A divided Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) Thursday approved Georgia Power Co.’s plans to investigate a new nuclear power project in Stewart County, with a time frame around 2030. Approval came in a 4–1 vote, with Commissioner Lauren “Bubba” McDonald in opposition. The vote represented a bit of a compromise. The Atlanta-based Southern Co. subsidiary, […]

Influx of Projects Underscores Acceleration of Chinese Market and Expands Successful Commercialization of Oasys’ Forward Osmosis-based Zero Liquid Discharge Technology in Region Boston – July 28, 2016 – Oasys Water, a world leader committed to developing innovative solutions for transforming industrial wastewater into valuable freshwater resources, today announced that the company is actively deploying three […]

More than 18.2 GW of wind power capacity is currently under construction or in advanced stages of development in the U.S., according to a report released on July 26 by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). That’s a lot of new capacity. In fact, it’s equivalent to roughly 25% of all currently installed U.S. wind […]

32 SWT-3.2-113 Direct Drive wind turbines for Hornsdale Stage 2 Clean renewable energy for more than 70,000 households Long-term service contract included Siemens has been awarded a contract to supply, install and commission 32 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.2 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 113 meters, for the Hornsdale Stage 2 […]

The company recently opened a branch office in Jakarta to seize opportunities in the Southeast Asian market Ansaldo Energia has received Notices to Proceed on two contracts signed late in 2015 worth a total of about 80 million euros. The first covers the supply of two AE94.2 gas turbines and two air-cooled generators with the […]

CHICAGO, July 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — E.ON Climate & Renewables North America, LLC (E.ON) today announced it signed an agreement with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to provide frequency response and voltage control from a grid-scale, 10 megawatt (MW) battery energy storage facility with a 2 MW solar array.  The Iron Horse Battery Energy Storage Project will […]

Engine order and framework agreement to equip Powerships Karpowership, part of the Turkish energy group Karadeniz Holding, has placed an order for a total of twelve 18V 51/60 engines with a capacity of 18.9 MW per engine with MAN Diesel & Turbo. Six of the engines are to be delivered during the remainder of this […]

Avista Uses GE’s Advanced Gas Path and DLN 2.6+ Combustion Technology to Help Coyote Springs Unit 2 Meet Changing Seasonal Energy Demands GE Upgrade Helps to Increase Combined-Cycle Plant’s Capacity, Fuel Efficiency and Flexibility BADEN, SWITZERLAND—July 21, 2016—GE’s Power Services (NYSE: GE) business today announced the completion of a gas turbine upgrade project in Oregon […]

Technology and services enable smooth startup of plant producing electricity from household rubbish PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Automation technology and services from Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), have helped ensure the successful startup and operation of a waste-to-energy plant in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The new plant enables the region to dispose of waste effectively […]

Gas-fired Combined Cycle Power Plant is the Third in the State Owned by the Firm WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fortistar announced today that it has closed on its purchase of Castleton Power, LLC, a 72 megawatt (MW) gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Castleton-on-Hudson, NY. The General Electric (GE) Frame 6 turbine power plant dispatches […]

Three projects to advance turbine systems for gas-fired power plants SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of three teams awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory to develop technologies to advance the state-of-the-art in power generation. The three projects total about $18.2 million in DOE and private […]

ABB transformers and other key equipment to enable Changji-Guquan link to transmit 12,000 megawatts of electricity over 3,000 kilometers at 1.1 million volts, setting new world records on voltage level, transmission capacity and distance Zurich, Switzerland, July 19, 2016 – ABB has won orders worth over $300 million to supply breakthrough technologies for the world’s […]

Fourteen companies from the wind, oil & gas and maritime sector have launched the Joint Industry Project “Coupled Analysis of Floating Wind Turbines“ led by DNV GL Goal of the project is the development of a Recommended Practice for the coupled analysis for the design of floating offshore wind turbines Standardisation aims to minimise risks […]

As was to be expected, the number of new offshore wind installations in Germany was relatively moderate in the first six months of the year, with a total capacity of 258 megawatts going on line. The industry estimates an overall offshore expansion to the tune of 700 megawatts by the end of the year. The […]

NextEra Energy announced on July 18 that it has terminated plans to merge with Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI). Not surprisingly, NextEra Energy said the decision was driven by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC’s) 2–0 decision on July 15 to dismiss the Joint Application for the Change of Control filed by the companies. “As a […]

Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE) recently awarded EthosEnergy a key contract worth over US$8m for the major overhaul of one 701D unit with all new parts and upgrade of two MHI 701D units inclusive of upgraded controls at the Ywama power plant in Yangon, Myanmar. EthosEnergy’s package included a full set of capital parts – […]

HOLLAND, Mich. & PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Evoqua Water Technologies has been chosen to provide its Vantage®Series membrane-based boiler feedwater makeup system as well as water screens and stop gates for the new Holland Board of Public Works (BPW) combined cycle natural gas power plant. This new state-of-the-art facility is being constructed on a partial brownfield site, known […]

Entergy Corp. announced on July 13 that it is in discussions with Exelon Corp. concerning the potential sale of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba, N.Y. The news comes following the release of the New York Department of Public Service’s proposal to subsidize zero-emissions attributes of upstate nuclear power plants, including FitzPatrick […]

The New York Department of Public Service has proposed subsidizing zero-emissions attributes from zero-carbon electric generating stations, namely nuclear power plants, in order to encourage the preservation of the facilities. In an 11-page document titled “Staff’s Responsive Proposal for Preserving Zero-Emissions Attributes,” a formula that starts with published estimates of the social cost of carbon […]

The Chisholm View II project will expand the existing 235 MW Chisholm View wind facility in Oklahoma and once completed will increase the overall site’s installed capacity to 300 MW Construction of the Chisholm View II wind farm will require an overall investment of approximately 90 million US dollars Rome, July 12th, 2016 – Enel […]

The Majority of ICS Components Connected to the Internet Are Located in the United States and Europe WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kaspersky Lab released its report on the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) threat landscape, which revealed that large organizations likely have ICS components connected to the internet that could allow cybercriminals to attack critical infrastructure systems. The […]

GE Renewable Energy is shipping its first offshore wind turbine nacelles, produced in France in its Saint-Nazaire plant, to the Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States. The GE plant in Saint-Nazaire is getting ready to produce 66 Haliade turbines for Germany and 238 turbines for French wind farms. […]

Heidenheim/Coo. The technology group Voith has won a major order to automate the Belgian pumped storage power plant Coo-Trois-Ponts. By 2020, the company will have completed its phased delivery of new control and excitation technology and speed controllers for the power plant’s six machines. The new automation technology will ensure the continuous operation and maximum […]

Indiana Michigan Power—a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP)—reported that Unit 2 of its Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant in Bridgman, Mich., was forced offline on July 6 due to an expansion joint bellows rupture on the unit’s moisture separator reheater. Although no one was in the area at the time and there were no […]

Resolution recognizes TVA for providing low-cost electricity, controlling floods, improving river navigation across seven states WASHINGTON, D.C., July 7, 2016 – U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Rep. John Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn.) today introduced a resolution praising the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for its successful construction and management of the “Unified Plan of the […]

A large fire at the Grand River Dam Authority’s (GRDA’s) Chouteau, Okla., coal-fired power plant was triggered by a string of unfortunate events shortly after a storm passed through the region on July 1. Justin Alberty, GRDA corporate communications director, told POWER that the fire started at around 7 p.m. that night. He said GRDA […]

Sustainability report outlines Exelon’s investments in clean energy and innovative technology to better serve customers, communities and shareholders CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exelon today announced it has released its latest sustainability report as part of the company’s commitment to transparency on sustainability strategy and performance. The report describes Exelon’s approach to providing reliable, clean and affordable energy products […]

Coal Power   Current Issue | Find a Job | Post a Job Evaluating the Use of CEMS for Accurate Heat Rate Monitoring and Reporting Power plants are familiar with using continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) to monitor pollutants, but these devices also may be able to measure heat rate—which could be handy for future […]

BEIJING–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Westinghouse Electric Company has successfully completed another significant milestone toward achieving nth-of-a-kind delivery for the AP1000 nuclear power plant program. On July 2, Haiyang Unit 1 in Shandong Province successfully completed its cold hydrostatic test (CHT), further confirming safety and quality design features of the innovative nuclear power plant under construction in China. The […]

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Engineers at Oregon State University have created a new computer modeling package that people anywhere in the world could use to assess the potential of a stream for small-scale, “run of river” hydropower, an option to produce electricity that’s of special importance in the developing world. The system is easy to use; […]