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Changing power industry landscape: Performance and reliability matter more than ever
Changing power industry landscape: Performance and reliability matter more than ever
With rising demands on renewable energy, there is going to be increasing focus on the wind power sector. In the last couple of years wind has become the preferred source of renewable power. While low capacity factor and power quality issues continue to be a challenge for operators, wind has become more competitive getting them a step closer to be commercially viable without incentives. This is mainly driven by huge growth in volume and entry of new OEMs, especially from China.
Keppel opens Waste-to-Energy plant for Singaporeans
The new Keppel Seghers WTE Plant has the capacity to treat 800 tonnes of solid waste a day to generate more than 20MW of green energy for Singapore’s energy supply.
EMA appoints board and officers for Singapore LNG
Move pushes SLNG forward towards a full-fledged liquefied natural gas business enterprise.
Upgrade the control system to give new life to old gas turbines
Gas turbines remain at the forefront of the power generation market, with a great variety available for the end-user in terms of unit size and fuel types.
StarHub unveils Singapore's second solar-powered mobile base station
Company also deploys more energy-efficient technologies in 3G radio and core mobile networks.
Unionised energy companies roll out skills framework
Seven unionised companies committed to roll out Workforce Skills Qualifications framework for workers in the energy utilities industry.
Renewable Energy Asia secures deal in Inner Mongolia
REA group tasked to develop 500MW wind farm in Huade County of Inner Mongolia.
Senoko achieves safety target on manhours
Senoko Energy achieved the safety target of 4,000,000 manhours without any lost time injury on May 24. As of 26 February 2010, they have also surpassed the best record of 864 days. The last LTI occurred on 11 October 2007. The last employee's LTI was on 21 June 2004.
EDB earmarks $680mln fund to build solar ecosystem
Initiative aims to drive research, test-bedding and commercialisation of solar power.
Vestas’ Stuart wins J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge
With finish time of 19:24 minutes, Ian Stuart came in first at the annual event which saw a turnout of 11,753 entrants.
Renewable Energy Asia secures $7.4mln wind turbine contract
Project is part of China's plan of promoting renewable energy in the country.
Emerson protects SMBs from power disruption
Emerson unveiled its new Liebert PSA uninterruptible power supply for small-office computers and electronic equipment.
Samsung C&T inks deal on Singapore's first LNG terminal
Samsung C&T has sealed its bid to build Singapore's first liquefied natural gas terminal, Singapore's Energy Market Authority revealed.
Senoko Power hits 3 million hours of efficiency
Electricity has never been safer. Senoko Power has set a new safety benchmark performance in terms of safety by achieving three million man hours without any lost-time injury on the 22nd of October. The firm is Singapore’s largest power generation company with a licensed capacity of 3,300 megawatts which provides about 28% of the nation’s electricity needs.
Karachi Fast Track Gas Engine Power Plant bags top award
Karachi Fast Track Gas Engine Power Plant brought home two 'bacon' from Asian Power Awards 2009, including Asian Power Plant of the Year.
Singapore 4th quarter electricity tariff up by 12.71%
Electricity tariff for Singaporean households will increase by US$0.017 per kWh to US$0.1534 per kWh. On average, taking into account the tariffs for all customer categories, the tariff increase is 12.71 percent.
Higher oil prices push Singapore 2Q power tariff up
The electricity tariff for Singapore households for the second quarter increased from US$.0087 cents per kWh to US$.1338 per kWh.