Tag: power generation

Spain’s EHN to invest in UK

Energia Hidroelectrica de Navarra (Spain) is to install 500MW of wind capacity in the UK.

Largest wind farm

The UK government has announced that energy companies plan to place more than 1000 turbines off England’s coastline in a USD 12.4 billion project that will create the world’s largest source of wind energy.

Alstom wins UK Nox reduction order

Alstom has won the order from Powergen UK plc to install a new NOx reduction technology system on Unit 1 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, located in Nottingham, England.

Zhejiang to become nuclear power base in China

East China's Zhejiang Province is likely to become the largest nuclear power base in China.

Alstom to refurbish hydro stations in Scotland

Alstom has been awarded two contracts by Scottish and Southern Energy for the turnkey refurbishment of Livishie and Cassley Hydro Power stations in Scotland.

EPR nuclear plant

The Finnish electricity utility Teollisuuden Voima Oy has signed a contract with the AREVA and Siemens consortium to build a European Pressurised Water Reactor nuclear power plant in Finland.

Nuclear fusion site: decision imminent

Rokkasho, a remote fishing village in northern Japan, is confident it will become host to a USD 12 billion experimental nuclear fusion reactor.

Siemens to build BASF power plant

German engineer Siemens AG has won a EUR 230 million contract to build a gas turbine power plant for the Antwerp site of chemicals group BASF AG.

Largest nuclear plant in China

The country's biggest nuclear power plant is expected to be built in Yangjiang, a port city in south China's Guangdong Province.

Stainless DBB valves

Design staff from Flowserve Flow Control and distributor BSS have worked with senior mechanical engineers at BNFL, Risley, UK, to produce a new stainless steel double block and bleed (DBB) valve that delivers significant cost and space savings.