POWERnews June 6, 2019
How the U.S. Is Investing in Advanced Coal Technologies
The U.S. is investing heavily to ensure its future coal-fired power fleet will be cleaner, more efficient, and more flexible, experts said at the 9th International Conference on Clean Coal…
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India’s Coal Future Hinges on Advanced Ultrasupercritical Breakthroughs
India is striving to conserve coal and slash its carbon emissions. The country which depended on coal for 56% of its total capacity of 356 GW as of May 2019,…
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Piping Solutions Using Non-Welded Connections

For hydropower and dams, welding has been the predominant method for joining metals and fabricating pipe systems. However, there is an alternative that is steadily emerging as an easier-to-install, safer, more efficient and cost-effective approach: piping solutions using non-welded connections and cold bent piping. Welding is a time-intensive process that requires skilled tradesmen. Welding is also associated with special cleaning, degreasing agents, anti-corrosion resources and the use of a significant amount of energy. And safety considerations are always in play because fumes are emitted creating risks of fires and explosion.

How China Is Improving Coal Technology
In China, though specific achievements are hard to pinpoint owing in part to a dearth of public or internationally available information, coal technology developments appear to be advancing more rapidly…
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MHPS, Magnum Will Build 1-GW Renewable Energy Storage Facility in Utah

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) and Magnum Development, the owner of a large and geographically rare underground salt dome in Utah, have teamed to develop a massive project that could…

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The POWER Interview: State of the Wind, Solar, Storage, and Hydro Markets
Increased power generation from renewable resources such as wind and solar also has created a growing market for energy storage. Generators want to harness that power and have it available…
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Financing Secured for GE's UAE Combined Cycle Project
The first independent combined cycle power project in the emirate of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is taking shape after $1 billion in financing was recently secured from…
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POWER Notebook: GE Plant in France, Targeted for Job Cuts, Will Not Close
The head of GE’s operations in France told a Paris newspaper that a French factory targeted for more than 1,000 job cuts will not close. GE last week said it…
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The POWER Interview: GE Unleashing a Hydrogen Gas Power Future
Since the 1940s, when General Electric (GE), launched its gas turbine operations, the company has pioneered and commercialized a lengthy list of gas turbine technologies, large and small. As the…
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Coal Power Plant Improves Pump Seal Performance

IIoT and the Future of Hydropower

Innovative Fabric Structures Offer Power Plants Options

Piloting Boiler Startup at Lightspeed

Temperature Monitoring Protects Low-Voltage Assets

Equipment Showcase: Valves, Pipes, and Fittings

How to Hire the Best Talent

 

Industry Press Releases
Enel Green Power First in North America to Deploy New Predictive Maintenance Technology at Geothermal Plants

Worldwide Offshore Wind Market Sees Major Future Investment according to Quest Floating Wind Energy’s latest Analysis

Duke Energy Renewables acquires Palmer Solar project in Colorado

Sharp Builds Mega Solar Power Plant in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam

Scout Clean Energy Announces Completion of Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) for the Three Waters Wind Farm

Charah Solutions Receives Construction Safety Award from Coalition for Construction Safety

Harrington Hoists, Inc. Introduces Model HFH Fork Truck Hook
 
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