Coal Power Direct March 6, 2019
Carbon Capture Proposed to Save New Mexico Coal Plant
The New York-based hedge fund aiming to take over New Mexico’s San Juan Generating Station (SJGS), targeted for closure by state lawmakers, wants to refit the 46-year-old, coal-fired plant to…
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DOE Chief: Nuclear Power, Clean Coal Technology Key to Reducing Emissions
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said nuclear power and the use of clean coal technology are the way to combat climate change and reduce emissions from the…
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The Pursuit and Advancement of Carbon Capture and Storage
As the world grapples with climate change concerns, carbon capture and storage could be the holy grail for continued fossil fuel use. Projects have come online that prove its feasibility, but
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How to Alleviate Waterside Issues in Boilers and HRSGs

It is fairly common for power plant engineers and maintenance managers to focus on fireside issues rather than waterside issues during routine maintenance outages. However, that could be a mistake. Waterside

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High-Purity Boiler Water pH Measurement
Water quality monitoring and control are two of the most critical operations that power plants employ to protect assets, such as boilers and steam turbines, from corrosion by assuring the correct addition
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Improve Baghouse Performance with Custom Filtration Media
Dust collection plays a vital role in power plant operation. There are a number of dust collection options available to plant designers, and baghouses have gained wide acceptance. The
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ERCOT Warns of Intensified Summer Supply Crunch
Grappling with a historically low planning reserve margin of 7.4%, owing to a mass of coal plant closures, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is forecasting record electric use…
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EPA to Retain Primary NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will refrain from amending the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2), retaining a 2010 rule, which it said adequately protects public…
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Germany's Coal Exit Bound to Be Complicated
Eight years after Germany decided it would halt nuclear power production by 2022, the country that relied on lignite and hard coal for 38% of its generated power in 2018 will
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FERC and Cybersecurity: It's Complicated [PODCAST]
Carol Holahan, counsel in Foley Hoag’s Energy & Cleantech practice, was a guest on The POWER Podcast. Holahan advises large regional generators and other participants in the wholesale and retail…
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Industry Press Releases
SKF Pulse™: Machine Monitoring Made Easy

Construction Resumes on $1.5 Billion Zimbabwe Power Project

ATEN KVMP Switch Improves Operational Efficiency of Real-Time Monitoring

Convergent Science to Sponsor ASSESS Initiative

Hawk Measurement attains North America, Canada and Europe gas and dust approval certification with its Centurion Guided Radar system

Zetec Announces RevospECT® HX Pro Automated Data Analysis Software for Heat Exchanger Inspections
 
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