POWERnews March 22, 2018
Turbine Manufacturers Tout Improvements During ELECTRIC POWER Conference
Turbine manufacturers continue to upgrade their products with technology enhancements to meet market demands for more flexibility and higher efficiency. Suppliers for combined cycle power plants outlined several of those…
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Utility Managers Build Business Case for Digital Technologies
The rise of digital technologies for power plants has moved in fits and starts over the past several years, with some generators quickly embracing digitization of their assets while others…
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Duke Energy Eyes More Coal Closures as Part of Decarbonization Drive
Giant U.S. energy holding company Duke Energy in a new report outlined for shareholders how it will achieve a goal updated last year to reduce its 2030 carbon dioxide emissions…
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Regulators, Lawmakers Spar Over Arizona Renewable Mandates

State regulators in Arizona want the state’s investor-owned utilities to source more of their electricity from renewable sources, and develop more energy storage options, rather than rely on new natural…

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Energy Storage Nibbles Around the Edges of the Power Grid
Held once again in Düsseldorf, Germany’s huge exhibition center March 13–15, the 12th annual International Renewable Energy Storage (IRES) Conference and Energy Storage Europe Conference attracted roughly 4,500 international visitors,…
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Russian Cyber Threat Actors Have Gained Access to Power Plant ICS Systems
Russian government cyber threat actors have infiltrated workstations and servers of corporate networks containing data output from industrial control systems (ICS) or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems associated…
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Rosatom Still Committed to 2023 Startup for Turkey’s First Nuclear Plant
Rosatom in a March 21 statement said changes to the ownership group involved with Turkey’s first nuclear power plant should not further delay construction of the facility, which has struggled…
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Moody’s: Battery Storage Viability is Increasing
Battery storage’s emergence as a tool to boost grid reliability and a viable project finance opportunity is good news for utilities and grid operators, said Moody’s Investor Service in an…
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Novel Technology Featured at ELECTRIC POWER Event
The 20th annual ELECTRIC POWER Conference and Exhibition wrapped up on March 22. The event included nearly 200 exhibitors, with many offering interesting demonstrations of innovative new products. A sampling…
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Industry Press Releases
Utilities Lag Other Industries in Digital Experience, but Standouts are Emerging, J.D. Power Finds

Siemens Will Deliver SGT-700 Compression Train for Wellhead Project in Peru

Fast-track delivery of Wärtsilä Smart Power Generation plant to Dominican Republic

New Orleans chooses Wärtsilä Smart Power Generation solution for new power plant

Pattern Energy Completes First Wind Power Facility in Japan

MTU Power: New brand for gas turbine business