Editors note: Corrected (Dec. 7). A previous version of this infographic listed Russia's nuclear total as 1.9 GW. It is 2.9 GW.
Power
Monthly Issue | November 30, 2015
Florida’s Seminole Electric Cooperative faces what may be the most difficult generation transition in the nation as a result of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. One of the nation’s…
The presence of unburned fuel in a power plant’s ash indicates an inefficient combustion process, as some of the energy in the fuel is being wasted. Unburned fuel also poses…
Battery storage firms and energy storage experts at the Energy Storage North America (ESNA) conference in San Diego Oct. 13–15 were effusive in their praise of battery storage’s potential while acknowledging…
Ultrasonic testing (UT) has long been a key method for detecting defects and service-induced degradation in nuclear and fossil plant components and for supporting remaining component life assessment. But it…
Siemens, the only provider of direct-current (DC) offshore wind connection projects, in October unveiled a potentially game-changing technology that it says enables cheaper and simpler grid connection of wind turbines…
Owner/operator: City and Borough of Sitka When you live on an island in a relatively isolated location with no connection to a mainland power grid, having a reliable source of…
GE Completes Alstom Acquisition. GE announced on Nov. 2 that a $10.6 billion deal to acquire Alstom’s power and grid business is complete. Alstom will now entirely refocus its activities…
Owners/operators: Enbridge and EDF EN Canada Think Alberta is all about oil and gas? While fossil fuels remain a major component of the province’s economy, wind is coming on strong…
Owners/operator: NextEra Energy Resources, NRG Yield, and Sumitomo Corp. of Americas/NextEra Energy Briefly the world’s largest solar photovoltaic plant, Desert Sunlight remains an example of how California is charging ahead…