Energy

GE completes operations and maintenance works at Besmaya Power Plant, Iraq

The facility is the first one in the country outside the Kurdistan region to be developed by an independent power producer on a build-own-operate basis for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity. (Image source: GE)

GE Gas Power has completed services on four 9F.03 gas turbines, two steam turbines and six generators at Iraq?s Besmaya Power Plant safely and on time, while continuing to execute wider operations and maintenance (O&M) works at the site despite the many challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic

Strategic IP management critical to future success for renewable tech firms, says Marks & Clerk

Daniel Sizer is a senior associate at Marks & Clerk. (Image source: Marks & Clerk)

Tech companies operating in the renewable energy sector may cause heavy damages to their market position if they fail to secure their IP rights now, warned patent attorney Daniel Sizer, a senior associate at Marks & Clerk, one of the world?s leading intellectual property firms

Renewables to create three times more jobs than fossil fuels by 2030: IRENA

Renewable-based power generation would become the backbone of future energy markets. (Image source: andreas160578/Pixabay)

Governments can align immediate economic stimulus needs with medium to long-term decarbonisation and sustainable development objectives by targeting policy measures and public spending towards the energy transformation, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

COVID-19 delivers seismic shock to energy ecosystem: World Energy Council

The COVID-19 crisis is triggering the greatest financial capital re-allocation in history. (Image source: John R Perry/Pixabay)

The COVID-19 pandemic will have a fundamental impact on the world?s energy systems and on the pace and direction of the global transition, according to the World Energy Council?s global survey

SEC awards five-stars to Waad Al Shamal Power Plant Project EHS standards

Strict measures have been implemented to enable project staff to continue working safely following the COVID-19 outbreak. (Image source: SEC)

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has awarded five-stars to Waad Al Shamal integrated solar and combined cycle power plant project for Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) standards