S. Alam Group has suspended work at the site of a proposed 1,224-MW coal-fired power station in Chittagong, Bangladesh, due to safety concerns following a rally that ended with four protesters dead on April 4. According to multiple sources, groups opposing construction of the plant agreed on April 10 to halt their activities for 15 […]

Georgia Power has released the latest timeline video from the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion showcasing construction progress in the first quarter of 2016. Now more than 60 percent complete based on contractual milestones, progress is visible every day. The Vogtle project is the state’s largest job-producing construction project with more than 5,000 construction workers onsite and […]

Through a first-of-its-kind program, inverters improve overall reliability for customers This week, hundreds of APS Solar Partner Program customers will help their utility make history. Advanced technology installed along with participants’ solar panels is beginning to collect data that will help APS better understand and manage the energy flowing into neighborhoods across the state. APS […]

Collaboration with China Nuclear Engineering & Construction (Group) Corporation on next generation of reactors Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has signed a wide-ranging agreement with nuclear power plant constructor China Nuclear Engineering & Construction (Group) Corporation (CNEC). The two companies have confirmed a memorandum of understanding covering potential collaboration in the nuclear industry. […]

$800 million-plus order to supply and service H-class gas power plant technology for the Lordstown Energy Center Efficient, modern facility will have capacity to power approximately 800,000 homes Gas turbines and steam turbine to be produced at Siemens’ Charlotte Energy Hub Siemens provided an early-stage development loan to develop the project and its Financial Services […]

Multiple international news organizations have reported that at least four people were killed, and as many as 100 more were injured, when police opened fire on an estimated 1,500 villagers who were protesting the construction of two coal-fired power plants in Chittagong, in southeastern Bangladesh, on April 4. Discord Over Power Plant According to reports […]

First NC solar farms announced by Duke Energy Renewables in 2016 Duke Energy Renewables now owns 27 solar facilities in North Carolina, representing 280 MW and an investment of about $725 million since 2011 Duke Energy Renewables today announced it has acquired two 5-megawatt (MW) solar projects in Eastern North Carolina from ET Capital, a […]

Coal Power   Current Issue | Find a Job | Post a Job Is a New Hybrid System the Cure for Coal Power’s Ills? Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have combined two proven technologies to create a new hybrid system that could produce electricity, using coal as a fuel source, at nearly […]

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have combined two proven technologies to create a new hybrid system that could produce electricity, using coal as a fuel source, at nearly double the efficiency of conventional coal-fired power plants. The concept—proposed by MIT doctoral student Katherine Ong and Ronald C. Crane (1972) Professor Ahmed Ghoniem—combines […]

GE supports the Ministry of Electricity’s efforts to complete the maintenance and upgrade power plants before the summer of 2016 GE completes the upgrades at the Banha power plant, increasing output up to 7% GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that it has completed the upgrade of the Banha power plant, located at the Qalyubia Governorate, […]