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Solar Firms Report Fallout From China, Taiwan Tariff Determination
A major U.S. solar manufacturer will shutter a manufacturing plant in Tennessee in part due to ongoing challenges presented by global trade disputes. Polycrystalline silicon–maker Hemlock Semiconductor, a company majority owned by Dow Corning Corp., on Dec. 17 said it… Read More

Announcement from POWER

Is Your Power Project a Winner?

Find out by nominating it for a POWER award. 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)

All nominated projects must be in commercial operation by the nomination deadline of April 30, 2015. You'll find award information, lists of former winners, and nomination forms at https://www.powermag.com/power-awards/

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down for the Last Time
Operators at Entergy’s Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VY) took the plant offline permanently on Dec. 29 at 12:12 p.m. EST, ending a 42-year operational history. The shutdown is the first step in what is expected to be a decades-long… Read More

Burns to Replace Macfarlane as NRC Chairman
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Dec. 23 that Stephen G. Burns will replace Allison Macfarlane as chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Burns, a 33-year veteran of the agency—became a commissioner in November. He began his career at the… Read More

FPL Gets Approval to Invest in Gas Wells
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) on Dec. 18 approved Florida Power & Light’s (FPL’s) request to invest in natural gas wells in Oklahoma. NextEra subsidiary FPL, one of the largest natural gas consumers in the country—it burns more gas… Read More

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. Hacked
Computer systems at Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP)—the operator of South Korea’s 23 commercial nuclear reactors—were hacked and information divulged via blog posts and posts on Twitter, according to the company. The first leaks on Dec. 15 were… Read More

Congressional Passage of Cybersecurity Bill Is a Triumph for Automation, Groups Say
The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 that cleared Congress last week and was presented to President Obama on Monday has the backing of automation organizations. The bill was one of four cybersecurity measures passed—without much debate and by voice vote—by… Read More

Natural Gas Overwhelmingly Replacing Coal, Says Report
The growth in natural gas–fired generation in the U.S. since 2007 has overwhelmingly displaced coal-fired generation, according to a report from the Breakthrough Institute released Dec. 15. Consistent with the impressions of power sector observers, but in contrast to previous… Read More

NRC: DOE Does Not Meet Land Ownership, Water Rights Requirements for Yucca Mountain Site
In the third part of a long-awaited safety evaluation report (SER) for the stalled Yucca Mountain permanent nuclear waste repository released today, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says the Department of Energy (DOE) fails to meet necessary requirements relating to… Read More