Siemens to supply steam turbine for waste-to-energy plant in England

The waste-to-energy plant in Plymouth is expected to use 245,000 metric tonnes of household, business, and industrial waste to generate electricity and heat by means of combined heat and power generation to ensure a reliable heat supply for Plymouth's Naval Base in south west England.

Construction of the 25MW power plant, with a maximum process steam extraction of up to 30 tonnes per hour, is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2012, with commissioning scheduled for 2014.

Siemens is responsible for the delivery, installation, and commissioning of the SST-400 steam turbine, including gearboxes and oil system as well as the electrical generator and auxiliary systems. The steam generator installed in the plant produces steam that drives the turbine to ultimately produce electricity.

Siemens to supply steam turbine for waste-to-energy plant in England

JinkoSolar establishes new PV module testing lab in China

JinkoSolar said its new facility in Jiangxi can conduct over 16 different kinds of tests, ranging from basic pressure and impact tests to challenging hot spot, pre-decay and UV aging tests, all of which conform to UL and International Electrotechnical Commission regulations.

JinkoSolar establishes new PV module testing lab in China

Siemens forays into Thai wind power market

Under the contracts, Siemens Energy will deliver, install and commission 90 Siemens-wind turbines of type SWT-2.3-101. The wind turbines of the type SWT-2.3-101 have a capacity of 2.3MW, a rotor diameter of 101 meters and a tower height of 99.5 meters. The blades and the nacelles for the projects will be manufactured in China.

Installation of both projects will begin in spring 2012, while commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2012.

Siemens forays into Thai wind power market

Siemens reinforces marine hydropower portfolio

Experts are expecting double-digit annual growth rates for tidal energy sector up to 2020. The worldwide potential for power generated by tidal power plants is estimated at 800 terawatt-hours (TWh) annually.
Siemens reinforces marine hydropower portfolio

OceanEnergy to deploy first full-scale device at Wave Hub test site

According to a recent study by Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI), the Irish wave energy industry has the potential to employ 50,000 people by 2030 and could generate over four times its current installed capacity or 30,000MW of power.

OceanEnergy to deploy first full-scale device at Wave Hub test site

8minutenergy to supply 200MW solar energy to SDG&E

The Mount Signal Solar project is an utility-scale solar generation facility sited on 1,940 of low-productivity farmland in the Imperial Valley, California. The project is slated to begin delivery of renewable energy to SDG&E in mid-2013.
8minutenergy to supply 200MW solar energy to SDG&E

SSE gets nod for Hunterston offshore wind turbine test facility

The Hunterston facility will be Scotland’s first offshore wind turbine test site and will be an extension of SSE's Glasgow-based Centre of Engineering Excellence for Renewable Energy (CEERE). The facility will test up to three prototype turbines for a period of five years, in partnership with leading turbine suppliers.

SSE gets nod for Hunterston offshore wind turbine test facility

RusHydro to develop Nizhne-Kureyskaya hydropower project

The average annual electricity generation of the plant will amount to 890GWh. The first hydropower units will come online in 2018. The estimated cost of the project is RUR29.8 billion (ex VAT), including transmission infrastructure. RusHydro will seek project financing for the hydropower plant.

RusHydro to develop Nizhne-Kureyskaya hydropower project

Acta divests Italian photovoltaic business

Solgen is a joint venture company formed to undertake EPC photovoltaic installation contracts in Italy.

The sale is expected to be completed within the next four weeks, subject to certain completion conditions including the transfer of the JV participation to Fedi Impianti by notary act.

The disposal when completed will generate a non-cash profit for Acta and cash payment of approximately €150,000 in outstanding receivables at completion.

Acta divests Italian photovoltaic business

Wildhorse Energy, Hungary partner for Mecsek Hills Uranium Project development

Jointly, the Mecsek Hills Uranium Project has a JORC compliant Inferred resource of 48.3Mt at 0.072 percent U₃O₈ for 77Mlbs of U3O8 and a total JORC Exploration Target of a further 55-90Mlbs of U₃O₈ with a grade range of 0.075-0.10 percent ('U₃O₈').

Wildhorse Energy, Hungary partner for Mecsek Hills Uranium Project development