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Interest in DOE’s Versatile Test Reactor Heats Up
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and TerraPower are jointly pursuing an opportunity to design and build the U.S. Department of Energy’s Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), an experimental fast neutron nuclear reactor that could start up…
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Wisconsin Co-op Will Close Coal-Fired Plant
Wisconsin-based Dairyland Power Cooperative on Jan. 23 said it would close its 345-MW coal-fired Genoa Station No. 3 by year-end 2021. The move comes as the La Crosse-based utility continues to phase out coal-fired power…
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Coal Is Out as APS Sets Carbon-Free Goal
Arizona Public Service (APS) announced Jan. 22 that it plans for all its power generation to be carbon-free by 2050, and also said it plans to produce nearly half its power from renewable sources by…
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Deal-Making in Power Sector Dragged in 2019
Deal-making in the North American power and utilities sector fell for the third year in a row in 2019, and total deal value shrank by 41% compared to 2018, indicating a sustained sluggish financial interest…
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EPA to Withdraw Federal Regional Haze Plan for Utah Based on New Analysis
Citing new technical information gleaned from a more modern modeling analysis, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to withdraw a federal implementation plan (FIP) to control regional haze from four PacifiCorp coal-fired units in…
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Environmental Concerns Dominate Global Risks List
For the first time in the 15-year history of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, environmental perils filled the top five positions on the list of long-term risks in terms of likelihood of occurrence…
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Qatar Will Boost Middle East Solar with 800-MW Project
Qatar’s energy minister on Jan. 19 said the country will build an 800-MW solar power project that will push the country far beyond its announced goal for solar energy. That goal of 100 MW of…
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Wisconsin PSC Backs Construction of Gas-Fired Plant
Construction of a $700 million natural gas-fired power plant near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border was authorized by Wisconsin regulators on Jan. 16, over the objections of environmental groups who have said the plant is not needed.…
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Sunflower Finally Scraps Plans for 895-MW Kansas Coal Plant
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. has abandoned plans to build the $2.8 billion Holcomb Expansion after its partner on the 895-MW coal-fired power plant project in Kansas, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, announced it would no…
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Report: Investment in Renewables Hit Record High in 2019
Financial support for installations of offshore wind projects helped investment in renewable energy capacity hit a record high in 2019, according to data from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) released Jan. 16. The group said worldwide…
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Exelon Installs New Accident Tolerant Fuel at Illinois Nuclear Plant
Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), a GE-led joint venture with Hitachi Ltd. that supplies boiling water reactor fuel and fuel-related services around the world, said lead test assemblies utilizing its ARMOR-coated zirconium cladding and IronClad Accident…
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EIA: Renewables Will Surge Past Coal, Nuclear to 22% of U.S. Power Mix in 2021
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its first forecast for 2021 suggests the share of renewables in the utility-scale U.S. power generation mix will surge to 22%, up from 17% last year, while coal…
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Tri-State Will Close Its Last Coal Units in Colorado, New Mexico
Colorado-based power cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association on Jan. 9 announced it will retire its lone New Mexico coal-fired unit by the end of this year, and cease operations of its remaining Colorado coal…
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Current Posts
Wisconsin Co-op Will Close Coal-Fired Plant
Wisconsin-based Dairyland Power Cooperative on Jan. 23 said it would close its 345-MW coal-fired Genoa…
The Rise of Distributed Natural Gas Generation
The power sector has increasingly turned to various forms of distributed generation to meet growing…
Interest in DOE’s Versatile Test Reactor Heats Up
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and TerraPower are jointly pursuing an opportunity to design and…
Deal-Making in Power Sector Dragged in 2019
Deal-making in the North American power and utilities sector fell for the third year in…
Environmental Concerns Dominate Global Risks List
For the first time in the 15-year history of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks…
THE BIG PICTURE [Infographic]: Solar’s Explosive Growth
According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) World Energy Outlook 2019, solar photovoltaic (PV) is…
Hydraulic Stability of Surge Tanks
When needed, surge tanks can provide a critical feature to the hydraulic design of hydropower projects. Principally, they can mitigate the overpressure effects of pressure transients or water hammer and allow
Optimizing Power Plant Decisions with 5G Technology
The power industry is always looking for ways to improve efficiency and enhance reliability. 5G, that is, fifth-generation wireless technology, may help utilities reach new heights. Every day, we learn a
Obrador Administration Rolling Back Energy Reform in Mexico
The future of energy in Mexico is being shaped by the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who wants state-owned energy companies to have more influence over the country’s power
From Smart Cities to Smarter Services: The State of the Energy Industry in 2020
How the energy industry and the cloud can partner to meet the challenges of smart city development. More than half of our global population resides in urban environments—and by the end of this century, the
AES Commits to Build 2.2-GW CCGT Plant in Vietnam
AES Corp. on Nov. 8 signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnamese government to…
Ansaldo, Equinor Partner to Validate 100% Hydrogen Gas Turbine
Italian turbine maker Ansaldo Energia and carbon capture specialist Equinor are collaborating on the validation…
GE Unveils New H-Class Gas Turbine—and Already Has a First Order
GE on Oct. 1 unveiled the 7HA.03, the newest model in its 2014-launched high efficiency…
Next-Generation HRSGs Start Fast and Reduce Emissions
Today’s heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) are suffering reliability problems, mainly because they’re being operated…
A Brief History of GE Gas Turbines
July marks two important milestones that set gas-fired generation on its course to becoming a…
City Backs Deal for CCS Technology to Save New Mexico Coal Plant
The Farmington, New Mexico, city council on Aug. 15 unanimously approved a deal to transfer…
Navajo Nation Ends Bid to Acquire 2.3-GW Coal Plant
After a Navajo tribal council on March 21 voted 11–9 to block acquisition of the…
What Is Coal’s Future? [PODCAST]
The Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs—a bipartisan think tank—will host the “Jackson Hole Global…
Coal Silo Failures Reveal the Need for NDE Inspection
In July 2016, a coal silo collapsed at an Indiana power plant. The root cause…
AEP Will Close Ohio Coal Plant Early
American Electric Power (AEP) this week confirmed it will close its coal-fired Conesville Power Plant…
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Distributed Energy Conference10/30/2019
Dive into real-life applications of DERs, microgrids, renewable energy, CHP, generators,microturbines, hybrid systems, and the emerging world of blockchain at the power generation industry’s foremost event covering distributed generation. Learn more
4th Annual Connected Plant Conference, presented by POWER02/25/2020
Hosted by POWER magazine, this is the only event dedicated to the latest digital monitoring, diagnostic, analytics, Industrial Internet of Things, and decision-support technologies for the power generation industry. Learn more
22nd Annual ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition04/14/2020
Attend the ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition, which pairs hands-on training and development with current, relevant insight on the volatile power generation landscape that can be applied next week, not… Learn more
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How to Extend the Lifetime of Gas Turbine Parts by MD&A
Thursday, August 16, 2018 • Alexis Willey Elevated temperatures take a big toll on gas turbine components risking cracks, corrosion,…
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Behind the Scenes: Turbine and Generator Inspection and Repair in 19 Days by MD&A
The countdown was set for T-19 days to complete a 7FA gas turbine hot gas path inspection together with a…
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EPRI Publishes Findings On On-line Chloride and Sulfate Analysis by Mettler-Toledo
As fossil plants look for new methods of minimizing corrosion, on-line analyzers are gaining importance. An analyzer for chloride and…
