Nigeria strikes back at P&ID
An Abuja court has found two officials from Ireland’s Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) guilty on a number of fronts. This led to the Nigerian judge declaring all of P&ID’s assets to be forfeit.
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67 killed after platform collpases at Chinese power plant
A platform under construction at a power plant in eastern China has collapsed, killing 67 people.
China power plant blast kills 21, injures five
A blast at a power plant in central China has killed at least 21 people and injured five.
Sungrow connects China’s largest 1500 volt power plant to grid
Sungrow said a new power plant has been developed by the company in China and currently produces 1500 volts of energy.
Exxon teams up with FuelCell to clean up power plant emissions
Exxon Mobil is working with a clean-energy company to develop technology to fight climate change.
Ice wall bid to stem contaminated water at Fukushima plant
An unprecedented refrigeration structure resembling giant ice lollies has been approved by Japanese regulators to help create a frozen underground barrier around the Fukushima nuclear reactor buildings and contain contaminated water.
Skytron wins Japan solar power plants contracts
Skytron said it has been chosen to provide monitoring and supervision for a number of solar power plants in Japan.
Calpine buys US power plant for $500million
US energy firm Calpine has bought the Granite Ridge Energy Center from Granite Ridge Holding for $500 million.
Amec Foster Wheeler wins South Korea power plant contract
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Hanwha Energy for the design and supply of a steam generator for a new power plant in South Korea. The win comes just a day after the company announced it had entered in an extension on the UZ750 project on one of the Gulf’s largest oil fields. Amec Foster Wheeler said under the contract it will design and supply the 100 MWe steam generator for the power plant’s boiler island and provide onsite technical advisory services.