POWERnews March 19, 2020
Power Industry Weighs Impacts of Coronavirus
Utilities and power generators worldwide are altering their business practices and developing strategies for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. It's particularly critical for the power industry, as a reliable supply…
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Oklo Submits First Non-LWR Combined and Operation License to NRC
Oklo, developer of the 1.5-MW Aurora micro-reactor, has submitted the first-ever combined operating license application (COLA) for an advanced non-light water reactor (LWR) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The…
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Banks Invest in Coal, Gas Projects Despite Pushback
A new report from a half-dozen environmental groups says global banks financed $2.7 trillion of fossil fuel projects from December 2015, when the Paris Agreement on climate was reached, through…
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Pennsylvania Move to Join RGGI May Save Nuclear Plant

Energy Harbor Corp., the new name for the former FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) after FES’s bankruptcy, on March 13 said its Beaver Valley nuclear plant in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, will remain open.…

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MHPS Secures First Order for Hydrogen-Capable J-Series Gas Turbines
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has bagged an order for the first advanced-class gas turbines designed to transition to renewable hydrogen fuel from Utah's state-owned Intermountain Power Agency (IPA). MHPS’s…
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SWG Fountain Valley, LLC - Denver, CO

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Southwest Generation - San Diego, CA
 
Pandemic Creating ‘Crisis’ for Solar Industry
The president of the Solar Energy Industries Association on March 17 said the solar industry is seeing “a pretty significant crisis” along with the overall economy due to the global…
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Solar Drives Down Price for ISO-NE Power
Silicon Valley-based SunPower on March 16 said it has secured grid capacity for about 11 MW of power after a winning bid in ISO New England’s 14th Forward Capacity Auction…
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Eaton Helps Build China Field Hospitals in Battle Against Coronavirus
Power management company Eaton and its partner electrical contractors and distributors recently completed a construction project to build two new field hospitals in Wuhan, China. The project delivered an additional…
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ICS ATT&CK: Designed to Help Protect from Cyber Attacks
Earlier this year, MITRE—a not-for-profit organization that works in the public interest across federal, state, and local governments, as well as with industry and academia—officially released the long-awaited industrial control…
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The POWER Interview: Google, Utilities Partner for Energy Solutions
Businesses are putting more emphasis on sustainability, coordinating their operations to ensure financial success while also being mindful of environmental concerns. Investors in many cases are demanding companies embrace sustainability,…
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PLM, ERP, EAM, Digital Twin: What Do They All Mean? [PODCAST]
The power industry and technology worlds are filled with acronyms. It’s often hard to know what they all mean. Mark Reisig, director of Product Marketing at Aras, was a guest…
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How to Clean Natural Gas Piping with Gas Blows

Novel Stellio Heliostat Solar Project Goes Online in China

Industry Press Releases
Siemens receives third order from Belarus for SGT-800 gas turbines

Modern Energy Management completes scope on flagship Vietnam intertidal wind project

Breakthrough Renewable Energy Project in Myanmar Delivers Electricity for First Time to Thousands of People

Voith and Enel Green Power sign three-year global agreement for turbine governors

Total to Build the Largest Battery-based Energy Storage Project in France

29-MW Wärtsilä Gas Plant brings Powers Iraqi Port Operations

B&W Subsidiary Wins Power Plant Installation Project
 
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