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99 MW wind expansion completed
November 20, 2009 9:38 AM
NextEra Energy Resources completed the installation of 33 additional wind turbines at the Wilton Wind Energy Center, bringing the total capacity up to 99 MW.
South Africa's Eskom: 4800 MW Kusile coal plant contracts on hold
November 20, 2009 4:37 AM
Future contracts for Eskom's coal fired Kusile power station have been put on hold, says the electricity parastatal.
Aquamarine Power's Orkney wave device to be switched on
November 20, 2009 4:27 AM
A pioneering wave energy device installed on the sea bed off the Scottish island of Orkney was connected to the national grid for the first time on 20 November.
Planned 99 MW wind farm coming to Canada
November 19, 2009 2:09 PM
Enbridge Inc. said it would team up with Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. to develop its fifth wind farm, a 99 MW, C$285 million (US $266 million) project in Ontario, Canada.
MWH, Energoprojekt complete 300 MW hydropower project in Ethiopia
November 19, 2009 6:45 AM
MWH, a US-based provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services, and its joint venture partner Energoprojekt of Russia have completed the $350m Tekeze hydropower project in northern Ethiopia.
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Formal launch of GCC power grid to be held in Kuwait next month
November 19, 2009 6:42 AM
The GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) will organise a grand ceremony to mark the formal launching of the first phase of the multi-billion dollar GCC power grid project in Kuwait in December.
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Mitsubishi wins CCGT order from Spain's INITEC Energia for Uzbek plant
November 18, 2009 4:15 AM
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has received an order from INITEC Energia, a Spanish engineering and construction company, for a 478 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) cogeneration facility in Uzbekistan.
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Austria's AE&E to build EUR60m cogeneration plant in Finland
November 18, 2009 3:55 AM
Austria's AE&E Group has secured an order for the construction of a waste to energy cogeneration plant in Vaasa, Finland.
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AEP orders $100mn in steam turbines from Alstom
November 17, 2009 9:45 AM
American Electric Power (AEP) will buy steam turbines from Alstom Power for its DC Cook 1 nuclear power plant in Michigan and its Conesville 4 coal-fired generating unit in Ohio valued at $100 million.
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U.S., Chinese companies to build wind turbine plant
November 17, 2009 9:41 AM
The U.S. Renewable Energy Group signed an agreement with China-based A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. to develop and build a new wind turbine production and assembly plant in the U.S.
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China selects 294 solar power projects for subsidy
November 17, 2009 4:31 AM
China has identified 294 solar power projects with a total generating capacity of 642 MW as it works towards hitting a target of 10 GW by 2020 for solar energy.
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Scrubbers reducing emissions at coal-fired plant
November 16, 2009 4:00 PM
Detroit Edison's Monroe Power Plant has begun operating two flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems.
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Suntech plans manufacturing plant in Arizona
November 16, 2009 11:42 AM
China-based Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. said it plans to open a manufacturing plants in Arizona.
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VT Group secures nuclear reactor parts deal from British Energy
November 16, 2009 5:37 AM
VT Group has made its first foray into the sector of manufacturing parts for nuclear reactors by winning an order from British Energy to supply high integrity new reactor bio-thermal assemblies for the Dungeness power station.
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Botswana to add 250 MW via integrated gas, coal bed methane plants
November 16, 2009 4:27 AM
Botswana is to add 250 MW of much needed capacity to its power grid via two integrated gas and coal bed methane power plants.
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Nexans wins EUR35m submarine power cable contract in La Réunion
November 12, 2009 9:54 AM
French cable manufactuer Nexans has been awarded a EUR35m ($52m) turnkey contract by state-owned utility EDF to construct a submarine power cable for the French island of La Réunion in the Indian Ocean.
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Scottish and Southern Energy to build carbon capture demonstrator at UK's Ferrybridge coal plant
November 11, 2009 5:22 AM
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is to submit a planning application to local authorities for the development of a carbon capture demonstrator at its Ferrybridge coal fired plant near Castleford in Yorkshire.
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UAE's ADWEA to tender 1500 MW power plant in first half 2010
November 11, 2009 5:05 AM
The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) will issue a call for tenders for a major electricity and water desalination plant in the first half of 2010, the authority's privatisation chief said.
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