POWERnews August 15, 2019
FES Will Close Mansfield Coal Plant Early
FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) said it will close the Bruce Mansfield power plant in Pennsylvania in November, two years ahead of the previously scheduled closure for the facility’s remaining coal-fired unit.…
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22 States, Environmental Groups Mount Legal Challenges to EPA ACE Rule
A coalition of 22 states and seven local governments on Aug. 13 filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, which the…
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State Agencies Object to Xcel Energy, Southern Power Deal
Xcel Energy’s effort to purchase a 760-MW natural gas combined cycle facility in Mankato, Minnesota, from Southern Power, a wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company, is meeting resistance…
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Advanced digital technologies, including robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, are transforming the way electric power companies do business, in ways that benefit the companies and their

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Feds Delay Environmental Permit for Vineyard Wind Project
The developers of a multibillion-dollar wind farm off the Massachusetts coast said August 12 they would continue with the project, despite the federal government delaying an environmental impact statement needed…
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SwRI to Design Flameless, Low-Emission Coal Combustion Pilot 
San Antonio-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) said on Aug. 12 it will get $3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and another $760,658 from an assortment of industry…
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Southern Nuclear Adds New Power Plant Simulators
GSE Systems said it has delivered and commissioned three additional full-scope simulators for Southern Nuclear’s new Operations Training Centers. The simulators are for the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,…
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ASGCO® Announces Their Improved Line of Sure Grip™ Belt Clamps!

Siemens performs first large gas turbine exchange in the U.S.

Siemens Gamesa Will Supply 453 MW to Alfanar in India

ABB launches world’s first excitation product compliant with new European Grid Code

GE Digital Launches New Capabilities to Automate Inspection Planning and Mitigate Compliance Risk

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Indian hydropower project an example of good practice in sustainability
 
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