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Natural gas-fired plant faces extensive rebuilding after explosion (Mar 11, 2010)

Six buildings at the 620 MW Kleen energy natural gas-fired plant in Connecticut have been deemed unsafe by the city of Middletown's building official, according to an article with The Hartford Courant.

Siemens gas, steam turbine plant to be built in U.S. (Mar 11, 2010)

Siemens is planning to build a 60 Hz gas turbine production plant at its existing facility in Charlotte to provide manufacturing and servicing functions for the supply of its gas and steam turbines and generators to 60 Hz markets globally.

Natural gas could change U.S. supply, nuclear and renewables needed (Mar 10, 2010)

A study, Fueling North America's Energy Future: The Unconventional Natural Gas Revolution and the Carbon Agenda, says that shale gas, the expansion of natural gas resources, could augment natural gas supply and open competition among different energy sources.

UAE's DEWA receives 14 bids for Hassyan plant, consultant to be finalized in May (Mar 10, 2010)

UAE's Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received 14 bids out of the 42 firms that have sought the tender documents for the 1500 MW Hassyan IPP project, the Emirate's first power project involving private investment.

GDF-led group preferred bidder for 1730 MW gas fired plant in Saudi Arabia (Mar 5, 2010)

French power and gas utility GDF Suez and the Saudi Aljomaih Group were appointed preferred bidder for Ryadh PP11, a greenfield gas fired independent power project with a capacity of 1730 MW, situated approximately 125km west of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 
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South Korea's Kepco signs nuclear agreement with Turkey ...
... Yildiz wants nuclear power to account for ten per cent of generation by 2020, to reduce Turkey’s dependence on imported oil and gas and avert looming power ...

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... NGNP). The design is to be a small advanced high-temperature gas-cooled reactor usable for electricity or hydrogen production. General ...

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Workforce capability tied to reliability and downtime (Mar 16, 2010)

Maximizing the efficiency of a workforce can lead to fewer outages and downtime at power plants.

Nuclear power ban lift gets Senate OK (Mar 16, 2010)

The Illinois State Senate March 15 voted to lift a 23-year-old ban on the construction of new nuclear plants in the state.

India draws roadmap for Russian nuclear reactors expansion (Mar 16, 2010)

India has agreed a ‘roadmap’ outlining plans to build more nuclear power plants with the use of Russian reactor technology.

UK offshore wind farm payments could subsidize European power supplies - DECC (Mar 16, 2010)

Offshore wind farm subsidies underwritten by British electricity bill payers will be paid to generators even if the electricity is transmitted outside the UK via a North Sea 'supergrid', the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed.

Ayrshire Power submits plans to build 1.6 GW coal fired CCS plant in Scotland (Mar 16, 2010)

Ayrshire Power, owned by the UK's Peel Energy, has submitted plans to the Scottish Government to build a GBP3bn ($4.5bn), 1.6 GW coal fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS) at Hunterston.

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