Maryland on April 10 became the first state in the nation to pass legislation enacting a tax credit for residential and commercial energy storage installations. The measure passed unanimously in the state Senate, and with a 101–11 vote in the House. Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is expected to sign SB 758 into law. The bill […]

Exelon Corp., the nation’s largest nuclear generator, reinvented itself amid recent power pricing swings, market inequities, and policy worries that are challenging its “very existence,” a high-ranking executive told attendees at the ELECTRIC POWER Conference and Exhibition in Chicago this week. Bryan Hanson, president and chief nuclear officer for Exelon Generation, who gave the annual […]

Toshiba to supply two 1,000MW steam turbines and generators (STG) for Tanjung Jati B Unit 5 & 6 Expansion Project Delivery of main equipment to start from 2019, commercial operation to start in 2021 TOKYO– Toshiba Corporation (Tokyo: 6502) announced today that it has won an order to supply two 1,000MW ultra-supercritical steam turbines and […]

Fastest construction of a gas power plant of its size in Pakistan’s history Bhikki projected to generate up to 1,180 MW – equivalent power needed to supply ~2.5 million Pakistani homes Bhikki, Pakistan; April 12, 2017: GE and Harbin Electric International Company Limited (HEI) have achieved an important milestone with the first fire and synchronization of […]

Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Fight to Keep EPA's Clean Power Plan Alive Intensifies in Federal Court A coalition of 24 states and localities have urged a federal court reviewing the merits of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Clean Power Plan to stall the […]

A coalition of 24 states and localities have urged a federal court reviewing the merits of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan to stall the agency’s recent motion to suspend a case challenging the controversial rule. West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (No. 15-1363) is arguably the most important set of environmental cases […]

“Repowering” existing wind fleet, adding 3,000 MW of new wind and solar resources part of overall long term plan PORTLAND, Ore, April 4, 2017 – PacifiCorp today released a long-term energy plan that looks to new investments in renewable energy resources, upgrades to the company’s existing wind fleet, and energy efficiency measures to meet future […]

  Upsolar Expands its Floating Solar Panel Solutions into Europe after its Successful Installation of the World’s Largest PV Test-bed in Tengeh Lake, Singapore   TREVISO, ITALY – April 5th, 2017 – Upsolar System Italia Srl. the European subsidiary of Upsolar, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module producer and solutions providers is making its floating solar […]

AMMAN, JORDAN – 05 Apr 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Jordan Electric Power Company (JEPCO) has selected IBM Cloud to transform and modernize its IT infrastructure. Founded in 1938, JEPCO is responsible for distributing and retailing electricity in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Its customer base accounts for approximately 65 percent of the Kingdom’s consumers. […]

  Will be 24th J-Series Gas Turbine to Enter Commercial Operation CHOUTEAU, OK – (April 5, 2017) The Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) has successfully completed the first fire of its new 495 megawatt combined cycle power plant at the Grand River Energy Center in Oklahoma. The plant is equipped with a highly efficient and […]

Augsburg, 04/06/2017 A gas engine of the type MAN 20V35/44G is generating electricity from biomass in Rushden, England.  MAN Diesel & Turbo has delivered, installed and handed over a genset of the type MAN 20V35/44G to Wykes Engineering in Rushden, England. The engine generates up to 10.4 MW of electrical power from biogas at the […]

Valmet to supply automation technology to Vietnam Oil and Gas Group’s Long Phu 1 thermal power plant project in Vietnam   Valmet Oyj’s press release on April 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. EET Valmet will supply automation to Vietnam Oil and Gas Group’s (PetroVietnam) Long Phu 1 thermal power plant project in Long Phu District, […]

Study Finds Canada Can Integrate Large Amounts of Wind Energy Reliably and Cost-Effectively GE’s Energy Consulting Group Recognized at Annual CanWEA Awards Dinner Gatineau, QC, Canada — April 6, 2017 — Recognized as a leader in its field, GE’s Energy Consulting business (NYSE: GE) has been awarded the 2017 R.J. Templin Award from the Canadian Wind […]

  Yuzhnouralskaya GRES, a branch of Inter RAO Electrogeneration JSC, awarded to Ansaldo Energia a 5 years Long Term Service Agreement for their Yuzhnouralskaya GRES-2 combined cycle power plant, which is located approximately 100 kilometers south of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Commissioned in November 2014, the 430 MW power plant has two Siemens SGT5-4000F gas turbines, two […]

The U.S. should capitalize on China’s formidable experience to put its own domestic solar power sector on a more “economically sensible” path, researchers from Stanford University said in a new report. The March 21–released report, “The New Solar System,” which was funded by a research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), offers a […]

State governors are not obligated to spend resources to comply with the Clean Power Plan, which has been stayed by the Supreme Court, a “guidance” letter from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt says. The three-paragraph letter, dated March 30, notes that the Supreme Court set a “precedent” when it stayed the rule governing […]

Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide How Westinghouse, Symbol of U.S. Nuclear Power, Collapsed Crippled by financial setbacks stemming from the half-built AP1000 reactor projects in Georgia and South Carolina, Westinghouse Electric Co., a company with a storied legacy symbolic of American nuclear power, has […]

Crippled by financial setbacks stemming from the half-built AP1000 reactor projects in Georgia and South Carolina, Westinghouse Electric Co., a company with a storied legacy symbolic of American nuclear power, has taken the desperate step of filing for bankruptcy protection. While owners of the two nuclear construction projects are monitoring the situation, the development could […]

A Japanese high court has lifted an injunction barring operation of the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, marking a victory for Kansai Electric Power Co. The Osaka High Court on March 28 lifted the injunction in response to Kansai’s appeal of a March 2016 decision by the Otsu District Court. The lower court’s […]

The Global Energy Association has released a shortlist of candidates for the 2017 Global Energy Prize, an award that honors outstanding achievements in energy research and technology from around the world that are helping address the world’s various and pressing energy challenges. The award’s new laureates will be revealed on April 6. Twenty prominent and authoritative […]

Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Holcomb Station Coal Plant Expansion Clears Legal Hurdle A long-planned expansion of Sunflower Electric Power Corp.’s Holcomb Station is a little closer to fruition as of March 17 with a favorable ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court. The state’s […]

PJM Interconnection’s independent market monitor is joining the pushback—spearheaded by a trade group and several generators that operate in competitive wholesale markets—against an Illinois law that props up financially distressed nuclear plants with subsidies. Monitoring Analytics on March 16 filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to intervene […]

Several U.S. states have passed, or are mulling, programs that expand state aid to financially distressed nuclear reactors in a bid to keep them open for economic and environmental reasons. Generators that operate in competitive wholesale markets are perturbed by these measures, which they say amount to nuclear “bailouts.” —Sonal Patel, associate editor (@POWERmagazine, @sonalcpatel) […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Clean energy storage solutions leader Fluidic Energy™ has completed the five year warranty period at one of its first Zinc-air long duration energy storage system installations and has proven the capabilities of the technology to overcome barriers of theft, reliability and cost that have historically slowed feasibility and […]

Proposals for new wind resources grows company wind portfolio 50 percent MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL), the nation’s leading utility wind energy provider, has plans to make the largest multi-state investment in wind capacity in the country. The company has proposed 11 new wind farms in seven states, which would add a total of 3,380 […]

San Francisco, USA, March 22, 2017. SOLV, the leading independent solar O&M service provider in America and a division of EPC contractor Swinerton Renewable Energy, has begun deployment of QOS Energy’sQantum® software to monitor and support the operations and maintenance of more than 1 GW of solar PV plants in the United-states. Qantum® is an innovative cloud-based analytics platform that […]

    • Most powerful mobile unit on the market • Immediate power to the grid using proven technology • Easy transport by air, land or sea • Fast delivery and installation for customers who need power quickly A product has been added to the Siemens gas turbine portfolio: The SGT-A45 TR mobile unit addresses […]

  Altamont Pass facility will be repowered with modern turbines and generate 60 percent of its energy during peak load hours for Bay Area   SAN DIEGO – Salka LLC today announced the execution of a purchase and sale agreement for an in-development wind farm in the east San Francisco Bay Area called the Summit Wind […]

Supporting the stable operation of machinery, maintenance of quality and improvement in production efficiency through the sophistication of predictive diagnostics TOKYO, Mar 16, 2017 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi Power Solutions Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.(TSE: 6501), today announced that it is adding new “Failure cause estimation” and “Predictive services” to […]

Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Draft Trump Budget Proposes Major Cuts in EPA, DOE Programs The Trump administration released a blueprint of its proposed 2018 budget on March 16, likely setting off a major battle with Congress. The budget proposal, “America First: A Budget […]