Asia-Pacific Region Provides Best Opportunities in Declining Global Gas Turbine Market, Says GlobalData
The global gas turbine market is set to fall from $8.49 billion in 2016 to around $7.73 billion by 2021, representing a negative compound annual growth rate of 1.87%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that global economic recession and the decrease in the price of gas turbines has heavily impacted market value, with a large number of projects being cancelled or postponed, and widespread delays in maintenance projects. Gas turbine companie...
Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group Publishes Wind Operating Practices Guidebook
RESTON, VA – April 11, 2017 – The Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG) announced today it has published the Wind Operating Practices Guidebook (OPG). The guidebook is the industry’s first and authored by actual wind turbine and wind plant operating professionals. The OPG is a principle-based document written by UVIG’s Operations & Maintenance User Group. It focuses on principles, processes and best practices; not work instructions and practices. “Wind in the U.S. has grown t...
ONEgas Appoints Jacobs for Platform Decomplexing Project in North Sea
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) received a contract from ONEgas to perform engineering services for the decomplexing of its K15-FA platform in the North Sea. ONEgas is a combined business unit of Shell UK Exploration & Production (Shell) and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (NAM). The contract is the first to be signed under a new Enterprise Framework Agreement between ONEgas and Jacobs. The decomplexing process involves transitioning K15-FA to an unmanned platform...
2016 a Record Year for Renewables, Latest IRENA Data Reveals
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 30 March 2017 — Global renewable energy generation capacity increased by 161 gigawatts (GW) in 2016, making the strongest year ever for new capacity additions, according to data released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy Capacity Statistics 2017, estimates that by the end of last year the world’s renewable generation capacity reached 2,006 GW, with solar energy showing particularly strong growth. “We are witnessing an energy transform...
The Evolution of Solar Power
Global expansion of solar PV has been following an exponential curve for more than two decades, going as far as doubling over the past two years. Safe to say, solar power has a very bright future, but let's see what its evolution looks like on the world map. Greenbyte, maker of wind and solar asset management software Breeze and Bright, has just released an interactive map showing the cumulative installed solar power capacity per country, continent and the world between 1992-2015. The Evoluti...
CHAMPS GPO and IGS Energy Relaunch Contract for Natural Gas and Electricity
CHAMPS Group Purchasing and IGS Energy relaunched their contract for natural gas and electricity. The service area for natural gas expands outside of Ohio to include California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia and for electricity, Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The three-year contract expires Oct. 31, 2019. “IGS Energy first became a CHAMPS GPO contract vendor in 1998 and while the energy marketplace has changed tremendously, IGS’ commitment to CHAMPS an...
Japanese Biomass Power Plant Boosts Efficiency with Clean Energy through Swedish Climeon
Energy plays a crucial role for achieving almost all the Sustainable Development Goals that were set in Paris 2015. From energy’s role in defeating poverty through advancements in health, education, water supply and industrialization, to combating climate change. Efficient, clean and sustainable energy solutions are a must for helping to achieve these advancements whilst reversing climate change. Japan’s ratification of the sustainability goals set in 2015, alongside the move away from Nuclea...
Eliminating Energy-Related Carbon Emissions Possible, New IRENA Study Finds
Berlin, Germany, 20 March 2017 — Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can be reduced by 70% by 2050 and completely phased-out by 2060 with a net positive economic outlook, according to new findings released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Perspectives for the Energy Transition: Investment Needs for a Low-Carbon Energy Transition, launched on the occasion of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, presents the case that increased deployment of renewable...
Fluor’s NuScale Power Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Design Certification Accepted for Review by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that NuScale Power (NuScale), in which Fluor is the majority investor, has received notice that its design certification application has been accepted for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). By accepting the completed application for review, the NRC confirms that NuScale’s submission addresses all NRC requirements and contains sufficient technical information to conduct the review. NuScale’s small modular nuclear r...
UVIG Announces Annual Annual Achievement Awards in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. – March 2017– The Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group, (UVIG), honored a broad group of energy professionals for their contributions and accomplishments for the reliable and economic integration of renewable energy. The honorees are all recipients of UVIG’s 2017 Annual Achievement Awards. Mark Ahlstrom, President of the UVIG Board of Directors, presented six Achievement Awards to 19 individuals and five Service Awards at the 2017 Spring Technical Workshop and UVIG Annua...
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