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EthosEnergy CEO Ana Amicarella recognized as Top Executive for 2021
October 19, 2021 San Antonio, Texas – EthosEnergy’s CEO, Ana Amicarella has been recognized as Top Executive of the Year during the Experience Power conference hosted by Power magazine. Power magazine honored innovative leaders from the power generation industry during an awards ceremony at the Experience Power conference last night. A worldwide call for nominations […]
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Voith Hydro upgrades three power units from Belgium’s largest pumped storage plant Coo-Trois-Ponts owned by ENGIE Electrabel
Modernization of turbines and generators from construction phase Coo I set to deliver increased capacity and performance. Power plant essential to maintaining grid stability in Belgium. Works to span a period of four years. Coo, Belgium. Voith Hydro has won the order to upgrade the power units from the Coo I section at Belgium’s largest […]
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Solar
Major India Utility Plans Massive Increase in Renewable Energy
The chief executive of major India electricity producer Tata Power said his company is prepared to make major investments in renewable energy, primarily solar and also wind power, as the group looks to increase its clean energy portfolio from its present 4 GW to 25 GW by 2030. Praveer Sinha, Tata Power’s CEO and managing […]
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Markets
FERC Tackles Modernization of U.S. Power Markets
The seven major organized electricity markets scattered across the U.S. account for roughly two-thirds of all power generated in the country. Most of these markets are made up of Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) that were created more than twenty years ago. The primary mission of the markets is to neutrally […]
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Nuclear
Former SCANA CEO Will Land in Prison as Result of V.C. Summer Nuclear Project
Kevin B. Marsh, former CEO of SCANA Corp., was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud related to the V.C. Summer nuclear expansion project. Marsh is the first defendant in the case to be sentenced as a result of the investigation. However, the U.S. […]
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Press Releases
STLE Launches New Podcast, “Potential Benefits of Tribochemistry”
Podcast offers insights on how tribology and lubrication can maximize machine efficiencies and productivity Park Ridge, Illinois (October 14, 2021) ─ The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) — the technical society for individuals in the field of tribology and lubrication engineering — is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new, free […]
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Coal
DTE Energy Will Close Belle River Coal Power Plant Two Years Early
Detroit-based DTE Energy said it will cease all coal use at its Belle River Power Plant no later than December 2028, at least two years earlier than the facility’s previously scheduled 2030 end date. The Belle River Power Plant comprises two electric generating units, each with a maximum gross design generating output of 697 MW. […]
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Hydrogen
Power-to-Power Hydrogen Demonstration Involving Largest U.S. Nuclear Plant Gets Federal Funding
Palo Verde Generating Station, a 4-GW nuclear power plant in Arizona, is gearing up to produce hydrogen from a low-temperature electrolysis (LTE) system, and that hydrogen will then be used to fuel a natural gas–fired power plant owned by Arizona Public Service (APS). The innovative power-to-power demonstration led by PNW Hydrogen is set to receive […]
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Coal
West Virginia PSC Approves Continued Operation of Three AEP Coal Power Plants Through 2040
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) approved Appalachian Power Co. (APCo) and Wheeling Power Co.’s (WPCo’s) request to keep the 2,930-MW Amos, 1,320-MW Mountaineer, and 780-MW Mitchell coal-fired power plants operational until at least 2040. APCo and WPCo are electric power subsidiaries of American Electric Power Co. (AEP), which is one of the […]
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Press Releases
mtu Series 500 gas generator to provide combined heat and power for lubricant manufacturer in Mexico
New mtu Series 500 offers increased efficiency and is hydrogen-ready for reduced emissions Recaptured heat to be used to support mixing process Mankato, Minn., Oct. 13, 2021 – Raloy Lubricantes, one of the top four lubricant manufacturers and main supplier for automotive OEMs in Mexico, has selected the new mtu Series 500 generator set from […]
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