-
Commentary
Doublespeak Is No Cure for Utility Ills
After a very busy March, I just wanted to run a collage of puppy photos in this editorial. After all, baby animals are proven to generate engagement on social media, so why not in print? Then I saw a Twitter
-
Renewables
Spain’s Power System Slashes Debt in 2015
Spain’s power sector, which has been shaken financially in recent years owing to plunging power demand, posted its first electricity tariff surplus in 14 years at the end of 2015. The National Markets and
Tagged in: -
Nuclear
NRC License Application Submitted for Spent Nuclear Fuel Interim Storage Facility
Development of a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) took a significant step forward this week with a license application submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on April 28 by Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS), with support from AREVA, for a CISF in Andrews County, Texas.
-
Gas
Historic and Trend-Setting Siemens Turbine Manufacturing Plant Hits Milestone
On April 27, 2016, Siemens’ century-old factory in Berlin will celebrate the shipment of its 1,000th in-house-produced gas turbine.
-
Gas
GE Continues Its Buying Spree
GE is doubling down on industrial markets, as its efforts to acquire the drilling unit of Halliburton and its two acquisitions in the power space this month demonstrate.
Tagged in: -
International
Puerto Rico Utility Moves to Restructure $9B in Debt
A plan to restructure $9 billion in Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) debt—an eighth of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s staggering $72 billion in debt—surfaced at the U.S. territory’s energy regulator, the Puerto Rico Energy Commission last week on April 7.
Tagged in: -
Lesedi Nuclear Services signs agency agreement with US Lightning Eliminators
Boulder, CO–Lesedi Nuclear Services Pty (Ltd), of South Africa are pleased to announce having successfully concluded an agency agreement with Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, Inc. (LEC) for the integrated lightning protection and lightning prevention products, comprehensive solutions and services to be rolled out in South Africa as a primary concern, with the rest of the […]
-
Renewables
Why Russia’s Largest Independent Power Company Built a Solar Facility in Siberia
One of Russia’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities has been grid-connected in Abakan, located in the Republic of Khakassia. The Khakass capital in central Russia just north of Mongolia, historically
-
Commentary
Radical Energy Breakthroughs—Without the Risk
Among the greatest revolutions of the modern world is one that most of us take for granted: electrification. When we flip on the light switch, turn on the TV, or plug in our cell phones, power is there, 99.99%
Tagged in: -
Renewables
China Overtakes EU’s Wind Installations
China has edged past the European Union (EU) in terms of total installed wind capacity, with 145.1 GW to the EU’s 141.6 GW. This means that China, which erected a stunning 30.5 GW in 2015—nearly half of