Advancements in air quality control system design and sootblower technology have allowed the power industry to become more fuel flexible—but, in some cases, at the expense of plant reliability. Fuel…
Power
Monthly Issue | August 1, 2011
Every coal pulverizer is designed with a particular fuel grinding capacity or throughput at a certain Hardgrove grindability index (HGI), based on a defined raw coal size, moisture content, and…
Weighing in on American Electric Power's recent announcement that it plans to retire some 6,000 MW of coal-fired generation in response to two looming Environmental Protection Agency air quality regulations,…
Continuing the House Republicans' aggressive attack on Obama administration environmental proposals, a House subcommittee approved legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating coal ash as a hazardous waste—one…
Dominion Virginia Power has asked the Virginia Corporation Commission for approval to convert three aging and relatively small coal-fired plants to biomass, saying the move would provide substantial long-term savings…
In a clear sign of growing industry unease about the availability of water for power plant operations, utility officials recently surveyed by Black & Veatch on a host of policy…
At a time when many are adopting the narrative that carbon markets are faltering, the European Union (EU) is aggressively pursuing the expansion of theirs to include aviation. One of…
Electric utilities are always searching for ways to minimize costs, improve availability, and reduce emissions. Recent changes in the price of natural gas have made that fuel economically attractive, and…
On July 14, American Electric Power (AEP), one of the largest electric utilities in the U.S., announced that it will be terminating its cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of…