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Wartsila to supply major gas engine power plant to Russia
An important step in the use of combustion engine technology for major power plant projects was taken with the award of this order to Wärtsilä. The new power plant will be powered by Wärtsilä's leading edge technology and will be the first of its kind in Russia. It will provide a reliable and efficient electricity supply for large industrial consumers, while meeting the highly variable load requirements with extreme flexibility and fast response.
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Power Generation
- May 22, 2013
Aquamarine Power secures full consent for 40MW Lewis wave energy farm
Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power, has today [Wednesday 22nd May] received full consent from the Scottish Government for a 40MW wave farm off the north-west coast of Lewis, Scotland – making it the world’s largest fully-permitted ocean energy site.
The announcement was made by the Scottish Government’s Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism Fergus Ewing at the All Energy conference in Aberdeen.
The green light from the government and its regulator Marine Sc...
Energy Efficiency
- May 22, 2013
The Energy sector delivers gas turbines and transformers to Saudi Arabia
The Energy Sector has been awarded two contracts valued at approximately EUR200 million by Saudi Electricity Company (SEC). The first contract includes the supply of five SGT6-2000E gas turbines, which will add 388 megawatts (MW) to the Rafha, Qurayyat and Arar areas, helping to address the Kingdom's rapidly rising power demand.
The second signing is for a turnkey project to build the Al-Kharj 2 380 kV substation. Under the contract, the Energy sector will supply all key components su...
Energy Efficiency
- May 22, 2013
EU leaders look to energy for growth boost
EU leaders, desperate to give growth a boost, target energy policy Wednesday amid concerns a US-led revolution in shale oil and gas development will reshape the global economy and leave Europe far behind.
Stuck in the doldrums, Europe has lost nearly all momentum as the debt crisis bites deeper and sends unemployment soaring, with governments scrambling as they can to find some momentum.
Worse still, energy costs remain high, in marked contrast to the United States where new shale oil...
Energy Efficiency
- May 22, 2013
Malaysia tribal groups protest world hydro meeting
About 300 Borneo tribespeople staged a protest at a world hydroelectric industry meeting in Malaysia on Wednesday to denounce dams they say are destroying forests and native ways.
Officials in the Malaysian state of Sarawak have for years been accused of ramming through controversial dams, and opponents have harshly criticised the International Hydropower Association's (IHA) decision to meet in the state.
Shouting "No more mega-dams," and with signs saying "No force...
Hydro
- May 22, 2013
Solar plane set for new leg of cross-country US trip
The first-ever manned airplane that can fly by day or night on solar power alone was set to soar early Wednesday on the second leg of its journey across the United States.
The fuel-free plane was due to leave Phoenix, Arizona for Dallas, Texas, organizers said. The US crossing is being billed as the plane's first cross-continent flight.
On May 3, Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard flew the craft from Moffett Airfield near San Francisco, California to Sky Harbor International Airpor...
Solar
- May 22, 2013
Nabucco pipeline project awaits Azerbaijan commitment
Officials from five countries with stakes in the Nabucco European pipeline project said Tuesday they were confident it will benefit from crucial Azerbaijan gas supplies.
Originally planned to run through Turkey to Austria, the 3,300-kilometre Nabucco pipeline has been plagued by problems, including a lack of potential suppliers, that have repeatedly delayed the start of construction.
"The moment approaches when the Shah Deniz consortium makes its final decision on the route of ga...
Oil and Gas
- Pipelines - May 21, 2013
Israeli gas finds secure its self sufficiency
Gas production from huge offshore deposits along its Mediterranean coast is enabling Israel to shift from costly and unreliable imports to a growing self-sufficiency and the potential to become an energy exporter.
Politicians and lobbyists are already fiercely grappling over how much of the newly-discovered natural resource can be sold abroad, with the environmental lobby urging caution over the level of exports.
Speaking at the control room in Hadera of the country's largest powe...
Oil and Gas
- May 22, 2013
