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IEA World Energy Outlook: Solar Capacity Surges Past Coal and Gas by 2040
Solar photovoltaic (PV) could surge ahead of coal and gas and become the largest source of installed power capacity in the world by 2035 if countries pursue stated policies and targets, the International Energy Agency…
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One Nuclear Power Project Delayed; Three Leap Forward
The long-overdue Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant (NPP) in Finland has been delayed again, but nuclear projects in Russia, Canada, and Iran achieved important milestones in November. New Novovoronezh Unit Enters Commercial Operation Rosatom announced…
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How the DOE Plans to Modernize the Grid in the Near Term
Twenty-three projects chosen by the Department of Energy (DOE) in response to its 2019 Grid Modernization Lab Call provide a broad look at the critical issues that are roiling the nation’s power sector, as well…
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2.2-GW Coal-Fired Behemoth Could Permanently Close This Week
The 2,250-MW coal-fired Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in Arizona will permanently close likely this week, ending a long and bitter fight to keep the plant and its affiliated coal mine open. The plant’s utility owners—Salt…
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ExxonMobil Extends Deal for Fuel Cell Carbon Capture Project
ExxonMobil and FuelCell Energy announced a new joint-development agreement to enhance carbon capture fuel cell technology, as the groups work on a process to capture combustion exhaust from power plants and other industrial facilities. The…
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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 build a $1.7 billion gas-fired power plant in Vietnam. The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi made the announcement along with U.S.…
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Air-Gapped Industrial Control Networks: What You Need to Know
Many networks across a variety of verticals including government, military, financial services, power plants, and industrial manufacturing have been so-called “air-gapped.” This means they are physically and logically isolated from other networks where communication between…
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The POWER Notebook: Power Sector Digitalization Accelerates
The pace at which new digitalization technologies are being adopted in the power sector is dizzying, but news from major players in the sector—among them, AES, Invenergy, Google, and IBM—this week suggests it will only…
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EPA Proposes Revisions to Two Obama-Era Rules: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Coal Ash
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued long-awaited proposed revisions of two 2015 Obama-era rules that apply to effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) for steam electric power plants and coal combustion residuals (CCR) management by electric…
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Dominion Plans 500-MW Gas Plant, Also Adding Solar and Wind
Dominion Energy announced plans for a new 500-MW natural gas-fired power plant and also has taken over a solar farm project in Pittsylvania County in Virginia, with the company saying it would invest about $330…
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GE Shelves Plans to Spin-Off Digital Business
GE will retain its lucrative digital business—not spin it off, as had been planned—but it will sharpen the division’s focus on four key markets, including electric utilities and power generation, GE Digital CEO Pat Byrne…
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Current Posts
IEA World Energy Outlook: Solar Capacity Surges Past Coal and Gas by 2040
Solar photovoltaic (PV) could surge ahead of coal and gas and become the largest source…
One Nuclear Power Project Delayed; Three Leap Forward
The long-overdue Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant (NPP) in Finland has been delayed again, but…
How the DOE Plans to Modernize the Grid in the Near Term
Twenty-three projects chosen by the Department of Energy (DOE) in response to its 2019 Grid…
2.2-GW Coal-Fired Behemoth Could Permanently Close This Week
The 2,250-MW coal-fired Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in Arizona will permanently close likely this week,…
ExxonMobil Extends Deal for Fuel Cell Carbon Capture Project
ExxonMobil and FuelCell Energy announced a new joint-development agreement to enhance carbon capture fuel cell…
Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Drone Intrusions
Drones represent a classic good news/bad news scenario. The good news is great. The bad news is terrifying. On the good news front, drones can keep utility-sector workers safely on the ground, with the
EAM Solutions Stretch Capabilities of Lean Plant Maintenance Teams
Of the many challenges power and industrial plant maintenance teams face, stretching the capabilities of their ultra-lean staff is one of the most critical. Assets can range from industrial generators, to
Hydrocarbon Molecules Know No Borders: The U.S.-Mexico Natural Gas Dilemma
Natural gas traders once spoke of the North American continent as a potential seamless natural gas trading market, where market synergies could be perfected and hydrocarbon molecules could flow freely to the
Evolution of Nuclear Power Continues with Operation of First EPR
Unit 1 at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in China is the site of a milestone for nuclear technology. It also illustrates cooperation between France and China, using the lessons learned from earlier projects
Solar Projects Show Rapid Growth in Middle East
Solar power continues to make inroads in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and other parts of the Persian Gulf region. The Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) in late September said it
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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Continuous, Real-Time TSS Monitoring Verifies Effluent Quality and Coal Ash Management Performance While Reducing Compliance Costs
As many power plants continue to struggle with the critical last step in their coal ash remediation processes – the final testing phase – some plants have successfully adopted the…
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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…
