COLOGNE, 19-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Global testing service provider TÜV Rheinland has launched a new partnership to qualify components and elements for nuclear power plants . Its partners are British companies AMEC Foster Wheeler and Element, and Tecnatom, a Spanish company. … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 19-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä today announced it would supply a power plant extension to AngloGold Ashanti’s gold mine in Siguiri, Guinea. This turnkey project consists of three 20-cylinder Wärtsilä 32TS engines running on heavy fuel oil. … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial
Tagged Arnaud Gouet, Dale Bates, Guinea Gold Mine, LNG terminals, power plant, Wärtsilä
BRUSSELS, 19-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (15 June 2017) we celebrate Global Wind Day. With over 500GW installed worldwide, wind power has become the leading source of new power generation in Europe and in many countries around the world. In 2016 … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged fossil fuels, Giles Dickson, Global Wind Day, GWEC, renewable energy, Steve Sawyer, wind power
WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson addressed the annual European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in Stockholm on 12 June. BRUSSELS, 19-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On a panel with Paolo Frankl (Head of the Renewable Energy Division at the International Energy Agency) and Dana … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment
Tagged Biomass Industry, Giles Dickson, renewable energy, WindEurope
WARWICK, 16-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Over £4000 has been raised from a variety show performance organised by National Grid’s choir to enable Round Oak School’s Music of Life programme to continue. The show included acts from National Grid’s choir, Gridtones, who … Read the full press release
Ysgol Golftyn school children take to the water to learn about the River Dee Quay Watermen’s Association teach valuable lessons in engineering, wildlife and safety Western Link project funds the day and provides life jackets for the river trip WARWICK, 16-Jun-2017 … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged engineering, Glyn Sibson, national grid, Paula Ellis, safety, School children, Sharon Kevan, Western Link project, wildlife
National Grid shares proposals for new electricity substation at community consultation event in Braybrooke Work supports Network Rail’s upgrade of the Midland Main Line and its electrification programme Representatives from National Grid and Network Rail on hand at the event … Read the full press release
KIEV, 16-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ukraine’s gas transmission system operator Ukrtransgaz launches a customs warehouse based on 10 underground gas storage (UGS) facilities, enabling gas traders to store natural gas for over 1000 days without customs clearance. On 1 June 2017, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Ukraine
Tagged Naftogaz, UGS facilities, Ukrtransgaz, underground gas storage
Royal Dutch Shell plc has published today details of payments made to governments in 2016 where the company or its subsidiary undertakings (Shell) have upstream operations. the HAGUE, 15-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The report, which details payments in 31 countries, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Netherlands
Tagged payments made to governments, Royal Dutch Shell, transparency
Qatar Petroleum’s Wave LNG Solutions and Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. (Shell) today signed a framework agreement to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine fueling – or bunkering – infrastructure at strategic shipping locations across the globe. THE HAGUE, … Read the full press release
Roland Berger study demonstrates the need for energy storage systems to ensure reliable power supplies from renewable energy sources Dramatic increase in storage capacity anticipated: Total storage costs will fall substantially by 2030 Companies should try out new business models … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management
Tagged energy storage, energy system, Roland Berger, study
ENGIE Zeebrugge is jointly owned by ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation, NYK Line, and Fluxys. With an LNG capacity of 5,000 m3, she will service all types of shipping customers in Northern Europe from her home port of Zeebrugge, under the brand … Read the full press release
Charlotte Roule as Chief Executive Officer of the China BU. She replaces Jean-Marc Guyot, who retired. Grzegorz Górski as Managing Director of the Centralized Generation Métier. He succeeds Shankar Krishnamoorthy, who was appointed Executive Vice-President last January. La Défense, France, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Management
Tagged Charlotte Roule, ENGIE, Grzegorz Górski
Laser peening extends component service life through increased fatigue strength, improved damage tolerance, and enhanced corrosion cracking resistance. It has been widely adopted by combustion turbine manufacturers to prevent critical component failures. Dublin, Ohio, USA, 14-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — LSP … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Aviation & Aerospace, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged aeronautical research, aerospace research, Airbus, civil aviation, combustion turbine, corrosion cracking resistance, critical component failures, Dr. Jeff Dulaney, equipment, fatigue strength of metals, GE Aviation, Hamburg Aviation Network, improved damage tolerance, Laser peening, Laser Peening Metal Enhancement System, laser peening system, LSP Technologies, Lufthansa, metal enhancement, Ohio, Procudo® 200 Laser Peening System, Rolls-Royce, shot peening, steels, the fastest laser peening system, titanium, turbine manufacturing, ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research, ZAL TechCenter
Nearly half of large energy users (48%) believe political and regulatory uncertainty will hinder energy technology investment More than a third (35%) are struggling to convince leadership team to let them invest in new energy technology. The majority (56%) state … Read the full press release
STAVANGER, 13-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Statoil expects substantial changes in the global energy mix. In moving towards a low-carbon energy system, new renewables may increase from just over one percent of total primary energy demand in 2014 to almost twenty percent … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Norway
STAVANGER, 13-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Statoil has signed a swap agreement with BP and has been granted regulatory approval to take over two exploration permits and extend its work program in the Great Australian Bight. The agreement between Statoil and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Norway
Tagged Great Australian Bight, Pål Haremo, Statoil
STAVANGER, 13-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In a meeting in the Corporate Assembly of Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) on 6 June 2017 Jon Erik Reinhardsen was elected as new chair of Statoil’s board of directors. Chair of the board Øystein Løseth … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Norway
Tagged Jon Erik Reinhardsen, Roy Franklin, Statoil
Major step forward in EBRD-managed decommissioning process LONDON, 12-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) in Lithuania has taken another important step forward in the decommissioning process, managed by the EBRD, with the start of the hot trial, … Read the full press release
LONDON, 12-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD and the Energy Community Secretariat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding strengthening the organisations’ cooperation in the field of sustainable development with a focus on sustainable energy policy development in the Western Balkans, Moldova, … Read the full press release
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