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Alstom Grid Opens New Technology Centre in China
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Alstom Grid has opened its China Technology Center in Shanghai, which will develop solutions for smart electrical grids. An advanced centre for research, development and testing of...

GE Energy to Fund SustainX for Energy Storage Technology
Monday, March 21, 2011 GE Energy Financial Services and other investors have offered $14.4m to SustainX to help it continue to develop energy storage technology using compressed air. SustainX is working with AES...

PSE&G to File for Transmission Lines Upgrade Project
Monday, March 21, 2011 Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) plans to file for approval with the New Jersey Board of Utilities to upgrade transmissions lines in New Jersey, US, in May. Under the...

US EPA Reveals Mercury Pollution Standard for Power Plants
Friday, March 18, 2011 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first national standards for mercury, arsenic and other toxic air pollution from power plants. Many power plants would need to...

UK Unveils Carbon Action Plan Draft
Friday, March 11, 2011 The UK Government has brought out a draft carbon plan, which will aim to achieve the country's climate change goals and domestic carbon targets. The draft focuses on the need for a shift...

Australia to Negotiate Carbon Price with Energy Industry
Monday, March 07, 2011 The Australian Government plans to arrive at a carbon tax price decision after negotiations with electric generators are held in the coming weeks. Climate Change Minister Greg Combet told...

US DoE Selects Ascent for Loan Guarantee
Thursday, March 03, 2011 The US Department of Energy (DoE) Loan Guarantee Programs Office (LGPO) has selected Ascent Solar's loan guarantee application, for its 150MW FAB3 project, to advance to the LGPO's due...

Dubai Wastes 50% of Power Per Year
Wednesday, March 02, 2011 Dubai dissipates about 50% of its annually produced power through incorrect usage, according to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa). The country's average electricity usage...

Korean Firms to Build Transmission Lines for Kazakhstan
Tuesday, March 01, 2011 A Korean consortium of Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO), Hyundai Corporation and Hyundai Engineering, will build power transmission lines in Kazakhstan. Under a $46m deal with...

Protests Force Jordan to Suspend Power Supply to Lebanon
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Jordan has been forced to suspend its power supply to Lebanon due to the disruption of regional gas pipelines caused by protests in Egypt. Before the supply cut, Lebanon received at least 100MW...

Vietnam to Raise Power Prices to Attract Investments
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Vietnam plans to raise power tariffs by 15.28% to aid in attracting investments in new power plants. The approved hike in prices will be effective from next month and follow price hikes...

Mitsubishi Electric to Build Transformer Facility in US
Thursday, February 17, 2011 Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric Power Products will build a power transformer manufacturing unit in Memphis, Tennessee, US. The new 350,000ft² facility at the...

Australian Power Producers May Issue $13bn to Power Plants
Tuesday, February 08, 2011 Australian power producers may issue as much as $13.2bn in debt to finance new gas-fired plants and wind farms, according to global rating agency Fitch Ratings. The agency said that...

GCC Authority to Complete Gulf Power Grid by 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011 The GCC Grid Authority plans to complete the GCC power grid by the end of 2011, it was announced today. GCC Grid Authority chairman Isa bin Hilal Al Kuwari said that once the grid...

India to Receive ADB Loan for Power Upgrades in Assam
Thursday, January 20, 2011 India will receive $89.7m under a loan agreement signed with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Assam Power Sector Enhancement Programme, Tranche-II. The tranche will be used to build...

South Korea Seeks to Reduce Power Consumption
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 South Korea has called for a reduction of power consumption because a recent increase in demand has depleted its power reserves. The country's power reserve rate fell to 5.7%, or...

OG&E Files for Smart Grid Deployment Approval
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 OG&E is seeking approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission to recover costs for the installation of smart meters and related smart grid technology in the area. If the...

$171bn Needed for Green Power Plants
Friday, December 17, 2010 Energy companies in the UK will need to invest more than £110bn ($171.6bn) in new power stations and grid upgrades over the next decade, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has said. ...

Clean Global Energy to Provide Coal Gasification for Power Plants
Friday, December 10, 2010 Clean Global Energy has established a new US entity, Clean Global Energy Inc. (CGEI), to target Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) projects throughout North America. CGEI plans to acquire...

Western Massachusetts Begins Work on Switching Station Upgrade
Friday, December 10, 2010 Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECo) has begun work on the new Cadwell Switching Station in Springfield and upgrades at the existing Agawam Substation in Massachusetts, US. The...