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ProEnergy Sponsors Emergency Blood Drive
SEDALIA, MO (April 3, 2020) – National blood supplies are at an all-time low across the United States. While the American Red Cross sponsored blood drives continue to be cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak, ProEnergy answered the call by making the decision to step up and sponsor an employee blood drive to combat the emergency need. A March 17, […]
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Installation of CVL linear actuators at Didcot B Power Station
Rotork recently installed and commissioned CVL linear control valve actuators at Didcot B Power Station, which supplies electricity to the National Grid. Rotork’s CVL1500 and CVL5000 actuators now control the supply of the spray water that is used as an emergency quench in the condensers should the steam turbine trip. The CVL actuator installation was […]
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MHPS Grid-Connects T-Point 2 Advanced Gas Turbine Validation Facility
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has begun commissioning T-Point 2, its newest combined cycle power plant validation facility that will eventually host the company’s much-watched autonomous combined cycle power project. The 566-MW facility at Takasago Works in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, will replace the iconic T-Point facility, which MHPS’s parent company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) completed […]
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Energy Groups Supply Gear, Donate Millions to Fight COVID-19
Energy companies and equipment suppliers to the power generation industry have been at the forefront of efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilities have suspended shutoffs of services to customers impacted by the economic crisis, and have instituted protocols to maintain proper staffing levels to ensure the reliable delivery of electricity during a time when […]
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Fuel
Project to Outfit Natural Gas Power Plant with Carbon Capture Gets Investor Boost
A project to outfit an existing natural gas power plant with a “large-scale” carbon capture facility got its legs on April 2 with the finalization of key investment agreements. Private equity investment firm Starwood Energy Group Global and global investment fund OGCI Climate Investments announced Thursday they had finalized agreements to co-invest in the initial […]
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Natural Gas a Powerful Force, Despite Industry Headwinds
Gas prices remain low worldwide, and the challenge for producers is to find a market for their supply. Gas remains the No. 1 source of U.S. power generation, and will continue in that spot for several more
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Press Releases
EthosEnergy Awarded Multi-million-dollar contract by Maruzen PetroChemicals
Bangkok, Thailand (April 1, 2020) – EthosEnergy has been awarded a multi-million dollar long-term service agreement by Maruzen PetroChemicals in Japan. The four-year contract covers new gas turbine parts, component repair, maintenance and field services for a Frame 6B Gas Turbine. Osamu Nishisita, General Manager, Purchasing Department at Maruzen PetroChemicals said, “EthosEnergy’s ability to provide […]
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O&M
Power Plant Cycles with Multiple Direct Contact Heaters
The regenerative feedwater cycle of modern fossil and nuclear power plants normally includes four or five low-pressure, closed (tube surface-type) feedwater heaters (CFWHs). However, maximum efficiency can be
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O&M
ELECTRIC POWER Conference Postponed
The world has become a very different place over the past few months with the outbreak of a new coronavirus—COVID-19. The virus has forced travel bans and literal lockdowns in several countries. The NCAA and
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Shift to Gas, Financing Issues Could Delay Polish Power Plant Project
Officials in Poland have said changing the fuel source of a planned 1-GW power plant in Ostroleka, known as Ostroleka C, from coal to natural gas could delay the project, which already faces several financial
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