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German chancellor suspends Nord Stream 2
German chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered the country’s economy ministry to initiate steps that will effectively put the certification process for the contentious Nord Stream 2...
A second Siemens HL class turbine for South Korea
Siemens Energy has received another order to deliver its HL-class power plant technology to South Korea.
Italy’s increasing focus on system balance
A2A Gencogas, Italy, has contracted with Wärtsilä for the supply of a natural gas fuelled 110 MW flexible power plant for its Cassano d’Adda facility.
Mitsubishi ships 2.4 GW gas-fired CC plant to the UAE
On 16 December Mitsubishi Power, an arm of MHI, shipped three M701JAC gas turbines to the Fujairah F3 combined cycle power plant in the UAE from its Takasago Machinery Works in...
US LNG export capacity ‘will be world’s largest by end–2022’
The US Energy Information Administration reports that US liquefied natural gas export capacity has grown rapidly since the Lower 48 states first began exporting it in February 2016 and...
First H2 fuelled GTs in China
Chinese state-owned power utility Guangdong Energy Group has ordered two 9HA.01 gas turbines from GE and Harbin Electric Corp for its Guangdong Huizhou combined cycle power plant...
NET Power claims zero-carbon gas generation breakthrough
On 16 November, NET Power, a clean energy company whose technology is said to affordably generate zero-emission electricity from natural gas, announced that it has delivered...
Climate goals threatened by coal-to-gas switch in Asia
A planned US$379 billion expansion of gas infrastructure in Asia risks becoming stranded assets as many countries turn from coal to gas, according to a new report by Global Energy Monitor.
Big fossil fuel producers' plans exceed climate targets – UN report
Despite efforts to strengthen climate targets, most major oil and gas producers plan to increase production until 2030 or beyond, according to a new UN report published on 20 October.
Siemens supplying HL-class technology for Greek power plant
Siemens Energy is supplying its high efficiency HL-class gas turbine technology to a Greek project for the first time. It will be installed in a new combined cycle power plant in...
Financing agreements for $12 bn ASU/gasification/power joint venture
Aramco, Air Products, ACWA Power and Air Products Qudra have announced the signing and finalisation of definitive agreements for the asset acquisition and project financing of the...
Gas–based generation in the USA in decline
In the first four months of 2021, natural gas-fired generation in the USA’s ‘Lower 48’ states averaged 3394 GWh per day, a decrease of nearly 7% from the same period in 2020, according...
Hitachi ABB and GE sign agreement on SF6-free products
Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd and GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business have announced a non-exclusive, cross-licensing agreement related to the use of an alternative gas to...
ACWA Power signs financing for $1 billion gas project in Uzbekistan
ACWA Power, a major developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants, has announced the successful financial closure for the development, construction...
GE wins order for 1.2 GW of power components in Malaysia
GE has secured an order from the engineering, procurement, and construction consortium of Posco Engineering & Construction (POSCO), Mitsubishi Corp and PEC Powercon Sdn to provide...
Gas-fired generation has increased in most US regions
Natural gas-fired generation has generally increased in most U.S. regions since 2015, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) ‘Power Plant...
Gas engine achieves highest efficiency in its class
Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ new KG-18-T gas engine, fitted with PBST’s two-stage-turbocharging ‘Ecocharge’ system, has achieved a world record power generation efficiency burning...
EIB is backing CCGT in Greece
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has pledged €125 million of financial support for the construction of an 826 MW gas fired power plant in Greece. Developer Mytilineos is building...
TAQA closes on 2.4 GW plant financing
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has reached financial close on the 2.4 GW Fujairah F3 independent power plant. F3 will be the largest gas-fired independent power plant in...