POWERnews December 28, 2017
Eight States Sue EPA, Arguing Ozone Transport Region Decision Is “Unlawful”
Eight northeastern states are again suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force the agency to slash emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) blowing in from…
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Siemens Reaches for Higher Efficiency with Its HL-Class Gas Turbine [PODCAST]
Siemens claims to be paving the way for the next level of efficiency with the development of its HL-class gas turbine. In June 2017, the company announced it will validate…
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Georgia PSC Chair: We Wanted Vogtle to Go Forward
Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Stan Wise said his agency was “not going to make a decision to discontinue” construction of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle, instead…
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State PSC Puts Vogtle Future in Georgia Power’s Hands

State regulators in Georgia have voted not to cancel the troubled nuclear expansion project at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Georgia, and lead owner Georgia Power has agreed…

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Plagued by Faulty Materials, Industry Upheaval, Finnish EPR Nuclear Unit Steers Toward Completion 
Olkiluoto 3, a much delayed first-of-its-kind EPR nuclear plant project under construction in Finland, has begun hot functional tests and should begin generating electricity in May 2019, according to Finnish…
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Two More Japan Nuclear Units Will be Decommissioned
Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) announced it will permanently close two older nuclear reactors in Japan, rather than invest nearly 100 billion yen ($900 million) to bring the units up…
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Alternative Materials for Alternative Energy
Moving toward sustainable manufacture of photovoltaics, Dr. Manuela Schiek’s research group in Oldenburg, Germany, has discovered how the latest technology in confocal laser scanning microscopy is enhancing both accuracy and…
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Bangladesh Turns to Nuclear Power
We were standing in Volgodonsk, Russia, on a bridge that connected the third and fourth units of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The fourth unit was under construction, and…
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Test Your Knowledge: Insulation
Thermal insulation is installed on almost every piping system and much of the plant equipment at power generation facilities. It not only saves energy, but also protects workers, reduces noise,…
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Industry Press Releases
Powerphase Announces Investment from Strategic Investors Including Xcel Energy

New Refractory Technology Allows Single Formulation to be Applied Using Any Installation Method

Wärtsilä to supply power plant for West Africa’s largest electricity project this year

Valmet to supply automation and electrification for KSS Energia’s Siikakoski hydro power plant in Kouvola, Finland

Wood awarded construction management contract for Europe’s largest single-site onshore wind farm

Successful upgrade by Voith: Mucomir small hydroelectric power station back on the grid in Scotland

Siemens Gamesa to supply 22 turbines (64 MW) at two wind farms being developed by Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables in Spain