Gas Power Direct February 12, 2020
Engineering Group: American Gas Turbines Will Remain Relevant But Need Advancement
Given current trends, the U.S. gas turbine industry is set to play a critically important role in power generation, aircraft propulsion, and the oil and gas industry “for decades to…
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Dominion Latest to Set Net-Zero Carbon Goal
Richmond, Virginia-based Dominion Energy has joined a growing list of power companies establishing net-zero emissions targets. The company, which has more than 7 million electricity and natural gas customers in…
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Wisconsin PSC Backs Construction of Gas-Fired Plant

Construction of a $700 million natural gas-fired power plant near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border was authorized by Wisconsin regulators on Jan. 16, over the objections of environmental groups who have said…

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The POWER Interview: Exelon Discusses Digitalization
Digitization in the power generation sector continues to expand. Its goal in simple terms—providing easy access to data for power plant operators and engineers, enabling the use of advanced analytics…
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Public Safety Power Shutoffs: How Utilities Could Partner
Catastrophic wildfires have devastated California in recent years. This article seeks to outline a plan wherein neighboring utilities can send energy to support a utility that has shut down critical…
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The Rise of Distributed Natural Gas Generation
The power sector has increasingly turned to various forms of distributed generation to meet growing power demands over the past several decades. Although solar PV and other renewable technologies receive…
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Cybersecurity Experts Warn of New ‘Hardened’ ICS-Specific Ransomware Variant
A primitive but unique ransomware variant that emerged in mid-December can forcibly stop a number of processes, including multiple items related to industrial control system (ICS) operations, industrial cybersecurity firm…
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Increasing Automation for Fossil Energy Plants
An Electric Power Research Institute study has developed a systematic process for introducing sequence automation to fossil power plants. Researchers are now exploring its implementation in case studies. As
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Industry Press Releases
Verizon and Honeywell enable utilities to more quickly deploy LTE Smart Meters

Scale Microgrid Solutions Announces Equity Commitment of up to $300 Million from Warburg Pincus

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $3.5 Million to New Gas Reactor Design

Siemens supplies gas turbines for peaking power plants in Belarus

Russelectric, a Siemens Business, Offers Customized Switchgear Simulators

FEED Study Commissioned on New Gas-to-Gasoline Plant
 
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