POWERnews December 20, 2018
Hitachi Acquires ABB Power Grids Business in $11 Billion Deal
Hitachi Ltd. and ABB on December 17 announced that Hitachi will acquire 80.1% of ABB's Power Grids unit in an $11 billion deal. Reports of the possible acquisition surfaced December…
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NERC: Accelerated Coal and Nuclear Retirements Pose Limited Reliability Risks
The accelerated retirement of coal-fired and nuclear generation by 2022 could adversely affect reliability in four regions, including in the east and over a swathe of the central U.S., the…
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World’s First EPR Nuclear Unit Begins Commercial Operation
Unit 1 of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant completed its final regulatory test of continuous operation and full power for 168 hours on Dec. 13, marking the final milestone toward…
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In Case You Missed It

Blockchain-Enabled VPP Planned for South Korea

The South Korean government has pledged 4 billion Korean won (about $3.5 million) to support a blockchain-enabled virtual power plant (VPP) in Busan, the country’s second-most-populous city after Seoul. Busan…

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Regulators Back Dominion Takeover of SCANA
Dominion Energy’s bid to purchase SCANA Corp. and its South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) utility, approved by South Carolina regulators on Dec. 14, could bring some stability to SCANA.…
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Key Power Industry Conferences and Trade Shows to Think About in 2019
Conferences and exhibitions are a valuable way for power professionals to share ideas and network, gain up-to-date training, further education, understand regulatory or policy changes, and access the latest products…
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POWER’s Top 10 Most-Read Stories from 2018
There’s never a dull moment in the power industry, and like most years, 2018 was filled with many interesting developments. As it has been for more than 135 years, POWER…
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Canada signs environmental cooperation agreement with the United States and Mexico

NARUC Publishes New Study of Carbon Capture Technology and Policy

Power Generation Pumps Market has 80% Concentration of Centrifugal Pumps

Small hydropower plant in Macedonia: Voith wins order to supply two StreamDivers

Wood wins $66 million Sellafield control systems framework

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