Gas
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Coal
Opportunities to Thrive in Evolving Power Market
The power generation market continues to evolve due to fundamental changes in market forces. Ongoing opportunities exist to partner with utilities to support this evolutionary process. Leadership Is Key for
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Gas
Can Mexico’s Electricity Reform Deliver on Its Promise?
In 2013 the Mexican government passed historic reforms that eliminated the state’s monopoly on the energy sector in an effort to attract private investment. In the electricity sector, reform was sold on the
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Gas
Labor Crunch Complicates the Gas Turbine Arms Race
The rate of introduction of new gas turbine products has accelerated, and the speed of change creates challenges for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors who are also coping with a
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Legal & Regulatory
How U.S. Power Generators Are Preparing for 2015
In mid-November, members of the POWER Generating Company Advisory Team responded via email to the following set of questions. Their comments have been edited for style. POWER: What changes in your fleet’s
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Coal
The Urge to Merge, or Vice Versa?
The urge to merge, a key feature of the power industry for the past 20 years or so, showed no signs of slowing in 2014. Major players sought to beef up their asset portfolios and diversify their generating
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Renewables
POWER Digest (January 2015)
Candu Wins China’s Backing to Develop AFCR Projects. Candu Energy and the China National Nuclear Corp. on Nov. 10 signed a framework joint venture agreement to build Advanced Fuel CANDU Reactor (AFCR)
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Renewables
IEA: Renewables Will Overtake Coal’s Share in World Power Mix by 2040
Renewables’ share of the global power mix is slated to overtake coal to become the largest source of electricity by 2040, the International Energy Agency (IEA) projects in its 2014 edition of the World
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Legal & Regulatory
FPL Gets Approval to Invest in Gas Wells
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) on Dec. 18 approved Florida Power & Light’s (FPL’s) request to invest in natural gas wells in Oklahoma. NextEra subsidiary FPL, one of the largest natural gas consumers in the country—it burns more gas than any other electric utility, about 2 Bcf/d—filed the request this past June. The plan […]
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Coal
Natural Gas Overwhelmingly Replacing Coal, Says Report
The growth in natural gas–fired generation in the U.S. since 2007 has overwhelmingly displaced coal-fired generation, according to a report from the Breakthrough Institute released Dec. 15. Consistent with the impressions of power sector observers, but in contrast to previous claims by environmental groups that growth in gas is offsetting renewables and nuclear while coal […]
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Renewables
[UPDATED] Viewpoints on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Abridged
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed carbon rules for existing power plants amassed more than 1.6 million remarks before the public comment period ended on Monday. Here’s a snapshot of what states, regulators, industry groups, and environmental alliances told the agency about its Clean Power Plan. States Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, […]
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