21 August 2014
E.ON Kraftwerke has awarded a contract to Voith for the modernisation of a generator at its 620MW Waldeck 2 pumped storage power plant in North Hesse, Germany. Under the terms of the contract, which is worth approximately €9m, Voith will replace, assemble and commission the stator and rotor of machine 6 at the plant, increasing […]
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21 August 2014
Greencoat UK Wind has signed an agreement with The AES Corporation to purchase 51.6% interest in Sixpenny Wood, Yelvertoft, North Rhins and Drone Hill wind farms in the UK. Under the terms of the agreement, Greencoat will acquire the 51.6% stake in the four wind farms from AES’ subsidiaries for a total consideration of £90.6m. […]
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20 August 2014
The UK’s Crown Estate has signed a lease agreement with 2-B Energy’s subsidiary Forthwind for the nation’s first offshore two-bladed turbine demonstration on the seabed at Methil in Scotland. The demonstration involves the installation of two 6MW full-scale units at Methil. The 6MW two-bladed turbine, designed for offshore wind industry, is claimed to be the […]
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18 August 2014
RWE Generation is planning to close three power plants in Germany with a total capacity of 1,000MW, amid declining demand for conventional energy. The company is considering closing the 110MW Goldenbergwerk lignite power plant in Hürth in the third quarter of 2015, and Unit C of the 285MW Westfalen hard coal power plant in Hamm […]
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15 August 2014
Two days ago UK based engineering firm Olympus Automation (OAL) were approached by the president of Azersun, the leading food producer in Azerbaijan, for a rapid cooking system to feed refugees in Northern Iraq. The president was so appalled by the plight of the refugees stuck on mount Sinjar he has chosen to fund the […]
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12 August 2014
Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall for wind turbines and servicing for the Sandbank offshore wind farm in Germany. Under the contract, Siemens will supply 72 Model SWT-4.0-130 wind turbines and will also perform maintenance services on the Sandbank installations for an initial period of five years. The project is being built […]
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12 August 2014
EDF Energy has shut down two reactors, Heysham 1 and Hartlepool, following the discovery of a defect in a boiler unit of Heysham 1 Reactor 1 in Lancashire, UK. During the Heysham 1 Reactor 1 planned statutory outage in 2013, the company identified an unexpected result during a routine ultrasonic inspection of a boiler spine. […]
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05 August 2014
Centrica and DONG Energy have scrapped the Celtic Array offshore wind farm planned for the Irish Sea. The companies have come to a conclusion that the project is economically unviable with current technology and has confirmed challenging ground conditions. Celtic Array, which is a joint venture between Centrica and DONG Energy, was formed in March […]
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05 August 2014
Norwegian state-owned electricity firm Statkraft has signed an agreement to sell a 49% interest in its UK onshore wind power portfolio to Gingko Tree Investment. Under the agreement, Statkraft will sell its three operating wind farms, including Alltwalis in Wales and Baillie and Berry Burn in Scotland, with a total capacity of 142.2MW. Upon completion […]
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05 August 2014
Yingli Green Energy International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, has signed a collaboration agreement with AMB Energia Wytwarzanie (AMB Energia), a subsidiary of AMB Energia, for the development of 30MW of solar power projects in Poland. As part of the agreement, AMB Energia as a local partner will fully develop the […]
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