Gas

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (May 9, 2018) — NTE Energy (NTE) announced that its next power plant will be the approximately 1,000-MW natural gas-fired Anderson County Energy Center located in Anderson County, South Carolina. This state-of-the-art electric generation facility will represent an investment of more than $1 billion in South Carolina, and will feature some of […]

Siemens, one of the world’s largest turbine manufacturers, said it plans to temporarily shut its Power & Gas (PG) division operations worldwide in an effort to cut costs. The Germany-based energy giant in a May 7 news release said, “The shutdowns are part of a comprehensive package of measures, which also includes issues such as […]

Dual sensor operation with 4 wire sensor connection Automatic redundancy switching for lossless recordings Wide range of hazardous approvals Versatile use in chemical, oil and gas, marine and power generation applications With Sitrans TH320/420 and TR320/420, Siemens introduces a new generation of reliable HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer Protocol) temperature transmitters for a wide range […]

A report from Barclays Plc said Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) received more than half of all global orders for gas-fueled turbines in the first quarter of 2018, the company’s best-ever performance in a market that has seen traditional gas turbine manufacturers struggle in recent months. The market report from the London, UK-based multinational investment […]

  Despite the recent retirement of “blackstart” units, grid operators have sufficient resources to quickly restore systems in the event of widespread outages, suggests a new report by staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The report—“FERC-NERC-Regional Entity Joint Review of Restoration and Recovery Plans”—released May […]

Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc. of Elizabeth City, North Carolina proudly introduces the HIT-4G, a new compact Gas Measurement Rate and Total Computer with temperature, pressure and AGA-8 compressibility compensation. The HIT-4G is the second release in Hoffer’s HIT-4 Series. The HIT-4G provides temperature and pressure compensated gas flow measurement and also offers features such as […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an official timeline for rulemaking that would potentially revise the Obama administration’s 2015 effluent limitations guidelines and standards (ELGs) for steam electric power plants. In its May 2-released Final 2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan, the EPA said it will potentially revise the stringent Best Available Technology (BAT) effluent […]

An electric cooperative that provides wholesale power and services to customers in 22 counties in western Kentucky has told state regulators it intends to end an operating agreement at a 312-MW coal-fired plant in Henderson, which could lead to the plant’s retirement. Big Rivers Electric on May 1 told the state Public Service Commission (PSC) […]

Dominion Energy plans to build eight new natural gas-fired power plants and speed the pace of its renewable energy efforts, according to the utility’s integrated resource plan (IRP) filed with Virginia regulators on May 1. The company also said its future plans focus on regulations on carbon emissions in part because Virginia is considering joining the […]

For 20 years, the technology group Wärtsilä has supported the economic development of Bangladesh through the provision of electricity generating capacity. This support is continued with the latest contract for a 113-MW power plant to be delivered to Chowmuhoni, Bangladesh. The order was placed by HF Power Ltd and was booked in April. HF Power […]