POWERnews April 4, 2019
How the DOE Is Looking to Save Hydropower
The Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a slate of measures to help U.S. hydropower thrive as costs for wind and solar plummet. Measures will include a roadmap to identify hydro’s…
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FPL Will Build World’s Largest Battery Storage System
Florida Power and Light Co. (FPL) has been building new solar farms and bringing gigawatts of new natural gas-fired generation capacity online in recent years. Now the utility has announced…
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N.C. Officials Order Duke Energy to Excavate Coal Ash Ponds
North Carolina officials have ordered Duke Energy to excavate all its coal ash storage ponds in the state, saying the utility’s current plan for its coal ash sites does not…
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Solar Power Is Economical Today, but Comes With Challenges

Depending on the deployment location and competing energy prices, photovoltaic solar panels are among the most cost-effective power solutions being added to the grid today, often without subsidies and other…

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Former TVA CEO Will Take the Reins at PG&E
PG&E Corp. announced on April 3 the appointment of William “Bill” Johnson as the company’s new president and CEO. It also announced the appointment of 10 new directors to its…
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For First Time, IEA Quantifies Coal’s Dominant Role in Global Temperature Increase
Coal combustion was responsible for over 0.3 degrees C of the 1 degree C surge in global average annual surface temperatures above pre-industrial levels—and that makes coal the single largest…
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New Gas-Fired Plants Come Online in Michigan
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. (UMERC) placed two new natural gas-fired generating stations into commercial operation on March 31, part of the company’s plan to reshape its generation fleet as…
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Inside NET Power: Gas Power Goes Supercritical 
NET Power's 50 MWth Demonstration Plant in La Porte, Texas (PRNewsfoto/NET Power, LLC) A project to demonstrate a novel power cycle that promises to produce low-cost, reliable, and flexible power…
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What Are Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles?
While conventional power plant cycles produce power from turbines using water or steam as the working fluid, supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) cycles use CO2 that is in a supercritical state—at a…
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Working with Peers Is Critical to Power System Reliability [PODCAST]
When conversations around the power industry turn to computer hacking, more often than not experts say it’s not a question of if, but rather, how systems have been compromised. William…
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Hackers May Already be in Your Infrastructure—Now What?
Cyber-attacks on industrial control systems (ICSs) are no longer a hypothetical. As pieced together by the Wall Street Journal, in 2017, Russian hackers attacked a small construction company, exploiting the…
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Improving Safety and Efficiency with Reality Capture

Managing Thermal Quench Damage at Power Plants

Proper Valve Trim Extends Life of Boiler Feedwater Valves

Controlling Boiler Level When Operating Conditions Change

Replacing Retirees and Improving Reliability High on To-Do Lists

Industry Press Releases
MHPS Receives Order for Two H-25 Gas Turbines at Distributed Power Plant in Zhuhai, China

INNIO to Supply Six Jenbacher Gas Engines for Innovative Microgrid Project in Finland

Siemens Gamesa advances with its onshore portfolio, launching the new Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform, with a 170 meter rotor — the largest in the industry

Sharp Introduces New High Efficiency (19.1%) Mono PV Modules

Vestas turbines to feature nacelle Lidar

Siemens Signs Services Agreement for H-Class Gas Turbine in UAE

SeaPlanner Awarded Contract to Support Triton Knoll Construction
 
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