http://www.powermag.com POWER Mag en-us 2010 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:07:11 EST Water and gas provide the energy for Peru’s power generation sector, and the country could generate considerably more, especially from hydro and wind. While the nation strives to extend electricity service to all its citizens, it’s also looking beyond its borders for potential future customers.... http://www.powermag.com/business/2507.html Mon, 1 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST China’s nuclear power plant building spree got a little more frenzied this January, as the country kicked off its 21st project at Ningde 3.... http://www.powermag.com/business/2525.html Mon, 1 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Given delays and cancellations of new generating capacity, pushing the existing power generation fleet is more important than ever. At ELECTRIC POWER 2009, multiple presentations explored the premise that an active knowledge management strategy — requiring a blend of digital and human elements unique to each power plant — will help you extract the most productivity from your assets.... http://www.powermag.com/business/2431.html Mon, 1 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST It’s a digital world, and even aging power plants are experiencing the benefits of digital controls technologies. The following cover stories provide insight into the latest options and inspiration for your own plant controls projects.... http://www.powermag.com/business/2436.html Mon, 1 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST With everything from baby food to SUVs (hybrids of course!) competing for “green mindshare,” audiences are inundated with a barrage of green claims. Although environmental awareness is at an all-time high, a growing sense of skepticism has crept into the conversation. Whereas even a couple of years ago audiences eagerly gobbled up green claims, people today are more uncertain and retain a higher degree of doubt when confronted with messages of sustainability and environmental stewardship.... http://www.powermag.com/business/2439.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST Biofuels projects present a variety of risks in today’s business climate that must be mitigated or hedged in order for project financing to proceed. With the contraction in the capital markets, credit quality has become increasingly important.... http://www.powermag.com/business/2440.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST Instead of just forgetting about their trash when they leave it at the curb, people increasingly are recognizing that municipal solid waste is a valuable resource. For more than 25 years, Covanta Energy has viewed waste as an important resource not to be thrown away. Waste materials have a tremendous amount of potential energy. Waste materials in landfills release significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Recycling and Energy-from-Waste (EfW) together, as part of an integrated waste management approach, make the best use of this resource, reducing our greenhouse gas emissions while turning waste into steam to heat our homes and businesses and electricity to power our cities and towns.... http://www.powermag.com/business/2447.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST Over the past three decades, the Brazilian sugarcane industry has experienced major and continuous technological improvement. Today, sugarcane is the basic input for an extraordinarily diverse range of value-added products including food, animal feed, chemicals, biofuels and electricity coming from modern, integrated biorefineries that produce sugar, ethanol, bioelectricity and bioplastics in Brazil.... http://www.powermag.com/business/2414.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST The support of energy savings performance contracts helps customers achieve goals. The federal government is the largest single user of energy in the United States. Energy efficiency is the cleanest, cheapest and fastest source of energy. Put the two together and you have the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP).... http://www.powermag.com/business/2415.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST Renewable and reliable alternative energy is a critical need as the world’s oil supplies are depleted. Using its globally renowned expertise in engineering and systems integration, Lockheed Martin is successfully pioneering new ways to leverage solar, wind, and wave energy as alternatives to fossil fuels.... http://www.powermag.com/business/2416.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST