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FPL Seeks to Acquire and Phase Out Coal-Fired Power Plant
Florida Power and Light (FPL) wants to buy a 250-MW coal-fired facility in Florida to shut it down. The Juno Beach, Fla.–based company filed a petition with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) on Friday requesting approval to acquire the… Read More

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Four Years After Fukushima
Four years after the massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami prompted a crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, cleanup efforts continue amid new challenges, while Japan has made little progress on the policy front.  The Ongoing Crisis at… Read More

New Nuclear Reactor Plant Designs: One NRC Review Begins, One Is Suspended
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Mar. 4 that, after completing an acceptance check, it has concluded that an application to certify the Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400) reactor design for use in the U.S. is complete enough to… Read More

Wind, Natural Gas, and Solar Continue to Nudge Coal to the Curb
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released 2015 scheduled capacity additions and retirements on Mar. 10, and the news was not good for the coal industry. As has been the trend for several years, coal-fired generation accounts for the majority… Read More

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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/
TVA’s Draft Strategy Hints at Future Energy Efficiency Boosts, Coal Retirements
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) may further reduce its coal-fired capacity and scrap its unfinished Bellefonte nuclear power plant, the utility's long-awaited draft power generation strategy unveiled on March 9 shows. 
 The federally owned corporation has been developing its 2015… Read More

German Offshore Wind Capacity Surging
While developers in the U.S. celebrated financial closing for the 15-MW Block Island Wind Farm off Rhode Island—the would-be first offshore wind farm in the U.S.—Germany said this month that it expects to commission about 2 GW of new capacity… Read More

Texas Leads the Nation in Power Sector CO2 Emissions
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released state electric power sector CO2 emissions data on Mar. 4 exposing Texas facilities as the largest emitters of CO2 gases in the country—more than twice the total of Pennsylvania, which ranked second. The… Read More



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Feedwater Chemistry Meets Stainless Steel, Copper, and Iron

Mining for Lithium in Geothermal Brine: Promising but Pricey

Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology Update

New Zealand Strives to Maximize the Value of Geothermal Wastewater

Speaking of Cuba, Change, and Coincidence

 

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