Fuel
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Press Releases
ETW presents a new range of standardized ETW SmartCycle biomethane plant
The specialist for combined heat and power plants and biomethane plants, ETW Energietechnik from Moers, has optimized the delivery program of its proven biogas upgrading system, ETW SmartCycle® PSA, for worldwide use on biogas and waste fermentation plants. The aim of the development was a significant reduction of in- vestment costs as well as execution […]
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Biomass
Biomass Power: Environmental Benefit or Numbers Game?
Many bioenergy industry proponents put forth carbon neutrality as a basis for their support. However, the claim may not hold up under scrutiny. By some accounts, biomass power plant emissions including those
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Commentary
The Developed World Must Turn Fossil Fuel Industries into Green Tech Powerhouses for Developing Countries
When environmental advocates implore less-wealthy countries to cease oil or gas investment and production because it is the cause of climate change, they are often branded as naive and ridiculous. Do we really
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Gas
Vistra Claims ‘Extortion’ by Pipeline Company, Says Natural Gas Supply to Texas Power Plants Threatened
Two Vistra Corp. subsidiaries have alleged in a complaint filed with the Texas Railroad Commission that a major pipeline firm has threatened to terminate natural gas service to five Texas gas-fired power plants—a combined 2 GW—“at any time” after Jan. 23. If escalated, the issue could pose new hurdles for the state’s electricity security as […]
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News
ERCOT Confident Generators Deficient During Uri Freeze Debacle Ready for Winter
The vast majority of 324 electric generation units and transmission facilities in Texas have fully met or “go beyond” new state winter weatherization requirements, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said in a final readiness report filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Jan. 18. Onsite inspections at 302 generation units […]
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Hydrogen
Japan Bolsters Fuel Ammonia Combustion at Gas Turbines, Coal Boilers
Japan is furnishing $500 million (59.8 billion yen) to much-watched projects that will develop and demonstrate 100% fuel ammonia combustion technology for gas turbines and 50% co-firing at coal boilers, as part of an effort to build out the nation’s supply chain for fuel ammonia. The country’s national research agency New Energy and Industrial Technology […]
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Press Releases
Assessing Hydrogen Compatibility with Pipeline Materials and Operations in the HyBlend Project
January 6, 2022, Des Plaines, IL — GTI is bringing gas industry leaders and stakeholders to the table for a new research and development project that will address the technical barriers to blending hydrogen in natural gas pipelines at large scale. Led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory–along with participation […]
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International
Nuclear and Natural Gas Taxonomy Battles Brewing in Europe and S. Korea
A leaked draft of the European Commission’s proposal to label some natural gas and nuclear power plants as “transitional” or “green” investments has prompted pushback from some European Union (EU) members. Criticism is also mounting in South Korea, where liquefied natural gas (LNG) was included in its new green taxonomy guidelines—but nuclear was left out. […]
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Power
Power Sector Risks Loom Large Over the Energy Transition
The fog of uncertainty that hangs over the global power industry is getting larger and denser as generating companies and utilities navigate ever more complex challenges.
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Commentary
Coal Is Still King
For all the talk about the demise of coal, it may be important to note that coal generated 35% of the world’s electricity in 2020, more than any other fuel. Even in the U.S., coal was expected to generate