Gas Power

ERCOT Says New Gas Plants Will Ease Reserve Margin Concerns
In its preliminary Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the summer of 2014, the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said that more than 2 GW of new combined cycle plants coming online this summer will “significantly reduce the… Read More

Practical Considerations for Converting Industrial Coal Boilers to Natural Gas
Increasing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restrictions pertaining to emissions from coal-fired power plants, the increasing cost of coal operations, and the decreasing cost of natural gas provide strong&hellips; Read More

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E.ON to Close 13 GW in Europe
Germany's biggest utility E.ON will shutter nearly 13 GW of capacity—more than a quarter of its conventional fleet in Europe—to offset the "negative effects of a difficult economic and regulatory environment" in the European Union (EU), CEO Johannes Teyssen said… Read More

DOE Fuel Cell Barge Project Launching Prototype
A study by the Sandia National Laboratory last year demonstrated that hydrogen fuel cells mounted on floating barges could potentially provide shore-based power for visiting ships at West Coast ports, substantially reducing emissions from shipboard diesel generators. Now, the U.S.… Read More

World’s Largest Fuel Cell Plant Opens in South Korea
The Gyeonggi Green Energy facility, a 59-MW fuel cell park in Hwasung City, South Korea, commenced commercial operation on Feb. 19. The plant consists of 21 2.8-MW hydrogen fuel cells supplied by FuelCell Energy of Danbury, Conn. The 5.1-acre facility in… Read More

Mass. Natural Gas Plant Developer Agrees to Reduce GHG Emissions Annually
In a surprising deal, the developer of a proposed $1 billion natural gas–fired power plant in Salem, Mass., has agreed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the new facility annually over its 40-year lifespan to meet state climate change… Read More

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