hydro plant to go ahead
Permit for 7.8GW São Luiz do Tapajós hydro blocked
UK's ONR grants nuclear licence for Hinkley C
Storage system to be installed in Orkney Islands grid
World’s first 'real' island smart grid
Garabí-Panambí hydro study slated for 2013
Brazil's nuclear industry reboots
Mexico's first wave power generator to be launched
European Commission announces ETS fix
IRENA reports on renewable costs
Fluor loses Gabbard legal battle
B&W wins US DOE funding for small modular reactor development
French government authorises ITER construction
Grant for installation of largest fuel cell to date
Passive safety systems to be installed at Krško
EU grant awarded for fuel cell installation
Gassnova and Statoil award Mongstad CCS continuation contracts
China's CCS capability to be assessed by World Bank
BHI places supercritical order for Buk-Pyeong
Australia prepares for “unparalleled” renewables investment
Mainstream reaches S Africa agreements
IEA predicts shift in global energy sources
Alstom Grid inaugurates the first 1200 kV disconnector
Hitachi to acquire Horizon Nuclear Power
ABB develops practical DC circuit breaker for grid power levels
Largest fuel cell contract to date
EPPSA calls for action on IP abuses
Laos ready to build Xayaburi hydro plant
Finnish company buys first Vestas V126-3.0
UK inaugurates offshore wind innovation competition
Gas and renewable energy Coalition forged
Wärtsilä to supply major dual-fuel plant in Mauritania
Siemens wins engineering and supply order for Venezuelan PP
Navetas and Texas Instruments in Smart technology deal
'Biomass can make major contribution' – Deloitte report
EU backed 2Co CCS scheme fails to win UK funding
London Array generates first power
October 2012
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Alstom increases its shareholding in BrightSource Energy to over 20%
Siemens looks to sell its solar business
Statoil and Statkraft team up for UK offshore wind venture
Globeleq to carry out Azito expansion
First Solar wins Dubai solar park deal
Hanwha completes Q-cells takeover
UK launches energy storage funding programme
New consortium to bid for UK nuke decommissioning
Ukraine’s energy infrastructure needs reform and investment – IEA
US sets aside land for solar development
Rabobank predicts slowdown in renewables investment
Vestas to cut a further 1400 jobs
Alstom to set up wind tower factory in Brazil
New poll shows support for nuclear energy is still low
Toshiba to take on Shaw’s stake in Westinghouse
Chilean power project approved
UK has 100+ GW marine energy potential
Fingrid, Elering start Estlink 2 cable laying
Solyndra seeks compensation from Chinese firms
SGS acquires radiation testing specialist ARS
Shell's Alberta CCS project to go ahead
DTEK commissions Ukraine's first wind farm
World’s largest tri-fuel power plant ordered
National Grid to drill offshore CCS site
Successful JET experiment lays the ground for advances at ITER
Aeroderivative upgrade from Rolls-Royce
European NPP stress tests reveal deficiencies
Agreements signed for further wind farm construction in Brazil
EU reaches 100 GW wind power milestone
UK opposition party wants to scrap regulator Ofgem
Morocco awards Ourzazate contract
India announces utility debt plan
APEM aims for US offshore sector
US firms at ‘serious competitive disadvantage’ in global nuclear energy market
ADB targets green projects in China
Construction of Japan’s Ohma nuclear power station set to resume
September 2012
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100th TM2500 rolls off the line
Dongbu ultra-supercritical signs contract for turbogenerator sets
F&S reports growth in service market
Bruce 1 re-starts after fifteen years
GLE wins licence for laser enrichment facility
Alstom to acquire Tidal Generation Ltd
Dong sells Walney 2 transmission assets
Statkraft OKs two new wind farms
Nigeria announces privatisation winners
Japan aims at zero nuclear build by 2030s
France commits to nuke reduction programme
DNV KEMA joins the Energy & Utilities Alliance
SSE’s Clyde wind farm officially opened
"Unprecedented" boom in MENA region
MEPs call for robust fracking rules
Commission urges action on energy networks
RWE closes 3 GW of UK capacity and opens new 2 GW plant
Survey says the world is in favour of wind energy
World's first integrated CCS plant starts operations
Alstom to supply 68 wind turbines to Casa dos Ventos
Westinghouse and Hutní montáže announce co-operation agreement
MoU signed for 5GW Ireland-UK transmission system study
RWE and EPS agree strategic collaboration
Island leaders call for action
California tests auction system
Mainstream boosts its financing
Nexans acquires Shandong Yanggu joint venture
Democrats go into neutral on climate change
Magnox contract goes to Costain and Balfour Beatty
NRC blocks 'foreign owned' NPP application
Unison Networks embarks on smart grid project
ETI investigates hydrogen storage
Chinese solar firms face EU investigation
REpower signs contract for Australian wind farm project
Hitachi unit plans to export solar-powered desal plants
Japan's METI to support installation of large-scale storage batteries
NRC finalises post-Fukushima guidance
Romania pushes back full grid connection to 2016
Alstom and Toshiba sign 'smart grid' MOU
Brazil debates biomass obligation
UK's first offshore wind Round Three project enters planning
August 2012
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Exelon scraps Texas reactor project
Neurath F & G lignite units inaugurated – with a special demonstration of speed
ABB awarded Texas grid support contract
Kozloduy extension – feasibility study contract awarded
Wärtsilä wins 53 MW mining power contract
Power-to-gas pilot plant starts to take shape
Construction of Belo Monte resumes
Appellate court strikes down EPA's new air pollution Rule
Tepco revises official Fukushima-Daiichi report
OL3 cooling plant fill completed
AREVA wins UAE enriched uranium contract
First major MATS-connected contract award
EMEC to support development of S Korean marine energy
Aviva buys into roof solar market
OPT awarded first FERC licence
Tilbury to be back on line in August
Hudson Energy to enter UK market
Commission gives Hinkley Point its approval
Siemens and Morgan Sindall sign infrastructure MoU
DNV KEMA to develop power-testing labs in Brazil
Dong acquires three German offshore wind projects
Ukraine to privatise four largest gas power plants
Mitsui and Tokio Marine to build 20 solar plants
Getting Vasilikos back on line
UK government encourages biomass conversion ... and gas
Indian blackouts: inter-regional links to blame?
July 2012
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Funding for virtual power plants in the UK
Areva acquires biocoal technology
Alstom wins contracts to reinforce Kurdistan network
'UK should spend £22 billion on grid' – Regulator
Akermin moves towards carbon capture field tests
MAN Diesel sells its first combined cycle plant in Africa
Siemens to supply three more H-class GTs to South Korea
Gamesa to cut US workforce by 165
OL3 will not be finished before 2015
Rosatom and Areva in new nuclear co-operation
Dong-Siemens deal for bulk supply of 6 MW wind turbines
Brazil starts up prototype wave energy converter
Wärtsilä wins its largest single power plant order to date
Tepco installs cooling plant at Fukushima
NPT to double capacity of its transmission backbone
OPT and Lockheed to develop wave energy project in Australia
ABB develops million-volt plus DC converter transformer
UK tops energy efficiency ratings
Duke and Progress complete merger
Judgment on OL3 dispute handed down
IEA reports acceleration in renewable energy growth
Sale of MW Power to Metso approved
Habia Cable secures new nuclear contract in Korea
First Medupi boiler passes pressure test
MHI tests technology for Mongstad bid
IEA applauds Swiss energy reforms
Indonesia's PLN orders dual fuel plant
Queensland withdraws support for Solar Dawn
Vestas wins Northwind offshore order
US grants to boost clean energy in Africa
Irish wind park to solve UK supply problems
The Zayed Future Energy Prize – entries invited
LED lighting trial shows enormous energy savings
Enel commissions PV plants in Greece
Portuguese project pioneers floating turbine development
GE targets shale gas water treatment
June 2012
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ITER fusion project is falling behind schedule
Mellach combined cycle CHP plant opens
Norway, Germany and UK agreement on new HVDC links
Vestas scraps Sheerness production plans
Japan approves renewable incentives
EU efficiency targets watered down
Iberdrola starts Wikinger engineering phase
Fukushima slowed nuclear growth by 10% says NEA
Siemens can return to nuclear industry in 2012 – EC ruling
Fukushima surveys find radiation and more leaked water
Only competition can secure a sustainable energy future
ABB completes its first IEC 61850-9-2 compliant substation
Honeywell forms Smart Grid Solutions unit
Germany 'does not need new coal fired power plants'
Datang Power to invest in IGCC project
Korean government to spend $318 m on renewables R&D
Abengoa to build 200 MW California PV plant
Bank of America pledges environmental finance
Offshore wind industry targets 30 per cent cost reduction
State Grid Corporation buys Brazil assets
US EPR design certification re-scheduled for 2014
Taishan 1 reactor vessel installed
Vestas releases high-wind V112-3.0 MW turbine
AMSC acquires fundamental HTS patent
Robot investigation of Fukushima units 1 and 3 gets under way
Japan plans to step up marine energy development
Small islands' renewable potential is 1.62 GW – report
Chile to launch four NCRE tenders before year-end
Wärtsilä sells its share in the MW Power joint venture to Metso
Jiangsu Rudong offshore wind power comes online
Striking new electricity market reform in the UK
ABB to acquire Tropos Networks
Germany sets solar world record
MHI to develop fuel cell triple combined cycle system
May 2012
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Alstom awarded three major Canadian hydro projects
Companies invited to trade on new UK-Ireland link
Talin upgrade contracts awarded
Enel starts up two green energy plants
South Africa awards wind, solar concessions
UK government publishes electricity reforms bill
Moventas wins €80m Areva gearing supply contract
GE and XD Electric form T&D partnership
Sembcorp acquires wind power assets in China
Oil price still a serious obstacle to global recovery says IEA
GE and Shenhua start clean coal JV in China
Strong interest in UK CCS competition
E.On sells gas transmission company
EDF Luminus commissions Trent turbines
NY state's largest biomass plant starts up
Wales’ largest onshore wind farm given consent
Saudi Arabia ‘should aim for 41 GW solar by 2032’
'Solar power is at the crossroads' – EPIA report
Shoaiba III completed ahead of schedule
Korea passes carbon pricing legislation
HECA project resumes permitting process
Gamesa selects Europe for offshore prototype
GE, CH2M and UGL to provide power for $34 billion Ichthys project
Government agrees $12.5 billion Tepco bail-out
KDM Energia boosts landfill gas operations in Chile
UK – Denmark interconnector proposed
Australian government awards funding for CETO wave project
Rurelec acquires Peruvian hydro project
Decontamination of Fukushima D&D centre begins
Alstom wins Castaic hydro rehab contract
April 2012
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NWP partnership selected for US waste repository management
DNV KEMA establishes Beijing HQ
Q.CELLS completes Europe’s largest solar project
Two RR Trents start up in Northern Territory
Westinghouse signs up Ameren for 'small reactor' bid
£60 million fund to boost international CCS efforts
Enel plans solar polygeneration plant
TVO starts Olkiluoto 4 bidding
GE 4MW offshore WTG passes its first test
GE's workhorse WTG achieves landmark sales
ABB to invest $50 million in its manufacturing base in India
ABB to develop 1200 kV circuit breaker for India's grid
UK-Iceland link under discussion
China's PCC wins USD 2.4 billion power project in India
Public Electricity of Yemen opens tender for major transmission line project
Enel plans solar polygeneration plant
Dong to test offshore WTGs in UK
Favourable report on fracking published in UK
China is still world wind power leader
Bemco is frontrunner to build Saudi power plant
Sinopec wins Kenya geothermal project
Secretary Chu announces $30 m for storage R&D
Major order for Voith in Turkey
FACTS to boost Texas transmission
Apple filing reveals fuel cell plans
EDF wins offshore wind concessions
RWE Innogy receives Nordsee 1 permit
China cuts renewables to push nuclear, hydro
Q-Cells, Solar Trust file for bankruptcy
Mongolia prepares for its first wind farm
Commissioning of Callide oxyfiring project starts
Denmark legislates 100% green energy agenda
TVO selects GEH for OL4 bidding
EPA's new carbon dioxide standard "may prohibit new coal plant build"
Viking Energy's Shetland wind farm consented
Stadtwerke München and Siemens start up virtual power plant
New UK CCS competition launched
Siemen to supply its H class to Ansan
UK nuclear third party liabilities to be increased sevenfold
ABB wins $70 m substation order for Saudi Arabia
Suzlon and CGN Wind Energy to develop 800 MW of projects
Bidding process begins for Olkiluoto 4
March 2012
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Bulgaria abandons Belene nuke project
RWE and E.ON pull out of UK nuclear build
Gamesa to invest £125m in UK wind
UK government loses final FiT appeal
Siemens installs storage pilot in Italy
Centrica and DONG Energy establish joint venture to develop wind farms
Alstom inaugurates world's largest WTG for offshore use
EGP commissions Guatemala power plant
Nine bids submitted for climate technology centre
US heightens solar trade war with new tariff
Canada's regulator publishes post-Fukushima 'to do' list
China to invest in Nepal's biggest hydro project
Siemens wins Diamantina power island contract
El Carpio CSP plants come on line
UK hopes to encourage CCS innovation with new scheme
Seabed sealing work at Fukushima is started
Vestas boosts its Latin American business
Scotland sets out decarbonisation plan
Desertec promotes Asian supergrid
'Sustainia' initiative launched in Geneva
European Parliament wants action to increase carbon price
Alstom launches GT13E2 upgrade
ABB forms JV in offshore wind power integration
ABB wins power contract in Iraq
E.On confirms Kingsnorth closure
Masdar to build the Seychelles' first wind farm
Wärtsilä signs Brazil O&M contract
UK re-assessment of offshore wind costs
Fukushima unit 2 undergoes survey by robot
Legal challenge to US clean air rules
Pan-European grid would cost '1% of consumers' electricity bill'
Green light for new company DNV KEMA
Honduras inaugurates 100 MW wind farm
February 2012
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Biomass fuel fire at Tilbury power station
Bahrain scraps nuclear power plan
India looks to 63 GW nuclear capacity by 2032
Mitsubishi takes stake in large Mexican wind project
Iran and Pakistan to launch USD 718 m power line project
New plan to stabilise seabed at Fukushima's port
UK government appeals FiT ruling
IEA praises Danish long-term vision
UK needs ‘visionary’ approach to marine energy
Mainstream, Goldwind secure second Chile deal
Crescent Dunes CSP reaches construction milestone
Saft to supply to NYC smart grid project
Turkey turns to coal and nuclear power
Siemens acquires Marine Current Turbines
New UK interconnector will create HV record
CarbonNet awarded A$100m funding for CCS project
Consent granted for Oyster wave array
E.On warns of delayed grid connections
Fukushima unit 2 temperature ‘rise’ may have been caused by faulty equipment
Siemens wins USD 1 bn Saudi power order
Licence approval for new Vogtle nuclear units
Davey appointed as UK energy minister
Tepco starts surface dust clearance operations
Sinohydro awards Itezhi-Tezhi equipment contract
CASE study examines solar trade tariffs
Foster Wheeler to lead Don Valley CCS development
Co-operation will enhance Slovak security
Renewables continue strong growth
Bracknell pilot shows automated demand response can cut peak energy use
European cogeneration market to pick up by 2018
Smart grid energy reduction project in the UK
Rosatom–Alstom JV will supply turbine island for Baltic NPP
New report says US nuke waste policy "has completely broken down”
Cat and Energyst agreement on power projects
Gazprom and Renova confirm merger of power assets
Tûranor completes its solar voyage
Power sector to grow at fast pace in GCC
January 2012
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ABB sets new power cable record in New York Harbour
Green groups challenge UK nuclear subsidies
Areva inaugurates energy storage platform in Corsica
New partner for Drax CCS scheme
Ampacity superconductor cable project gets under way
Pakistan plans 1500 MW of wind generation
Sri Lanka to establish 500 MW coal power plant in its Eastern province
Japanese manufacturers developing cheaper solar materials
Bangladesh to tender for four more coal fired plants
UK government loses solar FiT appeal
Fukushima unit 2 residual water level and temperature stabilised
Eletrobras working with EdM on Cesul project
Harbin Electric to start hydro project in Ecuador
Qatar forecast to spend $20bn on power and water to 2022
Tepco to upgrade Chiba plant by 0.5 GW
Stiff opposition expected to Japan's grid deregulation plan
E.On moving into South America
Energy giants battle for French offshore developments
Alstom and SSE plan world’s largest wave farm
Fukushima intake canal cleared
Nexans commissions first superconducting FCL
MHI ships first commercial M501J GT
E.ON's bid for EDP stake rejected
MPX and E.ON to form strategic partnership in S. America
E.ON moves to phase two of Caithness wind farm construction
Wind tower makers enter the trade war
China completes major energy storage project
Iberdrola, Gamesa sign new wind turbine deal
Tepco publishes English language summary of its interim Fukushima investigation
EPA issues final mercury and PM rule
Washington court stays EPA’s cross-state air pollution rule
Iranian consortium to invest USD 571 m in Armenian power industry
Balfour Beatty secures major extension to National Grid agreement
Enel Chile expands with new wind farm
Hydro-Québec awards Robert-Bourassa contract
Dominican Republic doubles the size of its Quisqueya project
BP calls time on its solar activities
December 2011
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Belarus-Russia nuclear agreement ratified
'Wind lens' magnifies turbine output
J-Power Systems, Sumitomo, win largest undersea cable contract
Man-made vault for OPG’s low-level nuclear waste
RusHydro starts up fifth unit in Sayano-Shushenskaya reconstruction
Alstom to build large gas plant in Iraq
UK government could face legal action by Brussels over FIT plans
Cold shutdown declared at Fukushima
Marubeni consortium is lowest bidder for Dubai project
EDF to invest in Polish coal fired plant
MHI wins Nong Saeng CCGT order
'Durban Platform' deal salvaged from climate talks
South Africa starts renewables bidding
ADB and Reliance plan India PV project
Qurayyah power plant project gathers pace
Areva's shares suspended as its profits collapse
Tepco reports desalination leak
Dresser-Rand receives green innovation grant
Jänschwalde CCS project abandoned
EDF, GE to develop first commercial FlexEfficiency CC plant
ABB to invest $400 million in new cable production
UK government finalises new nuclear clean-up framework
Hydro Tasmania places 168 MW wind order
Durban stalemate cause for concern, says IEA
Residual fuel in Fukushima reactors 'is draining away'
First GE 4 MW offshore machine installed
Siemens to build GT production in St. Petersburg
Copper nanoparticle battery a realistic prospect
Saudi Arabia plans first tender for nuclear plant for end-2012
Indonesian government approves nuclear construction plan
Alstom establishes new hydro centre
BrightSource adds storage to SoCalEd deals
November 2011
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EU to provide more funding to decommission Soviet-era reactors
Fukushima core cooling survived earthquake, but not the tsunami - report
Japanese majors in joint ocean power project
Vietnam needs $1 bln per year for power transmission projects
London smart meter trial launched
Vattenfall wants to build ten biomass plants by 2020
SSE plans two low carbon networks
ENW gets funding for distribution initiative
Kozloduy nuclear power plant to upsize by 120 MW
Fukushima – major reports published
Greater Gabbard foundations 'are defective'
S Korea to Invest $9 bn in 2.5 GW offshore wind farm
NTPC plans for 128 GW capacity by 2032
Fingrid, Elering report progress on EstLink 2
Mongstad CCS moves forward with supplier qualification
Energy ‘trilemma’ solutions urgently needed, says WEC
Isle of Wight unveils sustainable ‘greenprint’
Expansion of the first integrated FlexEfficiency plant announced
Decontamination system at Fukushima unit 2 starts up
MHI starts on Fukushima sludge treatment facility
EU plant closures will create wide energy gap – PB report
China's 2050 wind power plan published
Suzlon completes REpower acquisition
Biomass boom could 'worsen climate crisis'
The world close to being locked in to a high carbon energy system, says IEA
Australia passes Clean Energy Act
Enel commissions Portoscuso wind farm
E.ON to investigate gas grid storage
EDF convicted on spying charges
Fukushima units have been air-sealed
Thorpe Marsh may be first UK Flexefficiency application
Alstom plans new WTG factories
Siemens increases stake in Marine Current Turbines
GCC to spend 25 bn on new capacity
New JV aims to generate power from MENA deserts
Alstom to develop UHV technology for China
Vestas and Dong to test new 7 MW turbine
October 2011
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OPT initiative aims to reduce wave energy costs
IFC supports landmark wind project
R-R tidal prototype hits 100 MWh marker
Furukawa buys into the superconducting wire business
Russia, Iceland sign geothermal energy accord
Queensland to build two gas fired power stations
Kerala and Orissa to build 2GW plant
Fuel cells recommended for US military
Saudi Electricity Co finalises $1.44bn power plant deal
Russia signs up to build NPP in Belarus
Siemens re-enters Japan's wind market
UK's tidal map to be precisely modelled
Wärtsilä strengthens its presence in Turkey
Vestas acquires OCAS technology
Cat takeover of MWM agreed by EC
Longannet CCS project cancelled
Globeleq signs power extension deal
Enel unveils mini-windmill prototype
Essar awards CFB contract to Foster Wheeler
Ansaldo Nucleare joins the Cammell Lair/Nuvia alliance
New solar panel factory will be largest in US
Olkiluoto 3 operation may be put back to 2014, says TVO
IKEA to invest heavily in Polish wind power
Kazakhstan 'may build a nuclear power plant in the next 10 years'
WindMade technical standard published
Emergency safety drill carried out at Fukushima
Short course on optimisation of CC plants
India's electrical sector maintains strong growth – but faces challenges
Deepwater submits 1 GW offshore plans
European TSOs warn of inadequate winter margins
Reform of fossil-fuel subsidies recommended by OECD and IEA
Rolls-Royce wins first gas engine order in Poland
Fukushima clean up is gathering pace
Irrawaddy dam project unilaterally suspended
Brazilian court halts Belo Monte construction
Gazprom raided in Commission probe
Spanish CCGT to host CO2 fixing demo
Solar Stirling engine firm folds
September 2011
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Sanmen reactor vessel installed
New Indonesian coal law creates power company problems in India
European energy storage association formed
First superconductor cable energised on Korea's power grid
SSE pulls out of nuke consortium
Alstom launches new 2.7 MW turbine
50 Hz F class GT upgrade from MHI
Centrax jv to develop power barge
RWE seeks new permits for Eemshaven
Westinghouse, Areva to build 44 steam generators for EDF nukes
Tepco predicts cold shutdown at Fukushima units 1, 2 and 3 by year-end
UK report endorses offshore supergrid
Statkraft boosts presence in Turkey
Ocean Power Technologies secures Lockheed support
Vestas doubles Chilean wind capacity
Protesters highlight solar factory fears
Siemens to quit the nuclear power business
German nuclear tax falls at the first challenge
UK may inherit a new gas bonus
Fukushima radiation map published
Saft starts production at new US lithium-ion battery plant
Solar 'will be competitive by 2020'
DOE announces funds for wind, solar
Explosion at French MOX plant Marcoule
GE announces breakthrough in gas turbine flexibility
Tepco outlines plan for defuelling damaged Fukushima units
US solar firm faces FBI investigation
Fukushima Unit 1 cover frame completed
UK organisations join US laser fusion effort
Uruguay biomass tender attracts 96 MW in bids
Belo Monte to be awarded operations license by 2015
Tepco to re-open fossil fired units
Maibara geo project reaches crucial landmark
Helioenergy 1 starts commercial operation
Aquamarine Power secures bank financing
Hot salt water caused leak at Fukushima
Shaw Group to sell Westinghouse stake back to Toshiba
Marubeni buys share of Gunfleet Sands offshore wind
MHI to build three supercrits in Taiwan
NTPC and Indian Railways to build 1.3 GW power plant
Japan's parliament passes Renewable Energy Law
Candu wins $440M Argentina nuke deal
New probe can see materials interactions in nuclear fusion reactors
Tepco denies it failed to respond to tsunami prediction
Fukushima units 1&2 radiation has dropped below legal limits
August 2011
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Flooding of Fukushima turbine halls 'to drop a half metre by mid-September'
Japan’s PM Kan Naoto to resign
Canada to back loans for Labrador hydro project
Green partnership gains strength
Enel wins projects in Brazilian green auction
GDF Suez plans Jirau expansion
Canada proposes coal plant performance standard
Offshore wind farms 'provide haven for fauna'
Iberdrola passes 8000 MW and reinforces its leadership in renewables
So long, solar thermal – Blythe switches to PV
Tepco to test Fukushima spent fuel pool desal system
TVA board authorises completion of Bellefonte 1
Metso, SAC, join forces in Chinese market
Siemens to build two 800 MW CCGTs in Thailand
Chromalloy sets up Korea operation
Siemens gets Smart with Boeing
Ling Ao unit 4 enters commercial operation
AMSC forced to cut jobs and submit new Nasdaq plan
Green Power to build wind farm in northern Japan
Reliance Power to develop 200 MW wind power project in India
Fukushima unit 1 spent fuel pool cooling under control
China Power International looking for 20% stake in Energias de Portugal
Siemens/Power Machines GT accord
Largest offshore HVDC cable contract awarded
China taking action to limit power shortages
Romania plans wind power expansion
Drax gets consent for two large scale biomass plants
E.On to lay off thousands following huge earnings drop
EPA's new emissions rule open for scrutiny
Vattenfall completes 5M installations at Ormonde
First turbine commissioned at Sheringham Shoal
Three Japanese ministers sacked over Fukushima
Eneco plans 49 MW biomass plant
E.On commissions two CCGTs in Russia
Iberdrola and Gamesa end strategic agreement
RWE pulls out of Wavegen's Siadar project
Tepco starts desalination of contaminated water
July 2011
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Nexans to build EHV cable plant in the USA
World’s largest SVC Light installation in Chile
Alstom completes upgrade retrofit of Dunamenti
Siemens to acquire gas and steam component supplier NEM/NES
Mitsui develops specialised crane for wind turbines
ADB aid for Moragolla hydro project
Vietnam approves a 10 year power development plan
Pakistan government ups funding for key gasification project
Ayrshire Power modifies its Hunterston CCS application
Tepco: it will take three years to resolve mid-term Fukushima issues
ABB acquires the Trasfor Group
AMSC to revise its financial statements for Q2 and Q3 of fiscal 2010
Gazprom and RWE to agree on joint European strategy
Arup named lead planning consultant for new UK nuke
Zimbabwe plans $1.3 bn power upgrade
Japanese utilities to share nuclear compensation costs
GDF Suez opens new 405MW CCGT plant in Hungary
Second water treatment system installed at Fukushima
Aquamarine Power unveils latest Oyster
Compensation win over offshore leases
First commercial wave generator inaugurated
GE wins turbine order for Mekong Delta
Widespread outages hit Chicago area
Renova and Gazprom in power business merger
Unit 3 reactor building stable, says Tepco
Australia unveils vision of low carbon future
ABB wins $80 million Itaipu order
Tepco prepares alternative cooling installation at unit 4 spent fuel pool
Plan to burn tsunami wreckage in power stations may be flawed
Commission raises the stakes in power cable cartel investigation
ETI supports offshore test facility
Power plant construction costs rising again
High efficiency solar cell could be integrated in building materials
Philippines may rechannel its nuclear budget
Siemens opens new manufacturing plant in Russia
Atacama plans 50 MW of solar for 2012
NTPC commissions new 660 MW supercrit
Saudi Arabia-Argentina nuclear energy deal
Tepco workers venture to the Fukushima Unit 4 refuelling deck
E.ON secures 6 year jack up vessel charter
June 2011
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Hungary's most eco-friendly power plant opened
Alstom ventures out to sea again
Alstom and Norcem in carbon capture trial
Thornton Bank wind farm celebrates first foundation
Research heavyweights form CCS alliance
Areva and Iberdrola form offshore wind partnership
Elering orders reserve power plants
Scheme to boost solar purchases in the UK
Falbygdens Energi to trial battery storage
Closed-loop cooling starts at Fukushima Daiichi
Japanese government plans wood-burning plants
GE wins its first WTG contract in Australia
Statkraft, Nitto Denko, in osmotic power agreement
Siemens to make precautionary repairs to 54 offshore wind turbines
GE gets smart in Northern Ireland
Marubeni, GDF Suez joining Indonesia geothermal project
Tepco workers enter unit 2 at Fukushima
Water treatment system at Fukushima shut down after only four hours
Tepco starts on weatherproofing Fukushima unit 1
USNRC reviews and discusses its Fukushima response
Siemens starts trial of its first 6 MW WTG
Peru cancels Inambari hydro project
Partners will build Irish Sea wind farm
CCS is cost competitive, says Alstom's Joubert
Saudi firm buys stake in Jordan's largest power generator
Poland, Russia look for nuclear partners
Sinovel unveils its first 6 MW WTG
Nevada projects win DOE backing
Eight Fukushima staff have received radiation overdose
Alstom offers 61% efficiency with upgraded GT26 and KA26
GE has its first FlexEfficiency customer
TEPCO pumps out more water from Fukushima unit 2&3
Germany agrees nuclear phase-out (once again)
Brazil's smart grid will start with Enel meters
Ngatamariki geothermal contracts boost Ormat orders
New world record solar cell efficiency
Canadian Solar increases mono cell efficiency
UK cuts subsidies for large-scale solar
Market factors point to increasingly prominent role for gas
Engine makers raided for cartel evidence
Tepco releases contaminated water tank construction schedule
Wärtsilä and Versa in fuel cell power production deal
GE in 'FlexEfficiency' deal with Harbin
18 firms bidding for Dubai's first private power project
Brazil plans heavy wind farm investment
IAEA mission: Japan underestimated tsunami risk
Despite explosions, Fukushima units 1 & 4 buildings 'are stable'
New water circulation systems for Fukushima Daiichi
May 2011
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MAN Diesel & Turbo investigating sales irregularities
Renewable energy can exceed global demand – UN report
Poland will attempt to sell Enea stake this year
Belenergo to sign credit agreement with China for hydro build
Tepco reports limited damage at Fukushima units 2 and 3
GE aims for 61% efficiency combined with record flexibility
Tepco completes Fukushima Daiini emergency plan
ABB commissions dynamic energy storage system in UK
To 60% CCGT efficiency and beyond
Sener research predicts sizeable CSP cost cuts
China's drought is causing drinking water and power shortages
Offshore developers start up porpoise protection initiative
Ecuador adopts feed-in tariffs
Italian court cancels Enel clean coal conversion
E.On commissions CCGT in Slovakia
Vestas plans UK manufacturing facility
Focus of the Fukushima unit 1 plan is switched away from flooding
Tepco confirms Fukushima unit 1 core melted, but remains in reactor vessel
Radioactive leak at Fukuchima Daiichi found and plugged
B&W signs supercrit MOM with Toshiba
ENTSO-E launches public consultation on EU transmission roadmap
Qatar cancels plans to build power plants in Syria
Mainstream aiming at 2013 start for Ckani wind farm
Russia – Turkey nuclear pact is signed
Bangladesh sets up coal power company
Banks back Spanish Fresnel solar project
Fukushima unit 1 airlock opened
Tepco begins flooding Fukushima unit 1
Tepco starts on Fukushima site works
Fukushima fall out may cause dose rates exceeding legal limit
Tepco begins preparations for Fukushima unit 1 stabilisation
Nanosolar set to deliver 1 GW to Europe
Malaysia set for renewables feed-in tariff
Belo Monte gets $1.5 billion investment boost
April 2011
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Germany explores a new kind of power train
Core damage at Fukushima less than believed – Tepco re-analysis
Dust containment spraying begins at Fukushima
EIA forecasts continuing growth in US CO2 emissions
9E GT to be indonesian workhorse
NEC, Enel, to collaborate on smart grids
Egypt's ambitious wind energy programme gets under way
Temperature rises at Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 spent fuel pond
Tepco estimates extent of contamination from unit 2 trench leak
Siemens breaks through the 60% CCGT efficiency barrier
World’s largest fuel cell power plant
Six months (at least) to get control of Fukushima Daiichi radioactivity
Two major California solar projects win loan guarantee support
Cape Wind plan gets final approvals
Carbon capture technologies 'at a disadvantage'
ADB to finance India's solar industry
France considers shale gas ban
Tepco begins pumping out unit 2 turbine building
New data reveals spread of radiation in waters around Fukushima
Unit 4 Fukushima spent fuel assemblies 'mostly undamaged'
Tauron to convert Tychy coal-fired plant to biomass
OAS attempts to suspend Bel Monte construction
Belarus to build nine hydropower plants by 2020
Russia, Bulgaria to close Belene EPC deal
Fukushima Unit 2 suppression pool to blame for much of leaked radiation, JSC concludes
Aggreko mobilises 200 MW emergency power for Japan
Supergrid is 'not a silver bullet' – Poyry report
New estimates show raised levels of site flooding at Fukushima
NISA raises crisis rating of Fukushima Daiichi to INES 7
Fukushima Daiichi ready for draining
First turbine installed at Ormonde
Nuon postpones gasification at Magnum, again
US-Dutch firm to build largest European zone PV plant
UK government to introduce carbon price floor
Australia and UK lead new global CCS effort
Swiss utility doubles Veytaux storage capacity
GE urges elimination of gas flaring
E.On builds on US renewable plans
Italy awards geothermal concessions
Wind was Spain's main source of electricity in March, says REE
Tepco continuing containment effort at Fukushima
Seawater contamination at Fukushima worsens
TEPCO starts bulk flush-out of low level waste
Leak into sea found at Fukushima-Daiichi site
New tidal energy device for Welsh waters
Hitachi Zosen innovation chosen for Hinwil refurb
Tepco to try sprayed plastic containment at Fukushima
BritNed link 'a major step forward for power grid interconnection'
CEZ Pocerady natural gas project gets under way
March 2011
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Water pumping dominates Fukushima-Daiichi activity
TEPCO told to balance cooling with leak prevention at Fukushima
More radiactivity found in water leakage at Fukushima
High radiation levels prevent recovery action at Fukushima Daiichi site
Russian firm to build hydro plants in Turkey
Scotland mulls over renewables barriers
Iberdrola approves Renovables merger
Daiichi unit 1 containment intact despite high temperature
UK regulator wants to 'break utility stranglehold'
Toshiba mobilises Japan earthquake support team
Reconnection halted temporarily at Fukushima
Power recovery operations continue at stricken nuclear plant
SSE proposal for carbon capture and storage project
TEPCO restarts unit 5 cooling pump at Fukushima
International impact of the Fukushima-Daiichi emergency
Fukushima – water spraying operations continue
Nuclear disaster will shift $200 billion to fossil and renewables
Russia may loan Belarus $6 bn for its first nuclear plant
Japanese government seeks to boost output from fossil plants
NTPC will exceed capacity addition target
ABB buys stake in CSP tech firm
Scottish government gives go-ahead for 10 MW tidal array
GE unveils new offshore wind turbine
Wind industry “back on track”, says GWEC
Fukushima focus shifts to cooling spent fuel
Iberdrola opens 292 MW wind farm
Radiation levels hit new high at Fukushima Daiichi
Fukushima Daiichi situation worsens
Gulf nuclear energy infrastructure institute launched
Nicaragua gets geothermal project loan
Controversial Belo Monte project starts construction
The MPS Fossil Power Innovation awards
Vietnam's largest hydro project gets under way - in Laos
Three Gorges set for final completion by 2015
GE Hitachi gains approval for boiling water reactor
Unconventional gas reserves could transform European energy landscape – new report
UK permits for Willington plant
Florida P&L unveils hybrid solar energy centre
China publishes draft five year plan
Korea to build its largest renewables complex to date
Mitsubishi to buy into Spanish solar project
GE completes acquisition of Lineage Power
Ningdong-Shandong HVDC line passes full power test
Danish government unveils energy independence strategy
Irish Sea "has carbon storage potential"
FutureGen selects CO2 storage site
February 2011
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Record number of Alstom gas plants entered commercial operation in 2010
Research group aims to forecast lifetime of nuclear reactors
India's renewables potential is 68 GW says World Bank
Zambia secures hydro loan from India
SNC-Lavalin to build geothermal plant in New Zealand
Czech Republic rises in PV power league
Weak grid connections stalling China's wind energy growth
Vestas signs up for floating wind turbine project
Babcock wins Magnox and Sellafield contracts
ABB wins $33 million PV orders in Italy
EDF has a good year in France, but declines in USA and UK
RWE to invest Euros900 m in East Europe, Turkey
Global CCS Institute announces Mountaineer funding
Iberdrola announces technology innovation award winners
US energy budget proposal promotes huge shift to clean energy
GE acquires wind turbine tower company
European consortium wins the giant Belo Monte project
GEH and Lockheed sign nuclear deal
Toshiba wins $500 million pumped storage order in US
ABB wins $180 m order for Norway-Denmark link
Ayrshire Power seeks EU funding for CCS
US government launches its offshore wind strategy
UK seeks feed-in-tariff modifications
European Council calls for much faster progress towards single market
Suzlon wins $ 1 billion wind power deal
Advanced hydro storage plants on drawing board in Japan
Babcock hands over at Windscale
GE completes $3 billion acquisition of Dresser
UK-Norway interconnector feasibility is to be studied – again
Fortum opens its second CHP plant in Estonia
SDE plans wave power plant off Kenya
Low carbon transition fuels – private capital will be essential
January 2011
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Reliance Power to make major investment in Indonesia
Russia, Belarus to sign nuclear power deal – finally
$1billion Malampaya investment planned
Jinsha River hydro project approved by NDRC
GE Hitachi signs up Rafako and Stocznia Gdansk in Poland market bid
French consortium is studying feasibility of undersea nuke
Obama courts controversy with clean energy push
French government announces €10 billion in wind tenders
Major investors pull out of Cernavoda
Greece plans €600 million solar park
China to spend heavily on new EHV lines
Venezuela to spend US$5bn on generation by end 2012
China to add 80 GW in thermal power projects this year
Larsen and MHI inaugurate milestone plant at Hazira
Masdar plans wind turbine project and new solar plant
India to build Asia's first commercial tidal power plant
Hu visit boosts US-China energy co-operation
Fingrid, Elering choose EstLink 2 contractors
E.On plans new storage capacity
ABB enters US EV charging market
Emerging economies will lead energy growth, says BP
Constellation completes purchase of five gas fired plants
Edwardsport cost agreement to be renegotiated
AE&E rescue bid filed for approval
Duke Energy–Progress merger will create USA's largest utility
Iberdrola buys wind capacity from Gamesa
Romanian substation order goes to ABB
AES starts landmark energy storage system
Wärtsilä wins Timor-Leste orders
SGCC acquires USD 1 bn of power assets in Brazil
India's Mundra supercrit synchronised
UAE submits plans for nuclear plants
Bahrain wants to join nuclear power club by 2017
First turbine comes on line at Son La dam
December 2010
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Contracts awarded for Maine transmission line
Baltic link contract goes to ABB
MAN Diesel & Turbo presents new generation industrial GT
Turkey's first nuclear power plant to start construction in 2013
Canadian Solar Inc. and SkyPower in solar EPC agreement
AMSC wins "intelligent grid" order from Ergon Energy
Alstom ammonia process selected for CO2 capture plant in Romania
Nexans wins the Malta-Sicily link
Finance for Cheves hydro project secured
US ready to sign nuclear co-operation agreement with Russia
EDF to extend UK AGR life by five years
Breakthrough reported in CO2 capture
Siberian genco to build eight hydro plants in Altai
MHI to support Manitoba's low carbon efforts
MHI begins operational testing of its J turbine
Government proposals will transform the UK power market
Uranium fuel bank to be set up
Bulgarian government proceeds with shutdown of Brikel
Commission proposes new market rules
North Sea grid initiative firms up
For sale: IGCC+CCS project with Section 36 consent, one colourful owner
E.ON sells its Gazprom holding
EdF will sell EnBW holding to German federal state
Alstom forges strategic agreements with Russian energy giants
German nuclear life extension becomes law
Czech Republic confirms PV feed-in amendment
Rosa project capacity to be doubled to 2400 MW
European firms win generation contracts in Peru
GE wins additional Brazilian wind contracts
Construction starts at Markinch
India, France sign nuclear pact
IFC supports China's wind power sector
Germany's solar PV feed-in tariff "not guaranteed after 2012"
Wood group to build Dorad CCGT
Drilling starts at Bavaria's 10 MW geothermal plant
Attempting to generate power from sewage water
Saudi Arabia, Egypt to link their power grids by 2013
Enel has two bidders for Maritsa 3
Sumitomo to invest In French solar power
Major initiative to create a 15 MW offshore wind turbine
November 2010
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Xinjiang has huge plans in the wind
Comparison study of transmission costs launched
Technical problems lead to shutdown of Iran's enrichment programme
.Engineering contracts signed for first CAP1400 reactor
Canada-Italy partnership wins Tunisian contract
ESBI will help establish EU-GCC network
Statkraft to build second Turkish hydro plant
E.On and Bionersis start Asian CDM project
MHI completes verification plant for Li battery production
Siemens claims carbon capture breakthrough
UK looks to long-term gas future
Iberdrola closes sale of US gas firms
EU is behind schedule on renewable energy target
Commission proposes priority corridors for energy infrastructure
Smart energy coalition launched
Kepco and Enel sign low carbon technology pact
Namibia inaugurates Caprivi interconnector
Golden share in EDP ruled illegal
Czech senate limits solar subsidy
EDB to allocate Belarus $2bn in power loans
Rosatom reports increase in revenue and profits
Tapping the power of the Mississippi
Mitsui to buy into Spanish solar power
Current climate agreements are 'inadequate' says IEA
Australia-US initiative should 'drive down solar costs'
Scottish Power and E.On collaborate on wave power
EC offers guidelines on bird protection
European Commission to support CCS with emissions allowances
UK government hopes to revive CCS demonstration programme
The EU grants EUR 150m for Kriegers Flak connection
REpower launches its MM100 in US
Alstom to refurb Najaf power station
Fortum to discontinue Meri-Pori CCS project
Alstom wins contract for 800 MW CCGT plant for KMC
GE Introduces 1 MW solar inverter
Bulgaria to extend its nuke contract with Atomstroyexport
CEZ postpones construction of two new units at Temelin
KEPCO consortium wins 1600 MW power plant order from UAE
Itaipu generator unit 6 to be off-line indefinitely
October 2010
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GEH pushes Generation III+ and IV
Vestas to close European plants
DanTysk: another offshore wind win for Siemens
Ex-Im Bank approves $ 917 million finance guarantee for India's Sasan coal plant
9FAs for India's biggest combined cycle plant
Iberdrola sells Guatemalan assets
Singapore warms to combined cycle
Korean packager for Rolls-Royce gas turbines
Some green issues survive savage cuts in UK spending
Iberdrola plans two US PV plants
Constellation makes offer to keep Calvert Cliffs alive
Enel eyes Russian smart grid investment opportunities
E.On scraps plans for Kingsnorth supercritical plant
UTC throws lifeline to Clipper
UK government backs out of huge tidal barrage scheme
Alstom to supply FGD system for Kusile
Europe’s largest wind turbine test site in operation
Tepco's vision for floating wind turbines in the '20s
CEZ granted 10 year Temelin licence renewal
Siemens wins contract for Ontario wind project
Argentina's first geothermal plant 'to be operational by 2015'
Inter RAO leading contender in sale of Maritsa East 3
Build of new power plant in Samsun gets under way
Siemens to build two CCGT plants in Oman
E.On to build wind farm in Poland
Foster Wheeler to study carbon capture scenarios for CCP
South Africa again facing blackouts
GE to acquire Dresser for $3 billion
GE wind turbines make Polish debut
Alstom signs development MOU with RusHydro
Wärtsilä and Ecospec co-operate on clean power
Japanese consortium closer to Kazakhstan nuke deal
New agreement on fuel cell power stations
Endesa to start El Quimbo hydro plant construction
Site selection process for FutureGen CCS announced
RWE builds its first biomass cogeneration facility in Italy
AMEC wins Longannet CCS contract
EDP says goodbye to 1970s oil-fired power station
Brazil to hold huge hydro auction this year
Eurus to build largest US PV plant to date
CEZ to quit Cernavoda nuke project
September 2010
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GE and Harbin Electric form JV to manufacture in China
Alstom enters the Turkish wind energy market
World's largest gas engine power plant inaugurated
Fortum inaugurates biomass CHP in Poland
Andasol 3 reaches new milestone
Southern Company starts CO2 capture at Georgia power plant
Landmark reached in UK wind supply
Weir engineer receives R-R award
Dedicated maritime operations weather service launched
Alstom wins Whitelees extension order
World's largest offshore wind farm inaugurated
Optimum Coal sues Eskom over Hendrina contract
Solar power to be grafted on to Mejillones coal plant
New superconducting cables ready for installation in Japan's power grid
Lanco Infratech plans CHP plant for Karnataka
Germany's opposition party calls for referendum on nuclear future
South Africa cancels pebble bed reactor funding
California licenses world's largest CSP plant
Ikea boosts its green credentials
Lake Erie wind farm developer named
Battery storage facility for Los Angeles
Human error blamed for Vestas blade failure at Lem
100 MW tidal project proposed for Ireland
UK government withdrawing backing from Severn tidal barrage scheme
RWE places Gwynt y Môr cable order
EU ETS savings will be 'miniscule', warns campaign group
DOE funds marine energy research
Siemens wins first order for Flex-Plant 10 combined cycle plants
NLC planning 2000 MW supercritical in Tamil Nadu
Alstom wins Euros 200 million order for ECO wind turbines
DOE supports US-China collaboration
Oldbury nuclear plant will include low profile cooling towers
Korea places order for first 1000 MW ultra supercritical units
Iberdrola, Enel win in Brazilian auction
Mitsubishi abandons plan to build new coal-fired power plants
Coal India may set up power plants to utilise excess production
Tepco to build 15bn yen wind farm In Norway
Germany proposes 12-year nuke licence extension
CEZ buys Elcho power plant in Poland
Toshiba to build solar plant in Bulgaria
Belarus plans to build new hydropower and wind plants by 2015
Exelon acquires wind developer John Deere
Cisco and Itron join forces to deliver smart grid platform
Cape Wind decision is double-edged, says judge
GE Hitachi and Tata to explore potential reactor designs for India
Platts introduce new indicatior for thermal coal into India
August 2010
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Private Bill could drastically cut onshore wind sites in UK
Babcock and Balfour Beatty jv awarded Sellafield contract
NLC plans power plants for Orissa and Uttar Pradesh
Kalpataru to construct new Nairobi power line
Japanese power utilities to invest 600 bn yen in smart grids
World's largest hydrogen fuel cell is to start commercial trial run
World's largest tidal turbine unveiled
New geothermal plant gets UK government approval
Iberdrola's Brazilian expansion is in the wind
Extension to La Paz, Baja California Sur
CBI warns of further delays in UK permitting
Helioenergy plants 50% complete
OPT buoyed up by Oregon stakeholder agreement
ETI issues RFP on large-scale storage demo
MHI captures Kingsnorth CCS FEED
Hitachi wins first Polish SCR order
DOE backs Hawaiian wind/battery project
Alpha Ventus runs into gearbox turbulence
UK government pressed on new nuclear
Nuclear early work on the horizon
July 2010
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Alstom signs power MOU with Iraq
Alstom to build two CCGTs in India
MHI to license its wind technology in China
First successful test of an HTS cable at 200 kV
Wind will lead renewables in Europe by 2020
Ormat seeks opportunities in Japan
Emerson and KOSEP to collaborate on emerging markets
Doosan and GE strengthen steam turbine agreement
Commission proposes ITER financing plan
Commission approves 100 million Euros boost for EstLink 2
Russia's RusHydro, RUSAL may raise 32 bn rubles for joint project
Vestas to supply 570 MW of wind turbines for Alta WPG
ABB commissions record breaking UHVDC link
Bechtel and B&W form modular reactor alliance
European consortium wins ITER contract
ABB wins its largest ever transmission contract
HelWin1 connection contracts awarded
Lincs to UK grid order for Siemens
EUR500 m contract awarded for BorWin connection
Enel inaugurates Archimede power plant
ABB invests in 'smart grid' firm
Added steam turbine to boost Wilton capacity
Lebanon reveals USD 5 billion power plan
First solar-coal hybrid is operational
Nexans and Prysmian join Transgreen
Skoda awards Mochovce contract
OPG adds twin unit to Chennai plant
Areva plans third 'clean energy' park
Alaska new build contract goes to SNC Lavalin
Hitachi and MHI to consolidate their hydro businesses
AES boosts Northern Ireland assets
Argentina awards 895 MW of renewables contracts
Energy revolution is under way, says IEA
Construction of 'world's largest PV plant' gets under way
Marine energy projects in Scotland receive funding boost
Automation solution should add 20 years to life of Lielahti cogen plant
EU industrial emissions directive approved
US DoE offering billions in loan guarantees for solar investment
Pilot 10 year plan for Europe's grid published
'Carbon at 35 Euros by 2012' – Deutsche Bank analyst
Emerson and KOSEP to collaborate on emerging markets
Ormat seeks opportunities in Japan
RWE awards Nordsee Ost contract
IFC loan boosts Turkey's hydro plans
AMEC wins high temperature geothermal contract
June 2010
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Iberdrola starts up 400 MW wind facility in USA
Foster Wheeler awarded CSP contract
Areva installs Olkiluoto 3 reactor pressure vessel
GE first with two stage turbocharger
Japan delays emissions trading laws
Andritz resumes Ilisu supply contract
Wartsila joins partnership for reduction of gas flaring
Hawaii awards contract for inter-island cable EIS
American Superconductor and HHI expand alliance
Swedish government overturns 30 year old nuclear ban
Revived Akkuyu project gets financing
Areva finalises sale of its T&D division
Wärtsilä to convert Ecuador crude oil plant
Sener awarded DOE contract for CSP development
Australia plans its first 'smart city'
RWE and Voith prepare for marine prototype tests
Olkiluoto 3 fuel loading in 2012
Total and Abengoa to build Shams 1
AES and others looking to buy stake in Maritsa
ABB and Nokia Siemens to test smart grid in Helsinki
China Huaneng in $1.2 billion wind mega deal
Sanyo Electric to supply largest PV system to Italian plant
MHI and Iberdrola in EU-APWR collaboration
First superconducting FCL at a power plant
May 2010
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Areva wins major Abu Dhabi substation order
Siemens wins order for expansion of Abu Dhabi’s power grid
AMSC and Sinovel expand their technology partnership
EFT Group signs deal for landmark European power project
Iberdrola inaugurates Middle East CCGT
Scottish & Southern delays Baglan Bay start
Mitsubishi files antitrust lawsuit against GE
Iberdrola plans new hydro capacity in Brazil
Russia's FGC and Siemens sign co-operation agreement
El Centro, California, to be re-powered
ABB buys software developer Ventyx
Siemens to increase stake in Archimede Solar
Irsching 5 CCGT put into operation
Ottawa getting out of the nuclear business
Controversy over Czech coal plant expansion plan
Japan Wind to build 180 MW wind farm in Thailand
North Vietnam's reactor programme expands to eight
New Stirling engine prototype for waste heat applications
Japan looks to nuke exports to offset CO2 emissions
Tenders issued during March and April 2010
Logica awarded framework for automated meter reading in UK
International Energy Agency endorses global solar potential
UK offshore wind projects get expansion approval
MHI wins supercrit order in India
Australia boosts renewables funding
Dominion selects MHI reactor for North Anna
Sener buys 100 per cent of Ill
ECO2 carbon capture system passes assessment test
EU likely to grant UK’s power plants four-year stay of execution
Halcrow and Mott MacDonald to collaborate on tidal projects
UK's home office electricity bill tops £1 million - for one building
EDF in nuclear partnership with China
AP1000 containment vessel "could release radiation"
ABB wins major substation order in Saudi Arabia
AREVA signs agreement with UK National Grid
Westinghouse AP1000 for Poland
US business group calls for clear climate policies
EDP contract signals wind sector growth
April 2010
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Every billion dollar enterprise needs Friends
Areva and Keppel Verolme get Wetfeet deal
Huge marine energy farm to be built off Scotland
Portugal bottom of wind consent league
Mong Duong III development achieves key milestones
Paiton III expansion gets finance
Globeleq increases its Azito stake
Historic steam turbine goes on show
Wirelesshart is to be first wireless control standard
Wartsila and ABB to develop new emissions technology
OSolar signs a contract with Longyuan for sales of tracking systems
Reykjavik Energy and MHI join forces
Nexans sets new superconducting MV current record
Queensland to explore sites for carbon storage
PG&E seeks licence for wave power project
Russia to build nuclear plants for Bangladesh
Japan’s plan – nine nuclear plants in next ten years
OPT to develop next generation PowerBuoy
A failure of governance, not of the market
Iberdrola boosts rural electrification in Brazil
GDF Suez plans huge biomass plant for Poland
AES expands its European wind portfolio
Carbon market failure caused by recession and over generous credits
Upgraded Skagerrak back at sea
New safety rules may be spurred by West Virginia's mining disaster
$3.7 bn World Bank loan for 4.8 GW Medupi project
MHI to build WTG nacelle manufacturing plant in the USA
EU goes for unprecedented level of electricity and gas infrastructure support
March 2010
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Siemens to build wind turbine production plant in the UK
UK companies announce ten wave and tidal energy schemes
Statkraft to invest heavily in hydro upgrade
Indonesian geothermal investment plan approved
Chile blackouts caused by HV transformer failure
UK government funds clean coal design studies
IBM leads UK electric vehicle impact study
GE in film - it's a thin story
Fluor, B&W team up to sell CO2 capture systems
KEMA and co's Smart Grid micromodel goes live
Marine 'Supergrid' makes some new friends
RWE npower to invest £100m in Little Barford
Wärtsilä and Hitachi Zosen to market fuel cells in Japan
Swedish government plans wind energy expansion
Police start Kleen Energy investigation
Nordsee Ost to get 48 6M turbines
February 2010
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Siemens acquires 10% stake in Marine Current Turbines
GE files wind turbine patent complaint against MHI
Koreans move into the driving seat for fossil power...
Clipper breaks ground at its UK offshore wind factory
Electrabel secures biomass supplies
US administation to provide nuclear loan guarantees
ETI plans new offshore wind turbine test facility
Iberdrola boosts its renewable fleet in Spain
Finland and Estonia sign agreement on new link
Areva T&D bags Power Grid Corp contract
MHI to collaborate on PBMR development
Areva and EDF settle fuel management row
Buggenum modules arrive on site
Eesti Energia orders additional deSOx units
Final major installation contracts signed for London Array
US accelerates development of carbon capture technology
FACTS market under anti-trust scrutiny
Lesedi/Xstrata project tender published
Tenders published in January 2010
Fatal explosion at Connecticut power plant
Siemens-Rosatom goes to arbitration
UK introduces green feed-in tariff scheme
GE chosen to supply embryonic Brazilian windfleet
US Aministation to invest in clean energy, cut fossil fuel subsidies
January 2010
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Zenergy sells its first superconducting FCL
China's XJ Group orders core wind turbine components from AMSC
Krishnan & Associates publishes analysis of the Indian power generation market
International Power completes financing for Thai project
ABB wins UHV transformer order in India
EBRD supports East European wind sector
Sweden's TSO withdraws from Kriegers Flak grid project
Tenders issued during December 2009
Masdar signs carbon trading deal with E.On
Globeleq buys Central American firm
Metso and BHEL to extend technology collaboration
Masdar to research advanced concentrating solar power design
UTC buys huge stake in Clipper
Lauvergeon blames high cost of safety for contract loss
MHI and L&T to supply supercritical plant in India
Spain launches marine energy research initiative
eSolar seals landmark deal in China
UK Round 3 announcements - developers commit to offshore wind plans
China’s first 800 kV HVDC line tested ahead of schedule
Iberdrola Renovables boosts ambitious growth plans in USA
Total inaugurates Lacq CCS site
E.On close to 5 GW divestment target
Europe should look beyond competition
Concrete proposal for CO2: why don't we put it on the road?
Winter weather closes power plants in China
Competition should be the solution, not the problem
December 2009
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CDM board rejects wind projects in China
Copenhagen climate summit ends in disarray
Learning from the Chinese about clean coal ...
EU sets out recovery grant beneficiaries
Climate deal hangs in the balance
Vattenfall and Pelamis sign joint venture in marine development
Nexans wins London Array contract
EIB to provide EUR 300m for construction of BritNed
Nexans, Siemens, to connect London Array to shore
Siemens to provide grid access for London Array
Areva wins order to reinforce South Africa's network
GE wins its largest wind farm contract to date
European funds pledge increases prospects of a Copenhagen deal
EU commits EUR1.5 billion to energy projects
Nine European states sign up for offshore grid
EPA ruling boosts climate change talks
Eskom to get 1.86 billion Euros boost from AfDB
EnerDel enters utility energy storage market
Cambodia awards $5 million EMS contract to SNC-Lavalin
ABB realigns its business units
UK government announces 'Smart' meter rollout
Enel sets sights on US wind market
E.On partners in Spanish solar projects
ABB wins Saudi power station upgrade order
November 2009
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ABB, Fortum plan smart grid for Stockholm
Tenders started for new nuclear plant in The Netherlands
Carbon Trust reveals innovative offshore wind designs
"Short circuit" blamed for Brazil's blackout
New Zealand to uprate its main HVDC link
UK government approves ten nuclear sites, promises fast track permitting
Guatemala to develop hydro potential
Alstom to equip new Ruacana unit
Europe - an energy market to be proud of?
Taking a smarter approach to energy
Can the nuclear market be truly free?
Recession uncovers market failings
SeaGen performance 'better than expected'
RWE signs construction agreement for Denizli
£8 million boost for UK wave energy schemes
Iberdrola completes Brazil's Angra upgrade
New Swiss pumped storage plant
October 2009
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Likely winners of EU CCS project funding now known
Hatfield favourite for EU CCS funding
New uk wind factory to get £4m grant
MHI achieves 3000 hours with SOFC-micro turbine hybrid
US government awards Grand Coulee refurb contract
Shuweihat partners secure $2 billion finance
AMSC boosts its Australian presence
US Army selects Acciona for 500 MW solar project
Vattenfall to site ocean energy project in Irish sea
European and Japanese companies fined over illegal cartel
EC backs six CCS projects in Europe
EC calls for major CC and energy security funding boost
OPT floats a Japanese alliance
Suzlon completes blade retrofit programme
CSLF minister's meeting sets CCS agenda
Sri Lankan officials promise blackout investigation
Kuwait Signs $2.65 billion power station agreement
Pilot CO2 capture plants start up in the USA and Germany
Civil works finish at Olkiluoto, now the civil action can start
Kingsnorth power plant plan put on ice
MHI reaches SOFC hybrid milestone
Vieux Moulin wind farm inaugurated
Statkraft buys into Italian solar projects
Fluor to rebuild fire-damaged ISAB Energy IGCC
RWE npower to build new UK biomass plant
September 2009
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AMEC targets Indian nuclear market
ABB wins order for Chile's first Statcom
GE and Hitachi's new boiling water reactor design submitted to NRC
Jordan awards nuclear site study contract
Deal inked in for giant solar farm in China
GE closes ScanWind acquisition
CCS demos at risk, says Eurelectric
Abengoa to build 300 MW Pemex cogen plant
DNV publishes CO2 pipeline guidelines
AEP to install 4 MW power smoothing battery
Larsen & Toubro bags Gulf orders
Alstom and Dow start pilot CCS facility
Siemens predicts “dynamic growth” for smart grid market
E.On completes Panther Creek wind farm
Skoda acquisition boosts Doosan’s standing
Olkiluoto 3 dome installed but dispute continues
Siemens invests in Avara solar
Florida Public Service Commission under investigation
August 2009
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Siemens acquires a majority holding in two Chinese companies
Progress Energy Carolinas plans to replace coal-fired plant with gas
Areva targets offshore wind sector
Alstom and Andritz win Bhutan contract
Niederaussem CCS plant inaugurated
US experts explore Yucca alternatives
Enel opens hydrogen-fuelled power plant
Alpha ventus supplies first kWh
Shell, National Grid join UK CCS consortium
MGT plans second major UK biomass project
China Huaneng Group and Duke sign MOU
Fatal explosion at RusHydro plant in Siberia
Garrad Hassan becomes part of Germanischer Lloyd
Bruce drops plans for new nuclear plants in Ontario
GE sees Australian opportunity
ABB wins order for world's longest HVDC line
International Power looks set for role in Mmamabula project
First supercritical CFB starts up
July 2009
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Launch of world's largest 'oxycoal' demo project
Areva plans nuclear development in India
Desertec renewables initiative takes big step forward
Alstom wins hydro project in India
UK sets out plan for transition to a low-carbon economy
Giant biomass project gains planning consent
Enfinity will develop China’s first PV power station
Rhyl Flats wind farm first power export delayed by bad weather
ADB to fund China's CCS roadmap
Banks withdraw support for Ilisu hydro dam
Alstom joins climate lobbying group USCAP
World's first supercritical CFB starts up
E.On expands its solar activities
ADB supports wind farm in China
Hydrogen Energy wins DOE funding for CCS plant
Fortum wave energy demo to go ahead
China's largest PV plant gets under way
Babcock & Wilcox unveils new modular nuclear reactor
Areva to sell off its T&D business
USA's first climate bill clears first hurdle
US issues exploratory leases for offshore wind
Statkraft orders Siemens PV plant
June 2009
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Power Industry Projects July 2009
SNC-Lavalin to work on Egypt-Saudi interconnection
Baltic countries to join EU internal power market
PV likely to be part of European mainstream by 2020
Vattenfall wins over Nuon shareholders
Verbund buys German hydro capacity
Alstom, StatoilHydro and TCM in carbon capture partnership
Torresol starts Valle 1 and 2 construction
GE wins Al Dur supply contract
O'Connor's Mainstream purchases US portfolio
Iberdrola Ingenieria wins 'strategic' contract
New hope for FutureGen clean coal project
OPT achieves PowerBuoy milestone
India boosts European order books
'Grass-roots revolt' in UK against spread of wind farms
Statoil Hydro prepares Hywind for tests
RWE orders Trent for Emsland repowering
USA puts $2.2 billion into clean coal
Power Industry Projects June 2009
Iberdrola starts Lithuania CC project
Alstom moves into tidal stream generation
Enel completes Maritza East 3 refurbishment
EBRD to trigger sustainable energy investments
Masdar site connects 10 MW PV plant
ScottishPower launches carbon capture project
US government proposes 25% cut in marine energy R&D
Canada’s green fund gets into its stride
China plans huge UHV grid investment
CEZ seals Bohunice nuclear plant agreement
Alstom returns to geothermal market
May 2009
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The US and China 'threaten European solar supremacy'
Tests on biofuels hold promise, says Wärtsilä
ARRA funding to boost US renewables sector
Global wind power capacity rises 29 per cent
Australia increases clean energy funding
London Array developers are to go ahead
World Bank funds Jordan upgrade
Egypt issues 250 MW wind tender
Centrica gains nuclear foothold
New turbine pump technology for Nant de Drance hydro
RWE buys share in Thornton Bank
GDF Suez and Total team up for Penly project
Gemasolar steam contract goes to Foster Wheeler
Australia delays start of carbon trading by one year
New wind production facility for Siemens in USA
EU parliament passes green-tinted recovery package
Siemens to build privately owned HVDC system in India
Simón Bolívar-Guri, Wimalasurendra and New Laxapana hydro plants to be refurbished
Areva wins China HVDC contract
Westinghouse acquires nuclear fuel company NFI
Powerspan secures carbon capture financing
MAN Turbo wins CSP steam order
Spanish policy boosts solar growth
Power Industry Projects May 2009
German and French utilities win bids for UK nuclear sites
April 2009
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Nuon gears up for Buggenum CO2 project
Fuel cells get ARRA funding in the USA
Belgium and Germany plan new interconnector
Milestone solar tower starts commercial operation
Miami unveils $200 million smart grid initiative
1 billion Euro contract to build UK’s largest combined cycle power plant
First commercial offshore wind farm in German Baltic Sea
UK proposes tough new legislation on CCS
Power Industry Projects April 2009
No clear engineering strategy and a lack of expertise say UK MPs
CCS institute launched in Australia
Candidate UK nuke sites revealed
Vattenfall unit selected for Fenno-Skan 2
ABB wins SVC order for Texas grid
AES demonstration of pollution control
PCE continues with Belchatow modernisation
Pelamis demo is "dead in the water"
Wind investment to be part of EU recovery plan
EU funding a shot in the arm for Nabucco pipeline
Scottish Power to build 1 GW CCGT power plant in UK
Areva inaugurates eight new factories in India
ABB wins order for hybrid integrated solar power plant
ABB wins $140 m transformer order from SGCC
March 2009
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Shell pulls back on renewables development
Alstom merges its power generation activities into a single division
European utilities make low carbon commitment
RWE gains permit for Niederaussem CO2 scrubbing project
US DOE urged to review FutureGen
Successful test in Super 3C HTS project
New MHI turbine claimed to set efficiency record
Foster Wheeler to design Korea’s IGCC
Sweden unveils ambitious climate and energy policy
Iberdrola wins bid to operate hydro plants
Koeburg refit contract goes to Alstom
Siemens new wind turbine for low wind speeds
GE wins its damages claim against FMI
Contractors selected for Tanjung Jati extension
BHEL bags Malwa greenfield project
IEA convenes new Energy Business Council
Iberdrola wins Mexico wind contract
Voith, RWE plan ocean technology venture
New EPA rule for stationary engine emissions
Largest ever offshore wind turbine supply agreement
Nexans in joint venture with Polycab
US geothermal projects show accelerating growth
USA's level of GHG emissions still rising
GE service agreements for power projects in China
Iberdrola seeks foothold in Russia
RWE to increase size of Aberthaw CCS pilot
Siemens and Rosatom firm up on partnership deal
Enel-EDF nuclear deal signals Italian renaissance
Babcock Power forms joint venture to commercialise its CCS technology
February 2009
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Siemens and E.oN to build CCS pilot
EU agreement on key energy projects delayed
BNDES approves Jirau financing
CFCL achieves 60% efficiency milestone
RWE and REpower make wind history
6 GW of Scottish offshore wind licenses awarded
MHI wins Krishnapatnam ST contract
Areva and MHI to start nuke fuel company
MHI launches high efficiency gas engine
Alstom and Microsoft plan power alliance
Vestas warns of job losses– economic climate not good for wind
AMSC and DoE to collaborate on 10 MW superconductor wind turbine
Storage expected to increase – KEMA launches study
GE to build first 'Ecomagination centre' at Masdar City
Princess Amalia wind farm reaches production peak
'ET blameless' says wind turbine operator
E.On orders next-generation wave machine
Totoral wins IFC support for major wind farm
Sweden plans to reverse its ban on nuclear build
Powerfuel gets go-ahead for Hatfield IGCC
Second EPR to be constructed in France
First GE 'ecomagination' centre to be sited at Masdar City
Siemens and Rosatom to form nuclear partnership
ABB to expand semiconductor manufacturing capacity in Switzerland
GDF Suez joins UK nuclear venture
Luminant forms Comanche Peak nuke JV with MHI
Iberdrola to develop1200 MW hydro capacity in Portugal
Ocean Power Technologies plans new US project
January 2009
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Tanjung Priok to get 750 MW extension
Uruguay buys in 80 MW dual fuel plant
Scotland gives go-ahead to Siadar wave project
China orders AMSC wind components
WEF – heavily increased clean energy spend is vital
Gulf projects likely to be cancelled
GE & Mitsubishi to develop 'world’s most advanced steam turbine'
Ormat wins Costa Rica geothermal contract
Magma raises finance for geothermal projects
Iberdrola has high expectations of the Obama era
RWE and Dong both back battery technology
B&W to refurbish Suralaya boilers
Canasia to develop Gujurat project
SSE and Scottish Power join forces to bid for nuclear sites
RWE signs up geothermal partner
Westinghouse signs nuclear deal with L&T
Torresol secures Gemasolar financing
RWE and E.On create nuclear partnership
Gas feud may be re-run of political war
Offshore wind and tidal stream - first beneficiaries of ETI funding
Major row brewing over Olkiluoto 3 delays
RWE and Essent are a “perfect match”
Siemens wins major Iraq contract
Rhode Island finalises Deepwater project
GDF Suez secures Shuweihat 2 financing
EDF starts British Energy integration
Gas dispute forces fuel switching
Toshiba to install CCS at Omuta
GE wins huge contract to expand Iraqi infrastructure
Los Angeles to upgrade its network
Australia carbon trading to start in 2010
Europe faces power shortfall, warns RWE
International community welcomes Philippines renewable energy bill
E.On makes capacity exchange deals
December 2008
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EU reaches climate deal at last
EU seeks agreement on climate package by end-2008
RWE buys into the UK's CCS competition
MPX proposes 2.1 GW coal plant in Chile
New 1000 MW ultrasupercritical approved in China
Areva develops industrial action plan for UK EPRs
Approval for 750 MW UK offshore project granted
Plutonic Power, GE submit bids for large Canadian hydro projects
Siemens awarded turbine upgrade contract by FPL
GDF Suez completes Euros 307 million hydro plant
Decarbonise power sector, UK government advised
Enel sets up its Green Power unit
CIC makes Mmamabula appointments
Netherlands embarks on large scale micro-CHP field test
November 2008
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Abengoa plans 100 MW CSP capacity in Spain
US companies prepare for climate legislation
ADB supports key Tajikistan facility
GE Jenbacher electrifies Bangladesh
GE to develop new centre for clean coal research
Strategic energy review highlights energy security issues
Australia hails potential of Callide CCS demonstration
UK leads way with carbon auction
Strategic energy review highlights energy security issues
We are faced with 'catastrophic and irreversible' climate damage, warns IEA
Diamer-Bhasha dam gets the go-ahead
Thailand's Ratchaburi is expanding abroad
Italy signs new agreement in Russia
Alstom Hydro launches Global Technology Centre
Eskom secures $500 million AfDB loan
Enel starts work at Mochovce site
BP turns its back on UK CCS, wind markets
Malaysian group plans USD1.4 billion power plant
Riffgat boosts Germany’s offshore wind plans
GDF Suez obtains CDM relief in China
UK signs green deals with Gulf nations
US DOE awards key Yucca contract
CEZ wins Albania distribution tender: network to get SCADA upgrade
SSE sells Greater Gabbard stake to RWE
Poland's predicament and why "conventional" pollutants still matter
October 2008
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Enel, Eni to develop CCS demonstration
Drax to build three new biomass plants
Fuel cell initiative falls flat
Vergnet seals 120 MW deal in Africa
Lao PDR plans exports to Vietnam
Huaneng obtains approval for Jinling phase 2
UK pledges 80 per cent GHG reduction, will introduce feed-in tariff
Utilities establish new International Electricity Partnership
Electricity producers set up international partnership on CO2 emissions
EU energy ministers take “crucial step”
EU gets tough on CO2 emissions from new plant
UK takes the lead in offshore wind
New international standards on energy management
RWE and TenneT set up security centre
US defence firm to demonstrate OTEC technology
EPCOR awards Jacobs Genesee contract
US DOE targets Enhanced Geothermal Systems technology
Vattenfall boosts wind interests by buying Amec Wind
Siemens secures Solar Tres contract
Wärtsilä and Metso form renewables joint venture
Iberdrola obtains CCGT permits in Germany
Rhode Island selects Deepwater Wind for offshore project
Suzlon pledges $5 billion investment
World’s first 800 kV transformer ready for delivery
September 2008
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Npower commissions CCS testing facilities
RWE Innogy moves into UK biomass
Constellation joins local group
UK approves 100 MW waste-to-energy plant
Alstom wins Santo Antônio contract
Ansaldo-Metka to build Syria CCGT
European Commission launches African Energy Partnership
E.On sizes up new nuclear at Oldbury: UK's NDA to sell off potential nuclear sites
TSOs attempt to boost European grid security
Siemens, E.On mark “new era of collaboration”
Iberdrola gets green light for Energy East
Doosan signs up CCS technology – update
Areva builds on Koblitz acquisition
GDF Suez, Marubeni get lion’s share of Senoko
ADB loan will boost Pakistan's power structure
Doosan signs up CCS technology
History in the making at Schwarze Pumpe
RWE plans EUR2 billion IGCC plant
RWE is backing a Quiet Revolution
Eskom awards Ingula contract to Voith Siemens
US utility PSEG backs compressed air storage
Wärtsilä continues Brazilian success
August 2008
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Electrabel proposes major offshore windfarm
ADB supports Papua New Guinea plan
Kårstø CCS signs FEED contracts
ARE plans 25 biomass CCG plants for Italy
Ground-breaking at Haiyang ahead of schedule
South Korea puts nuclear at heart of energy plans
Siemens to provide Greater Gabbard connection
Plutonic, GE to partner in $4 billion hydro bid
PG&E signs “landmark” PV agreement
First purchase of nuclear mini-module in prospect
Australia “ideal” for solar revolution
MHI hails success of Bulgarian JI project
Enel targets Brazil for wind development
AMSC finds sales opportunities in Turkey
PLN awards Muara Tawar contract
Alstom wins Taishan turbine island contract
R&D and demonstration: are we spending enough?
Japanese nukes: shaken & stirred
Risks, rewards and offshore wind
Vattenfall to sell off German grid assets
Areva to upgrade UK-France link
Siadar prototype starts operations off Scotland
Will China take the lead on IGCC?
Learning by doing and market mechanisms: the keys to CCS
European Commission needs to regain the energy market’s trust
Heading for an unfortunate energy legacy
Putting the case for new nuclear generation in Asia
International Power seals Paiton PPA
GDF-Suez wins Shuweihat 2 contract
Enel's clean coal plant inaugurated
British Energy rejects EDF offer
Enel buys into Greek wind pipeline
July 2008
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Array of hope from E.On and Dong
Uranium solution leaks into rivers near Tricastin
E.On to verify MHI CCS solvent
Clean energy investors “bullish” says UNEP
Anaconda concept could reduce cost of energy from the ocean
AES expands China wind platform
Siemens tests direct drive wind turbines
India unveils its new climate change strategy
Edison and Hellenic to develop 1500 MW in Greece
ADB establishes Future Carbon Fund
Siemens, Power Machines extend co-operation
NSW embarks on privatisation programme
US DoE starts it own CCS competition under the FutureGen aegis
Ormat to supply Centennial Drive plant
Ghannouch CCGT to support Tunisian growth
Alstom wins Shoaiba stage 3 contract
RWE npower considers future of CCS project
Iberdrola plans EUR18 billion renewables expansion
AMP chooses Voith for Ohio project
UK sets out plans for its “green revolution”
Four semi-finalists line up for UK's CCS prize
June 2008
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Politics threatens US wind investments
Intel spins off solar start-up
Iberdrola on a wave of enthusiasm for renewables
Alstom wins EUR1 billion in CCGT contracts
Asia needs huge clean energy investments, says ADB
WBA formed to give a single voice to bioenergy
UK opens up offshore wind sites
Suez ordered to stop work on Estreito
Reykjavik Energy boosts geothermal capacity
EU buckles under French and German pressure
G8, IEA call for greater efficiency and diversification
Siemens hands over Korean IPP ahead of schedule
Algeria boosts capacity with 1200 MW plant
RWE plans EUR1.5 billion coal plant for Poland
Mainstream aims to make its mark in renewables
RES to build 950 MW of wind power in Canada
Plan to build CCS demo at Jänschwalde
Suez buys Brazilian cogen company
RWE to sell off gas transmission network
Ground-breaking bio-coal technology
Flamanville construction suspended over materials irregularities
May 2008
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World’s first MW-scale tidal turbine installed
OPT sets sights on 100 MW wave project
IBM unveils solar breakthrough
Suez consortium wins Jirau auction
Mitsubishi gets its first Russian GT order
Drax kicks off largest biomass co-firing project
Tales of super-giants in the wind
Enel and Sharp in solar agreement
China's earthquake sparks dam fears
Wärtsilä wins first 20V46F order
US says EU emissions trading scheme is "a valuable prototype"
Brazil launches GHG reduction programme
ABB wins Fenno-Skan 2 contract
International Power boosts US presence
Hydrogen Energy axes Australian project
DOE report claims wind could supply "20 % of US power needs"
Crown Estate buys 7.5 MW wind prototype
Asia must act on clean energy, says ADB
Enel signs greenhouse gas deal with China
SEA contractor for Severn Tidal project
US government funding to test geologic sequestration sites
Areva, GE, select sites for enrichment facilities
Commission considers liberalisation compromise
Siemens 'largest ever' wind order
AES acquires landfill gas project
April 2008
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First transmission voltage HTS link is energised
Laser enrichment site selected
Brazil’s BNDES sets out funding support for 3.3 GW Jirau hydro
Alberta and Idaho labs collaborating on energy alternatives
OPAL reactor fuel redesign following shutdown
First firing of Torrevaldaliga USC this summer
Wartsila to deliver world-first biofuel plant
Nam Theun 2 reached “decisive” stage
Airtricity to tackle Swedish market
ADB to help India develop wind potential
Hitachi, E.ON and Electrabel to test CO2 scrubbing
Europe’s wind industry 'on target'
Scottish government rejects 650 MW wind farm proposal
Endesa joins energy efficiency initiative
Bord Gáis boosts renewable R&D
Grand Inga gets a new lease of life
RWE plans wave farm for Scotland
Wärtsilä wins Pakistan IPP CC contract
Italian and Egyptian companies form strategic alliances
Enel starts construction of hydrogen powered CC plant
Iberdrola plans offshore wind expansion
AECL withdraws from UK nuke assessment process
ESB to make huge investment to halve carbon emissions
Eurelectric takes issue with approach, timing, and content of IPPC directive revision
RWE offers £11 billion for British Energy
Supply contract placed for world's longest UHVDC line
Alstom signs up TransAlta as technology partner
USA's first nuke EPC contract, nearly, for 30 years
Siemens wins its first turnkey contract in Wales
Suez signs financing for Estreito plant
India embarks on multi-billion dollar grid project
E.ON enters UK's CCS competition - but the party is spoiled by protestors
AEP ultra-supercritical project moves forward
Toshiba to build up promotion of its nuclear products in USA
RWE to exploit Polish potential
UK to prioritise reactor design
Qatar awards Ras Laffan C contract to Mitsui/Suez
RWE names CCS competition partners
March 2008
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British Energy confirms sale speculation
AEP “disappointed” by IGCC setback
Temasek concludes sale of Tuas
Basin Electric to demonstrate CO2 capture
Egesur to convert and move HFO plant across country
Masdar launches CSP initiative
Russia’s gencos prove popular target
UES plans $5 billion revamp in Kemerovo
UK passes first stage nuclear GDA offerings
European Commission is looking for novel solutions to avoid impending supply crisis
Consortium 'will finish KMW-Mainz on time despite bottlenecks'
Vattenfall, Wavebob sign development deal
Approval for Mountaineer gasification CC plant
'Opportunities in wood to gas business' – GE
Major upgrade of Turkey's distribution network by 2010
Electrabel, RWE get to the Belene final
Progress files for two new reactors
Iberdrola begins wave energy tests
GE to double investment in emerging markets
UK aims to make its emissions targets even tougher
Portugal boosts reserve margin with CCGT
Enel takes an important Russian step
GDF and Suez acquires Teesside
Gazprom and E.On plan CCGT project
RWE gets the go-ahead for Hamm plant
China plans first inland nuclear plant
DOE to test CO2 injection sites
The long road to consolidation ...
E.On offers to unbundle its transmission assets
Eskom awards contract for new supercritical at Bravo
Fuel cell developer receives breakthrough order
February 2008
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FutureGen Alliance up in arms over cancellation of funds
High voltage record in Nigeria
Construction site tragedy will delay Neurath opening
Bulgaria to pool its energy assets
Alstom signs up Dow for CCS development
Russia to get its first supercritical CFB
China's wind sector growing fast
Fourteen companies express interest in Luminant’s IGCC plans
Bahrain aims for operational excellence
Requests for Tenders, April 2008
Eni, Enel join forces on CO2 capture
Fortum to buy carbon from Russia
Wärtsilä to field test an SOFC in public
Lenders assess Ormonde wind-gas project
Tenaska proposes trailblazing plant
RWE forms partnership to build generic power plant
RWE Innogy proposes 2000 MW wind farm
Contract signed for first phase of Nuon Magnum
Breaking ground for a groundbreaking city
India, Russia further their nuclear co-operation
LNG project will boost Chilean security
Poland, Lithuania to build crucial link
Areva-Bechtel begin design engineering for US-EPR
Mariah brings its wind turbine to the consumer market
RWE proposes world’s first commercial tidal stream array
PGCIL moves to strengthen network
EdF starts to open up to supply competition
Hawaii looks to Oceanlinx wave technology
New solar city to rise from the desert sand in Abu Dhabi
BP and Rio Tinto plan gasification/CCS plant in Abu Dhabi
£0.58 m investment for UK's first grid connected tidal power project
EU pushes ahead with renewables promotion
RWE proposes 3 billion Euros T&D investment
Westinghouse, Areva submit nuke bids in RSA
January 2008
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Edwardsport IGCC clears final hurdle
EnBW finds Heilbronn repowering solution
India awards largest transformer contract
Prokon selects Multibrid for Borkum West II
RWE wants to build plants in Turkey
Aker sets sights on first CO2 capture plant
QinetiQ to support Jordanian privatisation
South Africa national emergency – next two years “critical”
US DoE announces new approach to FutureGen
Power deficit in China reaches 41 GW
South Africa's power shortages start to bite
CFCL targets Japan with micro-CHP product
UK launches significant tidal power study
BP to invest in clean power in China
European Commission proposes energy trading auctions from 2013
UK "must create right framework for nuclear investment"
CFCL reaches micro-CHP milestone
Centrica move boosts mini-CHP prospects
French trio propose nuclear plant for UAE
GE accelerates its renewable energy programme with $6bn investment
Qatar awards EUR500 million T&D contract to Areva
Areva buys into Brazilian biomass
E.On, Siemens collaborate on CCS development
Ireland pledges guaranteed price for wave energy
Mitsubishi applies for APWR certification
Hong Kong companies join bespoke green scheme
Conergy signs deal for Australia’s largest wind farm
Eurus targets Korea with first pv plant
SSE extends its renewable energy reach
Illinois to host first FutureGen plant
China to start AP1000 project in March
Plans for new UK coal plant move forward a stage
RWE and GE join fight against a rising wind
Irsching 4 achieves first firing
Common market to extend southwards
China to deploy UHVDC for world’s longest power superhighway
Peabody joins China's GreenGen alliance
Blue H launches floating wind turbine
Dong and Siemens sign Horns Rev deal
The EU continues to woo Russia over energy - but is it worth the power gain?
December 2007
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Areva files for EPR certification in USA
Tepco H System achieves first firing
Sonelgaz opts for GT26 technology
Zenergy raises £10 million as HTS technology matures
Suez subsidiary to build new coal plant at Map Ta Phut
Russia launches into new build programme
Enel gets Albania in its sights
Flamanville construction gets underway
Italian-French relations warm with new agreement
Technology is key to climate fight, says EC
Nuon approves first phase of Magnum
RWE abandons plans for 1600 MW plant
November 2007
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Carbon pricing kick start needed
IGCC stumbles and falls in the US. The spate of cancellations is becoming a flood
Electrabel chooses site for new coal plant
Near-zero emissions coal initiative launched
UK provides boost for offshore wind
Siemens bullish on North American wind market
Aneel awards 2000 km of transmission licences
Russia and China sign nuclear pact
Ireland and Northern Ireland unite
Powerspan, NRG plan world’s largest CCS demonstration
PSEG sells South American assets
Marine Current Turbine targets Bay of Fundy
China starts coal mine methane project at active mine
Areva and MHI win approval for nuke JV
Suez signs energy co-operation agreement in China
October 2007
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Wärtsilä starts up fuel cell prototype
Enel strengthens Russian position
EDP orders 500 MW of wind turbine capacity
New solar systems feed Italian grid
E.On still on the acquisition trail
Brussels appoints troubleshooters to speed cross-border projects
Suez auctions EUR3.3 billion of power in Brazil
EU, Russia meet ahead of energy dialogue
Hong Kong's CKI strengthens its Canadian position
EVN gets environmental management boost
E.On acquires majority stake in Russian generator
GDF Suez plans ambitious development strategy
Suez gains Philippines foothold
E.On agrees asset swap with Statkraft
EDF backs new nuclear in the UK
Fenno-Skan 2 will facilitate Nordic trading
UK gears up for clean coal competition
Ukraine to repay Gazprom in cash and gas
GE, Bechtel to develop Canada's first polygeneration facility
HVDC Plus makes Californian connection
NZ imposes ten-year moratorium on new thermal plants
New Dutch biomass plant nears completion
Statkraft to build world's first osmotic power plant
E.On expands renewables business
Clipper to develop "super turbine"
Severn barrage gets a new lease of life
GDF, Vattenfall commit to CO2 storage programme
CEMIG to bid for Santo Antonio
German venture to develop CO2 scrubbing
MHI to supply steam turbines to Chinese NPP
UK to host world-class marine energy institute
E.ON orders HVDC Light for Borkum-2
September 2007
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Attendance at CEP conference and show is free!
EC tries to dodge the bullet over unbundling
Siemens to build France's largest combined cycle power plant
REE awards COMETA cable contract
NZ commits to 90 per cent renewables
EPRI study promises CO2 reduction from balanced energy mix
California narrowly avoids heatwave blackouts
Essent and Nuon terminate merger process
Bruce expands refurbishment project
TXU shareholders approve merger
Statoil engages Siemens for gas compression technology
Baglan Bay completes 24 000 running hours
MHI and Areva name nuclear arm ATMEA
Generator failure was result of spanner in works
Kashiwazaki- Kariwa expected to stay offline for at least a year
Fennovoima names nuclear plant site choices
First phase of UES reorganisation completed
Russia and Australia sign nuclear co-operation deal
Foster Wheeler in clean energy partnership with Imperial
Endesa’s single-handed dash for gas
Alstom notches up nuclear deal in China
Areva wins contract for China-Russia HVDC link
Gaz de France and Suez declare merger
Areva-EdF publish EPR reactor design
Faulty generator halts Ringhals 3
Enel plans solar plants at transformers
SSE invests further in Solarcentury
German utilities in government talks over nuke safety
Voith Siemens Hydro wins its largest-ever contract in China
Far more investment needed to beat CO2
More government support required to meet renewable targets
Update on Indian ultra-mega projects
Study for second Point Lepreau reactor
August 2007
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Pacific Hydro continues to expand wind capacity
Toshiba's uranium deals impact Westinghouse
Thenergo projects to run on biomass
BP plans clean coal alliance in China
IGCC study undertaken by Foster Wheeler
New report silences wind critics
Olkiluoto delayed by crash strengthening
UK set to miss climate and renewables targets
Reprieve for Belgian reactors agreed
Go-ahead for new gas plant in south Wales
Korea and Indonesia agree on nuclear development
Trinergy wind falls to International Power
US MOX plant construction begins
UK trying to 'wriggle out of' climate change commitment
IEC and Cigré to develop UHV standards
Siemens and RWE to develop 'virtual' power plants
US wind power build will break record
GE drawn into China-US trade dispute
Preferred bidder for waste repository
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa damage less than feared
New PHWR plan for India's nuclear billions
Luminant and Shell to develop giant Texas wind farm
Europe opens formal proceedings against EU gas giants
Quake impact on reactor complex explored
Enel-Acciona begin to take control of Endesa
Nevada solar project closes finance
Westinghouse, Shaw to provide four reactors to China
EDF and Constellation Energy in US EPR alliance
Enercon to supply hydro turbines
Entergy orders reactor components from GE
RWE npower presses ahead with Pembroke plans
Putin ratification of Iter agreements
Westinghouse to acquire IST Nuclear
Electrabel to acquire Tractebel
British Energy encounters "teething trouble"
Nuclear desalination deal between Libya and France signed
July 2007
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US energy spending bill passed
Japanese reactors assessed following quake
ScottishPower announces UK's largest energy crop plan
Nuon in domestic fuel cell push
Surging demand boosts E. European turbine market
Anti-trust proceedings against EdF and Electrabel
BP in coal bed gasification alliance
Velcan wins Indian hydro concessions
Areva to power Alcan plant in Canada
Areva signs enrichment services deal
GE to manage US renewable conversion
Siemens orders for oil and gas in Brazil
Aeroderivative turbines for Argentina
Wärtsilä to deliver three gas power plants to Bangladesh
Vestas receives orders for the US
Vattenfall sacks boss over nuclear shutdown
US Court rejects challenge to FERC
Fortum sets stricter carbon targets
EU approves key energy project coordinators
Areva and MHI reach reactor deal
Hydro Tasmania to refurbish Catagunya
Finavera chooses Genivar as engineers
MHI receives massive US wind orders
ABB to electrify Italian co-gen plant
Siemens to supply HVDC for NL-UK link
Coal fired retrofit for Endesa
Nuon co-firing order for Honeywell
Shaw ultra-supercritical contract
Voith to upgrade Russian hydro
Wärtsilä gas-engines for Korean tri-gen
Suzlon secures 630 MW order with Edison Mission
Siemens compressor trains for MTP plant
GE Energy aeroderivatives for Spanish paper mills
Wood Group Signs turbine maintenance agreement
Aeroderivative GTs heading to Russia
RWE developing more UK offshore wind
Ocean energies take a big step forward
Russian pumped storage project launched
Endesa developing two new wind farms
WB approves Malawi transmission loan
Chile investment driven by carbon trading
Vattenfall invests in Swedish wave power research
Suzlon wins giant US wind contract
Fifth unit on line at Bureyskaya hydro
AGL takes over Torrens Island station
Four reactor designs meet UK criteria
Breakthrough on commercial breakwater wave plant
Alstom forges Russian nuclear alliance
New Jersey - Long Island HVDC link complete
Endesa develops more French wind
IAEA to monitor Yongbyon shutdown
Madeira River projects get approval
Mega projects plus Mega R&M for India
CO2 capture: moving to mandatory
IGCC: several steps forward, one step back
Marine renewables: will they sink or swim?
Penchant for the passive in China's aggressive nuclear plans
Will turbine makers be ready for a German offshore explosion?
GT steam cooling - who needs it?
PNM investigates utility scale solar
Acciona makes big wind acquisition
Excelerate and RWE forge LNG deal
Enel boosts Russian wholesale stake
MHI launches fast breeder group
Test for Rheinfelden Kaplan-bulb turbines concluded
E.ON UK fires up Steven’s Croft biomass station
Action on European energy competition
Getting down to the business of decarbonisation
Partnership with Doosan Babcock from BE
Areva wins EdF nuclear contract
Belarus move from Siemens Industrial
Wärtsilä’s BioPower plants reach out
E.ON UK finalises contract for 1.25 GW CHP
Brazilian blast furnace waste gas plant
Siemens gas turbine package to Minnesota
Enel orders 21 Vestas V90 turbines
Vestas order in the Netherlands
Andritz hydro matrix order in the US
Pöyry wins Iranian hydro contract
Novovoronezh Unit 2 deals signed
ABB wins order for oil-platform cable
Ecotècnia acquisition gives Alstom membership of wind club
Floating wind turbine plan from Hydro and Siemens
AquaBuOY wave technology construction launched
Exelon names Matagorda County for COL
UK launches business cap and trade plans
Sustainability comes to the fore
Canada approves repository programme
Suez to build sugar cane biomass plant in Brazil
June 2007
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Carbon storage test site launched
Doosan deal for Ultra Mega project
Reactor designs submitted to UK regulators
Senate energy bill supports CCS
EdF plans new UK nuclear within the next decade
Single European market draws closer
Doosan confirms Chinese nuclear contract
Indian reform programme urged on by PM
Origin plans Australia’s biggest CCGT
Hydro-power is Endesa’s first CDM deal
GE Energy's Jenbacher launches 24-cyl engine
Endesa converts station to run imported coal
TXU to install mercury controls
IEA critical of German nuclear phase out plan, urging market reform
Three Gorges begins right bank production
Oskarshamn turbine upgrade by Siemens
Concern over UK nuclear waste management programme
Siemens in Russian switchgear joint venture
Consumers willing to pay for low carbon energy
Electrabel acquires Portuguese wind farm
EIA for new Loviisa nuclear unit
UES sells a quarter of Wholesale unit 5
GE, Hitachi forge nuclear alliance
Ipotesti main assembly complete
Post-Kyoto climate deal emerges from G8 summit
States revolt over national RPS
WWF report raises fears of emissions trading failure
CCS setback as BP drops out of Peterhead
BNFL to sell reactor sites business to EnergySolutions
May 2007
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UK White Paper backs new nuclear, clean coal and renewables
Nuclear endorsement sees reactor vendors move
California curbs carbon intensive plant
Swedish competition authority calls for nuclear break-up
Areva and Suzlon deal on REpower
Diesel genset market grows in the East
Electrabel orders Hitachi for three plants
First private power plant in Bahrain
More supercritical coal for the UK
IPCC report supports new nuclear
Dirty thirty report slams old coal
Endesa deal for solar factories
ScottishPower launches tidal company
Cernavoda criticality achieved
Microgeneration push for the UK
Cheongsong pumped storage complete
Hydro power station extension on High Rhine
ABB wins power contract in Brazil
GE turbines for offshore facility in Brazil
Foster Wheeler labours on PF generator
Gezhouba Group to develop Nigeria’s Mambilla plateau station
World's largest gas turbine sets sail
Dominion orders GE nuclear components
Investment for Wave Hub approved
Doosan Heavy demonstrates superconducting motor
Plan to halve carbon emissions by Vattenfall
National interest transmission rulings from DoE
April 2007
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EU and Russia prepare for energy battle
American super wins more wind jobs
Sevmash signs reactor deal for Beloyarsk
Nordex receives largest ever contract
Italian IGCC for Foster Wheeler
Vestas receives orders in the US and Spain
CFB deal for Foster Wheeler in Thailand
MHI to develop fast breeder reactor business
Russia resets wholesale liberalisation schedule
Solar thermal hybrid planned for States
NRC proposes plane crash design certification for new reactors
First Dutch offshore project inaugurated
Dalian project to commence in autumn
JBIC signs transmission loan deal with Cambodia
EU energy market still not fully competitive
EPA publishes US greenhouse gases inventory
Emissions-biofuel trial launch
Powerfuel and Shell ink gasification deal
Iberdrola-ScottishPower deal concluded
World Bank approves Moroccan solar hybrid
Alstom begins work on Vietnam CCGT
EU and Russia preparing for energy battle
RWE calls on businesses to curb carbon
Endesa-Iberdrola in virtual power auctions
World Bank calls on developing nations to cut carbon
Rosenergoatom and Sevmash begin floating nuclear plant construction
MHI launches supercritical venture
Areva relents on REpower acquisition
Vestas orders from the Chinese
Vestas receives 70 MW US order
Energy for pulp production in Brazil
Siemens to supply compressors to China
Rosatom and Rusal plan nuclear metals complex
DoE clears clean coal construction
EPA reports on manufacturing energy use
Siemens to develop Indian HVDC
EdF moves to sell Argentine districo
UK mini hydro group launches first station
IPCC report warns climate affects all
Alstom in strategic nuclear partnership
Enel and Acciona officially launch Endesa bid
CPUC approves renewables transmission links
Areva and MHI confirm alliance
Unistar and Ameren to prepare COLA
Chinese hydro firms move on Cambodia projects
Finavera completes purchase of Three Hills
Supreme Court rules Clean Air Act covers greenhouse gases
TXU fails to find alternatives
E.ON reaches deal with Enel and Acciona over Endesa
Chinese coal giant makes nuclear plans
BP Solar expands Spanish and Indian capacity
Hydro-metals complex finance complete
UK planning reform for offshore wind
Record gas prices push UK carbon emissions higher
UES to auction more generation
March 2007
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E.ON and Lunar Energy to build giant tidal stream plant
Acciona Energia launches PV giant
Enel and Rosatom sign nuclear accord
Prospecting for geothermal in the US
AEP signs with Alstom on commercial CCS
Unreported criticality incident in Japan discovered
China warns over excessive hydro
EIB and WB alliance on climate
RWE to press government on phase-out
Italy heats up with US geothermal
Foster Wheeler to supply three circulating fluidised-bed steam generators to Sth Korea
Siemens to supply compressor trains to Qatar and Nigeria
Wärtsilä island power plant for Mayotte in the Indian Ocean
Siemens to supply advanced I&C system for Spanish power plant
Alstom Hydro to refurbish plants in Latvia and Sweden
Chinese wind for American Super
Longview contract for Foster Wheeler
HRSG and steam turbine for Halton Hills in Canada
Areva to build UK's second offshore high-voltage substation
Siemens to develop two UK offshore wind farms
MHI wins Saudi power-desal deal
Vestas receives orders for three pr
Nordex awarded Spanish contract
Siemens I&C in the Czech Republic
AECL to provide CANDU retube training for Argentina
UK unveils tough climate change bill
More clean coal planned for UK
NRC issues first Early Site Permit
Germany rejects capacity switch
Alstom to acquire US gas turbine services arm
Centrica appeals over LNG plan
Final approval granted for Iberdrola’s SP bid
Endesa earmarks Canaries investment
ABB in Polish transformer deal
Sweden: Hydropower plant refurbishment
Netherlands: Diesel generating sets
France: Alternator maintenance
Belgium: Installation of distribution cabling
Europe agrees renewables and climate targets
Alstom to modernise Mexico’s Laguna Verde
GE gasification licences in China
UCTE report says transmission compliance is the norm
Duke reaches deal over spent fuel
China to build first inland nuclear plant
FERC calls for comment on wave and tidal
UK unveils emissions manifesto
RWE clarifies investment plans
Bill for US domestic wind tax credit
Offsets make Merdian carbon neutral
Philippines signs asset transfer deal with WB
Electrabel to build new cogen unit
Siemens to supply transformers in Prague
Sweden: Distribution equipment
France: Distribution equipment maintenance
France: Small hydropower turbines
TXU abandons new coal-fired capacity
Westinghouse and Shaw to develop Chinese nukes
San Diego launches 1 MW solar system
CPUC approves first phase of renewables transmission link
DoE to send Yucca Mountain bill to Congress
More UK retailers slash power prices
Endesa buys French interconnection capacity
Kozloduy equipment for impending sale
Three Gorges targets 78.6 TWh for 2007
EC forms climate advisory panel
GE-Toshiba deal extends to Frame H
Voith Siemens wins Swiss contract
Venezuelan hydro deal for VA Tech
Wärtsilä to deliver 76 MW to Kansas
Ansaldo Energia wins orders in Oman and India
HSE mooted for Macedonian contract
Companies call for action on climate change
BC energy plan boost for renewables
Climate change plan for London unveiled
National Grid signs huge network upgrade contracts
Independent IPSA begins operations in SA
Keephills 3 supercritical gets go ahead
India’s nuclear player moves towards renewables
Zolo and Siemens tie-up on combustion
February 2007
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EU research programme offers cash to energy companies
UES forecast equipment demand list published
Swiss policy calling for new reactors
Ofgem extends wind research incentive
Endesa launches Spanish offshore venture
EU calls on California to join ETS
Chinese contract mooted for Areva
Marine energy grants give fillip to tidal technologies
Consolidation on cards for Chinese hydro
UK announces plans to accelerate grid connection
November outage report focussed on E.ON Netz
High Court set back to UK nuclear plans
Climate change activity grows in US
GE to supply 300 wind turbines for New York
Russian nuclear reform bill signed
Scottish Power Iberdrola merger approved
Forsmark 1 and 2 shutdown over containment seal
Transmission alliance action for market integration
Wind-gas offshore hybrid given green light
Massive gas-fired capacity sale by Mirant
EC-Norway in sequestration talks
ABB sells power stakes in Morocco and India
Alstom awarded turbine contract
Spanish contract for interconnection of substations
Siemens to supply 20kV switchgear
Duisburg to get €2m switchgear
German contract for wood-fired CHP
France: Power line construction
France: Power cables and accessories
France: Solar Panel Installation
M&A deals show transatlantic divide
EU investigates gas-insulated power lines for wind
E.ON UK tackles Chinese carbon
Enel launches Spanish wind construction
AES buys Mexican petcoke plants
Colombian hydro plant registered as CDM project
Wärtsilä power for giant Saudi dairy project
Vestas receives large orders in China
Himachal hydro for Bharat Heavy
ABB wins South African contract
California adopts generation climate standard
Emfesz to construct $2 billion power station in Hungary
Doosan Heavy in MidEast developments
Gazprom plans gas storage expansion
AGL expands gas-fired portfolio
MidAmerican and AEP plan Texas transmission venture
Scottish transmission line enquiry begins
Entergy buys Dynegy peaking plant
Duke sale of Bolivian hydro assets
Marchwood move on UK generation
Philippine transmission sale void
Carbon disclosure Project steps up pressure
Human activity is climate culprit
State of the Union call for low-carbon technology
Davos talks move climate up global agenda
New European nuclear economics are favourable, says World Energy Council
Renewables obligation failing, says UK regulator
January 2007
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Areva signs Swedish deals plus
Wood gas plant planned for Austria
Oman maintenance deal for Wood Group
Nordex awarded Scottish contract
Wärtsilä in Swedish biomass CHP deal
Vestas order for UK offshore wind
Large Vestas order for the Italian market
Alstom wins Russian cogeneration contract
Denmark: Distribution equipment
Germany: Gas turbine instrumentation
Emissions control market booming on European enlargement
American Superconductor in Doosan wind alliance
Nigeria's power and gas investment plans
Aker Kvaerner's pulp sale finalised
1 GW cogen plant planned for UK
Germany: Medium voltage substations
Netherlands: Switchgear, Transformers and Accessories
Czech Republic: Electricity supply
Norway: Converter station renovation
Norway: Emergency Generating Set
EU fines switching cartel 750 million euros
Climate Act introduced to US Senate
AES and GE move on carbon offsets
RWE abandons green fuel on environmental grounds
China launches nuclear construction plans
Argentina orders new Siemens' plants
Asean partnership plans renewables trade boost
Macedonia seeks hydropower capacity bridge
Gas storage plays continue in UK
Tidal unit towed to Barents Sea
Areva TA to provide nuclear boilers
Wartsila wood-fired heating plants for Stora Enso in Russia
ABB wins substation order in Qatar
Nordex turbines for Scout Moor
Aker Kvaerner contract for multifuel boiler
EU urges dialogue in latest energy scare
Enel plans North American wind boost
LIPA plans 5 MW fuel cell cogen project
Cape Wind transmission ruling favourable
International Power acquires wind portfolio
Renewables investment yeilding major returns
Europe sets out energy strategy
China selects AP1000 technology
New EC policy lets energy giants off the hook
Nuclear shut downs for new year
Switzerland-Italy interconnection gets going
Go ahead for offshore wind in Thames Estuary
Endesa begins work on French CCGTs
EdF creates carbon fund for CDM
December 2006
Top
Blackout prompts EU push on cross-border reforms
Areva to modernise Moscow grid
Sevmash floating nuclear plant contracts
Trent power for US and Belgium
AECL signs Argentina CANDU deal
DoE announces $1 billion in clean coal tax breaks
New Zealand unveils draft energy strategy
Solar cell break through with 40% efficiency
SCE moves on more renewable power
Regulators call for more competition in Europe
Finland’s reactor slows further
Offshore wind progress for Europe
China plans more Yangtze hydro
Libyan project commissioned by BHEL
First new coal in decades planned for UK
Finland-Estonia power link completed
Gas pressure generation project launched
German offshore site for Airtricity
Utility wins DoE waste lawsuit
Massive investment planned for UK transmission
Botswana to export power to SA
Wind turbine performance boost from GE
Econcern acquires Terra Nova wind firm
Alstom wins US clean coal contracts
Westinghouse wins Korea contract
Power Machines supplier for Belene
EU release phase 2 ETS NAP figures
November 2006
Top
European outage blamed on human error
Belgian energy report urges review of nuclear phase-out
Europe resists mandatory renewables targets
Planning reforms for UK energy
European Commission report on ETS
Gas player Centrica moves into clean coal
Fitch report on nuclear credit
Moscow and UES deal on reliability
New lignite-fired station planned in Hungary
BE results: up on price, down on performance
Centrica plugs into Dutch generation
Fortum applying for new Loviisa licence
AES bids on coal and biomass co-fired plants
Power Machines commissions Tehri plant
Atomstroyexport to develop Belene
Siemens order for largest European wind farm
ABB wins $50 million Mexican order
Alstom’s Chinese hydro contract
Foster Wheeler awarded Italian wind deal
E.On plans 50% efficiency coal
Calls for reform in Chinese wind
DoE funds carbon sequestration
Chinese generation capacity set to exceed 600 GW
EdF in nuclear cooperation deal with China
Municipal utilities acquire stake in new hard coal plant
October 2006
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For sale by auction: Eight unused 60 Hz gas and steam turbine generators (45 MW – 180 MW).
Bidding for Philippine hydro plants set
Foster Wheeler wins Chinese CFB contract
BHEL wins captive plant contract
Stern words from climate report
Oil major identifies climate change as an opportunity
Energy M&A: Size doesnt matter
Morgan Stanley to invest in emissions reduction
UK announces deep disposal plan
ABB protects nuclear plant from solar storms
Areva named T&D partner by National Grid
RWE and Slovenian HSE to cooperate
Airtricity to buy Canadian wind developer
Russia plays hardball over future energy deal
US renewables research grants announced
EC policy review hikes risk, says S&P
Kenyan power expansion planned
UKs Didcot boosts renewable output
Scottish Power contracts for Europe's wind giant
Gas turbine component deal for MHI
Jacobs wins fusion design deal
Wrtsil power plant to Azerbaijan
Lithuania: Turbine installation
Ireland: Organisational service
Iberdrola and Gamesa close biggest ever wind deal
Supercritical on the cards for UK
Work begins on Europe’s largest onshore windfarm
E.On submits Endesa offer to regulators
DoE grant for next gen nuclear
Aggreko to buy GE energy rentals
No phase-out before 2010 for Sweden
Micro-generation push for UK suppliers
Fortum acquires stake in St. Petersburg generation
Alstom upgrade contract with Eskom
Areva to replace steam generators at Prairie Island
E.ON jacks Endesa offer higher
Areva's first half results hit by Olkiluoto 3 delays
GdF and Suez hope to remedy EC merger objections
RWE applies for Biblis A power
Report card says dams must try harder
Xcel Energy announces new PV move
Europe needs diversified energy mix
Europe probes Danish carbon tax
Ultra-supercritical for Huaneng
GE establishes EU clean coal base
Alliance targets new Europe nuclear clean-up market
GE holds talks with Rosenergoatom
Tasty Cornish treat for International Power
Construction risks raised by PPP
Peixe Angical hydro plant completion
Westinghouse wins Kozloduy contract
September 2006
Top
Hamaoka analysis reveals flashback problem
Wind set to save the day as renewables investment soars
Alstom rejects asbestos ruling
London Array to appeal over planning
EC clears Toshibas Westinghouse buy
UK biomass plant loses government grant
Nordex awarded further contract in Italy
Siemens to deliver turnkey substation to Dubai
AES to supply BC Hydro with coal power
Fortum sells Hämeenlinna plant
Foster Wheeler licences CFB to China
Spain: Substation control systems
France: Distribution system maintenance
France: Mobile emergency gensets
France: Refurbishment of power lines
Netherlands: Electricity supply
MW-class fuel cell development
PSEG-Exelon merger hopes dashed
Regulators slash German transmission fees
Endesa plans Chile hydro expansion
UES’ investment programme announced
New wave project planned for UK
Alberta plans for nuclear powered bitumen
FirstGen wins Philippine hydro complex
ABB wins $210 million energy contract
Siemens I&C deal for South Africa
Nordex supplying turbines to Ireland
Areva finalises Sfarsteel deal
Global warming bill for California
Endesa to build on CCGT portfolio
Two new nuclear plants for South Korea
Performance incentive programme for purer power
Huaneng plans massive investment in generation
Flamanville to use Alstom's biggest ever steam turbine
CNE to relax Eon-Endesa conditions
Xcel Energy increases IGCC investment
Vietnam building programme picks up speed
NRG completes Australian asset sale
EPC contract for a transmission line project in Cameroon
EPC contract for a 150 MW turnkey gas-fired power plant in Cameroon
August 2006
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Long Island gets longest superconductor
UK funding for marine transmission hub
Commission objects to Suez-GdF alliance
UK carbon trading plan announced
ABB unveils next generation HVDC
EU slams Spanish conditions on Eon-Endesa deal
British Energy performance disappointment
Philippines to sell off transmission grid
Siemens expands US wind capacity
MHI control rod drives for Ringhals
Mitsui Babcock wins Chinese NOx deal
Coal-fired play for States by Alstom
GE and Bechtel move up on clean coal plants
GE contract for aeroderivatives
Turbine blade failures lay Japanese nuclear plants low
Central American grid project begins
DTI publishes offshore analysis
RWE-Wavegen to develop 3 MW wave plant
Forsmark shutdown prompts safety fears
Enel buys Panamanian hydro assets
MidAmerican and PacifiCorp boost wind folios
Japanese first for MHI´s combination SOFC - MGT
All Ireland power market delayed
ABWR development agreement signed
German transmission fees slashed for RWE
UniStar procuring reactor components for possible US first
First aeroderivative peaker for Alaska
TXU calls for emissions cap contract
Renewables target for Victoria
BP launches new high efficiency silicon PV process
E.ON to appeal conditions on Endesa takeover
Acciona to install Australian wind farm
New Mexico’s first biomass plant
ITC favours USEC in Russian uranium import fiasco
Carbon joint venture for Mitsui
CoRWM publishes final recommendations
BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal plant
CHP expansion approved at Immingham
Endesa accumulating Italian wind
Entergy finalises nuclear deal
Wind beneath their wings as UK researches bird life
Areva wins reactor vessel head replacement contract
Foster Wheeler expands CFB fleet
July 2006
Top
The importance of technology in emissions reduction
Deadlines will not assist the evolution of gas trading
Low carbon strategy emerges from UK energy review
BP and Clipper forge wind alliance
EU backs away from Endesa takeover
GE, NTC ship first China-assembled 9E
Vestas to supply turbines in Spain
Ametek buys up Land Instruments
Phase two ETS figures released
MHI to seek NRC design certification
Endesa signs powerline comms deal
EU president calls for energy security from G8
Chinese wind turbine plants launched
Brazilian hydro guarantees 30 years of supply
Tidal stream tests on the Mersey
Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm planned
Electrabel plans three German power plants
BP solar research alliance announced
Route map for marine power released
World's deepest offshore wind turbines set to go ahead
Airtricity to buy 300 wind turbines
Mott MacDonald moves on Scottish hydro
Mitsui Babcock supercritical technology to US
Aker Kvaerner wins boiler contracts
GE lights up with enrichment technology
June 2006
Top
UK regulators propose billions in transmission network investment
EC releases climate change figures
IEA calls for technology to tackle climate change
NRC approves gas centrifuge enrichment facility
European parliament throws research cash at renewables
Germany and Egypt agree climate deal
SSE commissions co-firing upgrade and ash project
TXU hopes to boost ERCOT renewables
Norways NVE invites CCS tender
TXU signs $8.7 billion transmission service deal
Novel hydro project for Cook Strait
Alstom goes for ammonia based carbon capture deal
NRG announces massive investment programme
Veto bill compromise opens path to Cape Wind project
Boguchanskaya hydro giant to be built in Russia
Nanosolar to build 430 MW/yr solar factory
Swedish Competition Authority probes power market
Energy from waste plan for London
Uganda’s budget focus on power development
Hydro-Quebec sells Chile transmission assets
Sweden’s Oskarshamn 3 to hike capacity
EC to investigate GdF-Suez merger plans
UK microgeneration Bill gains Royal assent
Gas Natural to build Andalucia plant
Gazprom to supply gas to Denmark and UK
Floating nuclear power station underway
Norway’s renewables fund to boost wind, biomass and hydro
Ontario and Hydro Quebec announce energy plans
Centrica plans new UK CCGT station
Solar giant heading for New Mexico
Areva shares ramp on steel move
Met Office working with energy cos to assess climate impact
Construction begins on world’s largest PV plant
Toughen up ETS targets say UK business leaders
IEA warns of gas supply concerns for OECD generators
Alstom steam generator for oxyfuel trial
Enel buys Brazilian hydro assets
First turbine runner for Three Gorges
Enel pushes Spanish renewables
Anglo American and Shell form clean coal alliance
Siemens acquires Advanced Burn Technologies
Blast-furnace GTCC plant for Ukraine
AECL retubing deal for Korean reactor
Clean coal plants proposed for UK
Energy continues to bite profits says CBI
New fast breeder reactor for Japan
CCGT and wind to dominate UK energy growth
May 2006
Top
Verdant current turbines plan for NY City
Vattenfall announces major investment plans
EU offers Iran nuclear technology
Wave power prototype completes trials
EC moves switchgear cartel case on
Commission raids EU gas companies
Areva comments on UK Energy Review
Vietnam continues mini-hydro development
ABB to power North Sea rigs and TVA
GE licences gasification technolgy
BNG renews Japanese reprocessing contract
Forsmark to upgrade HP turbines
EPR public enquiry to go ahead
North Dakota in $100 million NSR settlement
SSE buys into domestic wind and solar
Siemens expands into gasification
Falling foul of pollution law? Not in Europe!
Carbon price plunge as figures are revealed
Europe's largest onshore wind granted final approval
Gas-fuelled generation - without burning the gas
20 MW wind turbine research project launched
Corwm draft advocates long-term interim storage
Nuon targets solar breakthrough
Siemens orders for Vietnam and Korea
Power price rises inevitable for UK
US greenhouse gas emissions rise
Engineering group slams UK energy research
Belgian steam generator contract for MHI
Renewables boosted by novel transmission scheme
Alstom to upgrade Nordic hydro plants
UK interim report boosts wind's grid performance
Norway's Renewable Energy boosted with listing
MAN Turbo expands steam turbine base
Nuon launches offshore project
Renewable alliance releases energy manifesto
Siemens and Andritz deal for VA Tech
Renewable energy gas platform starts production
International Power buys Texas plant
Wrtsil to deliver power plant to PG&E
Concrete composition delays Finnish Olkiluoto 3
Cape Wind project facing Alaskan threat
Biomass co-firing move from Nuon
Largest hydropower project granted carbon credits
Hydrates explored for carbon capture
April 2006
Top
Utilities 'facing their biggest challenge'
Ukraine mourns as Chernobyl's anniversary is marked
A 225 KV TRANSMISSION LINE BETWEEN BEKOKO AND NKONGSAMBA
Iran announces nuclear enrichment advance
RWE plans carbon-free coal-fired plants
DOE sends proposed Yucca Mountain legislation to Congress
Skilling denies cover-up at Enron
UK players call for generation diversity
Duke Power selects Cherokee site for COL
UK reveals offshore connection rules
DOE moves Advanced Energy Initiative forward with hydrogen deal
RWE moves on Dutch co-fired plant
GE plans offshore wind development
Commission takes action on energy competition and renewables
Endesa pays €1 billion bond to block takeovers
Vestas books booming as orders blow in
Commission refers Spain to the courts
Intermittency report dispels renewables myths
German generators launch transparency initiative
EU approves BNFL asset transfer
German renewables players call for priority
German industry demands nuke life extension
Plans for Severn Barrage resurface
Foster Wheeler wins Spanish retrofit deal
Hong Kong’s wind plans unveiled
Duke and Cinergy complete merger
UK onshore wind set to hit 6 GW
Power from the people as microgeneration strategy is unveiled
Indian power needs billions in investment
March 2006
Top
Coal gasification deal in China
Wave Dragon wins Welsh funding
Vietnam to build Laos hydro plant
Centrica’s fuel cell plan for UK consumers
Ocean power test site launched off Ireland
New China-Vietnam transmission plans
Texas snaps up 70 Siemens wind turbines
Cinergy's IGCC project moves forward
Powerfuel partnership plays for IGCC
French and Italian titans clash head on
Shell and Statoil in CO2 joint venture
Europe maps out power market future
Oz opposition pledges itself to Kyoto
Renewables markets 'set to quadruple'
US DoE looks to boost oil with gas
Drax results get boost from rising gas prices
Carbon capture venture for oil majors
Chinese investment gap revealed
M & A deals set to accelerate in 2006
Eon makes rival offer for Endesa
EU energy market preliminary report finds "serious malfunctions"
Steam and gas turbines to galvanise markets in Mideast and Africa
NRC licence for Private Fuel Storage
Iran resumes enrichment as IAEA prepares for meeting
Baltic states agree on nuclear
ABB posts $735 million net profit
US and India seal nuclear accord
Swedens largest offshore wind farm deal
Areva and Siemens to supply steam turbine for Three Mile Island
Construction begins at Glendoe
Foster Wheelers CFB boilers to Sinopec
February 2006
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Giants clash as E.On bids for Endesa
BP launches hydrogen-fired station
Wärtsilä's Belgian biomass boost
Wärtsilä's Belgian biomass boost
JBIC in Egyptian solar thermal plant loan
Endesa wins French supply contract
Endesa wins French supply contract
Combustion Engineering reorganisation
World's biggest lignite power plant underway in Germany
Mexico's first supercritical power plant
Mexico's first supercritical power plant
US launches Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
Siemens boosts Russian role and wind capacity
Sweden plans to be world's first oil-free economy
Endesa to appeal Gas Natural bid
IAEA passes Iranian resolution
Three Gorges to be completed ahead of schedule
EU Commission to rule on UK emissions allocation
Macedonian districo lines up foreign bidders
Uganda's Bujagali construction due this year
Bush backs nuclear and clean coal in State of the Union address
Iran to be referred to Security Council
Record results for European wind
Clean coal call from Mitsui Babcock
UK warns of dangerous climate change
Vestas wins order for 44 MW in Germany
January 2006
Top
Growth in European gas demand set to slow
Siemens and Doosan to build Saudi power-desal plant
Energy innovation index launched
Wave and tidal power could supply up to a fifth of UK energy demand
Endesa launches Chinese carbon programme
International Power consortium to buy Al Hidd project
Spanish wind consolidation continues as Acciona buys Cesa
Heimifeng pumped storage plant moves ahead
AES plans Panamanian hydro plant
China to build Tokamak fusion device
GE service agreement for China
British Energy enters FTSE 100
UK energy review paves way for new nuclear build
Toshiba wins Westinghouse with a $5 billion bid
California solar initiative launched
Foster Wheeler to develop world's largest CFB boiler island
EU-3 to call for February meeting over Iran
Global T&D market worth $79 billion
ABB to link US and Mexican power grids
Alstom issues nine-month results
RWE npower completes wind farm transfer
El Paso Corp to sell Central American generation
Greece hopes to develop renewables
Sempra settles over California
Duke sells bulk of US generation
UK's biggest windfarm begins ops
DONG sees listing in 2007 as EU approves part of merger deal
Airtricity to recommence Irish build programme
UK gas-fired capacity set for boost
Pemex plans cogeneration plant
Kyoto alternative kicks off in Australia
Credit risk still high for nuclear plants: S&P report
East Africa facing power shortages as water levels fall
Endesa - Gas Natural plan faces regulatory hurdle
Vietnam plans Laos hydro development
Iberdrola wins French generation licence
Bujagali project set to resume
France to develop next generation nuclear reactor
EDP chief walks out slamming Iberdrola influence
Gazprom boosts gas supplies as Ukraine clash rumbles on
NRC approves Design Certification for AP 1000 reactor
Pakistan plans to buy Chinese reactor
Marine Current Turbines pilot gets go ahead
E.On announces investment plans
First from frame 6C at Kemalpasa in Turkey
UK signs low-carbon deal with China
Siemens and Doosan to build Saudi power-desal plant
Reorganisation for Combustion Engineering
International Power opts coal-fired plant into combustion directive
December 2005
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VA Tech hydro sale by Siemens moves forward
Edf to replace coolant pump bearings
Endesa announces R&D programme
Bahrain water and power project sale
IEA highlights good energy policy practice
AEP completes purchase of Ceredo station
VA Tech Hydro to develop Indian project
Some Kyoto progress, but US stays put
Mitsubishi Heavy and Shell allied on Carbon
GE Energy to send 2 GW of gas turbines to Nigeria
E.On plans to build new Isle of Grain plant
Xcel investment blow to Skull Valley nuclear storage site
Franco-Belgian transmission line opens
EC sets out support for biomass
Ontario energy report calls for generation mix, but no to coal
Massive contribution possible from microgeneration
Indian grid split may be dropped
US signs on for FutureGen project
Work starts on Russia-UK gas pipeline
EdF announces worker cuts post flotation
Russian reforms due for completion in 2008
EVN plans massive investment in power system
Chinese service agreement for Alstom
Capacity crunch could stunt EU wind growth
Giant solar tower engineering set for change
Colombian hydro project to commence
Plans to privatise districos by Vietnam
Two combined-cycle plants in Spain
ABB wins United Arab Emirates order
New nuclear mooted in UK energy review
Electrabel plans Dutch capacity boost
Basslink operations set to go ahead
Unified energy policy needed on EU climate change
Fortum taking control of Russian utility
Teesside CHP plant starts commercial operation
Spanish consider changing wind tariffs
Offshore wind plans filed for Welsh project
EU supports India's fusion plans
Germany facing extended power cuts
EnBW chief calls for consensus on nuclear
EdF selling Egyptian thermal plants
Nordex establishing joint venture in China
November 2005
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CO2 'highest for 650,000 years'
BP pushes into low-carbon arena
Breaking mirrors set to hit California
Delays expected to UES restructuring
Scottish Power E.ON takeover bid flounders
Revised Italian allocation plan for EUETS
Court rules in favour of UK over EUETS allocation
Dominion Resources invests in emissions reduction
Coal-fired capacity opted into UK combustion plant directive
Siemens in SOFC deal with Gas Turbine Technologies
Private hydropower project in Pakistan
Turkey to transfer hydro to priv sector
E.ON plans Highlands wind farm
Meridian plans New Zealand giant
Hungarian peaking plant planned
Scottish and Southern drop wind plans
China to develop Ghanaian hydro
Suez-Tractebel sells Peruvian stake
Appropriations committee boosts reactor research but cuts Yucca funding
German nuclear phaseout to continue
Drax sale stalls as offer falls short
EU backs away from Endesa-Gas Natural fracas
Barsebäck closure compensation agreed
Gulf states grid moves forward
Vattenfall publishes electricity sector report
Water and power deal for Saudi Arabia
Hai Phong loan agreed with Vietnam
EGAT in talks with Myanmar on hydro
EU expected to avoid intervening in Gas Natural-Endesa play
UK has the best wind resource in Europe
EU calls for more energy market competition
Drax in talks over boosted Constellation bid
EGAT share sale suspended by courts
Lithuania's Elektrine plant upgrade
Gazprom gets green light for power play
Kiriyenko takes over Russian nuclear agency
Greece debates competitive electricity market
World Bank unit sponsors Chile hydro project
Portuguese wave energy potential
Four players vie for Westinghouse as Koreans step up to bid
Spanish regulators approve Gas Natural bid for Endesa
UK's offshore wind set for growth
Drax sale stall fears as International Power withdraws
China has potential to be world's biggest wind energy market by 2020
Power network upgrades from ABB
Siemens acquires AN Windenergie
RWE npower buys Great Yarmouth Power
Electrabel acquires 80 MW wind farm in Portugal
Italian combined cycle power plant from Siemens
PPM announces construction on 200 MW Big Horn
Rolls-Royce expands in Asian oil & gas markets
Endesa brings Aitona mini-hydro plant on-line
GE to supply control unit parts to Exelon’s BWR Fleet
Siemens wins blast furnace order from India’s Jindal South West Steel
E.On starts up UK's first CO2 capture rig
World's first subsea HV umbilical
October 2005
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EdF privatisation programme announced as Areva sale cancelled
Drax completes first UK sulphur trade
EU energy market expands into Balkans
UK manufacturers back new nuclear build
Siemens to deliver 27 wind turbines in Germany and Greece
MHI wins order for reactor coolant pumps
Gas turbine orders for Siemens
Sumitomo to build geothermal plant in Indonesia
Turkey plans power privatisation
MHI to supply blast-furnace-gas turbine to China
Alstom signs a partnership agreement with India's BHEL
Plans to harmonise New Source Review with existing rules
Ontario to restart Bruce reactors
Industry groups pledge co-operation on climate change
UK offshore wind farm application
GE launches new generation of wind turbines
New transmission line allows hydro station to supply Primorsky Territory
Endesa reduces plant emissions
GE windfarm under development in Germany
Ukrainian nuclear company plans pumped storage plant
Centrax acquires Turbomeca Rolls Royce contracts
Centrax acquires Turbomeca Rolls Royce contracts
Bakun project delivers local contracts
European wholesale market maturity still varies widely
Statkraft plans development of green portfolio
India contemplating tariff-based bidding for hydro projects
FERC records higher power prices
Vietnam plans $500 million hydro project
Endesa Italia begins construction of Sicilian wind
GE to repower Crown Van Gelder
Hydro-Quebec expected to call for tenders
Innovative wave power device moves to stage two trials
Alstom to refurbish two US hydro generators
Alstom to refurbish two US hydro generators
Foster Wheeler wins boiler contract
Foster Wheeler wins boiler contract
Foster Wheeler wins boiler contract
PPM Energy sells output from Shiloh Wind
Turkish grid to connect to European system
German cartel office examines power price data
NZ invention combines wind and hydro
E.ON UK chief executive calls for safety valves on carbon price
Study says up to 70% of CO2 price factored into power
DONG acquisition faces in-depth EU probe
Pakistan desalination plant from Siemens
Pakistan desalination plant from Siemens
Fitch comments on Italian energy transmission windfall tax
China-Kazakh JV plans to develop coal-fired plant
Plans for Mekong hydro plants revived
Boost for Ocean Power Technologies wave power project
Boiler for the J. K. Spruce 2 plant in Texas
Alstom boiler for the J. K. Spruce 2 plant in Texas
Offshore wind project framework rules released
Alstom to develop CHP plant in Thailand
Alstom to develop CHP plant in Thailand
AEP hopes to retire Conesville
Babcock Power CFB scrubber deal
Babcock Power CFB scrubber deal
Powerline communications deployment
Ecuador and Peru to accelerate energy interconnection
Liberalisation rules set to prompt investment in Greece
ABB to upgrade Kuwait power plant
ABB to upgrade Kuwait power plant
UK consumers see capacity content revealed
WWF names dirty men of Europe power plants
NRG Energy buys Texas power firm
Siemens plans development of world's most powerful gas turbine
MHI receives first supercritical steam turbine order for the US
MHI receives first supercritical steam turbine order for the US
GE and Bechtel get approval to proceed with IGCC project
European Parliament votes for increased deployment of renewables
Strategic partnership in Russia with EM Alliance and Alstom
Alstom completes oxy-fuel pilot plant test
First Siemens order for offshore wind in England
First Siemens order for offshore wind in England
Endesa's rebuff to Gas Natural bid
Thailand cogeneration service agreement for GE
E.On returns Grain station to service
EDF consolidates Swiss position
Thailand orders MHI gas engine
Thailand orders MHI gas engine
September 2005
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Constellation and Areva join forces on EPR
Bill aims to restructure South African power sector
North Korean breakthroughs and setbacks
PPM Energy orders 300 MW of new GE turbines
Total sells stake in power plant
Venezuela needs $17 billion investment on transmission network
EU court to rule on EdP's GdP stake
Alstom to modernise Brazilian hyro plant
Alstom to modernise Brazilian hyro plant
Duke to dispose of merchant power arm
FPL Energy orders Siemens wind turbines
FPL Energy orders Siemens wind turbines
E.On boost Ratcliffe-on-Soar efficiency
Hydro Tasmania develop new wind farm
Hitachi, Sumitomo win Egyptian turbine order
Hitachi, Sumitomo win Egyptian turbine order
Spain to separate grid operator and owner
Philippine geothermal sale postponed
World Bank promotes Bangladesh power reform
10-year life extension at Dungeness B
E.On completes acquisition of Energie
Rolls-Royce wins turbine contract for Nigerian oil field
Rolls-Royce wins turbine contract for Nigerian oil field
Ampla to sell stake in 10 small hydro plants
France approves first offshore wind farm
EBRD loan for Bosnian distribution upgrade
Hydro Tasmania to develop new wind farm
Thailand's EGAT to sell shares
Plans for new UK gas-fired capacity announced by E.On
MHI begins gas turbine component production in China
Power worker blacks out two million in Los Angeles
California grid congestion costs plummet
Australia's Hazelwood gets carbon cap
US Senate clears way for vote on utility mercury rule
NERC issues long-term reliability assessment
Chubu Electric plans MOX generation from 2010
GE buys 55 MW German wind project
North Korean nuclear talks set to resume
Enels European acquisitions war chest
EU Energy Commissioner "concerned" by wave of mergers
Suez fundraising to buy out Electrabel
Diesel-wind hybrid to power three Philippine islands
Diesel-wind hybrid to power three Philippine islands
GdF and Centrica get clearance for Belgian acquisition
Endesa rebuffs Gas Natural offer
ESB should sell plant says researchers
Indonesia to tender for eight power projects
Fox set to veto Mexican power reform bill
EU to help China curb emissions
Burma contracts Chinese for hydro project
Burma contracts Chinese for hydro project
Spanish Gas Natural launches bid for Endesa
EOn considers Scottish Power takeover bid
Entergy continues to work on Louisiana power network
20 years on Chernobyl assessed
Vietnam to invest in new generation
Grid repairs advance slowly in energy-shocked Gulf coast
Plans for new nuclear plant by Progress Energy
ADB lends $120 million for Vietnamese transmission project
Fortum accelerates Nordic grid reliability programme
Construction start-up soon on Sri Lankan coal unit
Wärtsilä BioPower plant for Sweden
Wärtsilä BioPower plant for Sweden
China plans closure of coal-fired units
Japan allows MOX fuel for reactor
Superconducting cable project moves forward
August 2005
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Hurricane Katrina sees over 1 million without power
First US greenhouse gas emissions limits plan ready to move
North Korea should accept offer say Japan and China
Vestas results hit by supply woes
Westinghouse bidders come and go
Thailand plans $6 billion power investment
Allegations of Iranian HEU enrichment programme found to be false
Russia-Finland subsea cable planned
Suez gets board approval to buy Belgian Electrabel
Babcock & Wilcox signs scrubber deal
Babcock & Wilcox signs scrubber deal
FPL issues a request for proposals for power beginning in 2009
AEP to buy Ceredo station from Reliant
Babcock & Wilcox receives boiler contract
Babcock & Wilcox receives boiler contract
Brazil plans 1,600 Km of new transmission lines
Germany approves ninth offshore wind project
EPA report shows progress on air quality
Blackout investigation in Indonesia
Spanish wind power will overtake coal and hydro says EWEA
Excess wind to produce hydrogen in Scotland
Napocor sale delayed to Q1 of 2006
Scottish carbon storage research group launched
ABB wins orders for Mexican cement plant
ABB wins orders for Mexican cement plant
Offshore contract goes to Danish Bladt Industries
Offshore contract goes to Danish Bladt Industries
SGL Carbon wins graphite contract for PBMR
SGL Carbon wins graphite contract for PBMR
Indonesian power failure leaves 100 million without electricity
NRC delays rulings on new reactor permits
Trittin calls on utilities to account for carbon trade in power costs
Italian regulators want Eni to cut gas storage stake
Enercon accuses Vestas of patent infringement
Enel gains Slovak approval for takeover
Endesa plans 20 gas-fired plants
Ontario plans Niagara tunnel project power boost
EC approves AEM, EdF bid for Italian Edison
JP Morgan Chase settles Enron suit
Pickering reactor overhaul abandoned on cost grounds
DoE selects GE for coal powered fuel cell
DoE selects GE for coal powered fuel cell
Alstom wins Lithuanian refurbishment contract
Alstom wins Lithuanian refurbishment contract
RWE npower sells Isoengine intellectual property rights to Mitsui
E.On UKs Killingholme station returns to full service
RWE plans new coal-fired plant
Chinas massive power investment
New power firm approved in Saudi Arabia
Sistema acquires stakes in seven Urals energy interests
Russian company to manage Kyrgyzstan power grid
Oman aluminium smelter, desalination and power plant planned
Gesa-Endesa to cut carbon emissions
IAEA calls for Iran to suspend enrichment activities
Seoul supports North Korean civil nuclear programme
AEP expands CO2 reduction commitment
Chinese hopes boost shares of Australian uranium interests
Portugal plans for wave energy
German CDU offers longer nuclear life for power subsidies
China may delay nuclear contracts
Dalkia buys Polish power and heat unit
Suez looks to Electrabel buyout
Bush signs comprehensive energy bill
Enel, Endesa should be forced to divest to virtual utilities says regulator
Australia must consider emissions trading scheme says IEA
Bush 'suspicious' of Iranian nuclear programme
Major solar project mooted by SCE for California
Siemens CCGT contract for Azerbaijan
EU makes nuclear offer to Iran
South Africa´s first plants for 15 years
Spanish Catalonia plans for power development
CEZ tipped as big gun in Central and Eastern Europe
Permit for Sandbank 24 offshore wind farm approved
Siemens to build new combined cycle power plant in Thailand
Aneel approves thermal generation in Amazonas and Espirito Santo
Boiler replacement at St. Lucie nuclear plant
Alstom air pollution equipment for Endesa
GE transformer for Connecticut
Comprehensive US energy bill ready for executive branch approval
Credit Suisse announces Enron charge
PLN plans to raise electricity tariffs for business and industry
Major investment required for Russian power sector
Enel plans to build two power plants in Spain
Australian government opens uranium mining in Northern Territory
CIBC agrees to settle Enron class action litigation
Iran delays enrichment restart in the face of international pressure
EU regional energy supply competition study
North Korea may be close to nuclear settlement in six nation talks
Pumped-storage plant set to go ahead in Slovenia
UK plans to cut transmission charges for remote renewables
Calpine and GE to install H System in Southern California
Bangladesh to allow private micro-power projects
Kenya develops Rift Valley geothermal projects
Massive energy savings potential in UK homes
Regulators wait for French government on third party access tariffs
July 2005
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House approves consolidated energy bill, senate to follow
Global carbon market set to grow in 2005
Study analyses European energy taxation policies
Asia-Pacific climate plan faces criticism
British Energy moves back into black
Vestas to build blade plant in China
N Korea nuclear talks continue
Three Gorges capacity breaches 8 GW
Russia, China to start building floating nuclear plant
US energy bill heads to final vote
New Asia-Pacific climate plan mooted
EdF targets gas ahead of flotation
Spanish white paper proposes limiting market power
German army offers land for wind farms
FERC investigation rules out MISO market manipulation
UK's Centrica buys 26 MW Scottish wind farm
Czechs approve industry CO2 allowances
Austrias Verbund plans massive investment
Remote renewables one step closer for UK
SDG&E outlines powerline comms test plans
UES gains control over Armenian transmission grid
Carbon prices rocket as temperatures rise
US energy bill makes rapid progress
India forges nuclear transfer deal with United States
Scottish & Southern plan 600 MW wind farm for Shetland Isles
Siemens to connect New Jersey and Long Island
Duke and Cinergy seek regulatory approval
Price cut deal rejected by German nuclear generators
House panel subpoenas DoE over Yucca Mountain
ABB signs new $2 billion credit facility
Transco plans Philippine investment
US proposed supercritical plant to set standards
High-power flexible solar panel developed
France approves 1.6 GW of wind
Sri Lanka to press ahead with power sector reforms
Northwest consortium plans 600 MW IGCC plant
Basslink joins Tasmania to Australian mainland
Two short-listed for Belene nuclear
Greece to liberalise gas and power markets
Portugal to hand over control of gas and electricity grids
NZ opposition pledges changes to power sector rules
Vietnam set to open markets to China
EC grant to support Liberian liberalisation
Bord Gáis disposes of UK gas distribution arm
Siemens PTD takes over VA Tech
Final resolution of Dabhol in sight as Bechtel deals
Plans for fusion development by India and China
French reactors facing dry summer
Competitive power market saves billions: study
South Korea offers power to the North in attempt to resolve nuclear deadlock
Low carbon supply strategy for UK
WWF names and shames dirty power plants
Russias 16,000 tonnes of spent nuclear fuel
Wind farm extension approval sets up UK's largest
Endesa sells Sechilienne stake
Buyers for Westinghouse set out position
UES and Moscow JV to operate city's grid
India & Bechtel in Dabhol settlement
German opposition sets out nuclear manifesto
GdF soars on first day of trading
Chinese province to invest in transmission
Siemens wins power plant order in India
Vietnamese government approves power plans
EU probes E.On Hungarian gas buy
Power plant bids due for Argentina
Bord Gáis signs €100 million wind deal
GE forges alliance with FirstEnergy
Eurelectric draws plans for pan-European power market
South Korea approves two new nuclear reactors
Belgian, Dutch and French regulators launch market integration plan
EU to take action against five over energy liberalisation
Wood-fired power plant first for Thailand
FERC approves Exelon-PSEG merger
UES suspends power deal with Ukraine
Japan to continue fast-breeder research
Cancer risks higher for nuclear workers
Majors predicted to dominate energy trading
Japan to continue fast-breeder reactor research
UES and China State Grid Corp sign cooperation agreement
Nuclear costs underestimated: study
Spain to cut nuclear generation to 16.5% by 2011
Enel sale of Terna probed by competition authorities
White House names Joseph Kelliher as FERC chair
ABB signs deal with Ansaldo Energia
France wins Iter site, Japan wins anyway
Senate passes comprehensive energy legislation
Thorp board of inquiry report released
ABB consolidates global transformer business
BNFL announces annual results and Westinghouse sale plan
S&P reports on French wind sector
Russia's energy giant overhaul
Mitsui Babcock buys into Polish energy services
Statkraft acquires hydropower plants in Sweden and Finland
Agreement expected on trans-European networks in enlarged EU
Russia signs first JIP under Kyoto
Vattenfall Europe to up plant investment
Moldova seeks $240 million for capacity boost
Dolphin to buy EdF's Edenor stake
June 2005
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Gaz de France begins energy privatisation play
Gazprom to make electricity a core business
UK nuclear programme would require public sector support: report
Siemens wins Middle East and North African contracts
GE to provide turbines for Hebei Province project
French and UK gas players buy into Belgium
German solar business anticipates growth
Ontario rejects coal in phase out
Senate rejects emissions cap proposals
BNFL expected to sell Westinghouse
NII orders improvements at Thorp
Dabhol restart expected late 2006
No childhood cancer link to UK nuclear power stations
Gaz de France privatisation launched
UK wrong to ignore nuclear and clean coal: report
G-8 to launch forum on climate change
London aims for 1 GW wind farm as UK's largest farm launched
Enel plans renewables investments
US Senate panel approves energy tax incentives bill
Power regulator approved in Germany
Human involvement in climate change 'is a fact'
FERC urges Congress to act on transmission
World's largest coal-fired plant planned for India
EU energy commissioner wants cleaner coal plants
$2 billion a year on power for Vietnam
MPS round-up of contract awards
Pacific Hydro in carbon sale first
NGT to return billions to shareholders
Nanobiotechnology study looks at hydrogen production
Calpine powers up two new plants
UK wind prospects improving says report
Nepa disbanded as new company takes over
Bids for Bulgaria-Macedonia power link
Mexican grid contract for Iberdrola
Russia may sell to China up to 50 TWh
EU postpones competition probe
Cegelec wins turbine contracts
Bechtel wins order to seize Indian assets
Vattenfall acquires capacity in Denmark after resolving takeover deadlock
Italian utility ownership law declared illegal by EU
Japanese ruling boosts fast breeder technology
Siemens to build Europe's largest forest-biomass-fired power plant
New superconducting cable material boosts capacity
German opposition to push for power law by July
PLN denies mismanagement led to losses
MPS round-up of forthcoming power projects and associated contracts.
May 2005
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Calpine sells UKs Saltend power station
GE to join in on Dabhol restart
Vattenfall plans giant Baltic Sea wind farm
US Senate panel approves repeal of utility merger restrictions
Moscow to sue UES over power cuts
Tasmania joins Australian power market ahead of Basslink
France and Italy resolve power dispute
CLP Holdings to build in South China
First Dutch offshore wind farm
Hyundai wins $696 million order from UAE
Power failure in Moscow and surrounding regions
Emissions trading gets the green light
German nuclear capacity may get post election reprieve
FutureGen back on track with House spending bill
FERC finalises grid connection rules for wind
Coal ash to become concrete additive
GE, Bechtel and AEP plan 600 MW clean coal project
Calpine to sell assets and cut operating costs
EdF moves prompt rumours of LatAm cash pull out
Ballard deals with Ebara for cogeneration
HVDC transmission line for Vancouver Island
Australian wave plant set for installation
Former Texas regulator to lead FERC
Scottish Power sells PacifiCorp to MidAmerican
EU carbon allowances costs hit record high
UK power among cheapest in Europe
Regulatory changes to boost Australian power sector
Northern Vietnam facing power crunch
Vattenfall launches Polish trading arm
Rate adjustment cuts Napocor losses
Spanish companies negotiate changes to review process
Belgian adoption of energy law
Portugal set to spend on remote metering
Greece to build four new plants
Vattenfall to build CO2-free coal-fired demo station
Commercial first for wave power
States push for carbon trading
German demand outstrips solar supply
Thorp leak hits INES category III - a 'serious incident'
Regulator declares Gazprom not to control generation
Dutch postpone grid sale to 2008
Endesa cuts greenhouse emissions
Iran faces sanctions as European attitude hardens
French companies win Chinese nuke contracts
FP&L plans $1.2 billion, gas-fired plant
Germany shuts down nuclear plant
American Superconductor wind farm controller
Thailand to privatise distribution system
Latvian electricity market law passed
SSE posts 17% pre-tax profit rise
Wind's massive potential for New Zealand
India to resurrect Dabhol - again
World's biggest solar generator just got bigger
Energy shake up by UK government
UES hit with $131 million back tax bill
Power Grid of India to sell stake in IPO
Takeover change prompts step down in Denmark
Malaysia’s solar diesel hybrid
Huadian to build power facilities in China
THORP leak adds to new build opposition
ENEL and EdF end impasse with deal
Central and Eastern Europe behind turbine market growth
Research highlights renewables role in UK
RTE takes its first steps into China
Californian energy agency consolidation plan
PSEG to auction off four power plants
Bulgarian nuclear tender announced
Government approves EGAT privatisation
Netherlands suspends renewables subsidies
Largest UK windfarm commissioned
April 2005
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Death toll rises at Narmada dam
Fusion and waste to get bulk of proposed EC research funding
House passes comprehensive energy bill
Climate change cost modest says EIA
New email scandal for Yucca Mountain
US researchers develop microbial fuel cell
Nuclear cheaper than renewables: report
Nuclear and gas sector seen as attractive to utilities: survey
Wind power world´s fastest growing resource
Bangladesh approves private power plants
Cyprus to liberalise electricity market
French companies win Chinese nuclear deals
UK debate on nuclear power to open post-election
Shell and Bechtel sell InterGen assets
EU plays down legislative role
Spain to surpass UK for renewables investment
Mexico to allow private generation
Private investors staying away from Indian power
Ontario to open up Crown land for green power
Siberia to free electricity market from 1 May
Philippine savings from power contract changes
Thailand's Glow Energy set for small rise in stock launch
PLN warns Java-Bali supply critical
Largest ever transformer banks in India
Nigerian power reform sees dissolution of NEPA
Pakistan invites power project bids
Wärtsilä sells engine unit to MHI
Carbon prices must double to boost renewables
Italian decree on network charges
EdF forms European group for next generation nuclear plant
South Africa to launch renewable energy trading
VA Tech Hydro to develop Bucharest plant
Silicon shortage to hit solar growth
First deep water wind turbines planned
Plans for East River tidal plant
EdF and Enel set to break deadlock
House moves energy legislation
Russia and Germany agree on gas
New England success for competition
Ontario unveils plans for coal alternatives
EU Commission approves Czech CO2 plans
Spanish moves into Portugal power
Firm has £1 billion for distribution
Powerline communications are opened for utilities
Chinese superconducting line tested
Wind desalination project mooted
Load factor takeovers planned for poor performers
German renewables investment plans announced by ministers
Micro power plants fast tracked
Brazil's Cemig to raise prices
Frequency regulation market set for huge growth
Kyoto stance impacts on renewables firms
Enel signs Chile geothermal deal
Siemens wins industrial contracts
Areva to buy remaining Alstom T & D asset
ADB approves Laos hydropower loan
Bulgarian nuke set for go-ahead
Emerson to automate China's most modern coal plant
AES and EHN to develop NY wind
Makeover for North American grid... but no mandatory reliability standards
...while in Oz, renewables go on the back burner
US focus shifts to gasification
Kepco to be probed over fatal accident
House blocks bid for power refunds
Marubeni/BPU is Taweelah B front runner
Euro-nuke build looking inevitable
Alstom rescue plan formally approved
Western states in plans to develop transmission grid
US RPS to inject wind with enthusiam: report
Draft French energy law threatens independent wind
Blackouts anticipated if rains fail
Keppel Energy starts work on HK plant
GE forms joint venture with Chinese
Power reforms affect Philippines energy players
Japan launches power trading exchange
High temperature research for coal firing
GM and DoE sign $88 million fuel cell deal
German giant signs deal for Romanian supply co
Centrica buying plants at home and abroad
EdF receives offers for Edison
Alstom granted two years grace
Embattled Alstom reprieved - for now
Rental gensets cost Toronto $53 million
Low investment will cause blackouts
Blackout 'could have been prevented'
New way of getting your bearings
World first in condition monitoring
Japan and US to fund joint H2 programme
UK number 1 for wind prospects
Thais riot in the streets over power privatisation
New main in Spain commissioned
Making light work of mercury removal
'$1 trillion to be invested in coal firing by 2020'
2000 MW of geothermal potential in East Africa
FERC supports NERC aim of "full compliance"
N American unity to beat blackouts
Enel outlines plans for hydrogen plant
Yucca data scandal sees FBI probe
Plug pulled on China's power duopoly
EPRI recommends tailored incentives for IGCC
Alstom wins Swedish nuclear contract
First for Canada as most modern plant comes on line
CEZ to invest $650 million in refurbishment
Egat corporatisation first of many
Brazilian Copel to up investment in 2005
More dam building on the Yangtze
New deal resolves wind concerns
The sub-continent powers ahead
AMSC gets it superconductor patent
World's largest offshore programme cranks up
The 60Hz "H" turns up in Canada
UK promise drastic CO2 reductions by 2050
March 2005
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Infrastructure needed, not fuel
The nuclear future: hot or not?
China to clamp down on illegal plants
Phase II of CO2 capture project begins
EU liberalisation laggards get short shrift
UK greenhouse gas emissions fall while CO2 rises
Coal leads the pack in German energy
Swiss OK grid operators joint venture
EPA launches emissions control cap and trade measures
US renewable standards to cost billions of dollars
Rethink on Dutch nuclear closure
Solar power cost to fall for Japan
Nuclear power costs falling as gas prices rise
Northern Ireland opens first windfarm
Enel and EdF close to reaching deal
Mine workings set to heat Scottish housing
Pakistan to develop 8,800 MW of new nuclear capacity
Senate OKs Alaska wildlife refuge drilling
UK nuke surge mooted following media reports
Bush presses Congress to act on reliability
Wind turbine destroyed by wind
Biomass set for massive growth
Siemens to build plant in the UAE
Areva to build two biomass power plants
Egat's accelerated status change
Science funding to boost UK climate change skills
Biomass projects put on hold in Vietnam
ENEL and ENAP set up geothermal plant
Indonesia plans coal-fired plant
Alstom restructures boiler unit
Regionalisation is the new business strategy
Third time lucky for H system go-ahead in US
Capex studies $19 billion wind to hydrogen plan
Apex-BP Solar wins Zambian deal
Alstom wins €560 million Saudi projects
60 nuclear plants to come on line over next 15 years
CPUC asked to approve six renenewables contracts
GE Energy Services targeting plant
Japanese institute to seek to locate reactor in USA
Russia on track for 2007 liberalisation
Indian Tarapur 4 reactor goes critical
China's renewables target to cost $60 billion
Siemens consortium to build Yemen plant
India to become fourth largest wind generator
Dynegy settles EPA pollution suit
Guizhou begins new phase in power transfer plan
Britain to launch single power market
Endesa taking action against rivals
LIPA study shows $33 billion cost to bury power lines
Xcel bids for 2,500 MW of new capacity
Canadian scientists develop plastic IR solar cell
Europe and Japan stand behind plans for ITER
Nuclear development agreement signed
GE wins giant Quebec wind deals
Georgia unveils privatisation plans
Thin film solar efficiency first
Kepco admits management role in accident
CLP wins TXU assets from Singapore
Vestas wins US order for 84 turbines
Russia signs nuclear fuel deal with Iran
Las Vegas to build 3.1 MW solar PV project
Solar desalination project to go ahead
UK to press EU nations for greater competition
Spanish laws set to increase regulation of major players
EdP heads for conflict over merger with GdP
Distribution sector marked by reforms
Indian SEBs need reform: report
Cogeneration neglected by European Commission
More solar for CA in revised proposal
Leading edge power station for Oz state
February 2005
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Power line communications: still looking for a niche?
Australian blackout threat as Basslink hit by bad weather
Gen-set market growth mooted for Mid-east and Africa
China to accept tenders for four new nukes
RWE investment plans announced
Bid possible for third US nuclear plant
Vietnamese rural transmission development planned
Brussels to probe energy market
Siemens-Westinghouse to replace nuke's turbine parts
GE to supply Taiwanese nuclear plant
France likely to sell well below 30% of GdF
Argentina to develop new T & D links
Tajikistan to export power to Russia
Transmission costs for wind: report
Reactor replaced in single piece
M&A deals in gas and electricity treble in 2004
Finnish, Swedish grids plan subsea cable
German renewables grow by a fifth in a year
Verbund to build 480 MW pumped storage facility
AES to develop Bulgarian plants
NZ's energy rules must be clarified
Irish liberalisation moves forward
Indian wind calls for incentives switch
Manila may accelerate Napocor sale
EdF and Enel in possible nuke link
Maharashtra open to buy Dabhol output
Areva to build HVDC de-icing system
South Korea to build offshore wind
Wind to deliver Karachi energy
Finland grants nuke building permit
Romania plans €137 million upgrade
Dong acquires new Energi E2 stake
Aim for 4,800 MW generation hike by SNET
Contracts and tender: Portugal tenders for wind
Phu My 2.2 commences ops in Vietnam
UES to implement Kyoto projects
Tougher policy to bring focus on Chinese power sector
Central American transmission interconnection
Brazil to auction transmission
Privatisation of Nigerian NEPA
Flywheel energy storage contracts
EU in dispute with UK over carbon allocations
Vietnam plans $13.8 billion power investment by 2010
China in bid to develop pebble bed reactor
UK and US agree on BNFL contracts
Cabinet approves Saudi bid for KESC
Grid rules to be enforced by FERC
Egat sale back on after Thaksin returned
New mercury emissions approach mooted
Endesa spends €1.06 billion on distribution
DONG buys Copenhagen power company and E2 stake
Transmission report on European interconnections
Beacon gets flywheel storage patents
Giant plans for North Sea wind
Contracts and tenders: International developers invited to bid
Spanish drought boost's carbon spend
Russian aluminium group's plans
Norwegian small hydro can double output
$80 billion in estimated costs for power interruptions in the US
German windfarm closes finance
New power policy approved in India
'MOX safer than storage' for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium
Ofgem details conditions for gas network sale
US electricity demand setting new records
San Diego Gas & Electric to expand transmission for renewables
Private power costs less than Mexican CFE
IEA calls for new reactors in Canada
EHN, AEGA and KW Tarifa alliance to market wind
New GE 10-2 gas turbine system reduces NOx
Russian hydro expects minimal earnings in first year
British Energy shuts down Heysham - 1
Californian Commission votes on demand-side management
Spain to face nuclear waste management costs
Contracts and tenders: GE kit for Nevada peaker
UK gas distribution networks up for grabs
Precipitator and scrubber market analysis
More than 20 GW of renewables planned for UK
Contracts and tenders: Siemens wins orders in Africa, India and the Middle East
Moves on Laos Nam Theun 2 hydro project
Contracts and tenders: Siemens to modernize Bulgarian substation
January 2005
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Is Commmission's benchmarking report a tacit admission of failure?
Exhaustive action needed on water?
Spanish Cesa and Terranova link likely
Siemens ups VA Tech bid - Vattenfall's Elsam play fails
Conferences and events: Transmission summit
ABB to develop world's longest seabed HVDC link
Financing for US biomass clone complete
Spain approves emissions rules
RWE launches new gas access scheme
Tenders and proposals: Israel solar
Tenders and proposals: Ohio clean coal
Lahmeyer takes over Madagascar
Indian police attempt to curb theft
NERC set to approve draft rules
December 2004
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Mexican prices prompting private power
Philippine privatisation boost
Australian emissions trading scheme
Reforms set to deliver efficiency in Russia
ABB case to be reviewed in District Court
Iran to suspend uranium enrichment
EDF's new status brings changes
Investigation into Texan grid operator moves up a notch
EC prohibits acquisition of Gas De Portugal
GE buys water treatment company
FKI to get out of wind turbines
November 2004
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Enel a candidate for geo plant
SA govt approves funding of PBMR
Chinese greens fiercely oppose Leaping Tiger project
France pushes for local ITER site
Siemens prepares to take over VA Tech
Call for better access to hydro finance
October 2004
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Nigeria gets its research reactor
Reliance Energy to build Haryana
US generators contest CO2 lawsuits
Power giants see new opportunities in China
Russian cabinet approves Kyoto
Siemens moves into the wind business
BT signs record green power deal
New recip-based microgenset to be developed
Regenesys will go on, but in Canada
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Hatfield colliery goes into administration
World's largest offshore windfarm proposed
IEA criticises trans-Asian pipeline plan
Russia to drop out of Kyoto agreement
New cable service in the Straits
November 2003
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Three Gorges share sale flooded with offers
Blackout will have far reaching effects
Indebted ABB announces restructuring plan
European regulators get together
FirstEnergy takes major share of the blame
Indebted ABB announces restructuring plan
Blackout will have long-term impact
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Blackout may galvanise Cross Sound decision
GE shows the H turbine to the world
EU compliant rescue plan agreed
'We know what happened, but not why'
Plan to bury CO2 under the sea
August 2003
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AES withdraws support for Drax restructuring
Philosopher's stone found in the UK
HTS generator breakthrough by GE-led team
Senate passes holding version of energy bill
South Korea selects site for radwaste repository
Maintaining the nuclear option
EU may reject unfair' BE rescue plan
Nexans outbids Areva for Alstom T&D
Nexans counterbids for Alstom T&D
Mass production of superconducting cable now possible
International Power to Drax's rescue
Largest ever Sharia compliant loan agreed
July 2003
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Delayed restart cuts BE's income
Cameco restarts McArthur River mining
Second Tepco unit returns to service
El Paso energy settlement finalised
Legislation to be pushed through
Enron barred from selling at market rates
Stake exchange agreed by CEZ and E.ON
June 2003
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G8 consensus on weapon aspirations
Eskom reaffirms support for PBMR
Turbine repairs at Cooper cleared
Commerce Department stands by USEC decision
NRC urges review of bobbin coil data
International Power plans share buy-back
Changing renewable energy policy
GHG rise fires renewables rethink
... while SE reviews the nuclear issue
... but hardens its position in Germany
CEZ comes late to the Slovakia sale
Below par International Power plans share buy-back
Cooling error puts the heat on Paks
Legal challenge to British Energy aid package
Upgrade of major CHP plant commissioned
The hydrogen economy gets under way in Iceland
Deal closed on sale of Alstom turbines division
Norway wants subsea link to UK
May 2003
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US produces a bill for energy suppliers
First live HV superconductor link by 2005
Ultra-thin solar cell developed
Special inspection at South Texas 1
Privatisation bids under review
April 2003
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Record growth in wind capacity
Government opens up power sector
March 2003
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Front end capability being developed
Marine units threaten to sink Alstom
Scare at Smolensk nuclear power plant
China places bulk orders for gas turbines
First undersea tidal prototype
UK strikes ambitious pose on emissions
Plan to build super-hydros on the Yangtze
February 2003
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Sulzer Hexis fuel cell system to be trialed by GDF
Ontario pulls the plug on hydro sell-off
High tension over 'nuke threat'
Waste-to-energy will grow despite Nimbys
Total shut down of Tepco reactors
Jakarta could revive nuke programme
January 2003
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Global wind turbine market to accelerate
Cleaning up with coal in Wisconsin
Korean reactor programme resumes
Black & Veatch forms stand-alone nuclear group
Belgium will phase out its nukes
December 2002
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Vattenfall to upgrade hydro plants
AES to sell two African ventures
InterGen completes Rijnmond financing
Korean fuel oil supply suspended
Latest 'clean coal' plant officially operational
US energy bill will rise again
Westinghouse 'will not bid' for Finnish nuke
TXU Europe goes into administration
Nuclear back on Italian agenda
November 2002
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Call to close coal-fired plant
'Flawed' climate change levy 'is damaging industry'
Fortum completes restructuring
AMSC buys Nordic Super-conductor
Mixed fortunes for pan-Gulf power grid
Wood Group aquires Rotary Electrical
American Superconductor scores early goal
Tepco 'manipulated test results'
October 2002
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More utilities drawn into inspection scandal
Opposition to British Energy loan
UK electricity market approaches crisis point
European fears for liberalisation mount
Hydrogen power park partnership
Poland still in power sell-off talks
Opposition to British Energy loan
New material 'could triple wind tower height'
More utilities drawn into inspection scandal
European fears for liberalisation mount
UK electricity market approaches crisis point
Canadian business fights Kyoto
Hydrogen power park partnership
Emergency order brings new link on-line ahead of schedule
N Korea gets nukes 'on approval'
September 2002
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Nuclear industry supports the hydrogen economy
US may join fusion research effort
Babcock & Wilcox sue Framatome
New build slowdown may create energy shortages
DoE green-lights planning short cuts for T & D projects
New cracks appear in Japan's nuclear industry
Build slowdown may create energy shortages
Impressive erection at Horns Rev
DoE green-lights planning short cuts to upgrade US grid
EA APPOINTS DISTRIBUTOR IN UAE
SAMSUNG TO SELL CAPSTONE TURBINES
LITTLEBROOK CONVERSION APPROVED
STUDY PREDICTS PEBBLE-BED SUCCESS STORY
N Korea to get commercial reactors on approval
Emergency order brings NY link on line ahead of time
EU legislation 'to boost biomass'
KALPAKKAM fast breeder gets GO-AHEAD
Partial privatisation gets under way
FGD orders 'will reach $53 bn'
Established utilities 'will retain edge'
Nuke industry supports hyd-rogen economy
August 2002
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Controversy over Mindanao project
IAEA reviews Kozloduy units 3 and 4
Green power prices likely to rise
World's first hydrogen fuelled generating set
Loy Yang generator replacement
Approval for second research reactor
Signpost to the next French nuke
Gail plans gas-fired power plant in Tripura
Nanticoke accused of air pollution
India will 'eradicate power shortages' within ten years
Pressure for federal policy on emissions
Recycling greenhouse gas may now be a possibility
Power lines 'could cause cancer'
Legal challenge to E.On takeover of Ruhrgas
European Commission converts to CHP
Babcock Borsig rescue mission fails
Bujagali dam project develops financial cracks
Utility sale makes halting progress
Photons signpost creep damage in boilers
Super-efficient waste disposal
New agency will handle UK decommissioning costs
Launch of the next generation Candu reactor
NSR programme 'deterred improvements'
July 2002
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LMA will handle £48 bn decommissioning costs
Launch of the next generation Candu reactor
NSR programme 'deterred improvements'
Yucca plan clears final hurdle
Nuclear plant for heat and desalination
Babcock Borsig AG rescue mission fails
Bujagali dam project develops financial cracks
EDF has further expansion plans
Wind to provide power to coastal communities
June 2002
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Indonesian electricity bill faces stiff opposition
CEZ privatisation delayed further
Distributed generation market is expanding
UAE grid closer to realisation
High energy demand hits green targets
Loss of Heritage threatens local projects
U-turn on causes - but no policy change
Security, low prices, falling emissions: can it be done?
18 new power plants to be built in Bangladesh
Electrabel and Acea move closer
Electricity bill faces stiff opposition in parliament
Further delays to CEZ privatisation
UAE grid closer to realisation
UK's first wind turbine factory
High energy demand hits green targets
Loss of Heritage threatens local projects
May 2002
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Mexican supreme court rejects privatisation law
Europe stabilises its CO2 emissions
Russian government to introduce power industry reforms
UK government approves 76 MW offshore windfarm
RS to study climate change measures
Exelon withdraws from PBMR project
Bangkok looks for low key route to scrapping power plants
Lattice and National Grid to merge
California to get its money back
Senate and House on collision course
Competition, prices and security
Committee approves Nevada site
Supreme court vetoes new liberalisation law
Europe stabilises CO2 emissions
Government approves 76 MW offshore wind farm
Government to introduce energy reform legislation
Royal Society to study climate change measures
Exelon withdraws from South African pebble bed project
Bangkok attempts low key approach to scrapping plants
Lattice and National Grid to merge
California to get its money back
April 2002
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France delays liberalisation further
Mixed fortunes for Babcock Borsig
Utilities 'using nuke funds for acquisition'
Actions against Enron escalate
Barcelona: was it worth the wait?
Solar rooftop projects win government support
Renovation of Maritza by German consortium
District heating companies go electric
CEZ and Czech distribution companies to merge
Senator cannot stop Yucca vote
International Power looking for acquisitions
... and Duncan turns state's evidence
NEPA privatisation delayed again
Energy companies not out of trouble yet
Utilities 'using nuke funds for acquisition'
March 2002
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China to restructure, invest heavily in gas plant
Tractebel fined for 'dubious practices'
UK 'should replace existing power stations'
US commits to new nuclear plants by 2010
Enron "may raise cash by litigation'
Gas prices test coal commitment
Blyth turbine 'was struck by lightning'
Renewable Energy Obligation before UK parliament
White House and Congress head for confrontation
Balancing customer and generation assets
FIVE NEW COMBINED CYCLE PLANTS
Enel plans to invest in Bulgarian hydro plants
DoE and EPA at war on clean air
Voith Siemens buys Esac Energie
Bidders shun CEZ privatisation
California seeks to cancel power contracts
Solar project will provide rural power
Tractebel fined by Belgian government tax authority
February 2002
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Flooding causes power station shut-downs in Indonesia
China starts up nukes, steps up hydro programme
US to take action against 'dirty' power plants
Biomass gasifier/coal plant combination to be studied
UK aims to lead emissions market
Estonia halts power plant sale
Ukraine plays off Russia against the EBRD
UK talks up renewables, but retains nukes option
Bush's twin pollution initiatives
China starts up nukes, steps up hydro programme
USA to act against dirty plants