Power

Monthly Issue | October 1, 2010

Taming Condenser Tube Leaks, Part II
Taming Condenser Tube Leaks, Part II

In Part I of this two-part report we examined the various chemical forces at work in condenser tube leaks, the steam plant components placed at risk, and the suite of…


Solving the Coal Conundrum

A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report examines two key options for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants. The first is horribly expensive and will be…


QF Contracts and 21st-Century Economics

Many power purchase agreements entered into between qualifying facilities (QF) and electric utilities during the 1980s and 1990s have several years remaining on their terms. These contracts typically require the…


TVA to Complete Bellefonte Unit 1
TVA to Complete Bellefonte Unit 1

Thirty-six years after work first began at the 1,600-acre site housing the Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant in Hollywood, Ala., the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in August said it plans to…


Australia Fires Up Solar-Diesel Hybrid Plant
Australia Fires Up Solar-Diesel Hybrid Plant

Australian company Horizon Power opened the country’s first hybrid solar-diesel power station in August near Marble Bar, and it is readying another for operation in the neighboring town of Nullagine,…


U.S. Coal-Fired Power Development: Down but Not Out
U.S. Coal-Fired Power Development: Down but Not Out

Environmentalists renewed their attacks on coal-fired power development in 2010. At the same time, Congress dithered on cap-and-trade legislation while the Environmental Protection Agency marched forward rules to reduce carbon…