Thai-based Admin Power & Utility Co Ltd has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Electric Power to build a 60 megawatt power plant in Dawei district that runs on natural gas from Zawtika gas project, officials from the company said. Whilst the construction period for the 500 MW plant will take some time, the 60 megawatt power plant will be built within eight months to supply electricity to Dawei area ...

Sustainable Water Solutions for the Power Generation Industry The global demand for power continues to increase, especially in fast growing areas of Asia including China, India and the Middle East. The environmental regulations on these power generation companies are also becoming more stringent. Power generation companies need smart, sustainable solutions to meet the specific water quality requirements tha ...

The Mid Murray Council will partner with the Barossa Council to develop a wastewater scheme in Truro. The Barossa Council has agreed to receive wastewater from Truro and treat it at Stockwell. The Mid Murray Council has been developing the wastewater scheme, after receiving $100,000 for concept designs last year. Mid Murray chief executive Russell Peate says the councils are still working through the condit ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has achieved 4,000 hours of uninterrupted operation - unprecedented in the world - of a 200 kilowatt (kW) class pressurized hybrid (combined-cycle) power generation system incorporating solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and a micro gas turbine (MGT). The company has been operating the hybrid system since March at Senju Techno Station, a facility in Tokyo operated by Tokyo ...

[wpdm_file id=15] This exciting roundtable featured in the May-June China focus of Power Insider Asia, came at a very important period for the Chinese export market in the power industry. South East Asian regions such as Vietnam and Indonesia have seen an influx of Chinese equipment and engineering services as developers look for cost effective solutions to meet growing demand. India is another market that ...

  Essar Energy are one of an ambitious number of private power developers providing a massive boost to the Indian power capacity. They are developing a vast amount of projects across India with sites at Hazira, Paradip, Salaya, Navabharat and Tori. This article takes a look at the impressive Tori power station, home to one of India's biggest ACC systems, a technology that is forecast to see great impet ...

POSCO Energy announced on September 16 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 cell ...

Tindo - the name of Adelaide City Council’s electric solar bus - is the first in the world to be recharged using 100% solar power. Tindo  features 11 Zebra battery modules that use sodium/nickel chloride technology. According to Adelaide City Council, the controlled temperature batteries operate "without loss of performance or life expectancy in virtually any conditions". The batteries give the electric bus ...

India's solar sector is awaiting the official launch of the second phase of the country's Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. Obstacles to the launch include controversy over the domestic content rules, possible rules regarding the import of cheap modules, budget problems and the country's upcoming national elections scheduled for May 2014. The first phase of the National Solar Mission, which began in ...

The Solar Business of Schneider Electric SA (Reuil-Malmaison, France) enters the Japanese solar market with an integrated solution based on the Conext Core XC solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters, adapted to meet the local requirements. According to Schneider, first projects have already been won in the Hyogo Prefecture and will be installed over the autumn. At the heart of the system design and equipment is t ...