Tenaska proposes first new coal-fired plant with carbon capture Tenaska Inc. is developing a site near Sweetwater, Texas, for a new 765-MW gross, 600-MW net supercritical coal-fired power plant that…
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Technical articles and commentary on wind power generation issues for power plant owners and operators, from siting to financing and operating
Renewable power proponents exuded great confidence as the U.S. Congress approached its near-annual end-of-year task of extending the production tax credit (PTC) for wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal power…
The U.S. Congress continues to debate proposals that would mandate that a set amount of the nation’s electricity come from renewable energy sources such as wind, the sun, or biomass.…
Predicting the U.S. power industry’s 2008 performance requires understanding how utilities and other plant developers respond to risk and uncertainty. Three years ago, mercury controls had the undivided attention of…
Continued economic growth in the U.S. over the next several years will inevitably drive growth in electricity consumption (Figure 1). Meeting the projected 40% increase in national demand by 2030…
Denmark has 380 MW of offshore wind capacity—the most in the world. So it should come as no surprise that a Danish company, DONG Energy, is deeply involved in offshore…
The City of Lackawanna, located on the shore of Lake Erie just south of Buffalo, New York, was the center of steel production in the region in the early 20th…
Renewable portfolio standards (RPSs) of various forms have been adopted by 28 states and the District of Columbia (Figure 1). Some set voluntary goals with long implementation schedules; others—like those…
Siemens ships first blade from U.S. plant This August, the new Siemens wind turbine blade factory in Fort Madison, Iowa, shipped its first blades, bound for the Sweetwater Wind Farm…