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Gas
Collaboration Brings the Energy for Pennsylvania Community
It took a team effort, led by Kiewit as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor, to overcome numerous challenges and build a 1,000-MW natural gas-fired facility that has sparked a
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Stanton Energy Reliability Center Hybrid Supplies Power When Southern California Needs It Most
Stanton Energy Reliability Center is a unique hybrid power station that includes two GE LM6000 gas turbines, each integrated with a battery energy storage system. The station provides reliable and stable power
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Ingenuity Boosts Efficiency at Colombian Gas Power Plant
The 1993-built 610-MW Prime Termoflores gas plant in Barranquilla, Colombia, set out to boost its efficiency and ramp up performance to provide reliable backup to the region’s volatile, hydro-reliant power
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Gas
Sustainability and Efficiency Are Key Considerations at the West Riverside Energy Center
The West Riverside Energy Center is a two-unit combined cycle power plant located near Beloit, Wisconsin. Alliant Energy’s state-of-the-art facility has several important sustainability and efficiency
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Solar
Sun Shines on FPL’s Solar Program
Florida provides a wealth of opportunity for utilities building a solar power portfolio, and Florida Power & Light has taken a lead role with its dozens of solar energy centers. Power generation companies
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Winds of Change Revitalize West Texas
A major wind farm sited on 200 square miles across two Texas counties is part of that state’s commitment to renewable energy, part of an energy transformation in a region once known for its oil boomtowns
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Ocean/Marine
A Big Splash for Marine Power: Minesto’s Underwater Kite
After more than a decade of development, Minesto’s novel underwater “kite” technology kicked off commercial operation with a 100-kW project in the Faroe Islands. Despite some hiccups, the pioneering
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Hydro
Red Rock Hydroelectric Project: Successfully Generating New Power from a Pre-Existing Dam
There are challenges to adding power generating capability to a dam built for flood control, but the Red Rock Hydroelectric Project shows that the obstacles are not insurmountable. With the right team, success