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Fuel Cells Starting to Make an Impact at Grid Scale
Long viewed as a potential “next big thing” for power generation—often drawing unwarranted hyperbole in the process—and more recently as niche distributed generation, fuel cells are finally beginning to make some noise at grid scale. Hydrogen- and natural gas–powered fuel… Read More

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EPA May Be Trying to Slow LNG Export Drive
With three recent requests to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signaled it may seek to slow the recent drive to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). Three times this year, the Texas regional office… Read More

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SDG&E and NRG Near Finish Line for Carlsbad Energy Center [Updated]
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) on July 21 formally requested permission from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to enter into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NRG Energy for up to 633 MW from the proposed Carlsbad Energy… Read More

Rapid Cycling: The Human Factor
A combination of falling natural gas prices, greater integration of renewable generation, and advancing technology has meant changing roles for many plants, particularly gas turbine combined cycle plants. (See “Managing the Changing Profile of a Combined Cycle Plant” in the… Read More

Strategies for Inspecting HRSGs in Two-Shift and Low-Load Service
Aheat-recovery steam generator (HRSG) is much like other power generation equipment—run it at design conditions and chances are it will run with high availability and require only routine maintenance for&hellips; Read More

MARMADUKE AWARD: KOMIPO Relocates an Entire Combined Cycle Power Plant
Power plants are, with good reason, almost universally regarded as fixed assets to be operated, maintained, and retired on the spot where they were built. The idea of relocating something as large and&hellips; Read More

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