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SaskPower Admits to Problems at First “Full-Scale” Carbon Capture Project at Boundary Dam Plant
Once again, a first-of-a-kind technology at a coal-fired power plant that is designed to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint has run into design, operational, and cost problems. This time, it’s Saskatchewan, Canada utility SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Carbon Capture project that’s… Read More

Entergy Announces Closure of FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
Entergy Corp. said on Nov. 2 that it would retire the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba, N.Y., at the end of its current fuel cycle due to the facility’s “continued deteriorating economics.” The plant—located in Oswego County… Read More

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Understanding equipment methods used for Arc Flash Mitigation

An arc flash event can be initiated either by equipment failure or human error. The most prevalent cause is human error. Some statistics indicate that 65 percent of these incidents occur while a person is working on the equipment and that only 25 percent occur while no one is around it. That leaves 10 percent when someone is in the vicinity of the equipment but not working on it. LEARN MORE

GE's Acquisition of Alstom's Power and Grid Business Is Official
Following regulatory approval of a $10.6 billion transaction in over 20 countries and regions, GE's acquisition of Alstom's energy activities is now complete. GE and Alstom sealed the deal first proposed in early 2014 with the signing of a 1,500-page… Read More

Acquisition of GE, Alstom Technology to Give Ansaldo Energia Major Market Boost
Italian energy giant Ansaldo Energia says its acquisition of Alstom's GT 26 and GT36 gas turbine assets and technology, as required by European regulators, will allow the company to increase its turnover twofold in the coming five years. The firm… Read More

House Energy Subcommittee Resolves to Bar EPA Carbon Rules
A subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has passed two resolutions under a rarely invoked law to render the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) newly finalized carbon rules for new and existing power plants toothless. The joint resolutions introduced… Read More

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Check out these stories from POWER's November 2015 issue and its sister publications:

TOP PLANTS: Central Nuclear Néstor Kirchner (Atucha II), Lima, Argentina

TOP PLANTS: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Wintersburg, Arizona

Minimizing Coal Dust Combustion Hazards: Lessons from Laramie River Station

Turning Brownfields into Greenfields: From Coal to Clean Energy

Fuel Guidelines, Fuel Consumption, and Climate Change

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