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3D mapping: A new perspective on managing grid assets
Recent technological advances in remote sensing technology being pioneered in the UK are proving valuable in the management of network infrastructure and logistics.
Concentrating solar power starts to shine
SkyFuel, based in the US, is emerging as one of the world’s leading developers of innovative concentrating solar power systems.
Direct injection advances biomass co-firing in large coal fired plants
Bill Livingston of Doosan Babcock provides an overview of the technical and other issues associated with co-firing of biomass materials in large coal fired power stations, and discusses the more advanced direct injection co-firing systems that can enable higher co-firing ratios.
Offshore wind: Making the right connection
Once operational next year the 180 MW output capcity of the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm will make a valuable contribution to the UK government 15 per cent renewables target by 2015.
Modeling energy transactions in deregulated electricity markets
Similarities between the Californian and European power markets suggest multidimensional modeling approaches for market participants in Europe are appropriate because they face the same market conditions.
Hydropower: Gearing up for a brighter tomorrow today
Alstom Hydro has doubled the test capacity at its Global Technology Centre in anticipation of a worldwide boom in demand for hydroelectric power plants.
Designer HRSG fits the bill when it comes to repowering
In Russia, there is a large fleet of old coal fired power plants ripe for repowering into modern combined-cycle power plants.
Greater local generation would benefit the Middle East
Optimizing the use of fuels, as well as minimizing emissions are important issues facing the global community.
Composites give a new lease of life to existing plant
As power plant operators are under increasing pressure to aximize the operating life of their plant carbon fibre composite repair technology can allow weakened or damaged plant to be fully refurbished, while production continues uninterrupted.
A more intelligent approach to rotating equipment monitoring
The majority of condition monitoring regimes for power plants’ rotating equipment is focused the detection of mechanical faults, with little attention paid to electrical faults in equipment.
Could the renewables sector’s boom go bust?
One of the most significant findings of KPMG’s recent poll of director level executives in the global energy sector conducted was that half of the respondents (and nearly two-thirds in Europe) agreed there was a real risk of a bubble developing in the renewable energy sector.
A difficult birth, but Europe has a new energy major
It may have taken over 820 days, but on 22 July Europe’s newest utility GDF Suez was finally born, after what can justifiably be described as one of the most painful births in corporate merger and acquisition history.
CCS: Is the UK ready for ‘capture-ready’ coal fired plants?
A report from the Environmental Audit Committee has called on the UK government to set a deadline for coal fired power stations to either adopt carbon capture and storage technology or face closure.
INTERNATIONAL
E.ON has started work on the construction of two new combined-cycle gas turbine units at its Surgutskaya GRES-2 power plant in Siberia.
EUROPE
The European Commission’s latest Eurobarometer Survey of European attitudes to nuclear energy and radioactive waste, has shown that support for nuclear power has increased significantly in the EU member states since the last survey was conducted.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Australia’s emissions trading scheme could be worth $11bn within three years, a carbon market analyst says.
AMERICAS
PPL Corporation became the first US electric utility to quantify the cost to its business of the US Court of Appeals ruling of 11 July invalidating the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), when it announced an impairment charge of around $100m related to emissions allowances.
COMPANIES
Rolls-Royce has established a new business unit to address the global market for civil nuclear power in anticipation of a global market worth $100bn a year in 15 years’ time.
China: going for gold, silver, bronze…and green?
In less than a generation, China has moved from being a largely self-sufficient energy consumer to the world’s fastest-growing energy consumer.
Genset Roundup
MAN Diesel SE, based in Augsburg, Germany, has signed a contract covering the supply of all the equipment for a second large diesel engine power station in Pakistan.
Equipment Roundup
When leading Chinese wind turbine company Goldwind was awarded the contract to supply 33 turbines for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games the company selected SKF as the bearing supplier for this prestigious project.
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