World’s First Post-Combustion CCS Coal Unit Online in Canada The first full-scale commercial post-combustion carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project at an operating coal-fired power plant is now online in Estevan, Saskatchewan, roughly 10 miles north of the U.S. border. The heart of the $1.4 billion project at Boundary… Read More
How many different ways can you use the PI system to improve power plant maintenance, operations and drastically cut costs? Too many to list. Watch this short video, How PowerStream Leverages the PI System, to see a few of the ways that PowerStream was able to achieve big saves, including:
Averting a $500,00 loss due to a 10MVA transformer failure
Preventing an eminent gassing vs. load and oil temperature failure
Rising Production Still Dictating North American Gas Markets, Experts Say Booming natural gas production, mostly in the Northeast, will continue to confound traditional North American gas market dynamics in the near future, said speakers at the LDC Gas Forum—Rockies and West in Los Angeles Oct. 7-8. “Northeast production is flipping… Read More
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European Commission OKs Hinkley Point Nuclear Deal On Oct. 8, the European Commission (EC) decided that the state aid included in the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant construction proposal is compatible with European Union state aid rules. The approval allows key elements of the agreement between EDF… Read More
AEP Seeks Guarantees to Ensure Economic Viability of Ohio Fleet American Electric Power's (AEP's) Ohio unit has asked the state's Public Utilities Commission for permission to essentially charge customers for costs to operate nine unregulated coal-fired units, a move the company says will address market volatility and ensure the economic… Read More
Supreme Court Rejects Review of EPA’s Ozone NAAQS The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up industry's challenge to a federal court ruling that upheld the Bush administration's air quality standard for ozone. The high court's denial leaves intact the D.C. Circuit's July 2013 decision upholding… Read More
CPS Energy Reconsiders Plan to Purchase Power from Texas IGCC Project San Antonio's CPS Energy on Monday announced a new agreement to buy power from Summit Power's proposed integrated combined cycle coal gasification (IGCC) plant that will include carbon capture, utilization, and storage. The municipally owned utility will buy 200 MW… Read More
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Keeping your plant efficient while maintaining environmental compliance
