POWERnews March 28, 2019
Trump Acts on Critical Infrastructure Resiliency Against EMP Threats
President Trump has signed an executive order (EO) to boost coordination for and national resilience against electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats—both from nuclear warfare and natural events like solar superstorms. The action…
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CEOs Say Preserving the Nuclear Power Fleet Is Imperative
Several power-sector CEOs—appearing at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) Summit in New York this week—suggested that existing nuclear power plants should not be allowed to slowly vanish from the…
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Bagging DOE Support, Westinghouse Eyes Demonstration for Nuclear Micro-reactor by 2022
The Department of Energy (DOE) is funding a project that would prepare Westinghouse’s 25-MWe eVinci micro-reactor for nuclear demonstration readiness by 2022.  The agency on March 27 said it will…
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Siemens, Mitsubishi Discuss Merger of Turbine Units

A German business magazine reports that Siemens is exploring options for its struggling gas turbine business, and could look to form a joint venture with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).…

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Solar Power Is Economical Today, but Comes With Challenges
Depending on the deployment location and competing energy prices, photovoltaic solar panels are among the most cost-effective power solutions being added to the grid today, often without subsidies and other…
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Bipartisan Senators Move to Cement Nuclear Power’s Future
A wide-ranging bill introduced by a large group of bipartisan U.S. senators on March 27 seeks to cement the role advanced nuclear reactors will play in the nation’s future power…
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First Gas Turbine Upgrade Blending GE and Alstom Technology Unveiled
GE introduced its GT26 HE (high efficiency) gas turbine upgrade on March 25 by announcing Uniper would be the first to install the new technology at the company’s Enfield Power…
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Navajo Nation Ends Bid to Acquire 2.3-GW Coal Plant
After a Navajo tribal council on March 21 voted 11–9 to block acquisition of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) and Peabody Energy’s Kayenta coal mine, the Navajo Transitional Energy Co.…
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Vogtle Loan Guarantees Praised, Criticized
Energy Secretary Rick Perry on March 22 said his department will guarantee up to $3.7 billion in additional loans to finance continued construction of two new nuclear reactors at the…
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POWER Notebook: First Order for Novel Gas Turbine; Three Mile Island Accident Turns 40; PG&E Pushes Back on Judge’s Proposal
Siemens, Three Mile Island, and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) made notable headlines over recent days. Here is this week’s POWER notebook.  Siemens Bags First Order for 41-MW Aeroderivative Gas…
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Trump Ended War on Fossil Fuels, but Focus Needed on CCS [PODCAST]
The United States Energy Association (USEA) is an association of public and private energy-related organizations, corporations, and government agencies that helps increase understanding of the world’s energy issues. Barry Worthington…
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Cost-Effective Solutions for Boosting Solar Farm Production

Rapid Advancements for Fast Reactors

The Fallacy of Wind Power Generation

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Industry Press Releases
Siemens inaugurates Qatar’s second-largest power plant Umm Al Houl

GE helps CPHGC in Pakistan achieve major power plant milestone three months early

MET Announces New Patents for Ammonia FGD Advancements

OSIsoft Recognized by 451 Research as a ‘451 Firestarter’

2019 NEW ENERGY PIONEERS UNVEILED AT BNEF SUMMIT IN NEW YORK CITY

Ansaldo Energia and China United Gas Turbine Company signed technology collaboration in heavy-duty gas turbines

The Success Story Goes On: Hitachi Zosen Inova Wins Another Major Contract to Build an EfW Plant in the UK
 
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