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Jan 22, 2025 | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
In an effort to reduce air pollution and carbon emissions, facilities such as the Egyptian Wood Technology Co.’s (WOTECH) plant, Africa's first medium-density fiberboard production facility, have been established. In early January 2025, Rolls-Royce supplied 10 mtu Series 4000 L64 FNER gensets to electrify the plant that uses rice straw to produce fiberboard for buildings and furniture.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
Trinity Gas Storage (Trinity) commenced Phase 1 operations at its 24 Bcf gas storage facility in East Texas. Its central location and connections to existing pipeline infrastructure allow Trinity to enhance reliability across Texas' energy grid (ERCOT). The company secured contracts with power generators, producers, utilities, and marketing and trading companies, including those with LNG exposure.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
russell-cooke.co.uk | James Cook |Rebecca Fisher |Andrew Godfrey
Yesterday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the first Labour budget in 14 years. Private client partner James Cook analyses the key details and what they may mean for those in the private wealth sector.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
Powered by three 9HA.02 gas turbines, the plant will add 2.4 GW to the national grid, reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions, and advance China’s coal-to-gas energy transition. Guangdong Energy Group’s (GEG) Dongguan Ningzhou combined-cycle power plant entered operation in Guangdong province, China, with GE Vernova’s H-class technology.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
In addition to Piñon’s two acid gas injection wells in the Delaware Basin, Enterprise will evaluate a third location to support up to 750 MMcf/d in total treating capacity. Enterprise Products Partners (Enterprise) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Piñon Midstream in a debt-free transaction of $950 million. Piñon Midstream conducts natural gas gathering and treating work in the Delaware Basin’s eastern region, comprising New Mexico and Texas. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | James Cook
President Joe Biden’s abrupt announcement to terminate his presidential re-election campaign upended the U.S. political landscape just a few months before the November election. While foreign policy rarely features prominently in a presidential campaign, the start of his political downturn can be traced to the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
bbc.com | James Cook
How could global turmoil affect the election in Scotland? By James Cook, Scotland editorGetty ImagesIt's nearly five years since the United Kingdom last went to the polls in a general election and a lot has happened in that time. Three events in particular will have their own lengthy entries in the history books. The global pandemic, the UK's departure from the European Union, and the war in Ukraine have had deep and lasting effects on life and politics in Scotland and further afield.
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May 30, 2024 | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
The JMS Sunshine, owned and operated by Seatrium, is equipped with two 16-cylinder mtu Series 4000M55RN gas engines and a gas regulating unit (GRU). Seatrium Ltd.’s 65-ton bollard pull tug, JMS Sunshine, has been in regular service in the Port of Singapore since mid-May 2024, and is powered by a hybrid system with mtu gas engines from Rolls-Royce. The JMS Sunshine’s hybrid system consists of two V16 mtu Series 4000M55RM gas engines and a gas regulating unit (GRU).
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May 28, 2024 | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
The project is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40% compared to its current processes with the help of steam-assisted gravity drainage technology. The Grand Rapids oil sands project, located at Imperial’s Cold Lake operating site in Canada, began production and marked the first commercial use of low-steam recovery technology to lower emissions intensity.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
Enea Elektrownia Polaniec (EEP) will install the 290 MVA block transformer, with a voltage of 400 kV, on its power plant’s Unit 9 which uses biomass fuel. EthosEnergy and EEP signed a contract for the supply of a new 290 MVA block transformer to connect a power plant to the grid. The transformer, which has a voltage of 400 kV, will be installed on Unit 9—the Green Block—which uses biomass fuel for operation.
