POWERnews February 1, 2018
Report: Trump Wants Deep Cuts in Clean Energy Programs
Documents obtained by The Washington Post show the Trump administration is prepared to ask Congress to cut the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) renewable energy and energy efficiency programs by as…
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What is the future of energy in the digital age?

The energy landscape is rapidly changing. More assets are becoming connected, bringing great opportunity to leverage data to make better business decisions as well as deploy self-learning and AI technologies. At the same time, cyberattacks are occurring more often and are increasingly siemens-logo-claim-petrol-rgb-Rsophisticated, while the need to comply with government and environmental regulation increases. Join us at the 2018 Connected Plant Conference to learn how Siemens is helping to shape this new landscape by leveraging digital technology to improve performance, increase availability, reduce costs and mitigate risks. Learn more.

More Premature Nuclear Unit Retirements Loom
Two more U.S. nuclear power plants are facing early retirement, joining a string of generators whose fate was determined by market conditions, political pressure, or financial stresses assailing the sector.…
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Major Players in World Nuclear Market Merge
China’s State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission reorganized and transferred China Nuclear Engineering & Construction Corp. (CNEC) to China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) on January 31, forming a new giant…
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In Case You Missed It

Steps for Solving Combined Cycle Project Delays

A recent article in The Wall Street Journal heralded the following: “Power Plants Bloom Even as Electricity Prices Wilt.” Understandably, the WSJ editors are excited about the current spate of…

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Bonneville Power Administration Unveils Strategic Plan to Stay Afloat
Overwhelmed by low wholesale power prices and changing customer needs in the Pacific Northwest, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) on January 30 unveiled a lifeline it hopes will allow it…
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U.S. Nuclear Technology Progress at Risk, Industry Groups Warn
The future of advanced reactors in the U.S. will remain murky unless the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) takes four key steps to support innovation and commercialization of new technology, three…
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More Utility Workers in Puerto Rico as Power Restoration Continues
U.S. utilities continue to send workers to Puerto Rico to help restore that country’s electricity and rebuild its power infrastructure, a task that continues more than four months after back-to-back…
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PSEG’s Izzo Blasts Power Company Opposition to Revived New Jersey Nuclear Subsidy Bill
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) President and CEO Ralph Izzo gave NRG Energy a tongue-lashing for its pointed opposition of subsidies for PSEG’s two New Jersey nuclear power plants. The tense…
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Is the U.S. Too Reliant on Foreign Uranium for Nuclear Power Plant Fuel? [PODCAST]
The nuclear power industry is struggling in the U.S. Several reactors are at risk of early closure due to difficulty competing in the wholesale power markets. New units being built…
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An Inside Look at Digital Transformation: GE Power's Lessons Learned

How to Increase Power Plant Asset Reliability Using Modern Digital Technology

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Protect the U.S. Power Grid

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Industry Press Releases
Babcock & Wilcox Initiates Executive Transition

GE Power’s 6F.01 Gas Turbines Achieve Commercial Operation at Huaneng Guilin Gas Distributed Energy Project

Navigant Research Identifies 1,869 Microgrid Projects, Representing Nearly 21 GW of Capacity

BP invests in mobile electric vehicle charging company FreeWire to deliver rapid charging at retail sites

A NEW HIGH-VOLTAGE INVERTER AND POWER OPTIMIZER SOLUTION LAUNCHING IN JAPAN’S PV MARKET BY OMRON AND SOLAREDGE

Utilities ill-equipped to face increasingly disparate cybersecurity threat

Framatome continues ramping up production at its Le Creusot site