Energy Update
Green investing in the U.K. fell 56 percent last year, sparking concerns in Parliament that the nation will not maintain its lead in clean energy or meet climate targets after leaving the European Union.
Erika Boeing is developing a small wind turbine she hopes can someday find a home alongside solar panels on the rooftops of big-box stores, factories and other large commercial and industrial buildings.
Under a general engineering service (GES) contract, the Australian engineering company will be responsible to provide all engineering and consultancy services for the refinery. This will include feasibility studies, basic/concept studies, detailed engineering, procurement and construction support, and pre-commissioning/commissioning support.
WorleyParsons said that the services under the contract will be delivered from its Yanbu office, supported by its Dammam team.
Both nacelles and hubs will be manufactured in Denmark, while the blades will be produced in China and Denmark.
The turbines will be delivered in 2018-19 and the first batch has arrived at the port in Hokkaido last April. Siemens Gamesa will also handle the operations and maintenance services at these facilities for the next 20 years.
The 2 MWh system will be integrated into ComEd’s Bronzeville community microgrid project in Chicago.
The Lan Do offshore gas field is located in Block 06.1 of the Nam Con Son Basin, about 365km offshore of the southern coast of Vietnam.
According initial estimates, the Lan Do field has natural gas reserves of 23 billion cubic meters.
The firm is planning to drill the LD-3P well to a total depth of 1,200m along the wellbore.
The city utility for Lethbridge, Alberta is starting a voltage optimization trial that is expected to deliver energy savings for customers while reducing overall energy usage in the city’s electricity distribution system.
The Colorado-based gold and silver explorer has been given a positive Record of Decision (ROD) on the Environmental Assessment (EA) of the open pit heap leach gold project in Mineral County.
Apart from the ROD and EA permit, the gold mining project’s plan of operation (POO) has clinched approvals from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and also the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection (NDEP).
The A$350m ($262.12m) renewable project located near Stawell is expected to start generating wind power by late 2019. It has been designed to produce more than 740,000MWh of emission-free, clean, renewable power every year.
The Bulgana Green Power Hub will generate enough electricity to meet the power consumption needs of nearly 130,000 homes, and is expected to help the Victorian government secure its greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets of 15-20% by 2020.
Under the NOK1bn ($123.8m) engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract, Aker will deliver the module for the Troll A platform to increase output at Troll gas field.
Located in the northern part of the North Sea, around 65km west of Kollsnes, near Bergen, the Troll field comprises the main Troll Øst and Troll Vest structures in blocks 31/2, 31/3, 31/5 and 31/6.
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