10 March 2015
Siemens has completed construction of the 600MW Cengiz Enerji Samsun combined cycle power plant in Turkey. The single-shaft plant is developed in co-ordination with its partner and customer Cengiz Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret. It is equipped with SGT5-8000H gas turbines. Siemens has completed construction for the facility in 23 months, which is two months ahead […]
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05 March 2015
Hungary has approved a new legislation vowing to keep secret the key details of a nuclear power contract with Russia for 30 years. According to the legislation, Hungary will not disclose the business and technical details of the agreement signed with Russian nuclear power corporation Rosatom for the Paks nuclear facility, reports Associated Press. The […]
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27 February 2015
Dublin-headquartered Mainstream Renewable Power has secured a 15-year contract from the UK National Grid for a 450-megawatt Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in the Outer Fourth Estuary in the North Sea. The wind farm, which was awarded planning consent in October 2014, is expected to be generating electricity and fully commissioned by 2020. Funding […]
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25 February 2015
German manufacturer Siemens has received an order from Holland Board of Public Works (HBPW) for delivering two gas turbines and one steam turbine at the combined cycle power facility, Holland Energy Park, in Holland, Michigan, the US. The Holland Energy Park is being transformed into a fuel-efficient power producing facility by the local utility HBPW. […]
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25 February 2015
The European Union has decided to go ahead with a thorough investigation of General Electric’s €12.4bn (£9.1bn) bid for Alstom’s power equipment business, fearing price hikes. The purchase deal is likely to make Siemens the only competitor left for GE in Europe for heavy-duty gas turbines used in gas-fired power facilities, the EU said. It […]
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25 February 2015
The World Bank has released Alstom Hydro France from debarment, which opens up scope for the hydropower generating unit of the French manufacturer to compete for projects financed by the World Bank. The ban has also been lifted from Alstom Network Schweiz, and their affiliates, Alstom said. World Bank’s Integrity Compliance Office (ICO) has acknowledged […]
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23 February 2015
Siemens has initiated operations at its Clean Energy Center, which is located in Ludwigsfelde, Germany. Developing the new burner test centre involved an investment of €100m, Siemens said. The facility will be used to examine and validate the combustion processes in the company-manufactured gas turbines, in order to enhance their efficiency and improve their flexibility […]
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23 February 2015
Apple is to invest €1.7bn to build and operate two data centres in Europe that will be 100pc powered by renewable energy. One will be located in Athenry on Ireland’s west coast and the other in Denmark’s central Jutland. Both data centres will power Apple’s online services including the iTunes Store, the App Store, iMessage, Maps […]
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20 February 2015
Dong Energy has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to be the turbine supplier for the initial phase of Walney extension offshore wind farm in the UK. The project will be split into two phases, with each of these phases generating 330MW of renewable power. Under the deal, MHI Vestas will supply V164-8.0MW wind turbines for […]
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18 February 2015
Dong Energy has produced power for the first time at the 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 wind project in the German North Sea and initiated supply to the national grid. The offshore wind project will feature 78 Siemens SWT-4.0-130 turbines, which are all likely to be commissioned over the next few months. Located 54km from the […]
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