08 May 2014
GE is to supply 32 of its 2.2-107 wind turbines for a Brazilian project, the company has announced. The order came from Brazilian power asset developer and operator Omega Energia, which is to build a wind farm in the country’s Piaui region. As part of the contract, GE will provide operations and maintenance on the 32 turbines for 10 years. This […]
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08 May 2014
Siemens has agreed a $1.3bn deal to buy Rolls-Royce’ energy aero-derivative gas turbine and compressor business. The Bavaria-based company is looking to strengthen its position in the power generation and oil and gas industries, and close a profitability gap with rivals GE and ABB. Rolls-Royce’s Energy gas turbine and compressor business has around 2,400 employees. In 2013, […]
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08 May 2014
New Hampshire, USA — As we go about our daily lives using smartphones, computers and other technologies, it’s hard to believe that more than 2 billion people globally still live without electricity. According to the International Finance Corporation $37 billion is spent on fossil fuels to power the developing world each year. However, much of this […]
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07 May 2014
SkyPower FAS Energy has entered into agreements with both the Federal Republic of Nigeria Government and the Delta State of Nigeria Government for the setting up of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totalling 3,000MW within Nigeria and the Delta State of Nigeria. Set to be developed within the next five years, the multi-phase projects will […]
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07 May 2014
Siemens Energy won 10-year wind energy service agreements encompassing over 400 onshore wind turbines in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The customer is Pattern Energy Group Inc., based in San Francisco, California. Combined, the scope of these long-term contracts represents one of Siemens’ largest agreements with a single customer in North America. Pattern Energy is an independent power […]
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07 May 2014
SunEdison, a solar power technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services completed construction of a 117 MW DC portfolio of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants across the U.K. The portfolio is comprised of eight separate solar power plants. “We just entered the U.K. solar market this year and have already interconnected eight plants,” said Jose […]
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06 May 2014
NEW DELHI, May 6 (RIA Novosti) – Experts working on the construction of India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant being built with Russian assistance have brought the first reactor unit to 90 percent of its capacity, a source in the industry told RIA Novosti Tuesday. “The first power unit has been brought to 90 percent capacity. […]
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06 May 2014
Strata Solar, a leading utility-scale solar provider, announced it has installed nine utility-scale solar power projects across North Carolina using more than $100 million of tax-equity financing provided by a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC). North Carolina utility Progress Energy Carolinas will purchase the power. The projects produce enough electricity to power 5,000 households […]
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06 May 2014
Areva has begun operations at its molten salt energy storage demonstration plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The plant has been installed at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility, while it is designed for use with the company’s Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) technology. An innovative approach to energy storage that combines the molten […]
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06 May 2014
Siemens Energy has won a contract from Cobra Energia to supply 97MW of turbines for the Tres Hermanas wind project in Peru. Under the terms of the contract, Siemens will deliver a combination of 25 direct drive SWT-3.0-108 wind turbines and eight geared SWT-2.3-108 units for the project that will be located near San Juan […]
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