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Alex Parker

Gas turbine operations: efficiency and flexibility - 1 views

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    Gas turbine design has changed to account for the growing use of combined heat and power (CHP) plants.
Alex Parker

Small modular reactors: the day of nuclear 'plug and play'? - 1 views

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    US firm Babcock & Wilcox is developing a small modular reactor.
Alex Parker

Making Sellafield safe: counting the cost of nuclear decommissioning - 1 views

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    A report from the UK's Public Accounts Committee claims that clean-up costs at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing field have risen by £2.5bn in the last year. Julian Turner analyses the complex decommissioning process and asks why the mammoth project continues to be beset by delays.
Alex Parker

South Africa, Nigeria and Zambia - the latest hotspots for power station MRO - 1 views

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    Nigeria, Zambia and South Africa have become the latest hot spots for power station maintenance, repair and overhaul
Alex Parker

Underwater arteries - the world's longest offshore pipelines - 1 views

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    From the 1,224km Nord Stream pipeline carrying Russian natural gas to Europe vto the 166km Langeled gas pipeline running under the North Sea, offshore-technology.com profiles the world's ten longest oil/gas subsea pipelines. Nord Stream, Baltic Sea The Nord Stream, a 48-inch diameter twin pipeline system runs for 1,224km through the Baltic Sea from Vyborg, Russia, to the German coast near Greifswald transporting Russian natural gas to Europe.
Alex Parker

The top 10 biggest power companies of 2014 - 1 views

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    Five of the world's ten biggest power companies are based in Europe; the remaining five are all based in the United States. Power-technology.com profiles the world's ten biggest power companies of 2014 based on Forbes calculation of net market capitalisation, assets, sales and profit.
3BL Media

Visible Light Solar Technologies' Solar/LED Lighting for Lexus Automobiles (Video) on V... - 1 views

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    Lexus Selects Visible Light Solar Technologies' Solar/LED Lighting Solutions for New Mexico Dealerships, Gaining Over 80% Efficiencies
Alex Parker

Google Glass: Looking into the future of power plant maintenance - 1 views

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    From paper based work orders to archaic interfaces, the processes and infrastructure around monitoring and maintaining assets appear out of touch. At the European leg of Ventyx World in Barcelona, the companies research and development team explain why Google Glass and an influx of youthful, tech savvy workers will usher in a new era of mobile maintenance.
Alex Parker

DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm - Power Technology - 1 views

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    DanTysk offshore wind farm is a 288MW power project located in the North Sea, at about 70km west of the island of Sylt in northern Germany. It is a collaborative implementation by Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) through a joint venture called DanTysk Offshore Wind GmbH.
Alex Parker

Celebrating Surya - India's lofty solar ambitions - 1 views

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    In line with their ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, the Indian government has recently announced plans for what could become the world's most powerful solar plant.
Alex Parker

San Gabriel Combined-Cycle Power Plant - 1 views

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    The San Gabriel combined-cycle power (CCP) plant, under construction in Santa Rita, Batangas City, Philippines, will have an installed capacity of 414MW.
Alex Parker

Team green - the world's most environmentally friendly sports stadiums - 1 views

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    Sports stadiums around the world are turning green, adopting solar and wind technology to improve their cities and win over fans
Alex Parker

Troubled waters - new developments in oil spill cleanup technology - 1 views

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    We round up the most innovative oil spill recovery technologies including a chemically modified nanocellulose sponge from Switzerland's Empa, new research into bacteria from the University of East Anglia, and other technological and theoretical breakthroughs. Rod James investigates.
Alex Parker

Pacific NorthWest LNG Project, British Columbia - Hydrocarbons Technology - 1 views

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    Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is a new natural gas liquefaction and export facility proposed to be constructed in Lelu Island near the Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia (BC). The project is operated by Pacific NorthWest LNG, a consortium comprised of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas 62%), Japan Petroleum Exploration Company (JAPEX 10%), PetroleumBRUNEI (3%), Indian Oil Corporation (10%) and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec 15%).
Alex Parker

Surmont Phase 2 Oil Sands Project, Alberta - Hydrocarbons Technology - 1 views

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    Surmont Phase 2 Oil Sands project involves the expansion of the Surmont steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) plant to increase its production capacity from the existing 27,000 barrels of bitumen a day to 136,000 barrels of bitumen a day. The Surmont site is located approximately 60km south-east of Fort McMurray, Alberta, in the Athabasca oil sands region.
Alex Parker

Breaking the ice: researchers chart new ground in Arctic oil spill response - 1 views

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    Founded in January 2012, the Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme (JIP) has just moved into phase II of its research. As it tests the waters in six different areas - and welcomes its latest member Gazprom Neft - what lies ahead for response teams working in icy conditions?
Alex Parker

Minute mercenaries - tackling nuclear waste with microbiology - 1 views

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    Groundbreaking research showing the potential of microbes to treat radioactive waste has shed light on how toxic materials could be disposed of in the future.
Alex Parker

Demolition of power plant deepens humanitarian crisis in Gaza - 1 views

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    The Gaza Power Plant exploded into flames on 29th July. It is believed to have been hit by multiple shells fired by an Israeli tank, though Israel have yet to accept responsibility for it.
Alex Parker

Record-breaking solar plane inspires cleantech development - 1 views

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    A plane powered entirely by the sun is to embark on a 35,000km journey around the world in 2015. If successful, it will see the established boundaries of solar power stretched to an unprecedented level, potentially inspiring cleantech innovation across the globe.
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