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AFC Energy and De Nora for longevity of electrodes
Adam Bond, CEO, said:” The ability to deliver this extended operational lifetime in our electrodes is the critical factor in reducing the levelized cost of power. This would be an incredible outcome not only for AFC Energy, but for the fuel cell industry and the wider hydrogen economy, and will put our technology on a comparable footing with other low carbon, base load power generation ...
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White House’s industrial energy efficiency plan will boost manufacturing, curb emissions
Yesterday, President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing a national goal of deploying 40 gigawatts (GW) of new industrial combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery (WHR) by the end of 2020, a 56 percent increase from 2010 levels. The actions outlined by the order will help spur investment in U.S. industrial energy efficiency, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create ...
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Cutting CO2 emissions from existing coal plants
Professor Ernest Moniz, director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and former undersecretary of the US Department of Energy, has unveiled a report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants. The report is based on the findings of a major MIT symposium on retrofitting coal-fired power plants, and identifies a range of possible next steps for the consideration of policy ...
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Environmental Concerns Compel Use of Gas Turbines for Power Generation in Asia-Pacific, Finds Frost & Sullivan
The Asia-Pacific gas turbine market will sustain its growth momentum as concerns on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions force utilities and independent power producers to opt for environmentally friendly power generation technologies. The availability of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplied through both pipelines and shipment will increase gas turbine demand in the long term, although ...
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African Utility Week returns to Cape Town in May and showcases how community scale projects are the continent’s energy future
“The power and energy landscape in Africa is undergoing significant change” says Evan Schiff, African Utility Week event director, adding that current trends include “the availability of private investment for power and energy projects, the fast development of energy storage, renewable energy is becoming cheaper, gas that is an increasingly attractive mode of power generation ...
By VUKA Group
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DeepPower CEO Andrew Van Noy Discusses Geothermal Growth with the CEO of the International Geothermal Association
Dr. Marit Brommer describes the pace at which the geothermal energy industry has advanced over the past 6 years DeepPower, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough geothermal drilling technology to access the Earth’s unlimited source of clean energy, today announced that in a recent Company podcast CEO Andrew Van Noy spoke with the CEO of the International Geothermal Association (IGA) Dr. ...
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DeepPower CEO Andrew Van Noy Discusses Geothermal Growth
DeepPower, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough geothermal drilling technology to access the Earth's unlimited source of clean energy, this week (Oct 11) announced that in a recent Company podcast CEO Andrew Van Noy spoke with the CEO of the International Geothermal Association (IGA), Dr. Marit Brommer, about geothermal energy and the advancements the industry has experienced over the past 6 ...
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CSP investors return to Spain as market outlook brightens
New tariff legislation, proven plant performance and a growing need for storage is increasing investor confidence in Spanish CSP ownership, investors told New Energy Update. Earlier this month, UK-based investment fund Cubico Sustainable Investments acquired the 50 MW Arenales Solar Plant in Seville, southern Spain, from the PanEuropean Infrastructure Fund. Online since 2013, the Arenales ...
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Hybrid CSP-PV gains create openings for 24-hour solar supply
Last month, Spain's Acciona and Abengoa resumed construction of the 110 MW Cerro Dominador CSP plant after receiving a notice to proceed (NTP) from project owners. The Cerro Dominador plant is a tower design with 17.5 hours of molten salt thermal storage capacity. Abengoa is acting as technology partner for the engineering and construction project. The plant will be joined with an operational ...
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Renewable energy wave rolls across Australia
Waves around Australia and hot rocks beneath it have the capacity to power Australia into a clean energy future and provide thousands of new jobs, according to two new reports from WWF. Power to Change: Australia’s Wave Energy Future estimates the the wave energy industry will create 3,210 jobs by 2020, including jobs in local manufacturing and maintenance. By 2050 this figure is expected to ...
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Sunverge Secures $11M Capital Raise to Provide Utilities with Real-time Visibility, Control and Management for DERs
Sunverge, the provider of an industry-leading Distributed Energy Resource (DER) control and aggregation platform, recently (8/7) announced an $11 million capital raise. The round was led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund with participation from Equinor Energy Ventures and Evergy Ventures. With the funding, the company will continue to expand and evolve its platform to help utilities to operationalize ...
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North Carolina’s renewable energy production initiatives get a boost from GE
North Carolina’s renewable energy production initiatives recently received a boost with the formal opening of a new landfill gas-to-energy plant in Durham, the state’s fourth largest city. Built by the landfill gas project developer Methane Power Inc., the energy plant is powered by three of GE’s (NYSE: GE) containerized and ecomagination-approved, JGC 320 Jenbacher landfill gas engines. GE’s ...
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Consumers Energy Announces Plan to End Coal Use by 2025; Lead Michigan's Clean Energy Transformation
Consumers Energy this week announced a sweeping proposal to stop using coal as a fuel source for electricity by 2025, 15 years faster than currently planned. The plan would make the company one of the first in the nation to go coal-free and provide a 20-year blueprint to meet Michigan's energy needs while protecting the environment for future generations."We are proud to lead Michigan's clean ...
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CSP competition heats up as Fresnel design taps higher temperatures
Global installed Fresnel CSP capacity is currently around 177 MW, compared with 4.2 GW of parabolic trough capacity and 629 MW of CSP tower capacity, according to the CSP Today Global Tracker. While Fresnel designs offer some cost advantages in manufacturing and installation, advancement of these systems was hindered by an inability to operate at temperatures high enough to provide energy ...
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Clarke Energy features on 2 French TV Programmes
Didier Lartigue, a Main Board Director of Clarke Energy has featured on a regional TV programme in France. This programme highlights some of the applications where gas engine technology can be used. These include: Landfill gas and biogas, where gas engines are used to generate renewable base-load power Cogeneration– High efficiency utilisation of natural gas to deliver onsite ...
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ANDRITZ receives important order for a new pumped storage plant in Portugal
ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH, a member of international technology group ANDRITZ, has been contracted by the Spanish energy utility IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN to supply the electro-mechanical equipment and the penstock for the new pumped storage hydropower plant Gouvães in Portugal. The total contract value for ANDRITZ amounts to about 140 million euros. The scope of delivery comprises design, ...
By Andritz AG
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WM expands renewable energy program to develop landfill gas-to-energy project
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI) has announced that it plans to use its expertise as the nation’s largest developer of landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) projects to partner with private and municipal landfill owners to develop the country’s untapped landfill gas resources. Waste Management is the first in the waste management industry to launch such a program. Waste Management’s third-party LFGTE ...
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WM expands renewable energy program
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI) has announced that it plans to use its expertise as the nation’s largest developer of landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) projects to partner with private and municipal landfill owners to develop the country’s untapped landfill gas resources. Waste Management is the first in the waste management industry to launch such a program. Waste Management’s third-party LFGTE ...
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Ener-Core Completing Construction of Multi-Fuel Test Facility
Facility to Test and Verify Performance of Expected Large-Scale Power Oxidizers Anticipated to Improve Time to Market and Accelerate Sales Cycle Ener-Core, Inc. (OTCQB:ENCR), the world’s only provider of Power Oxidation technology and equipment that generates clean power from low-quality and waste gases from a wide variety of industries, is completing construction of a Multi-Fuel Test ...
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GE’s Mobile Technology Provides Emergency Power to Libya in Six Weeks
Scope of Project Includes Four Mobile Aeroderivative Gas Turbines and Balance of Plant GE Meets Fast-Track Timeline to Meet Summer Peak Demands, Completes Installation and Commissioning of Two Units within Six Weeks of Site Selection Project Supports Minister of Energy’s Goal to Provide New Power Generating Capacity to Meet the Ongoing Energy Demands of Libya GE’s (NYSE: GE) ...
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