Sonal Patel is a national award-winning multimedia journalist and senior editor at POWER magazine with nearly two decades of experience delivering technically rigorous reporting across power generation, transmission, distribution, policy, and infrastructure worldwide.
Beyond major reliability events that have prompted regional blackouts in the past, the U.S. grid faces “imminent danger from cyber attacks,” warns the second installation of the Obama administration’s Quadrennial Energy Review (QER). Here are other key trends outlined in the comprehensive study of the nation’s electricity system. The QER, available on the DOE web site, identifies the threats, […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Experts: If Clean Power Plan Perishes, GHG Regulation Almost Certain Under NAAQS Program If the Clean Power Plan is scrapped or weakened, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be forced to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by existing power […]
If the Clean Power Plan is scrapped or weakened, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be forced to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by existing power plant with wider repercussions under its National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program, experts have warned. While President-Elect Donald Trump promised to “scrap” the Clean Power Plan during his […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) has dropped its support of a 24-MW offshore wind demonstration project proposed by Fishermen’s Energy off the coast of Atlantic City, N.J. “Under the Energy Department’s award, Fishermen’s Energy must have secured a power offtake agreement by December 31st to be eligible for another round of funding,” a DOE spokesperson […]
04 January 2017, Ratingen, Germany (3686 signs) What does an environmentally-sound power generation depend on? It depends on a reliable flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system that reduces emissions. Consequently, a state-of-the-art FGD facility must feature full compliance with the most stringent emissions standards. With this in mind, the German energy generation specialist Doosan Lentjes is […]
Homes, Businesses Can Participate in New Programs, Services TWEET ME: .@ConsumersEnergy to enable customers to track #energy usage, save money with new meters http://bit.ly/2iJ83TT #sustainability MULTIMEDIA FROM THIS RELEASE Tuesday, January 3, 2017 – 8:00am NEWSROOM: Consumers Energy CONTENT: Press Release JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 3, 2017 /3BL Media/ – From Mackinaw City to Monroe, Consumers Energy […]
For release: January 3, 2017 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – APR Energy, a global leader in fast-track power solutions, and GE (NYSE: GE) announced today they have renewed their strategic alliance to provide mobile turbine technology into the fast-track power rental market. The strategic alliance grants APR Energy exclusivity around the globe as the rental provider of […]
January 03, 2017 AREVA NP supplied Rosatom with its safety instrumentation and control (I&C) system for its installation within unit 1 of the Novovoronezh-2*Russian nuclear power plant, which has been connected to the grid recently. AREVA NP supplied the digital reactor protection system based on the company’s proven I&C platform TELEPERM XS. The system helps […]
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 4 January 2017 at 10:00 am EET Wärtsilä will supply a 40 MW Smart Power Generation plant to Mendoza, Argentina, for Methax S.A., a special purpose company owned by Grupo Galileo. The value of the order is approximately EUR 25 million. The turn-key engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order includes Wärtsilä 34SG engines running on […]
Energy storage and solar PV continue be driving forces in the microgrid industry, report finds January 5, 2017 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research tracks data on known grid-tied and remote microgrid projects in the proposal, planning, and deployed stages across six geographies, with details on capacity, project numbers, and […]
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has submitted documents that suggest its plan to permanently store low-level and intermediate-level nuclear waste close to its Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Kincardine, at an underground site near the eastern shore of Lake Huron, is the best option for disposal. Responding to a February 2016 request for information by the […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide A Look Back at 2016: The Year of Transition A tumultuous election year that was marked by market turmoil, the events of 2016 clearly showed that big change is afoot. Many of POWER's bold predictions for 2016, such as […]
A tumultuous election year that was marked by market turmoil, the events of 2016 clearly showed that big change is afoot for the power sector. Many of POWER‘s bold predictions for 2016, such as that the near-simultaneous surge in U.S. natural gas production and recent enactment of environmental rules would reshape the U.S. power sector, […]
December 20, 2016 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greensmith Energy, the leader in energy storage software and integration, announced 130 megawatts of new energy storage systems in 2016, all powered by the company’s industry-leading software platform, GEMS5. The multi-project year includes the design and delivery of the largest energy storage system in the […]
December 20, 2016 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greensmith Energy, the leader in energy storage software and integration, announced 130 megawatts of new energy storage systems in 2016, all powered by the company’s industry-leading software platform, GEMS5. The multi-project year includes the design and delivery of the largest energy storage system in the […]
December 20, 2016 02:11 PM Eastern Standard Time WALL, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), the unregulated clean energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NJR), today announced the completion of the Ringer Hill Wind Farm located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, approximately 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The project consists of 14 GE turbines with a […]
December 21, 2016 08:30 AM Eastern Standard Time CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W) (NYSE:BW) announced today that its Denmark-based subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S (B&W Vølund), has been awarded a contract for approximately $35 million to design, supply and construct a waste-to-energy boiler for a combined heat and power plant in […]
December 22, 2016 02:15 PM Eastern Standard Time OAKVILLE, Ontario & JOPLIN, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (“APUC”) (TSX: AQN, NYSE: AQN) and The Empire District Electric Company (“Empire”) (NYSE: EDE) announced today that the Kansas Corporation Commission (the “KCC”) has approved the unanimous settlement agreement among Empire, Liberty Sub Corp., and Liberty Utilities […]
December 27, 2016 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time HERSCHER, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced today that the 184 megawatt (MW) Kelly Creek Wind Project in Illinois reached commercial operation. “EDF Renewable Energy is pleased to announce commercial operation of the Kelly Creek Wind Project, which is now supplying cost-competitive, fixed-priced, clean energy to the PJM […]
POWER‘s monthly infographic sheds light on power sector trends globally, and in 2016, it highlighted water issues, future coal fleet technologies, U.S. power plant retirements, energy storage technologies, China’s power glut, global emissions limits, and more. January 2016: Future Coal Fleet What the world’s future coal fleet will look like by technology. February 2016: GHG […]
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first loan guarantee under an $8 billion solicitation for advanced fossil energy projects may go to a methanol production facility in Lake Charles, La., that will employ carbon capture technology for enhanced oil recovery. The DOE said in a statement on December 21 that it offered a conditional commitment to […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide EPA Drops Proposed Model Carbon Trading Rules Ahead of Trump Takeover The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abandoned an interagency review of draft model carbon trading rules that were issued alongside the final Clean Power Plan to make associated […]
Gummersbach, 22. 12. 2016: Lift-off for the rebuilding of the steam generator of Unit 3, Power Station Duvha, South Africa! Steinmüller Engineering has signed a master enabling agreement with Eskom, the state-owned South African energy utility, and has thus laid the foundation for an order intake of a high, double-digit million (EUR). Duvha is a coal-fired […]
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 22 December 2016 at 3.00 pm EET A consortium between Wärtsilä and an Indonesian construction company, PT PP (Persero) Tbk, has signed a contract to supply two 57 MW modular power plants, totalling 114 MW to PT PLN, the Indonesian state utility. The consortium will be responsible for the complete Engineering, […]
HONEYWELL AND DOVER ENERGY AUTOMATION COLLABORATE TO OFFER ASSET INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT Dover to Add Condition Monitoring and Asset Optimization Expertise to Honeywell’s Connected Plant Program HOUSTON, Dec. 21, 2016 ̶ Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Dover Energy Automation today announced they will collaborate as part of the Honeywell INspire™ program, Honeywell’s joint customer development program for […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abandoned an interagency review of draft model carbon trading rules that were issued alongside the final Clean Power Plan to make associated documents public before the Trump administration takes the reins at the agency. The agency proposed the model trading rules as components of state implementation plans that it […]
PRINCETON, NJ — December 19, 2016 — NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announced today the achievement of an important milestone in its fleet optimization strategy, completing coal-to-gas projects at four power plants across NRG’s fleet. The successful introduction of natural gas replacing coal as the primary fuel allows these units to continue meeting customer needs […]
Fermi 2, a 1,170-MW boiling water reactor owned by DTE Electric on the western shore of Lake Erie, in Monroe County, Mich., has garnered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) green light to operate until March 2045. DTE Electric submitted an application to the NRC to renew the 29-year-old reactor’s operating license in April 2014. The […]
London, UK, 19 December 2016 Penspen, a leading provider of engineering and project management services to the energy industry, announces that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Nigerian engineeringfirm Crestech. The partnership will enable the two businesses to provide engineering, project management and asset integrity services and operation and maintenance services for oil, […]
GAHANNA, Ohio, Dec. 16, 2016 – AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today issued two separate Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for wind and solar energy generation resources in Ohio. AEP Ohio is seeking proposals for up to 250 megawatts (MW) of wind energy resources and separate proposals for up to 100 […]