POWERnews November 21, 2018
Business and Leadership Shakeups Continue at GE
It’s been a tumultuous couple of years for GE. The company’s stock price has been decimated by the market, decreasing more than 75% from a high of nearly $32 a…
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GE's H-class turbines have ignited a new era in power generation

Lower fuel emissions mean more responsible energy production and fewer power outages. The new era demands cleaner, more efficient energy. GE is here to answer the call. Learn more.
Could High-Efficiency, Low-Emissions (HELE) Technology Revive U.S. Coal Power?
A newly introduced Senate bill aims to make federal loan guarantees available for new high-efficiency, low-emissions (HELE) coal power plants in the U.S. Although it spearheads considerable research and development…
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CONNECTED PLANT GAME CHANGERS – NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS

We’re looking for all game changers and implementers of digital technologies in the chemical process and power generation industries. Nominate yourself or a colleague in the Connected Plant Conference Game Changers Award competition.

This program, honoring innovative leaders in digitalization is open to all chemical process and power generation professionals. Nominees may reside anywhere in the world. Nominations are due Dec. 14. LEARN MORE
TVA Ponders Closure of Iconic Coal Units
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) wants public input as it considers closing two of the utility’s historic coal-fired power plants: its Bull Run plant in Tennessee, and the last coal-fired…
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In Case You Missed It

DOE Office Will Fund R&D for ‘Coal Plant of the Future’

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week said it will fund research and development (R&D) efforts “that will advance first-of-a-kind coal generation…

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Utility Agrees to Close Arkansas’ Largest Coal Plants
Entergy Arkansas said it will close the state’s two largest coal-fired power plants, along with one gas-fired plant, by 2030 as part of a settlement with environmental groups that sued…
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Technology Selected for DOE’s Versatile Test Reactor Program
Battelle Energy Alliance—the management and operating contractor for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL)—selected GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) PRISM technology to support the U.S. Department of Energy’s Versatile Test Reactor…
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Strikes, Outages, Slash French Output by 2.2 GW
A series of strikes at French nuclear plants owned by power giant EDF have caused fluctuating electricity supplies, prompting concerns as the country prepares for a prolonged cold snap. Workers…
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Industry Press Releases
ABB enables world’s first HVDC grid in China

Siemens Gamesa sells three photovoltaic power plants in Spain

Poland needs nuclear to reduce emissions and create jobs

Baker Hughes, GE Announce Series of Long-Term Agreements

MHIES-P Delivers 2 Diesel Generator Sets to Large Commercial Complex in Leyte, the Philippines

Poland needs nuclear to reduce emissions and create jobs

ABB to deliver predictive maintenance solution as part of U.S. grid upgrade