Power

ENGIE in Australia has announced that its Hazelwood power generation business in the Latrobe Valley will close at the end of March 2017.

Amec Foster Wheeler secures a framework agreement to provide engineering consultancy services to EDF Energy’s Coal, Gas and Renewables division.

Universal Coal finalises a 7-year coal supply agreement with ESKOM for 1.2 million tpy.

The Global CCS Institute has welcomed the launch of the world’s first commercial carbon capture facility on a steel production plant in Abu Dhabi.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has opened a representative office in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital city with the aim of attracting expanded orders for thermal power plants and equipment.

Mississippi Power continues to make progress on the completion of the Kemper County energy facility and has extended the facility's scheduled in-service date to 31 December 2016.

American Electric Power is seeking offers for the supply of coal to one or more of its power plants.

AES Gener S.A. has signed a multiyear agreement with GE’s Power Services to provide services and tools to overhaul up to nine steam turbines and generators.

Schneider Electric acquires MaxEAM to strengthen enterprise asset performance management portfolio and enhances user experience for work scheduling, task execution and data conversion.

With a final blast, Dan River Steam coal plant in the US is brought it to an end, while work continues to safely close ash basins at the site.

FuelCell Energy and ExxonMobil announce they will test novel fuel cell carbon capture technology, which is under development, at the James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant in Alabama, US.

Saskatchewan-based joint study team forms to assess the feasibility of the potential application of Japanese technologies in future CCUS projects.

Two newly created joint ventures, Nakoso IGCC Power GK and Hirono IGCC Power GK, have been set up to run the world’s most advanced coal-fired thermal power plants in Fukushima, Japan.

The US DOE and Natural Resources Canada announce opening of pilot plant to advance oxy-combustion carbon capture from coal plants.

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction signs US$850 million contract to construct the Subic Redondo thermal power plant in the Philippines with eco-friendly CFB technology.