Power

Monthly Issue | October 8, 2009

Cracks in the Ivory Tower

Environmental researchers from Harvard and Tsinghua Universities released a new study, published as the cover story in the September 11 issue of Science, suggesting that China could meet its entire…


Condenser Tube Life-Cycle Economics
Condenser Tube Life-Cycle Economics

There are literally miles and miles of tubing in every power plant that will operate very reliably for many years. However, much of that tubing will spend much of its…


EPA to Clamp Down on Coal Plant Wastewater

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it plans to “revise” existing, decades-old guidelines for water discharges of toxic metals from fossil fuel-fired power plants, saying a recently concluded EPA study…


EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules

In a major climate change rulemaking, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued final regulations that will require most large emitters of greenhouse gases in the U.S. to report their emissions…


Paving the Way for More Renewable Energy

President Obama has set an ambitious goal of doubling renewable energy production in the U.S. within three years, which would spur the development of a clean-tech economy and address the…