Tag: power generation

Power plants in Nigeria

China's CMEC is to build two power plants in Nigeria.

Refuse power plant in N. China

Tianjin (N. China) is holding international bidding for the construction of the first power plant fuelled by household refuse.

Largest fuel cell installation in the world

UTC Fuel Cells, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has announced the sale of seven PC25(TM) fuel cell power plants to Verizon to provide primary power for a critical call-routing centre on Long Island, New York.

Large power plant planned for Madrid

Gas Natural, the Spanish gas group, is studying the construction of a power station in Madrid to take advantage of the increasing demand for electricity in the region.

Alstom wins power plant order in Chile

Alstom has been awarded a contract valued at approximately EUR 120 million to convert the Nehuenco II power station in Chile into a combined cycle by supplying the steam add-on.

N. Vietnam power plant

Construction works for the USD 121 million Na Duong thermo-electric power plant will start next month.

Corrosion in Ohio nuke plant

US nuclear regulators have scolded FirstEnergy Corp. for failing to recognise as early as 1999 that dirty air filters covered with rust and boric acid indicated a serious problem near the company's reactor in Ohio.

New stainless for seawater applications

A Japanese producer has developed a high-molybdenum ferritic stainless steel which resists both erosion and corrosion in seawater service.

Rolls-Royce lands Italian contract

Rolls-Royce has won a major power generation equipment contract in Italy, to supply two highly energy-efficient co-generation units with a heat recovery system for the Olivetti Multiservices’ industrial area of Ivrea (Turin).

Power plant in Puglia, Italy

Edison SpA has said it will go ahead and build a gas-fired power station at Candela in the Puglia region of Italy, after reaching agreement with the Candela municipal authorities.