Despite growing awareness over the issues posed by uncontrolled greenhouse gas emissions, it is becoming increasingly clear that many companies are still turning to one of the world’s dirtiest fuels, driven by the fact, that despite growing environmental awareness, it is much cheaper than cleaner sources of energy such as natural gas and renewables.
As part of this month’s focus on solar power, IFandP recently conducted an interview with eSolar’s Senior Vice President (Americas) Robert Rogan. eSolar is at the forefront of recent efforts to make concentrating solar power a cost-effective means of generating utility-scale clean energy.
Like Brazil, Ecuador has been in the headlines of late as a result of power shortages. IFandP takes a look at the bigger picture, together with the country’s controversial decision to invest further in hydropower.
IFandP gets talking to Ramesh Kumar, operations manager for ABB’s power generation business unit for the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf and Pakistan about how he sees the market in the Middle East developing and how ABB is looking to capitalise on the opportunities it presents.
Unscheduled generator outages can cost power utilities millions in lost revenue. Cody Johnson of Generator Services International takes a look at the importance of the right approach to preventative maintenance.
During the past couple of years, dramatic shifts have taken place in the world’s 157.9MW wind energy sector. In 2008, the geographical point of gravity moved from Europe to the USA and Asia, where demand for this renewable form of energy picked up. Nevertheless, wind power remains firmly at the centre of Europe’s renewable energy …
Although IFandP chiefly focuses on the power sector, we also cover the wider trends within the energy space as a whole. With this in mind, it’s worth taking a look at some of the announcements from several of the larger oil companies made over the past few months and at the Davos Economic summit together with their wider implications, particularly from the perspective of power utilities.
When Tata Power Decided to upgrade its coal handling facilities, it called on FLSmidth’s expertise to overcome several challenges.
Aquamarine Power has installed its first wave energy converter in the harsh waters of the North Atlantic. IfandP takes a closer look.
The recent blackouts have focused minds on Brazil’s rapidly growing need for power. Here, we look at the many challenges ahead.
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