Table of ContentsPower ReportEnsuring offshore wind projects achieve their full potentialIn opening a roundtable, held at the Renewable Energy World Europe conference in Amsterdam in June, moderator Peter Spaans of sponsors Ernst & Young (E&Y) said the European offshore wind sector offered both huge opportunities and challenges – from project financing and the supply chain, to construction, operations and maintenance (O&M) and grid connection. Q_and_ACarbon capture and storage: There is no alternative
Jeff Chapman is the chief executive of the Carbon Capture & Storage Association, which is headquartered in London, UK. The 60 year old from Northallerton, North Yorkshire discusses the somewhat slow strategic, if not technical, progress of this burgeoning technology with Deputy Editor Tim Probert.
FeaturesHow will the EU ETS shape the European power generation mix?
Mark C. Lewis is the managing director of Deutsche Bank’s Global Carbon Markets desk. Here the Paris-based Englishman explores how carbon mitigation targets and Phase III of the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme will likely impact the power industry and influence utility investment decisions, as well as why national floor prices for carbon may be counter-productive. Virtual power plants: Making the most of distributed generationRenewable energy sources and combined heat and power (CHP) will be the winners in the development of virtual power plants. As Chris Webb discovers, after a faltering start, the concept is now being taken very seriously by those at the top table of power supply, who see it as a means to improve the environmental and economic impact of decentralized generation.
Putting project management best practices into practice
Ivan Lloyd, director of Strategy & Innovation at project management solutions provider Corporate Project Solutions, explains how one of the UK’s largest electricity generators, Scottish Power is working to change cultural and working attitudes and promote the importance of a unified project management approach.
Plugging the gap: effective sealing for a Kaplan turbine
Belzona, a leader in hydropower plant repair and refurbishment, examines shimming and sealing the flange between the turbine and spiral casing in a Kaplan turbine at a hydro plant in Austria.
O&M outages: Effective owner-contractor relationships
The difficulty in accurately tracking contractor hours and contract terms for hundreds of on-site contractors contributes to maintenance projects often being completed late, over budget or tied up in payment disputes. Traditional manual, paper-based processes for tracking time and payment have failed, leading to errors, disputes and lengthy and costly payment delays. There is better solution, as Bob L. Harrell explains.
RegularsUpfrontStoring up the potential of renewable energyRenewable energy continues to be one of the fastest growing sectors in the global electricity production industry, with wind and solar power exhibiting the greatest growth. AnalysisIs long-range radio the answer to the UK's smart meter roll-out?As the new coalition government seeks to accelerate the deployment of smart meters in the UK, can long-range radio provide the necessary communications solution to make the roll-out a success? World NewsINTERNATIONALAn official at Oman’s Public Authority for Electricity and Water has said that international firms are eyeing a $2bn contract to build the country’s first coal fired power plant. EUROPEGermany’s upper house has agreed to a reduction of the country’s solar feed-in tariff of up to 16 per cent, while giving the industry an extra three months to adjust with a 13 per cent cut. ASIA-PACIFICChina’s first domestic CPR-1000 nuclear power plant, unit 1 of Ling Ao Phase II, was connected to the grid at 3:38 pm on 15 July 2010, becoming China’s twelfth commercial reactor to generate power. AMERICASSpain based Abengoa Solar, a unit of Abengoa SA, has been awarded $1.45bn in loan guarantees by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support the construction and start up of the 250 MW Solana CSP plant near Phoenix, Ariziona. Genset RoundupGE launches world?s first two-stage turbocharged gas engineGE has developed the world’s first two-stage turbocharged gas engine and is applying this game-changing technology to its Jenbacher J624 gas engine. Equipment RoundupUK's largest waste-to-energy plant will be equipped with Clyde Bergemann's on-load boiler cleaning systemsVon Roll Inova, the Swiss subsidiary of the international conglomerate A-TEC Industries, has awarded Clyde Bergemann with the turnkey delivery of three SCS Shower Cleaning Systems to be installed in the 72 MW Riverside facility. |
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