Safety concerns in the wake of the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan have done little to curb Asia’s ambitious plans for expanding the role of nuclear power in the regional energy mix. Led by China and India, Asia will continue to drive growth in the global nuclear industry over the next two decades, according to experts attending the World Energy Congress (WEC) in Daegu, South Korea. “There will be an in ...

Conco released a new service program “Total Performance for Condensers” NSW, Australia (October 16, 2013) Conco Systems, Pty Ltd. introduced its latest service program for improved condenser efficiency known as “Total Performance for Condensers”. The service program when implemented demonstrates Conco’s solutions for condenser performance improvements. The intention is to help power plants achieve the perfe ...

From 26 to 28 November 2013, TRANSFORM will be taking place in Abu Dhabi. Ten European premium suppliers from the transformer industry invite you to attend a series of high-quality presentations and an exclusive exhibition. Visitors can expect a professional platform with well-known specialists sharing first-hand information on the latest industry developments and trends. TRANSFORM is held every two years a ...

Bullish on prospects about the domestic power sector, transmission solutions provider Almost T&D India plans to secure a major share in the Indian market, a senior official said recently. Last week, the power transmission major flagged off two transformers from its power transformer manufacturing facility near . While it flagged off one transformer - the 100th 765kV transformer/ 500 megavolt ampere (MVA ...

POSCO Energy announced that it will move forward with the world's first fuel cell project by using boil-off gas (BOG) that comes from LNG production facilities. The energy affiliate of POSCO signed a contract for a 300-kW fuel cell power plant with Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS). The company will provide a 300 kW molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) to KOGAS’ Samcheok LNG terminal. The fuel cells will be fueled ...

Computer simulations of demand-supply scenarios averted major blackout from Cyclone Phailin wrecking havoc on power generation and transmission systems in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. No sooner had the cyclone warning been sounded, the power ministry asked the central generation and transmission utilities, NTPC and PowerGrid Corporation, respectively, to simulate power supply and demand scenarios due to gener ...

The consortium developing a floating wind turbine demonstration project offshore Fukushima, Japan, says its 2 MW turbine is slated to begin operation in November. The consortium includes Marubeni Corp. (project integrator), the University of Tokyo (technical advisor), Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal ...

Japan plans to start up 12 new gas power plants by the end of 2014, allowing a switch away from pricey oil, as Tokyo struggles with a shutdown of nuclear reactors and energy imports drive a record trade deficit. Regional power monopolies have firm plans to construct a minimum capacity of 5,400 MW  coal plants. As listed below: Tepco Hitachinaka No.2 – 1000 MW Dec ‘13 Hirono No. 6 –  600MW Dec ‘13 Hitachanka ...

Join us in Kuala Lumpur on 27-29 November for the inaugural Asia-Pacific O&M and Lifecycle Management Strategies for CCGT Power Plants conference. This conference is designed to equip you with the very latest insight from combined cycle power plant operators from across Asia-Pacific and beyond. Case studies delivered by high profile operators including GDF SUEZ Asia, Verve Energy, YTL, TenagaNasionalBer ...

The Private-public Working Group for the National Basic Energy Plan made public its draft for a second plan for 2013 to 2035 on October 13. One noteworthy point is that it lowers the ratio of nuclear power generation to between 22% and 29% by 2035. Given that the preceding plan covering the period of 2008 to 2030, which was set up five years ago, had a target of 41%, this implies that a significant change i ...