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.
The TÜV SÜD certificate based on IEC 62443 confirms Siemens security in the development process for automation products Siemens is the first company worldwide with a TÜV SÜD-certified development process based on IEC 62443-4-1 Secure development is an important component in the “Defense in Depth” protection concept As the first company to receive TÜV SÜD […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Texas Coal Plant Wins Tax Appraisal Case, Property Value Cut 60% The Sandy Creek coal-fired power plant—a 900-MW facility in Riesel, Texas—won a major victory in court on August 19 when a McLennan County jury agreed that the plant […]
Fourteen research and development projects to scale up coal-based advanced combustion power systems and gasification processes and improve costs and endurance of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have won investments of more than $28 million from the Department of Energy (DOE). The Energy Department on August 24 announced it has selected the projects to help […]
Prices for solar energy systems fell to record lows across all sectors in 2015, according to two new reports from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The LBNL reports, released on August 24, are Tracking the Sun IX, which focuses on installed pricing trends in the distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) market, and Utility-Scale Solar 2015, […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a new 30-year operating license for Duke Energy’s Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project, which will allow the company to continue operating the Jocassee Pumped Storage Hydro Station, Keowee Hydro Station and associated lakes. “The project provides clean, renewable hydroelectric power generation, supports regional public drinking water needs […]
An “ice wall” put up by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) around its four crippled reactor units at Fukushima Daiichi reportedly isn’t working as planned to keep out groundwater flowing into the devastated nuclear plant. According to The Asahi Shimbun, an expert panel at Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on August 18 said that though five […]
By the end of this year, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from natural gas could surpass emissions from coal for the first time in nearly 45 years, according to projections by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook notes that consumption of natural gas in the U.S. between 1990 and 2005 […]
Mississippi Power has pushed back the in-service date of its much-delayed Kemper County integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant by a month, to October 31, 2016. Initial production of syngas at the plant began on July 14, and testing continues of gasifier B and related lignite feed and ash systems. “The schedule extension provides for […]
August 08, 2016 03:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN DIEGO–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has placed a firm order with Vestas Wind Systems A/S to supply 160 megawatts (MW) for future wind projects in the United States. The order is part of a global master supply agreement. “Since entering our first master supply agreement […]
El Paso Electric Celebrates Milestone, National Environmental Organization Lauds Utility August 03, 2016 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time EL PASO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–El Paso Electric (EPE) (NYSE: EE) today celebrates a milestone as the only utility in Texas and New Mexico to generate electricity 100 percent coal-free. By eliminating the coal generation from the company’s portfolio […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Even with Trump, America’s Coal Age Ends in 2016 Now that the political conventions are over and Americans must choose between two presidential candidates, the rhetoric around coal’s future continues to heat up. What neither candidate is telling you, […]
Massachusetts’ lawmakers approved an omnibus energy bill that sets down an energy storage mandate and requires utilities to solicit contracts for 1.6 GW of offshore wind. The bill also outlines clean energy procurement targets, including for 1.2 GW from hydro, onshore wind, and other renewables from within the state, from neighboring states, or from Canada. […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Tightening Market Boosting Gas Prices as Exports Boom The U.S natural gas market may be poised for a return to its traditional volatility as record power burn and rapidly growing exports are colliding with flat production, analysts are beginning […]
Westinghouse Electric’s recent purchase of Chicago Bridge and Iron’s (CB&I’s) nuclear construction segment is embroiled in a new legal challenge, as CB&I filed suit in the Delaware Court of Chancery on July 21 over a $2 billion claim related to the deal The dispute is rooted in post-closing “true-up” working capital adjustments related to the […]
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade press release, 19 July 2016 at 14.00 EET Wärtsilä today announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with U.S. -based Greensmith Energy, the aim of which is to further strengthen its energy system integration capabilities. Greensmith Energy, a leading provider of energy storage software and integration services, will provide the […]
FirstEnergy Corp. will sell or deactivate 856 MW of coal-fired generation to reduce fleet operating costs. The company announced on July 22 that it plans to sell or deactivate the 136-MW Bay Shore Unit 1 in Oregon, Ohio, by October 2020. In addition, Units 1–4 (totaling 720 MW of capacity) at the company’s seven-unit W.H. […]
Despite escalating growth over the past decade, the U.S. solar power sector faces potentially crippling issues concerning module supply, workforce deficiencies, and grid interconnection obstacles, according to industry experts attending an international solar and energy storage convention. The country added an estimated 14.5 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2016, and by 2021, […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide 11 Things to Know About the Solar Sector's Precarious Future Despite escalating growth over the past decade, the U.S. solar power sector faces potentially crippling issues concerning module supply, workforce deficiencies, and grid interconnection obstacles, according to industry experts […]
A federal appeals court has stayed a regional haze rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this year that had threatened to close up to 8.4 GW of coal-fired power capacity in Texas. In a unanimous ruling on July 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion for […]
Southern Co.’s Kemper County energy facility—the only carbon capture and storage (CCS) integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant that is under construction—is producing syngas using lignite. The plant marked its most significant milestone to date on July 14, said Southern Co.’s Mississippi Power. It means that the first-of-its-kind technology to convert locally mined lignite […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Entergy Considering Sale of FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant to Exelon 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 […]
Lawmakers in Germany have voted to replace subsidies for wind and solar with competitively priced electricity prices. The country’s upper (Bundesrat) and lower (Bundestag) legislative chambers on July 8 voted to adopt an amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2016) introduced by Minister of Economics and Energy Sigmar Gabriel. The legislation aims to […]
Pairing solar with energy storage will be integral to cement the future of both emerging sectors, said experts at the Intersolar North America’s annual event held this week in San Francisco. The three-day event and exhibition was co-located with ees North America, a stand-alone event focused on energy storage technologies and services. But experts […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Obama Administration’s Environmental Rules to Leave Lasting Legacy on Power Sector, Markets Witnesses at a Congressional hearing raised concerns about the complexity, costs, legality, and feasibility of the 3,900 final rules published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during […]
Witnesses at a Congressional hearing raised concerns about the complexity, costs, legality, and feasibility of the 3,900 final rules published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the Obama administration. A large portion of those rules affect the power sector, but none are more contentious than the Clean Power Plan, regulatory and citizen interest experts […]
Wind research findings, released today by CanWEA and GE, will inform key energy infrastructure planning and accelerate the integration of wind power across Canada VAISALA CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE JULY 7th, 2016 Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, today announced that a public report has been released detailing findings from the groundbreaking Pan-Canadian […]
California’s State Lands Commission has approved a lease extension that Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) needed to operate its two Diablo Canyon Power Plant nuclear reactors until 2025. The three-member commission unanimously approved extending the lease for the power plant’s cooling water infrastructure through the end of its current federal licensing period. Without those extensions, […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide B&W to Restructure Power Business, Cites Dismal Coal Projections Projections that coal utilization will decline faster than previously forecast have spurred Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (B&W) to shed 200 jobs and restructure its traditional power business that serves coal-fired […]
Projections that coal utilization will decline faster than previously forecast have spurred Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (B&W) to shed 200 jobs and restructure its traditional power business that serves coal-fired power generation in a bid to reduce overhead and improve efficiency. The Charlotte, N.C.–based energy and environmental technology and service company said on June 28 […]
Voith SmartSet Coupling limits the torque between the generator and the turbine in the event of a fault Tests with KAWASAKI Heavy Industries confirm ENTSO-E Grid Code compatibility Voith SmartSet Coupling is a suitable solution for continuous operation Hudiksvall, Akashi, Bad Homburg: The number of smaller power plants connected to the medium-voltage […]