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EIA: Reports of Coal’s Death May Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Electricity generation from existing coal-fired power plants will increase from 2012 levels through 2025, according to the Reference case presented in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Annual Energy Outlook 2015, released on April 14. In addition to the Reference case,… Read More

Japanese Court Blocks Nuclear Plant Restarts
A Japanese court has blocked plans to reopen two reactors that had been previously cleared to resume operations by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). Local residents in western Japan's Fukui Prefecture, where Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant is… Read More

Announcement from POWER

Deadline only two weeks away! Submit your Power Project by April 30

All nominated projects must be in commercial operation by the nomination deadline of April 30, 2015. The 2015 categories are:

Plant of the Year Award
Reinvention Award (formerly Marmaduke Award)
Water Award
Smart Grid Award
Top Plants Awards (in gas, coal, nuclear, and renewable subcategories)

You'll find award information, lists of former winners, and nomination forms at https://www.powermag.com/power-awards/

First Power-to-Gas Projects in U.S. Launched
Southern California Gas Co., the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) have teamed up to launch the first power-to-gas demonstration projects in the U.S. The two facilities will be located at the NFCRC… Read More

Fukushima Mitigation Strategies: Is Progress Being Made at U.S. Nuclear Plants?
The chairman and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) presented conflicting progress reports on the status of Fukushima task force recommendations during a committee oversight hearing held on April 15. “You haven’t done… Read More

CAISO and PacifiCorp to Explore Adding Firm as Transmission Owner
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and Portland, Ore.–based utility PacifiCorp announced on April 14 that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the possibility of PacifiCorp joining the ISO as a participating transmission owner. The move would… Read More

Short- and Long-Term Economic Impact of the Clean Power Plan on Texas Debated
While fuel switching may be the easiest option for hitting the 2020 and 2030 goals set by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed Clean Power Plan, it may impede reaching longer-term climate targets said experts at an April 8 symposium… Read More

Fabrication Begins for ITER Fusion Reactor Central Solenoid
Workers at San Diego’s General Atomics (GA) on April 10 began the years-long process of winding the 1000-ton superconducting electromagnet that will power the ITER fusion reactor under construction in Southern France. The $16 billion ITER project, a consortium of… Read More