http://www.powermag.com POWER Mag en-us 2012 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 23:43:41 EST ANDRITZ to Rebuild Oldest Egyptian Nile Dam. Austrian firm ANDRITZ HYDRO on Dec. 22 won a $138.4 million contract from the Egyptian Ministries of Energy and Water Resources for the supply and installation of four bulb turbines, generators, and the electrical... http://www.powermag.com/business/4322.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Synovus relies on emergency standby generator sets to prevent any loss of services or data in the event of a utility outage.... http://www.powermag.com/business/4325.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Brazil’s power industry has long been dominated by its vast hydro resources, which historically have accounted for over 80% of the country’s generation capacity. With engineering marvels like the massive Itaipú dam and the proposed Belo Monte project, the country is a leader in the development and use of hydroelectricity on a grand scale. But as the 2001 energy crisis proved, dependence on a single source leaves the country vulnerable to severe shortages. Thanks to government programs designed to take advantage of the country’s favorable climate, Brazil is committed to diversifying its energy mix while continuing to maintain a renewable energy focus.... http://www.powermag.com/business/4333.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The POWER editorial staff's picks for the most significant stories of 2011.... http://www.powermag.com/business/4227.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST After more than a decade debating whether to pass a carbon-limiting law, Australia’s Senate in November voted in a landmark bill that will impose a price on carbon emissions. The country, which accounts for just 1.5% of global carbon emissions, but... http://www.powermag.com/business/4245.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The world’s steel industry is power-hungry. Using energy both to supply heat and power for plant operations and as a raw material for the production of blast furnace coke, the sector uses a major fraction of the world’s total energy consumption... http://www.powermag.com/business/4247.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Swift technology developments in the power sector and increasingly sophisticated security threats have prompted regional transmission organization PJM Interconnection to switch from its aging centrally dispatched legacy system to two... http://www.powermag.com/business/4248.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST South Korea, China Poised to Make Colossal Investments in Wind Power. South Korea, a nation that recently announced it would spend 1 trillion won ($884 million) on feed-in tariffs for wind and solar projects, on Nov. 10 said it planned to invest 10.2 trillion... http://www.powermag.com/business/4249.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST U.S. optimism has been restored by reports of abundant, reasonably priced natural gas to fuel most new generation; however, huge gaps in the fuel delivery system (thousands of miles of pipelines are needed) will soon challenge gas plant development. Meanwhile, the cloud of sovereign debt hangs over all major capital projects in Europe, where the UK moves ahead with new nuclear projects while many of its neighbors shut the door on nuclear and struggle to finance their commitment to renewables.... http://www.powermag.com/business/4255.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Five-Year Plan is the expression of the centralized planning goals for China’s economy. The 12th Five-Year Plan, approved by the Chinese Government on March 14, 2011, established many social and economic goals, including significant expansion of the country’s power generation industry in many new directions.... http://www.powermag.com/business/4257.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST