Move sets new standard for PERC (passivated emitter rear contact) solar panels February 03, 2017 10:10 AM Eastern Standard Time HILLSBORO, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline silicon solar panel manufacturer for more than 40 years, announced today that it has doubled the duration of its workmanship warranty on its entire portfolio of solar panel […]

February 02, 2017 02:57 PM Eastern Standard Time HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order today clearing the path for Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) to complete its acquisition of ENGIE’s United States portfolio—9,017 megawatts of generation capacity located in the ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-New England electricity markets. “This marks another major milestone […]

President Donald Trump’s drive to roll back federal regulations, especially from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will not be simple or smooth, a veteran Washington, D.C., attorney said at a utility conference on February 8. Speaking at the Energy, Utility, and Environment Conference (EUEC) in San Diego, Calif., Thomas Lorenzen, a partner with D.C.–based law […]

Denmark’s DONG Energy is the latest in a string of power companies that are shunning the use of coal in future generation fleets. The company said on February 8 it will stop burning coal completely by 2023 in its power stations, replacing it with sustainable biomass. The measure is part of a company-wide transformation towards […]

As House Republicans issued a bill to dismantle the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week, a House committee held a hearing on how to make the agency “great again,” and former EPA employees expressed serious concerns about the looming nomination of Scott Pruitt to head the agency. The bill (H.R. 861), which seeks to […]

Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide As Trump Takes Over, Who Wields Power? What do we know as of February 1 about key Trump appointees responsible for administering White House policies affecting the power generation industry? Not much. Read More   Advertisement Meeting Production, Compliance […]

What do we know as of February 1 about key Trump appointees responsible for administering White House policies affecting the power generation industry? Not much. As the Trump administration settles in, how his teams at energy and environment agencies will implement his policy agenda remains unclear, as does his agenda. At the end of January, […]

As one of its first announcements under the Trump administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) will invest up to $30 million in new projects to support the integration of solar into the nation’s electric grid. The agency’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced the measure as part of its SunShot Initiative, which the […]

In a step that it hopes will be emulated by developers of new natural gas generation facilities in the U.S., NTE Energy has voluntarily committed to drastically slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the proposed 550-MW Killingly Energy Center facility in Connecticut—and to shut it down by 2050 unless it operates with no net GHG […]

Doosan Škoda Power won another project in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the second half of 2016. It is the fourth stage of construction of the Samra combined cycle power plant under which the existing gas cycle will be extended by a steam section. Doosan Škoda Power will supply a steam turbine with a […]

American Electric Power (AEP) has sold four competitive natural gas and coal power plants‚ a total of 5.2 GW, and plans to invest the proceeds from the sale in its regulated business. AEP completed the sale of the plants to Lightstone Generation LLC, a joint venture of Blackstone and an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners […]

Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Southern California Braces for Possible Natural Gas Constraints Though Southern California weathered last summer without major natural gas supply constraints that were feared as a result of the 2015–2016 leak from the Aliso Canyon storage field, a blast of […]

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global carbon capture and storage (CCS) market report. This market research report also lists 12 other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period. Technavio announces top five leading vendors in the global carbon capture and storage market from 2017-2021. […]

Three of six regional demonstrators led up by E.ON companies Part of the biggest EU Research and Innovation program, Horizon 2020 Total budget of around € 23 million E.ON is part of the European smart grid project InterFlex that aims to explore new ways of using various forms of flexibilities to optimize electric power systems […]

  (CHESAPEAKE, Va.) – Jan. 24, 2017 – Volvo Penta recently completed its biggest and most robust training event for the industrial business segment to date. Over the course of three weeks, the company led a series of classes for 80 technicians at the Port of Los Angeles. Participating companies included APM Terminals, International Transportation […]

The nature of a country’s existing power system and regulatory framework will influence infrastructure investment choices, report finds  January 25, 2017 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the market for transmission system technologies required to integrate large-scale renewable energy generation, with global market forecasts for renewable energy capacity additions and […]

25 January 2017, Paris WARSAW — Poland’s new energy strategy should put the country on a pathway towards a cleaner energy system while strengthening energy security, the International Energy Agency said in its latest review of the country’s energy policies. The forthcoming energy strategy is likely to prioritise long-term energy security, placing a strong emphasis […]

•    Market entry with first two H-class gas turbines in Thailand •    Fifth large power plant project in consortium with Marubeni in the country •    Total order volume about 550 million U.S. dollar Siemens, together with its Japanese consortium partner Marubeni Corporation, has received an order for the delivery of a turnkey combined cycle power […]

Augsburg, 26.01.2017 Investment decision reached for Stuttgart-Gaisburg  Energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has commissioned MAN Diesel & Turbo to build a 30 MW gas-engine combined heat and power (CHP) plant at its Stuttgart-Gaisburg site. The plant will be powered by three MAN 20V35/44G gas engines and in addition to its electrical output will also […]

The board of French utility EDF has approved a compensation package for the closure of France’s oldest nuclear reactor, the 39-year-old Fessenheim nuclear plant, but it delayed making a final decision on the closure until after the presidential election this spring. Closure of the 1,800-MW Fessenheim plant in northeastern France, near the German border, has […]

The Trump administration will scrap executive actions to curb U.S. carbon pollution from power plants and other climate measures outlined in the Obama administration’s landmark Climate Action Plan, according to an “energy plan” published by President Donald Trump’s White House minutes after he was inaugurated January 20. Under the White House’s plan, the Trump administration […]

Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide State Opposition to Wind Power Spikes as Trump Prepares to Take Office Amazon’s latest wind farm in coastal North Carolina has completed construction and is weeks from beginning operations—and state legislators have just asked the incoming Trump administration to […]

As France’s grid operator Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) warned the public that they need to start taking measures to conserve energy as temperatures plummet or face rolling blackouts, the nation’s nuclear watchdog, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN), has given the go-ahead to restart all but three of the 12 nuclear reactors that have […]

BAGHDAD, Iraq-  January 18, 2017 – GE (NYSE:GE) announced today that it has secured more than $1.4 billion in orders from Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity to set up power plants as well as provide technology upgrades and maintenance services. The announcement further strengthens GE’s collaborations in Iraq to support the country’s power infrastructure and meet the growing […]

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has ordered the cessation or postponement of 104 coal-fired power projects in 13 provinces scattered around the country. The body responsible for formulating and implementing energy development plans and industrial policies issued the order on January 16 to achieve goals to cap national installed coal capacity at 1,100 GW as […]

OriginClear subsidiary installed $2 million boiler feedwater system for major public utility LOS ANGELES and DALLAS, Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — OriginClear Inc. (OTC/QB: OCLN), a leading provider of water treatment solutions, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dallas-based Progressive Water Treatment Inc. (PWT), recently completed the installation and startup of a $2 million boiler feedwater system for a power plant operated by a […]

Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide 17 U.S. Nuclear Units Have Components Forged at Site Under Investigation Although AREVA recently disclosed that 17 U.S. nuclear power plant units have installed components that were forged at the Le Creusot facility in France—a forge that has been […]

A bill to protect the U.S. power grid from cyber-attacks reintroduced by members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee urges a “retro” approach to cybersecurity using a novel analog “disrupter” technology to guard computer-connected operating systems. U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) on January 10 renewed their support of the Securing Energy […]

Enel, via renewables subsidiary EGPNA, has acquired a 100 percent stake in Demand Energy, an intelligent control software provider, project developer and operator specialising in battery storage optimisation  Enel will work with Demand Energy to expand the use of the company’s DEN.OS energy management software, which enables real-time optimisation of storage systems  Rome, Andover, January […]

January 10, 2017 05:50 PM Eastern Standard Time SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE Digital (NYSE: GE) today announced it has completed the acquisition of ServiceMax, a leader in cloud-based field service management (FSM) solutions, for $915 million. The acquisition provides GE Digital with new capabilities in the $1 trillion market for industrial service, enabling customers to […]