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February 18, 2013
Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced today that it received new orders in January from its German distributor E-Quad Power Systems GmbH. The orders include two C1000 packages, one C200, 14 C65s and four C30s, totaling approximately $2.9 million in product expected to ship in the next six months.
"The January orders from our German distributor E-Quad are almost equal to the total amount E-Quad purchased from Capstone in the previous nine months and are consistent with reports that the German market is starting to rebound," said Jim Crouse, Capstone's Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
"The January orders from our German distributor E-Quad are almost equal to the total amount E-Quad purchased from Capstone in the previous nine months and are consistent with reports that the German market is starting to rebound," said Jim Crouse, Capstone's Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
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February 18, 2013
Automobile manufacturer BMW Group has once again turned to GE’s (NYSE: GE) Gas Engines distributed power technology by installing four Jenbacher J616 cogeneration modules at BMW’s Regensburg factory in Bavaria, Germany. The cogeneration plant is generating 10.7 megawatts (MW) of reliable on-site power and meeting about 30 percent of the factory’s energy needs.
In addition to generating electricity, the cogeneration plant is capturing and utilizing 9.6 MW of engine waste heat to support the factory’s production processes. For example, the plant will combine the engine waste heat with existing boilers to provide heating during the winter. The facility will have an electrical efficiency of up to 44.9 percent and a thermal efficiency of up to 40.4 percent, with a combined efficiency of up to 85.3 percent.
“We are proud to once again use our gas engines to support a company like BMW, which has a reputation for high-quality production,” said Karl Wetzlaymer, general manager of gas engines for power generation—GE Power & Water. “The Regensburg project clearly demonstrates the ability of our engines to ensure dependable and efficient local energy supplies that enable our industrial and trade customers to meet their production goals while also keeping their costs under control.” The Regensburg factory CHP plant project is the latest BMW facility to utilize GE’s Jenbacher gas engines for reliable on-site power during the past four decades:
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February 18, 2013
Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions, has received an order to supply the generating sets and related auxiliary equipment for a new power plant being built near Clatskanie in the state of Oregon, USA.
The Port Westward Unit 2 plant is being built for Portland General Electric Company, an investor owned utility. It will be powered by 12 Wärtsilä 50SG natural gas fuelled engines with an electrical output of approximately 220 MW, and is scheduled to be fully operational by 2015.
"The global trend in power generation is clearly moving towards greater flexibility and increased efficiency, and this order is yet another example. As utilities continue to integrate increasing levels of renewable power into their systems, the old traditional power plants are simply not capable of reacting quickly enough. Additionally, the Wärtsilä gas fuelled solutions feature low emissions, and this combination of flexibility, efficiency, and environmental sustainability is very much in demand," says Wayne Elmore, Regional Director, Power Plants Sales, Wärtsilä North America.
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February 18, 2013
SGI-Mitabu, a joint venture between The Solar Guys International and Mitabu Australia, is developing a 250 MW solar power project under an agreement with Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy. What's more, it says it will finance the whole thing through reliance of a form of Islamic financing.
As reported by David Twomey of Econews Australia, the venture will launch a seven-year $100 million sukuk, or Islamic bond, later this year. That amount will be enough to finance the first, 50 MW stage of the project.
To complete the entire project, the partners will need to raise at least an additional $450 million, an effort that will also be carried out using Islamic finance principles.
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February 18, 2013
Nerea, a subsidiary of Akuo Energy, has begun construction of a new biomass cogeneration facility in Estrees-Mons, France.
The 13MW project represents a €65 million ($87.2 million) investment and aims to be fully operational by the end of 2014, producing 100,000MWh of electricity and 25 tonnes of steam per hour annually via wood pellets. This project is the third involving biomass for Akou Energy in France, representing an overall investment of €150 million. ‘These projects only represent the first step for Akuo Energy in biomass, since several other projects of the same type are currently being developed in France and abroad,’ said Jean Christophe Guimard, director of Akuo Biomass.
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February 18, 2013
The Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo has announced $20m investment will be driven in clean energy projects, specifically aimed providing continuous power and heat during power outages.
"Governor Cuomo is acting on recommendations made by the NYS 2100 Commission following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy. Governor Cuomo has called for making the State's infrastructure more resilient in the face of extreme weather like we witnessed with Hurricane Sandy. Through the use of combined heat and power technology, building owners can make that happen,” said Francis J. Murray Jr., President and CEO, NYSERDA. “CHP systems can benefit our metropolitan areas in many ways, from easing air pollution to reducing fossil-fuel consumption, as well as reducing the pressure on the electric grid in times of great need."
The program will pay an incentive of up to $1.5m per project for installing equipment approved by NYSERDA and installed by approved CHP system vendors. Projects can be as small as 50 kilowatts and as large as 1.3 megawatts, based on building requirements. Incentive amounts will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until December 30, 2016 or until all funds are committed. Only CHP systems installed at sites that pay the System Benefits Charge (SBC) are eligible for incentives.
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February 18, 2013
(TRENTON) Legislation sponsored by Assembly Utilities Chairman Upendra J. Chivukula to incentivize the development of combined heat & power (CHP) by setting up an alternative energy portfolio standard and certificate program, was advanced today by an Assembly panel. The Assembly Utilities panel voted in favor of the measure (A-1384) intended to power up the state's development of cleaner and more efficient power plants.
New Jersey is part of the PJM (Pennsylvania, Jersey and Maryland) Interconnection, the world's largest competitive wholesale market headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, which coordinates the movement of electricity in all or parts of 13 states and in the District of Columbia. The state's Energy Master Plan calls for 1,500 megawatts of CHP by 2020, a target not likely to be met without financial incentives. Under Chivukula's measure, CHP plants would be granted financial credits for the power they produce, which would have to be purchased by power suppliers. The measure has the support of CHP advocates, who say it is necessary to provide developers with incentives to build new plants
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February 18, 2013
Metso will supply Bioenergeticheskaya Kompaniya with a complete biomass-fired combined heat and power plant in Syktyvkar, the Komi Republic, Russia. The power plant will enable utilisation of sawmill residue for sustainable heat and power production and is scheduled to be in operation in 2014.
The Ministry of Industry and Transport of the Republic of Komi is responsible for implementation of development programs in Komi. The Bioenergeticheskaya Kompaniya biomass-fired power plant is one of the projects in one of the development programs. The project also has a governmental priority status.
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February 18, 2013
Biomass facilities which have over 15MW of capacity will get support only if they function as combined heat and power (CHP) plants, reported Energy Live News. Scotland Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said, "We have made clear our concerns over competition for a finite supply of wood and our belief that there should be a greater focus on biomass in smaller scale energy projects wherever possible and the responses to our consultation reflected that."
Ewing further added that the government is removing support for high capacity biomass plants that do not generate quality combined heat and power.
The decision was taken to balance business opportunities in the forest supply sector with new capacity additions, without affecting existing users.
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February 18, 2013
There is a 20 billion dollar global market for bio-coal and Diacarbon Energy intends to be a part of it, thanks to a $1 million dollar investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) that was announced today.
The Burnaby, BC-based company, in partnership with Lafarge Canada, Seabird Island First Nations and Jake's Construction will develop a commercial demonstration production facility for its waste biomass to bio-coal process. Bio-coal is mechanically and physically equivalent to coal, but is considered carbon-neutral and is produced using waste feedstock and other waste biomass.
The funding announcement is part of the Harper Government's commitment to stimulating innovation and job creation with today's investment of $61.8 million to help 23 new clean technology projects from across the country reach commercialization.
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