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EU Proposes 2030 GHG Emissions, Renewables Mandates Based on Economic Concerns
01.23.2014 | Sonal Patel The European Union (EU) should emit 40% less carbon dioxide than it did in 1990 and produce 27% of its energy from renewables by 2030, declares a new framework on climate and energy presented by the European Commission (EC) on… |
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The Coal to Gas Exodus Continues
01.23.2014 | Aaron Larson Alabama Power Co., a subsidiary of Southern Co., has applied for air permits that would authorize the company to retrofit four coal-fired electric generating units, enabling them to add the capability to burn natural gas as a primary fuel. The… |
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Commerce to Begin New Antidumping Duty Probes of PV Products from China, Taiwan
01.23.2014 | Sonal Patel The U.S. Commerce Department will begin fresh antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China, as well as an antidumping duty investigation of imports from Taiwan. The department announced today that the scope… |
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DOE Formally Commits $1B to FutureGen 2.0 CCS Project
01.23.2014 | Sonal Patel FutureGen 2.0, the government-backed but long-stalled carbon capture and storage (CCS) project proposed for Meredosia, Ill., will get about $1 billion in cost-shared federal funding, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Jan. 22. A Record of Decision (ROD) published… |
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Safety Culture Scrutinized at U.S. Nuclear Plant
01.23.2014 | Aaron Larson Officials from Wolf Creek Generating Station, a 1,200-MW nuclear plant located northeast of Burlington, Kan., met with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Jan. 22 to review actions the company has taken in response to the NRC’s issuance of a… |
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Federal Court Upholds FAA "No Hazard" Determination for Cape Wind
01.23.2014 | Sonal Patel A federal court on Wednesday upheld the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) 2012 determination that the 130-turbine Cape Wind offshore wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound, south of Cape Cod, Mass., posed "no hazard" to air navigation. The U.S. Court of… |
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New Lawsuit Challenging EPA Carbon NSPS Highlights EPACT 2005 Conflict
01.23.2014 | Sonal Patel The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) proposed New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new power plants violates the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005, a suit filed in federal court by the state of Nebraska alleges. … |
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Former Nuclear Plant Supervisor Sentenced for Falsifying Records
01.22.2014 | Aaron Larson A former chemistry manager at a nuclear power facility was fined $500 and sentenced to 18 months’ probation on Jan. 16 for engaging in deliberate misconduct in connection with a matter regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Daniel Wilson… |
Want More? Check out these stories from POWER's January 2014 issue: China's Shale Gas Development Outlook and Challenges OPPD's North Omaha Station Takes PRBCUG Honors TransAlta's Centralia Plant Earns PRBCUG Award Upgrading a Wired Public Address System with a Wireless Option Is Distributed Generation Really the Future?From POWER's sister publications: Gas Group Warns EU Will Badly Miss 2050 Carbon Emissions Goals Under Current Policies Improve Coal Flow by Using Insert Technology |