Crescent Dunes: 24 Hours on the Sun Dreams of a future of round-the-clock dispatchable solar energy may have become reality at the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project in Nevada.&hellips; Read More
Kemper County IGCC Plant Generates First Syngas-Fueled Power Mississippi Power's integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant in Kemper County, Miss., on October 12 has begun generating its first power using a combination of syngas (produced from locally mined lignite) and natural gas. The milestone is a major one,… Read More
New Technology Offers Hope for Cost-Effective Carbon Capture and Storage Systems Academics at the University of Sheffield—a public research university in the UK—have begun two new carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, searching for cheaper methods of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil-fueled power plants. The work is being funded by… Read More
GE Is Acquiring World’s Largest Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturer GE announced on October 11 that it would purchase Denmark-based LM Wind Power—the world's largest designer and independent supplier of wind turbine rotor blades. GE will acquire the company from Doughty Hanson (a London-based private equity firm that has owned… Read More
